Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-06-04
SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON.
Local MisceIIanv.

MT. Ollle Harris will close his school
next Friday, and Miss Ida Kearney
will close hers June 18th.
Mr.. Geo. F. Anderson is building
new porch in front of the dwelling
of Mr.. j. Ran. Rodrick.
Potomac Commandery, No. 5,
Knights Templar, meets this (Tues-
day. evening, at u o'clock.
Jonah Bateman and George Long
erbeam killed white squirrel ON Boil
war Heights one day last week.
Miss Jennie Smith, the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad evangelist, will hold
her annual picnic at Island Park June
DIST.
A large number of our colored pop
ulation attended the Storer College
commencement, at Harper's Ferry,
last Thursday.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for Jim Brown, Rev. Mr.. Dixon,
j. Z. Johnson II. NJ. Kingsley and
Thos. Roberts.
Mr. McClung, our enter prising
photograph artist, took a nun Der of
elegant views of the flood and wreck
at Harper's Ferry.
The b. & o. is running trains be-
tween ualltown and Lexington. and
the Shenandoah Valley between Ha-
gerstown and Boyce.
When you visit Baltimore stop at
the AIaltby House, where will be
found first-cIass accommodations and
exceedingly low rates.
Justices Blanks, printed on the
best quality of paper, for sale at the
SHIRT Office, either in pads of so or
in any quantity desired.
The Chariestown Cornet Band will
have a Dinner ON Memorial Day, in
uhc store-reom under the SPIRIT office,
in the Lee Hail Building,
Mr.. John w. Russell has for sale
''Nonsuch Stove Polish" hest in the
market for polishing stoves and pipes,
Six ounce bottle for Is cents.
There was big slide from the
mountain Friday night, between Har-
per's Ferry and Sandy Hook, block
aiding both the railroad and county
road.
Mr. jacob Poole was thrown
against the side of stall by horse
in MIR. T, P. Lippitt's stable, last
Friday, and had his coIiar-bone
broken.
Wanted--Good homes for three
bright girl children, aged respective
iy 4, 6 and S years. For particulars
address their father-C. II. s., Box
232. Front Royal, Va.
Walter L. and VIM. II. Wilson,
sons of Hon. VIM. L. Wilson, we see
by the Washington .Star, were the
leading players in the tennis tourna-
nent of Columbian University.
AIes5rs. Cooke s. Washington have
been awarded the contract to furnish
the Charlestown Water & Manufac-
turing Company with all thenecessary
iron piping for the water works.
Rev. 4. C. Dixon, of baltimore,
who held such an interesting meeting
in tl,e Baptist church here short
time ago, will attend the worlds
Sunday-school convention in London.
Mr.. F. J. Manning, of the ''yin-
tom stock farm, on Tuesday last
shipped five of his thoroughbred colts
to Washington, where they will be
trained for this seasons races north.
The Shenandoah Valley railroad
has inaagurated the Pullman Palace
car service between Roam oke and
Philadelphia via Harrisburg, and
will continue it during the summer.
Our old Democratic friend VIM. F.
Stickles ventured across the Shenan-
doah, from Shannondale Furnace,
yesterday morning. Says he had to
come over to see the SPIRIT OF
JEFFERSON.
Mr.. Jno. w. Russell has contracted
to tin roof buildings for Messrs. Jno.
w. Riley, Newton Moore, B. +. How
ell and W. II. T. Lewis, and to spout
dwelling for Robert Earl and barn
for Adam Young.
The ladies of Oakland NJ. E.
Church South will hold their Bazaar
and Strawberry Festival at Mt.
Hope School-Housc on Tuesday and
Wednesday nights, June 18th and
18th, instead of May 3lst. Proceeds
to put fence around the church.
AS Mr.. John II. shewbridge was
driving home from Charlestown
last Thursday night, his horse be-
came frightened near the White
House and he jumped out to control