Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-10-29
Local Miscellany.

Circuit Court November IS.
Corn wanted at the SPIRIT office.
All Hallow Fen next Thursday.
See new advertisements Of NJ. Palm
baum & Bro.
The first snow of the season fell
here last Wednesday.
Mr.. w. B. Alder is painting the
dwelling of the Misses Keerl.
Mr.. c. T. shugert's brick DWELL
ing is about ready for the roof.
Peter johnson, a welI-known col.
'ored farmer, died Sunday week.
Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is sold
by. DR.. Jno. P. Bishop. Price, soc.
The corporation has received fot
of stone curbing from Strasburg, Va.
fyou want Picture Frames, Mats,
Cord, &c, go to Mcclung's Photo
Gallery.
Judge Duekwall will begin a spe.
ciaI term of the jefferson Circuit
Court to-day.
Mr.. James Fritzdisposed ofanothel
large porker-a 49O pounder-ir
town last Wednesday.
The residence of Mr.. R. A. Alex.
ander has been handsomely painted
by Mr.. W. w. johnson.
Mr. Albert DiehI has neatly
graded aud teFira6ttselId the front of hi:
lot north of his clearinghouse.
Mr.. G. F. Anderson has weather.
boarded the house of Mr.. Jas. N.
Brown, occupied by Mr. Lewis Dinkle.
Mr.. Robert Shirley has handsome
new dwelling house on the northern
portion of his farm nearly completed
jefferson Chapter, No. 5, R. A.
NJ, meets this (Monday) evening, al
o'clock. Business of Importance.
Stouffer & Brenncman, of this coun.
ty, received several premiums or
their horses at the Hagerstown Fair,
The handsome dwelling of Mr.. w.
c. Carroll has been nicely painted by
Mr.. c. w Taylor, assisted by Mr..
Thomas Baker.
Rev. Jno. 8IcGili received from
the recent concerts of thd Charles.
town Operate Society s2O.6O for the
wickliffc Chapel.
When you visit Baltimore stop al
the Maltty House, where will be
found tirst-cIass accommodations and
exceedingly low rates.
The ladies will on the 18th, 9th and
9Th of November give dinners and
suppers fer the benefit of the indie
pendent Fire Company.
Mr.. Vim. Hopkins has handsomely
tercaced aud sodded the grounds ii
front of the new Episcopal Chapel
buiit by Dir. I. P. Lippftt.
The b. & o. has nearly completed
a branch line of railroad from Kel.
lars TO the Virginia Ore Bank in tht.
coAntY, distance of Two miles.
Mr.. Geo. T. Light is PREPARED t.
supply School Books. If he has no
on hand the particular book called
for can secure it on short notice.
Richard w. Kidwell, of Harper.
Ferry, indicted in the L. S. Court fol
violating the election laws, was tried
in Martinshurg last week, and ac
quilted.
There is now no morning trair
horthward on the S. ". R. r., and i
will take two days to travel by tina
road from Charfestown to Hagerstowl
and return.
DIR. j. D. Starry, who on Saturday
week suffered partial paralysis o
the left arm and leg, is slowly lin
proving. and we trust Viii soon b,
Shout again.
Mr.. f. B. Souders is the proud pos
SCISSOR of a handsome English mastiff
received last week from PENNSYLVANIA
1t is only eleven months old anc
weighs 40 pounds.
A committee has been appointed
to examine the piers of the Shep
herdstown bridge, and to ascertain
the cost of rebuilding the bridge boil
with wood and with iron.
The Town Council has ordered
street lamps to be erected at B. & O.
crossing on Leetown road and al
Weirick & Weller Row on road lead.
ing past Mr.. C. I. MitchelI's.
The office of the short telegraph
line has been removed to the store o.
Mr.. S. C. Young, in the market house
building, and Martin Sheetz is il
charge. Communication is openwitI
Summit Point and Berryville at low
rates.
Mr.. Geo. w. Graham showed u.
yesterday fine sample of the black
marble found on the Strider land
West of Harper's Ferry. Col. Whit