Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-02-04
Local MISCELLANY.
Circuit Court February II.

ruary 18th.
Thanks to Mr.. w. c. Carroll for
late Florida papers.
Ground-hogology predicts an early
breaking up of winter.
Mr.. VIM. A. Bradfeld is making
an addition to his dwelling on West
street.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for Robert Langdon and R. H.
Morgan.
Mr.. VIM. HINES is painting the
barn and other buildings of Mr.. Sam
uel ]. Boyd.
Jefferson Building Association No.
10 started off yesterday under favor
able auspices.
Bfr. F. L. Keller has erected neat
porch in front of the dwelling of Mr..
John W. Russell.
Potomac Commandery, No. 3,
Knights TempIar, meets this Cues
day. evening, at u O'Clock.
Snow fell on Saturday to a depth
of seven or eight inches, but melted
rapidly under light drizzIe of rain.
Rev. Henry Keller, of New York,
recently sold brick house in Bolivar
to Dir. Geo. Heater, of that town, for
$3.50.
When you visit Baltimore stop at
the Maltby House, where will be
found frst-cIass accommodations and
exceedingly low rates.
Mr.. w. S. Kendrick was struck
by piece of scantling, whilst I'M
loading logs at the jefferson Factory,
and laid up few days for repairs.
Mr.. Joseph Goldsmith contemplates
a handsome improvement. at an early
date, to his Twin Front building, oc-
cupied by Messrs. S. d. Hirschman
& Co.
Mr.. w. W. johnson did the paint
ing of Mr.. C. T. Shugert's house,
and is painting the dwellings of Mrs.
Thos. A. Brown and Miss Florence
Hunter.
1t is no wonder NJ. Palmbaum &
Bro. are doing such good business,
as they always keep the best of goods
and sell them very low. Read their
advertisement.
Those of our readers desiring a
permanent situation and good pay
would do well to read the advertise
ment of Hopes, Bro. & Thomas, in
another column.
Mr.. George D. johnson is putting
up steam saw-milI at Eectown, ana
will soon begin to shape some of the
trees of that vicinity into lumber for
various purposes.
Messrs. yesterday & Co. have
their new building, on Charles street
near Main, nearly ready for occu-
pancy, and expect tie move into it in
week or ten days:
The Wilmington farm near Sum
nit Point. Gag acres, was sold by
Joseph TrapnelI, Esq, Trustee, at
twenty dollars per acre-NIiss Vir-
ginia Griggs, the purchaser.
The ladies of the NJ. E. Church at
Leetowh will hold All Oyster Supper
on the nights of FebruaryG, Z and 8.
Proceeds for the benetitof the church.
The public is cordially invited.
Instruments, Organs, Sewing Ma
chimes and all kinds of Repairing,
&C., done promptly and reasonable,
by j. H. holland, on West street.
Shop two doors from the corner.
Martin Davis and James Wheeler
were before Justice Howell last week,
and held in bonds of 500 each to an
swer indictments by the next grand
jury for carrying dangerous weapons.
The case of the Fidelity Trust Co,
aud others VS.. S. v. r. r. Company.
was heard III the Supreme Court of
Appeals at Charleston last week.
Hon. VIM. II. Travers, Maj: Mcdonald
and Judge Frank Beckwith were pres
ent and participated in the argument.
The house and lot of Mr.. A. c..
Drawbaugh. at Shenandoah junction,
was sold last Saturday, by Messrs.
Jos. Trapnell and Geo. Baylor, Special
Commissioners, to Messrs. james A.
Hurst and Chas. W. Brown, at 81 :
625.
The subject for discussion last Fri
day evening at the Charlestown De-
batting Society was: Resolved, "That
wellington was agreatergeneral than
Napolean. Speakers in the affirma-
tive, Messrs. Joseph TrapneI, Jr.,
and Blackburn Washington; in the
negative, Messrs. Scott Mcknight and
A. Wells Stump.
Those of our readers (aud there
are doubtless many of them) who
still like the real comfort and enioy-
ment to be had in a good, old-fash-
Toned rag carpet, can have the same
manufactured to suit their taste by