Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-08-06
Local Miscellany.
County Court act yesterday.

county Court met yesterday.
Graham Flour at Henry Dumm's.
Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is sold
by c. Frank Jones. Price, SOC.
Mr.. Geo. L. Rissler reports a good
yield of wheat, and he purchased the
seed of Mr.. F. A. Yates.
A large hawk, bearing a freshly
captured robin in its talons, was shot
by Mr.. Geo. L. Rissler last week.
Potomac Commentary, No. s.
Knights Templar, will meet this
Tuesday, evening, at d o'clock.
Messrs. Earnshaw & Dooley have
completed the difficult job of tin-roof-
ing the addition to Mr.. w. C. Car
tell's residence.
The annual reunion of Lutherans
of Maryland, Virginia, West vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania will be held
at Pen Mar, Sept. 4.
Mr.. Albert Diehl was bitten by a
dog on Saturday night week. The
dog belonged to Mr.. Sencindiver and
was shot on Monday.
When you visit Baltimore stop at
the Maltby House, where will be
found frst-cIass accommodations and
exceedingly low rates.
Col. Thos. B. Washington, prom
fnent citizen of Charlestown, w. Va,
was here Saturday on business.
Lerington Gazette.
The eleventh annual excursion of
farmers and citizens to the wonderful
caverns of Luray will take place this
season on Thursday, August 10.
A good, steady barber may obtain
employment by communicating with
Geo. L. Travis, of this place. None
but good workman need apply.
The Reformed Church of Martins.
burg in connection with the Reformed
Church of Frederick, Md, will hold
their picnic at Harper's Ferry, Aug.
14th.
The Slavery Company intends to
build cut-stone dam across the Po-
tomac river at Harper's Ferry to fur
nish the water for its mills along that
river.
Mr.. A. W. Hawks, the Baltimore
humorist, visited his native town, on
business and pleasure, last week, and
gave the SPIRIT Office his usual pleas
ant call.
Mr.. VIM. Hines is painting the
dwelling of Mr.. Geo. w. Thomas,
and is executing an especially fine
piece of granting upon the doors and
hallway.
Rev. DR.. Gardner left for Fau-
quier county. Va, on Tuesday after
noon to attend the funeral of Mr.. w.
w. Rodgers, who died last Tuesday
morning.
A fine new pipe organ now adorns
the choir gallery ofthe Baptist Church
and gives forth delightful music
Mr.. Robert Ntiddlekauff. an expe-
rienced performer, at the keys.
Painting the names of the streets
upon our street lamps would be
great convenience, and could prob
ably be done at very small cost.
Let our town keep pace with the pro-
gress of the age in this as we'll as in
other regards.
The Richmond Dispatch announces
the death of Mrs. Leila Symington,
the wife of Stuart Symington, of Bal
timore, and the daughter of Rev. Pike
Powers, and sister of the wife of Rev.
Or. VIM. H. Meade, formerly rector
of Zion Church here,
1t pIeases us to call the attention
of our musical friends to Fishers
Robins Farewell" Caprice, for
Piano, which compares with the verj
best of the late music. Mailed on
receipt of so cents in get. postage
stamps, by Ign. Fischer, Publisher,
Toledo, o.
Mr.. Geo. W. Graham presented us
last Tuesday with specimen of beau
tifuI gray marble, taken from large
deposit found upon the farm of Mr..
Samuel w. Strider. on the line of
the B. & o. R. R. above Harper's
Ferry. 1t is said to be both plen-
tiful and valuable.
A game of base ball played here
last Monday evening between the
mcdonald Invincibles'' of this
place and Shenandoah University, .
of Berryvflle, resulted in score of
81 to 20 in favor of Charlestown.-
Another game was played at Berry
vile last Saturday, resulting in
score of Is to 16 in favor of Berry
vile.
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