Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-12-09
Local Miscellany.

Grand Gift Carnival at Washing
ten Hall tonight.
Mr.. Edwin Wilson bagged 27 birds
on Thanksgiving Day.
Rare bargains in goods at cost for
cash, at Eugene Shugart's.
Engineers are at work at shen-
andoah Junction-the future - Antie-
tam City,"
Mr.. John Mcknight is erecting a
dwelling on the northwest corner of
his lot on Leetown road.
Mr.. Chas. S. Watson was painfully
injured by wagon wheel passing
over his foot few days ago.
Messrs. Diehl & Bro. are erecting
handsome sarcophagus in the Gem
etcry at Frederick City, Nd.
Mr.. C. w. Taylor has handsomely
painted the store fronts of Messrs.
Burns & Shugert and Henry DUNN.
Mr.. Geo. w. Armentrout is build
ing the foundation for the school
4 use TO be erected at Mechanicstown.
Engineers are at work surveying
the lands of the CharIestown and
Washington City Improvement Com
pany.
Friends who call at our Office in
our absence will please allow us the
privilege of opening our own mail
matter.
Mr.. r. D. Lamar, postmaster at
MoIer's, in this county, states that
coil oil in large volume has been dis
covered at that place.
When you visit Baltimore stop at
the AIaltby House, where will be
found frst-class accommodations and
exceedingly low rates.
Messrs. Earnshaw & Dooley, con-
tractors, have received the furnaces
for the Presbyterian church, and
will put them up this week.
Mr.. A. d. Miiey has qualified and
entered upon his duties as Town Sar-
geant He has the qualifications, and
will doubtless make a good officer.
Mrs. Armada C. strider and daugh-
ter, Miss Nellie, have taken posses
Won of their new dwelling in town.
EIr. Dewitt Strider and wife remain
at the Walnut" farm.
Tennyson's European Novelty Com
pany and Grand Gift Carnival at
Washington Hall on Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday evenings of this
week. Admission 20, 50 and so cts.
Nr. Geo. NJ. Beethoven, of Shop
herdstown, has purchased, through
Mr. V. NJ. Firor's Real Estate Agen-
cy, the 2. II. Hughes property, on
West Main street in this place, for
81. 800.
A1r. S. L. Williams, grain merchant
at Shenandoah Junction, is paying
S2.15 per Dbl. for good, sound corn.
Any one desiring to sell to him here
can do so through Mr.. R. D. Keerl,
of this place.
Mr. Taylor, of Mr.. Howell's engi-
neer corps, has completed the survey
of the boundaries of the Charleotown
NJ, NJ. G Imp. Company's lands,
and the work of laying off will be be-
gun this week.
Mr.. VIM. johnson, whilst attempt
ing to put the mail pouch aboard the
Accommodation train at HaIltown
last Saturday night, fell between the
depot platform and the cars, and was
badly hurt, narrowly escaping instant
death.
The Christmas advertisement of
Mr.. Chas. w. Brown appears in this
issue. FIR. Brown has rich and
varied stock, embracing many OK
quisite articles, and he and his issant-
ant are always prepared to serve Gus
toners with polite attention.
Mr.. L. L. Page, the popular teacher
Of the colored public school, kindly
supplied US with an excellent article
Of celery for our Thanksgiving din
ner, for which we return thanks
He has more of the same sort, and
will fill orders for it on short notice
and at reasonable rates.
If you wish an evening of genuine
amusement, with the chance OF draw
ing valuable prize, be sure and at
tend Tennyson's European Novelty
Company's Grand Gift Carnival, at
Washington Hall, on Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday nights of this
week.
Mr.. Chas. E. Jones, of the Kear-
neysville neighborhood, is Eiling a
contract to furnish several thousand
cords of WOOD TO the Washington
Building Lime Company, for use at
EngIe's Switch in this county. Mr..
Jones delivers the wood at Kearneys-
vile depot, and in its transportation