Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-09-10
Local MISCELLANY.

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ment and locals.
Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is sold
by C. Frank Jones. Price, SOC.
See new advertisement of Mr.. j.
H. Myers, the Harper's Ferry Clothier.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for Will Anderson and Thomas
Sanders.
The fine piano used at the con-
cert last Friday night was purchased
by Miss Bertha RuhI.
The Kabletown Sunday School will
picnic in the grove at the church on
Saturday, September 21.
Mrs. W. L. Hedges has bantam
pullet, six months old, which is now
Matching out brood of chickens.
Judge DuckwalI held special term
of the jefferson Circuit Court on
Monday and Tuesday of last week
Mr.. c. B. Rouss contemplates Wis
iting the Winchester Fair, and the
Times says ga warm welcome awaits
him.
When you visit Baltimore stop at
the MaItby House, where will be
found first-class accommodation and
exceedingly low rates.
The ravages of hog cholera are be-
coming very serious again. Mr.. Jno.
T. Colston, of this vicinity, has lost
about ~ out of 135 hogs.
Thanks to Mr.. f. G.. Hollis, Secre-
tary, for complimentary ticket of
admission to the Winchester Fair, to
to held October /, 2, 3 and 4.
The contract for laying pipes, put
ting in sinks, &c, for supplying wa
ter to the occupants of the market
house has been awarded to Messrs.
yesterday & Co.
Mr.. C. H. B. Rouss, on Monday
of last week, had his right hand bad
ly Iacerated by the explosion of
japanese day shell. DIR. w. w.
Brown gave him necessary SURGICAL
attention.
The next session of the Stephenson
Female Seminary will begin to-day
under very encouraging prospects,
The Charlestown Male Academy be-
gan yesterday. under like favorable
auspices.
Engineer Baylor informs us that
the masonry of the new bridge over
Opequon creek, near Middleway is,
well under way, ard that the bridge
will be completed by the 10th of Oc-
tober next.
DR.. w. F. Lippitt, Jr., has ten
dercd his resignation as Surgeon of
the Jefferson Guards" to accept
the appointment of Hospital Steward
of the 2nd Regiment, rendered him
by Col. Ford.
The Town Council has ordered the
erection of two additional street
Iamps-one at the bridge near Wy
songs gate on Eagle avenue, and the
other at the bend above the E. j.
j. Williams house on the same thor
ohghfare.
The CharIestown Cornet Band will
accompany the I'd Va. Infantry (Col.
j. A. Mutton commanding to Balti-
more, and will leave on the pa B.
& o. mail train to-day. We wish the
boys a pleasant time, and are sure
they will acquit themselves credita-
bly,.
ChiIdren's Day service at Kable-
town has been postponed until Sun
day, September II. An interesting
programme is in rehearsal, and the
Rev. C. H. Wood, former pastor of
Jefferson circuit, will be present and
participate in the service Service
to begin at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
The Board of Education has APP
pointed the following teachers for the
CharIestown Graded School, Wiz
Miss Ora TomIinson principal, Miss
Bette Beiler first assistant, Miss Ella
Cramer second, and Mrs. Maggie
Henson third. All the schools of the
district will he re-opened next Mon
day.
Mr. Boyd Harlan, brotber-in-law
of the Misses Keerl of this place,
died at his residence in Berkeley
county, last Thursday, after few
hours illness of cramp collie, aged
so years. He was an elder in Falling
Waters Presbyterian Church, good
citizen, and leaves wife and seven
children to mourn his demise.
Mrs. Bette G. Huntington, wife
of Rev. DIR. Huntington, professor in
Columbian College, Washington, died
here last Friday morning at the resi-
dence of her son-in-law, Hon. w. L.
Wilson. Mrs. II. was a native of
Lower Virginia and sister of Hon.
Joseph Christian, late of the SuDreme