Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-08-05
Local MisceIIanv.
County Court met yesteday.

visit Hirschman's Stores.
yesterday 6 Co. have tin rooted an
addition to Col. Chew's residence.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for S. L. Clapham and VIM. II.
Meade.
Miss Bessie sublette has bicycle,
which she propels with much ease
and grace.
? The Episcopal congregation of
Ripoh are taking steps to enlarge
their Church building.
The Water Company are having
trenches dug for the extension of
their mains on West Main street.
Great excitement at the election
Saturday, but still greater at Hagley's
over the half-priced Summer Goods
he is running off now.
When you visit Baltimore stop at
the MaItby House, where will be
found first-cIass accommodations and
exceedingly low rates.
Mr.. John X. White. former we'll
known business man of Shepherds
town, died at his home in Baltimore
at the age CT rs years.
Miss sallie. Boyce, eldest daughter
of Col. .. L. Boyce, of Clarke coun-
ty, Va, died at Burlington, N. j., of
typhoid fever, last Thursday.
Mr.. John w. Russell has new
patent liquid freezer, which is said
ty be not only something new, but a
superior machine for freezing ices of
all kinds.
The handsome double and tandem
harness which adorn the horses at
tached to the Rouss Shannon Park
turnouts are from the establishment
of Messrs. R. D. Shugert & Bro., Of
this place.
Rev. Landon r. Mason, rector of
Trinity Episcopal Church, Shepherds
Town, has finally and Internationally
accepted a call to the Episcopal
Church in Marietta, Ga. and will
leave for his new Reid df labor in
September.
Miss Ann Davis. of this place, is
agent for the sale of"Jefferson Davis,
Ex-President of the Confederate
States, Memoir ny His Wife, pub
lished by the Bedford Company, New
York. The work is one. doubtless,
which will commend itself to our
readers.
The S. V. r. r. will run IN cxcur-
Sion to Pen-Msr on Saturday, August
9th. Train will pass Charlcstown at
9:2s A. NJ. Returning leave Pen
Mar at 5:15 p. NJ. Round trip from
Ripon, sI.OO; Charlcstown, SO cts. !;
Shenandoah Junction, so cts. I; Shep-
lierdstown, as cts.
Our young countyman Mr.. W. C.
Feagans, proprietor of the we'll known
and popular Feagans & Haines Afir,
has laid us Under obligation for sack
of flour made from new wheat. 1t is,
as might we'll he expected, something
really -creditable alike to miller
and uiill-and we reti,rn many thanks
therefor.
Mr.. S. II. Lands, late With the
Shenandoah Milling Company of this
place, has gone to Melville, to join
Mr. Jas. w. Gore in operating the
MfIlviIIe Mills. Mr.. Lands is an
Energetic, affable young gentleman,
and @on many friends during his
stay in CharIestown. We wish him
much success in his new position.
Our cook has exhausted the wood
pile aud has about wound up on
chips. We would therefore be very
thankful for load or two of good
Wood right away. we have seen
several good loads in our neighbor-
hood recently, but none of them were
dumped in our back yard-the pa
thetic appeal of our neighbor of the
Free Press being effective in attract
ing them his way.
Mrs. Mary A. Clements, the ven
cradle m0Cher of our welI-known
eountyman Col. VIM. NJ. Clements,
died at the residence of her son near
Summit Point, on Friday last, aged
80 years. Although an invalid for
some time past, tile immediate illness
Which preceded her death was hut
Of brief duration. Her remains
were inferred in Edge-HilI Cemetery
at this place, on Saturday morning.
By permission We re-publish, from
Santa Claus, the interesting copy
righted story of "Where There's a
WILL" being a sketch of incidents in
the early life of the immortal "stone-
waIP' Jackson, and something which
every boy should read. This excel
lent weekly magazine has an able
corps of contributors, and its con-
tents are always worthy and interest
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