Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-10-08
Local MISCELLANY.


ton for,J. A. Bailey, t. b. Beall and
w. H. Morris.
When you get ready to set up
your stove this fall, mix little salt
and vinegar and clean the mica. It
wllIdo it.
When you visit Baltimore stop at
the Maltby House, where will be
found irst-class accommodations and
exceedingly low rates.
The ladies will on the 4th, 9Th and
9th of November give dinners and
suppers fer the benefit of the Inde-
pendent Fire Company.
Mr. Geo. 7. Light is prepared to
supply School Books. II he has not
ON hand the particular book called
Tor can secure it on short notice.
VIM. NJ. Clements. Esd, Messrs.
Stouffer & Brenneman, and Richard
Sims, of this county, were awarded
premiums on exhibits Of stock at the
Winchester Fair.
One of the new attractions at the
Winchester Fair was the c. B. Rouss
:Artesian Well, which will stand as a
lasting mark of the generosity of Mr..
Rouss toward The Winchester Fair.
Maj. G. w. Green has sold his farm
East of the Shenandoah near Har-
per's Ferry, and the Summer Hotel
to be erected there, heretofore mem
toned, is for a AR. Green of Balti-
more-the purchaser.-Free Press.
Stieff Pianos were among the lead
ing attractions at the Winchester
Fair, and the leading instrument
shown there was sold on the spot
Messrs. j. C. ConIiff and j. Henry
holland had chargeof the department.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage, at "Ell1wood," the residence
of the brides parents, on Wednes-
day evening, October 9th, of Mr..
John j. Boyd, of Harrisonburg, Va,
to Miss Katie r., daughter of Geo.
E. Currie. Esq, in this county.
Special EXCURSION Tickets will be
sold by the S. V. Il. R. on October
9TH, sth and 9tE-good to return on
or before October 10Th, at one fare
for the round trip. to all who wish to
attend the path TrienniaI Conclave'of
Knights Tenplar in Washington.
Mr.. john Mcclure, a worthy citi-
zen and one of tie last of the John
Brown jurors, died at his home in this
county yesterday morning, aged
about So years. His remains will be
inferred at middIeway to-day--fun-
eral leaving his late residence at P.
n
yl1--s+vtg7..---y'E tt7uII, WHO Tor sew
eral years has heen section boss on
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, with
headquarters at Charlestown, has
been changed to Shepberdstown.-
Richard Boiler, who has been night
operator at Shenandoah junction gets
Mr.. Wilson'S place at Charlestown.
The Old folks Concert, given by
the CharIestown operate Associa-
tion, in Washington Hall on tuesday
night, was success in every way
Tie young ladies aud gentleman in
the becoming costume of ye olden
time looked their hest and sang we'll.
and the large audience enjoyed itself
immensely. The program was COM
posed of vocal solos, duets, quar-
tettes and choruses-the fine old
songs, such as annie Laurie"
"Comiu' thro' the Rye" "Home,
Sweet Home, Home Again, . '.Ju-
anita. Dearest Mae" etc, being
prominent instrumental solos,
duets and trios. cousin Jedediah'
aid '.Ye Old Fashioned Choir" un-
der the aAe leadership of Obed Tick
lepitcher, were irresistibly funny
The dressing was admirable.
Free Press.
The General Conference of the
Free-will Baptist Church of the Uni
tedStates, convened in Anthony Hall,
Storer College, Harper's Ferry, on
Wednesday morning, Sept. 25. About
five hundred delegates and visitors,
are represented to have been in at
tendance. The Sentinel speaks of the
body as an intellectual one-includ-
ing many persons of prominence, such
as Rev. o. IL. Cheney, Moderator,
President Of Bltes College, Lewiston,
Maine; Hon Geo. Mosher, Standing
Clerk, President of Hillsdale College,
Maine Consul under the Garfield
administration to Nice, Italy, aid
later sent to Germany: Rev. Geo. H.
Howard, pre-eminent as preacher and
pastor, of Lowell, Massachusetts, !;
Rev. D. w. C. Dungtn, of New Mar
ket, New Hampshire, a prominent
lecturer; Rev. Jas. Calder, d. D., of
Harrisburg, Pa, at one time Mis-
sionary to China, genial and witty, a
man of great ability and a Leader in