Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-07-09
LocaI MiscenanY.
County Court August 9Th.

HH-RSASs
John Robinson Show is to exhibit
in Winchester July 18th.
j. D. Fayman has been appointed
postmaster at Shepherdstown.
Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is sold
by c. Frank Jones. Price, SOC.
The annual railroad picnic will
take place at Island Park July 2Sd.
Messrs. Earnshaw & Dooley are
tin roofing the dwelling of Mrs. Jane
Starry.
Shenandoah Driving Park Races
will be held at Berryville, Va, Au-
gust 2Ist and 22d.
Rev. Jno. o. Knott has been
chosen historian by the Shepherd
College alumni society.
Messrs. VIM. Phillips & Sons are
furnishing the lumber for the Jeffer-
son Guards armory building.
The Charlestown Cornet Band at
tended the cornerstone laying at
Shepherdstown last Saturday.
Mr.. Geo. w. Thomas has purchased
from Mr.. Eugene shugert a portion
of his lot fronting on Liberty street.
Will some of our patrons kindly
supply us with load of hay and one
or two good shoats. Don't all speak
at once.
Our Fire Companies and Band at
tended the 4th of July celebration in
Martinsburg, and report having
good time
c. E. Dudrow of the D. & o., has
been made agent of the North German
Lloyd Steamship Line and also of the
Allen Line.
\ sLroIIing band of coIored min
strels, from Chattanooga, Tenn.
gave entertainments on our streets
last Tuesday.
When you visit Baltimore stop at
the AIaltby House, where will be
found frst-class accommodations and
exceedingly low rates.
The citizens of Harpcr's Ferry are
making laudable effort to prevent
the removal of the b. & o. repair
shops from that place.
The Shenandoah junction and
Cbarlestown Base Ball Clubs will play
a mitch game at this place next Sat
urday afternoon, at o'clock.
a good, steady barber may obtain
employment by communicating with
Geo. l.. Travis, of this place. None
but good workman need apply.
The meat-house of Mr.. Geo. W.
Boyer, at Browns Crossing, was en-
tered by thieves last Friday night,
and about FIVE dollars worth of meat
!, carried off.
A Lawn Party will he given by the
Kabletown Sunday School on the
evenings of July 10 and II, 1889, in
the grove at the church. Proceeds
for benefit of the church.
The faculty appointed by the Nor
NAL School Regent for Shepherd Col
Iege is composed of Asa b. Bush3
Principal, aud Miss Laura C. Strider
and Charles II. MoIer, Assistants.
The banks, Circuit and County
Clerks Offices and postoflice oh
served the usual 9TH of July closing.
Otherwise there was no special cele-
bration of the day in CharIestown.
The young people of the Presby-
terrain Chapel Society will hold a sale
of fancy articles and refreshments at
Stephenson Seminary, Thursday and
Friday evenings next, July 18th and
18th.
Mr. C. T. shugert has purchased
of Col. John NJ Coyle the eligible
building lot on the northeast corner
of Congress and Samuel sts., and
contemplatcs improving it with a
handsome dwelling.
q The silver lantern awarded to the
Independent Fire Company and drum
majors baton awarded TO the Charles
town Cornet Band, at Martinsburg
on the 18th of July, are on exhibition
in the show window of Mr.. Chas. w.
0Brown.
The horse of Rev. ORA. C. Hopkins
strayed or was taken away from the
farm of Mr.. James NJ. Ransom, near
Charlestown, on Sunday week. In
formation concerning him will be ac-
ceptabIe. He is a tall, light bay,
one hind foot white.
Mr.. Thaddeus Baney, an old and
weII-known citizen of this place, died
last Saturday night, aged about 70
years, surviving his venerable wife
but five weeks. His funeral took
place yesterday afternoon-services
in st. James Catholic Church and
interment in EdGe-Iill Cemetery.