Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-01-29
SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON.
local MisceIIanY.
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Circuit Court February 18th.
Visit Kain's Great Bargain Sale.
Don't forget the auction to be
held at the Red Front.
jefferson Chapter, No. 5, R. A. NJ.
meets this (Monday) evening.
slelghing and coasting we're en-
jOyed for brief season last week.
Ladies cordially invited to attend
the auction to be held at the Red
Front.
Don't forget to come to Hirsch-
mans Great Clearing Sale, February
4th, 1889.
Potomac commandery, No. 5,
knights Templar, meets next Tues
day evening, at q O'Clock.
Uncle" John ToIbert, worthy
and weIl-known coIored man of this
place, died last week, aged 70 years.
Auction at the Red Front every
day at P, N. and 80 p. NJ, com
mencing on Thursday, January 3lst.
The Methodist Sunday School of
this place will give Missionary En-
tertainment on Sunday evening, Feb
ruary 10th.
The series of meetings being held
in the Presbyterian church has at
tracted much interest, and are being
continued this week.
When you visit Baltimore stop at
the Maitby House, where will be
found tirst-class accommodations and
exceedingly low rates.
A Lodge of the ''Fraternal Mystic
Circle something on the mutual life
insurance order, will be organized
here this (NTonday) evening.
We are requested by Mr.. Henry
Dunn to say that if the holder of No.
227 does not come forward by the 1st
day of February, the award of the doll
will be decided by another drawing.
Town Sergeant Young has been on
the invalid list during the past week,
being famed by treading upon nail
in Washington Hall. mir. VIM. II.
Moore performed his official duties
forseveral days.
Mr.. Eugene Barr slipped and fell
on the ice in front of the Lee Hall
building last Tuesday morning, and
sprained and broke a small bone of
his right ankle. Drs. Mason and
NeiIi gave him surgical attention.
Did you notice it? That constable
D. C. Adams, of Eiyerstown, has
borne such smiling countenance for
week past, notwithstanding his
gray hairs They're twins, aud both
girls Weight respectively 81 and
9poands-
The plant of the RoselIe Manufac-
turing Company, in this place, has
been purchased by Mr.. Eugene Ba-
ker. Arrangements are on foot for
the formation of new company, un-
der different name, with the pros
pect of putting this valuable property
at once into active and profitable use.
g Beatrice" the sprightly Bunker
Hill correspondent of the Martinsburg'
Statesman. says: Messrs. Charlie and
Louie Brown, of CharIestown, passed
through here on Sunday last, for Mar
tinsburg. They are both genial and
jovial, and Charlie has one of the
incest jcweIry stores in Jefferson
county.
Mr.. Hartman, assisted by Messrs.
Dixie Webster and George Ryan, is
putting some attractive new scenery
Yin Washington Hall. Mr.. Z. L. Bel
Ter has contracted to erect gallery
across the George street end, where
by about hundred persons may be
accommodated with good seats, in
creasing the seating capacity of the
hall to that extent.
Mr.. VIM. Campbell, of the firm of
Geo. Campbell & Co, manufacturers
of quercitron, chestnut oak bark and
sumac, at Richmond, Alexandria and
Burkeville, Va, has been in Charles
towu for Il few days past in the in
terest of his company, and if negotia-
tons now pending for a suitable
site are consummated, will put in at
this point moderate plant for grind
ing bark, which will he enlarged as
the business increases, and will prob
ably add sumac mills later. The site
selected is the southeast lot of Mr..
S. w. Wysong, at the junction of the
B. & O. and S. V. railroads. Bark
and supplies will be procured from
points along both lines.
The Town Council, at a special
meeting held last Friday, appropria-
ted one hundred and twenty dollars
to be invested in advertising the town
abroad Tho nIop nc ,,roeou+od b,,