Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-05-21
Local MiscelIlany.'
cunt Conrt begItis to-day.

Memorial Day in Charlestown, Sat-
urday, June 9th.
Madam Ruhl is organizing a good
choir for Memorial Day.
Blank leases, for renting property,
for sale at the SPIRIT office.
Mr.. Brook Alder is painting the
dwelling of Mr.. David Fidinger.
Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is sold
by G. Frank Jones. Price, SOC.
The Jefferson Guards have been
invited to WInchester on the 9th Of
June.
Memorial day at shepherdstown,
June 1iWinchester, June 6 /; Charlie s.
town, June 8.
Mr.. Henry DUNN has now for sale,
and will keep on hand at all times,
fresh Graham Bread.
David Howell, Esq, has been APP
pointed Chief Marshal of the pro-
cession on Memorial Day.
Mr.. t. P. Lippitt has the new
dwelling of Mr.. f. j. Williams
raised and well under way.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
Chapel Society will have their ..sale''
on the 9th and 2sth of June.
VIM HilIeary, colOTed, in the en-
ploy of Mr.. F. j. Manning, died
suddenly in the field last Friday.
Our Band and Fire Department
have been invited to attend the 4th
of July celebration at Martinsburg.
]. D: wigginton has been appoint
ed postmaster at Summit Point, and
S. v. Yantis postmaster at Harper's
Ferry.
A fine bell for the new Catholic
church, weighing 80Opounds, arrived
last Tuesday, and the organ came on
Thursday.
When you visit Baltimore stop at
the NIaltby House, where win be
found first-cIass accommodations and
exceedingly low rates.
Our deserving coIored friend
''Uncle" Billy Hill. continues to do
whitewashing, and will fill orders in
that line at reasonable rates.
Mr.. August Schultz has recently
turned out from his carriage factory
excellent vehicles for DR.. G. f. Ma
SON and air. Chas. L. Baylor.
The rich perfume of the locust
blossom is abroad in the air, and its
luxuriancc, according to an old say
ing, predicts a good corn crop.
The CharIestown Cornet Band have
received their instruments back from
Baltimore, nicely tuned and repaired,
and will give our citizens a good ser
enade shortly.
Mr.. Henry stouffer was painfully
injured by falling from the saw-mill
of Stouffer & Brenneman, few days
ago, but We are glad to see him get
ting about again.
Mr.. Geo. r Light has gone to Lex
ington, Va, to attend the drawing of
the Buena Vista lots tomorrow
Others who have investments there
will leave to-day.
A game of base ball was played at
this place last Saturday. between the
Academy nine of BerryviIle and the
CharIestown second nine, resulting in
favor of the former by score of IS
to 4.
The ladies will have Strawberry
Festival at Summit Point on Friday
and Saturday. May 24th and 25th-I
proceeds for the benefit of the p. L.
Church. The public is cordially in
vited.
w. f. Clinton, Esq, of Charleston,
Stuart w. Walker, of Martinsburg,
and Hon. VIM. L. Wilson, of this
place, will deliver addresses at Shep-
herdstown on Memorial Day, satur-
day, June /.
The Clarke Courier has an excel
lent notice of the Leo Wheat concert,
even if it does happen to be an exact
counterpart of that which appeared
in the SPIRrT OF JEFFERSON several
days previous.
The infant class and younger
scholars of the Presbyterian Sunday
School we're given party. in the
lecture room of the church, last
Wednesday afternoon, and had an
enjoyable time.
Tie downtown Western Union tel
egroph office, Mr.. Walter Dunlap
chief in charge, has been removed to
the room adjoining the office of JUS
tice GaIlaher, in the Law Building on |
North George street.
Mr.. Geo. W. Thomas is about to
add mansard roof and make other
improvements in his dwelling prop |
erty on Main street. Carpenter