Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-02-11
Local Miscellany.

a letter Is advertised at Charleston
Tor C. T. Mitchell.
Don't forget to read Hirschman's
Extra in this weeks paper.
The firm of VIM. Phillips & Sons,
of this place, will open branch es-
tablishment at Harper's Ferry.
The first redemptions of Jefferson
Building Association, No. 10, were
made last night--four shares at
Ss6.75, and seven shares at 5000
County Superintendent schaeffer
has appointed Cleon Moore a School
Commissioner of Charlestown Dis
trict, in place of A. B. Yates, re-
signed.
BY change in the S. v. R. R. time
table trains now pass Charlestown
northward at 1858 A. NJ. and 2:o4
P. NJ, and southwark at 12:11 and
$3.50 A. NJ.
Mr.. John W. Reynolds, of Berke-
ley county, former resident of this
place, Mad both legs broken by a
saw-log rolling off wagon, last
Wednesday.
The Supreme Court of Appeals
adjourned last Wednesday, and
Judge Lucas has returned home from
Charleston. A special term of the
Court will be held Feb. 22d.
The debaters at the last meeting
of the Charlestown Debating Society
were Robert Rissler and V. N. Sim
mons, affirmative, and j. C. Mcknight
and H. L. Alexander, negative.
The harper's Ferry Mill property
was sold last Saturday, by Special
CommissionersBaylor, Travers, Wash
ington and Trapnell, to the Jno. I.
Noye Manufacturing Company, at
$4,000.
Rev Robert NJ. Lipscomb, the old
est member of the Baltimore Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, died last Wednesday. He
was some years ago in charge of the
Methodist church in this place.
The ladies of Duffields will have
nm oyster supper at that place on
Friday evening, February 18th, for
the purpose of raising funds for the
completion of the Episcopal Chapel.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend.
Clayton, our little carrier; has been
quite ill for day or two, and will not
be able to wait upon our patrons with
the SPIuIT to-day. If any mistakes
or omissions are made by his sub
stitute we would like to be informed
of them.
We were pleased to have call last
Friday from AR Warner, head of the
firm Of Warner & Co., the Chicago
publishers who are getting up the
history of the Lower Valley counties.
Mr.. w. is a very pleasant gentleman,
and he and his assistants seem to be
using all efforts to make the forth
coming work a good one.
Mr.. Leonard Gibbs; of Geo. Camp
bell aud Co., has returned from an
extended business trip. His route,
after leaving Charlestown. included
Martinsburg, North and Second
Mountains, Winchester, New Mar
ket, Luray, Waynesboro. Front
Royal, DelapIaine, Front Royal
again and back here, all made in an
open dog cart.
Mr.. T. P. Lippitt has contracted
to erect 1000 summer residence
in Shepherdstown, for Mrs. j. S.
Pierce, of Baltimore; has also begun
the erection of dwelling for Mr..
Samuel Chaplain, on lot purchased
of Mr.. T. C. Green, on South Sam
uel st. extended. There will be work
in the masonry and pIastering line to
be sub-let under these contracts.
6tessrs. Walter Dunlap, city OPP
orator of the Western Union Co.,
and NJ. E. Bolinger. S. V. r.. r.
Agent, are making an effort TO put
in operation, for the local public con-
venience, a short line of telegraph
between their two Offices they pro-
pose, if our people will furnish the
means to put the line in working or
der, to operate it free, giving infor-
nation in regard to delayed trains
and other matters which would other
wise necessitat trip from town to
the railroad station to learn about
The movement is laudahle one, and
VIC are sure will he sufficiently en-
Outraged to make it success.
We are called upon to chronicle the
death of Miss MARIE LOUISA Hum
PHREYs, which occurred at the res
idence of Mr.. Geo. H. Flagg on Sat
urday, 9Th instant. Hiss Maria was
n cultivated and earnest christian
woman, very cheerful; warm.heatted,
and beloved by many. Her youthful
feelings attracted the young to her