Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-02-05
Local Miscellany.

HlslG Mann OreaG bargain SAFE
About an inch of snow fell here
yesterday morning.
Ladies especially invited to attend
my Auction. J.J. BorD.
Prayer meetings are continued in
the Presbyterian church nightly.
Sale Posters printed handsomely
and cheaply at the SPIRIT Office.
Theground-hog had ampleopportu-
nifty to see his shadow last Saturday.
Rev. C. H. Woods preached in the
NJ, E. Church South, last Sunday
night.
Ladies department. in the back part
of my store, during my Auction.
j. j. BoYD.
Mr.. j. w. Russell is tin roofing a
portion of the Weirick building on
Charles street.
Omittiug Wednesday night, we
will continue our Auction through this
week. J..J. BoYD.
Our County Clerk, Mr.. Thos. A.
Moore, entered upon his 87th year
last Tuesday.
An extraordinary pressure of job
work has delayed our paper some
what this week.
Read Hirschman's price list in
this weeks paper; the prices are al
most cut in half.
Potomac Commandery, No. 5,
Knights Templar, meets this (Tues-
day. evening, at73 O'Clock.
Harper's Ferry is to have SO, 900
graded school building. Why can
not CharIestown have as much?
When you visit Baltimore stop at
the MaItby House, where will be
found first-class accommodations aud
exceedingly low rates.
8Ir. Philip S. Geiger, few years
ago in charge of the Maltby ore
banks in this county, died in Hagers-
town, Nd, last Saturday.
Mr.. John NJ. Howell, gentleman
of business experience and we'll
known former townsman, has taken
position in the Milling Store.
Messrs. VIM. Phillips & Sons have
contracted TO furnish the material for
two houses to he erected in this place
for Mr.. David Rodefer and Thomas
Myers (colored.)
Rev. John H. Eager, of Rome, will
deliver a Lecturein the Baptist Church
on Thursday night next. at q o clock.
on "a Trip Ti,re.sl Italy, Come
all. Admission free.
Messrs. DIN Beall and Robert Mil
Ter have rented the RoseIle works,
now the Jefferson" and have Mr..
j. b. McEIsoy, an experienced oper-
ator, in charge of the same.
Mr.. William Ferguson died at his
home near Wheatland, in this county,
last Saturday, aged about 60 years.
His remains were inferred in Edge
Hill Cemetery on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. j. McCready, of Cambridge.
Md, has entered the employ of
Messrs. S. d. Hirschman & Co., of
this place. He is an experienced
salesman, and gentleman of pleasant
address.
The shuck factory of Mr.. c. L.
Powell, in Shepherdstown, was
burned last Saturday morning. Tue
building belonged to Mrs. z. S.
Shepherds estate, and contents to
Mr.. Powell.
The w. A. Shewalter farm, ''Shen-
ston, near Summit Point, containing
about 1870 acres, was sold on Friday
last, by Messrs. Baylor, Lucas and
TrapnelI, Special Commissioners, to
MIR. Geo. w. Snyder, at $3.50 per
acre.
Mr.. William F. Cochrane, a we'll
known citizen of Harper's Ferry, was
one of the victims of railroad wreck
on the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad recently. His remains we're
so dreadfuliy mangIed that they were
not sent home to his family.
The Methodist Sunday School of
this place will give Missionary En-
tertainment ON Sunday evening, Feb
ruary 1oth-appropriate music, re-
sponsive readings and exercises of
an interesting character by the little
children. The public cordially in
vitcd.
Mr.. Geo. L. Rissler on last Tues
day shot bald eagle which measured
z feet from tip'to tip of wings, and 2
feet 9 inches from beak to talons.-
Mr.. L. D. Getzendanner purchased
the bird and will have it mounted, as
mate to the one secured by him not
long ago.
An exhibition will be given at the