Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-02-25
SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON.
local MISCELLANY.
LENT BEGAN last Wednesday.

by horse last week.
Flashes of lightning were visible
here last Wednesday night.
Mr.. F. F. Rohris building the foun-
dation for the new barn of Col. A.
Boyd.
Mr.. j. E Watson, of Leetown, lost
valuable horse from hemorrhage of
the lungs.
Mr.. f. L. Beller is erecting an adj
dition to the sash factory of VIM.
Phillips and Sons.
Mr.. j. e. Holmes has contrac ted
tobuild an addition to the residence of
Forrest w. Brown, Esq.
1.-THE Kings Daughters" by their
''Pink Tea at the Parish Building
ON Tuesday night, realized over $40.
Messrs. Armentrout & Tutwiler are
building the foundation for the addi-
ton to the residence of Mr.. H. d.
NIiddlekauff.
The Charlestown Cornet Band and
Citizens Fire Company had photo
graph taken by Mr.. G. L. McClung
last Saturday.
Henry johnson, colored, detected
a thief after his chickens last Friday
night, and sent load of shot after
him as he made his escape over the
fence.
Thirty-eight acres of the Balch
land were sold last Friday by Special
Commissioners Brown, Baylor and
Trapnen, to Eugene Baker, at s31
per acre.
The Robert NJ. Miller land, 16G
acres, was sold last Friday by Spe-
cial Commissioners TrapneIl, Baylor,
Green and Brown, to DR.. james Lo-
gle. at $50 per acre.
Mr. Thomas Matthews, of Sandy
Hook, night Waterman on the B. &
o. bridge at Harper's Ferry, died
of heart disease, while on his way to
work, on Friday evening last.
The Shaull land, offered at public
sale last Friday, by Special Commits
sioners Stephenson, Kennedy and
Baylor, was knocked down to Mr..
Charles Trussell, at $40 per acre.
Miss Annie B. Ridenour has been
appointed, through civil service ex-
animation, to place in the Census
office, her average being S4-the
highest ever attained by any lady.
The 22d of February was celebrated
here by parade of tile CharIestown
Cornet Band and Citizens Fire Com
pany. The banks were closed and
business, at the post office partially
suspended.
Our present city fathers would
stand higher iii the estimation of the
public if before their terms expire
they would carry out the orders upon
theft books in regard to pavements
to be laid at various points in town.
Mrs. X. d. Lakeland having been
appointed to a government position
ia Washington, will discontinue her
dancing class here. a farewell soiree
was given last evening, and the oc-
casion made a very pleasant one to all
present.
John 1. johnson, colored, who has
lived with Mr.. HIT. Miley of this vicii-
ity for fifteen years past, died last
Thursday, at the advanced age of 80
years. He was free-horn negro, a.
worthy man, aud an out-and-out
Democrat.
Messrs. yesterday < Co. have re-
moved to their new building on South
Charles street, where they have
neat and roomy establishment and
sill be pleased to receive the calls of
their old customers and the public
generally.
BIessrs. w. H. Cameron and j.
Aldridge Chew have arranged to go
into partnership in the mercantile
business at the stand now occupied
by Mr.. Cameroninthisp place, and will
also probably make the same arrange
ment with regard to the business at
Gaylord and Wickliffe. The union
of these two gentlemen will make a
first-class business firm, and we pre-
dict for it much success.
An interesting event at the last
regular meeting of Malta Lodge, No.
80, A.. 7. d A. NJ. of this place,
was the presentation of handsome
Past Masters jewel to p. NJ. w. l..
Hedges, who has completed half
century of honorable Masonic mem
bership. The presentation was made
by Mr.. Chas. G. Johnson, chairman
of the committee, in neat address,
and was appropriately responded to
by the worthy recipient of the hand
some token.
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