Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-04-23
Local MISCELLANY.
County Court May 6.

the dwelling of Mr.. S. Slower.
Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is sold
by c. Frank Jones. Price, SOC.
The Circuit and County Clerks
offices will be closed next Tuesday.
Mrs. Sencindiver is showing some
very pretty styles in Millinery Goods.
Miss Bertha Ruhl is drilling a
Broom Brigade at Stephenson Fee
male Seminary.
The office of DR.. Jas. n. Ransom
is being remodeled and improved
contract by Thos. Bragg.
The jefferson Guards had their
regular monthly inspection, in full
uniform, last Tuesday evening.
Mr.. John II. Bishop has erected a
neat awning frame in front of the
store of Messrs. Burns & Shugert.
Madam Ruhl has moved her music
room to the dwelling lately occupied
by Maj. Kearsley, corner of Main and
West streets.
Mr.. Jno. f. Shaullw was thrown from
his horse near tine Town Mill, on Mon
day of last week, and severely though
not dangerously hurt.
When you visit Baltimore stop at
the Maltby House, where will be
found irst-class accommodations and
exceedingly low rates.
Justices Blanks, printed on the
best quality of paper, for sale at the
SPIRIT office, either in pads of so or
in any quantity desired.
Mr.. Sebastian Mcdaniel, a we'll
known and worthy citizen of this
county, died near Summit Point on
Monday of last week, aged about 60
years.
Mr.. John p. Hess, a Jefferson
county man, has been raised to the
position of Chief Clerk of the Relief
Department of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad.
We had good-fashioned thunder
storm Saturday afternoon. There
was quite a haiI-storm in the Shan
nondale Springs neighborhood about
the same time.
John Williams, coiored, was
brought here from the NIartinsburg
Jail last week. charged with attempted
rape, and will have a hearing before
Justice Howell on Wednesday.
John Parker, colored, died in
Pittsburgh, Pa, and his remains
were brought here last Saturday.
His funeral was attended by the col
ored Band, of which lie was formerly
member.
Messrs. Hooe and Robertson have
contracted to build houses for w.
D. Hughes, in Maryland, and John
johnson, on Berryxille turnpike-
material to be furnished by Mr.. John
bIcKnight.
The-T Town Council, atits lastmcet-
ing, Rroved the applications for
IiquO4 --.cense of the Watson House,
f. b. Souders, w. r. Gearing, Ino.
s. yesterday, N. j. Kahn and Geo.
w. Thomas.
Walter Avis, at the store of Mr..
G. f. Hughes, is operator for tue
short telegraph line Is ct. rate for
10 words) connecting CharIestown
with Summit Point, Gaylord, Berry
vile and Winchester.
The jefferson Guards will go to
the Centennial st New York and will
leave here on special B. & o. train,
with the other Valley military, at
/ :39 p. NJ. next Sunday, reaching
New York at 1920 p. N.
A telegram brings the sad intelli-
gence of the accidental shooting and
death, in Rappahannock county, Va.
Of Ill
son of Mr.. G. Bell Mason, and grand
son of DIR. G. F. Mason, of this place.
Messrs. Geo. Campbell & Co. have
bad tile machinery for their bark
mill on the S. " side-track here for
some days, and Mr.. +. L. Boiler is
now at work upon their building at
the intersection OF the b. & o. and
S. V. railroads.
Mr.. r. B. Lucas represents the
excellent Nursery of ]. Austin Shaw,
of Rochester, n. Y, and is prepared
to fill all orders for every variety of
fruit and ornamental trees, shrubbery
sad other plants. Prices low and
goods always reliable.
The Charlestown Water and Man
ufacturing Company are pushing
their work rapidly. Mr.. Mcmahon
has the mill-race Improvement nearly
completed, and the excavation for a
large receiving cistern, for water sup
ply, is well under way.
Thanks to Hon. VIM. L. Wilson
for package of Ask, or Swedish
Clover Seed All we need now to
have ''pigs in clover is the pigs
Bring or the pigs, friends. These
we called for some time ago, and are
still patiently waiting to get them in
the pen.
Mr.. VIM. Kahn received on Sun
day, from Pirmasens, Rhein Bavaria,
Germany, cable dispatch anuounc-
ing the serious illness of his father.
The message was received in German,
by Mr.. Walter Dunlap of the Wes-
tern Union Main street office. in good
shape, and without single error.
Mr. e. B. Haines, well-known,
yet quiet and unobtrusive citizen OF
our county, aged about 67 years,
was taken suddenly i'll on Monday
night of last week, and died before a
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