Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-04-02
SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON.
Local MISCELLANY.

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and cheaply at the SPIRIT office.
A 1O4 pound carp was caught in
the Shenandoah at Bloomery on Mon
day week.
Mr.. Geo. II. Hagley is making adj
ditiOual improvements at his fine
store house.
Mr. Frank Landers has resigned
the agency of the B. & o. r. r. at
Martinsburg.
Opening of New Spring Millinery
by Mrs. j. NJ. Sencindivcr. See adj
vertisement.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for Karl Brown, II. johnson and
Geo. Moore.
Dir. T. p. Lippitt has contracted
for a dwelling for tenant on the farm
of Mr.. Il. I. MiIey.
Potomac Commandery, No. 5,
Knights Templar, meets this (Tues-
day) evening, at q O'Clock.
The handsome residence of Capt.
G. H. FIagg, on East Main street, is
being painted by Mr.. VIM. johnson.
Joseph T. Hessa pas been appointed
postmaster at Duflields, in this coun-
ty, to succeed L. J. Shirley removed.
SNIr. D. A. Phillips will. be in the
field again this season with the old
reliable Mccormick harvesting ma
chimes.
Remember that it is against the
law to kill robins. Any person
shooting one of these birds is sub
jcct to heavy fine.
When you visit Baltimore stop at
the Nalthy House, where will be
found first-cIass accommodation and
exceedingly low rates.
Mr.. Alfred O'Bannon's old mule,
an animal well known about town,
dropped dead on Monday of last
week, after having attained the ripe
age of nearly forty-two years.
Messrs. yesterday & Co. have re-
ceived q very handsome wagon,
turned out from the factory of
Messrs. A. L. Anderson & Co., for
use in their lin and stove business.
The ignition of the roof of Raleigh
Robinson, colored, caused fire
alarm last "Wednesday afternoon.-
The fire. department responded
promptly, bat their services were
fortunately not needed.
Mr.. Z. j. Williams will have a full
supply of all kinds-of Garden Yege-
table Plants. Orders left at the
stores of Messrs. S. S. Dalgarn and
G. f. Hughes viii receive attention.
Advertisement next week.
Our former townsman T. A.
Beall, official stenographer of the
New York Produce Exchange for
the last five years, was promoted to
the Office of assistant superintendent
at the last meeting of the board of
managers.
Mr.. Srlas Waters, of Harper's
Ferry, aged about &c years, died at
the County Intirmary on the 26th
nit, and Mr. Vandiver Lemon, of
Shcphcrdstown, aged about 20 wears.
died at the same Institution on the
30th ullimo-
Mr.. John w. Russell is tin roofing
the residence of Mr.. Eugene Slug
crt. He has also contracted TO tin
roof the large building, which will
he shortly erected by Mr.. John C.
Weller, to take the place of those re-
Gently destroyed by fire.
We regret to learn that Capt. Jno.
NJ. Locke, late of Berryville, Va,
died in Washington City, where he
had recently located, on Saturday
last, of apopIexy. Capt. Locke was
in early life resident of this place,
and was known and beliked by many
of our citizens.
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Bank of Charles
town, held on yesterday, the follow
ing gentlemen were reelected Di-
rectors for the ensuing year, viz:
NJ. w. Burr, Gustav Brown, Isaac
II. Stsider. John A. Washington, II. |
II. Cooke, S. W. Wysong and DIR.
VIM. Neill.
Mr.. A. S. Crittenden has accepted
the agency for the sale of the cele-
brated Wood Binders, Mowers and
Horse Rakes, and desires to call spe-
cial attention to the Single Apron
Binder, a great improvement over
the old triple apron. He will have
machines ON exhibition in Charles
town in few days.
Prof. d. P. Hurlburt's Hippocyn-
agon was the attraction at Washing
ton Hall last Wednesday and Thurs