Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-05-06
Local Miscellany.
County Court met yesterday.

zSiGulG NouFt TUESDAY, may ~.
The growing wheat is in good con
'dition and very forward.
Wall Paper, in all the latest styles,
for sale by G. E. Hughes.
A party of Congressman will visit
Harper's Ferry shortly, on fishing
excursion.
Look out for the Shenandoah Mill
ing Company's new advertisement
next week.
The work of frescoing the Presby-
byterian church will be begun about
the middle of June.
>. Ground has been broken for the
dwelling of Mr.. John Mcknight, on
North Lawrence street.
Mrs. Burton has an elegant line of
Gold and Silver Watches, in which
great bargains are offered.
The Independent Fire Company
has been invited to attend iremen's
4th of July reunion in Frederick City.
The Vest Virgiuia Democrat, fix
lures a4.d good viii, is advertised at
Trustees Sale on Tuesday, May 10.
Mr.. Thomas Bragg has been clean
ing out the bore of the well on the
corner of Liberty and West streets.
Messrs. Geo. Campbell & Co. have
removed into their new office, north
end of Law Building, on George
street.
The County Grange met in Charles
town last Saturday morning. and on
Saturday afternoon the County Farm
er's Alliance met here.
The B. & o. R. R. Co. is prepar-
ing to put in the siding for Mr.. w.
S. Kennedy, at the intersection of
their track with the Leetown road.
letters are advertised at Charles
ton for w. NJ Craig, Annie Gibson,
Lizzie Higinbotham, S. j. Henson,
Lettic Simmons and WIN. Walker
Messrs. Gibson & Engle now oc-
cupy the office recently used by
NIessrs. Geo. Compbell & Co., third
door from north end CT Law Building.
yesterday & Co. have tiu-roofed
The creamery near Summit Point,
also the office of Messrs. Geo. Camp
bell & Co., on North George street.
Adjutunt General Oxley is stirring
up the boys of tie West Virginia
National Guard, and compelling all
delinqucnts to toe the mark on arrear-
ages of fines, &c.
A game of baseball played at Sum
init Point last Saturday, between Tie
club of that place and the Athletics OF
this place, resulted in a score Of 81
to Is in favor of the former.
The picturesque appearance of Col.
Jno. T. CoIston's attractive subur,
ban grounds is being heightened I'M
der the artistic touch of "UncIe'
Billy Hills whitewash brush.
yesterday & Co. have contracted
to lit Up Mr.. j. G. WAITS house
with new cooking range with circu-
iattng boiler, and to put up bath
room with hot and cold water and
bther conveniences.
Mr.. John II. Bishop has added to
lis well equipped shops an ingenius
machine for cutting threads upon
iron pipe and rods, whereby lie can
with one hand easily do the work OF
two persons, and with a great saving
of time.
Mr.. L. Dtnkle, County Sealer OF
Weights and Measures, has now re-
ceived full outfit, which has been
put in new case in the County Court
room, and he will at once begin the
testing of weights and measures in
this county.
The once beautiful residence OF
Hon. A. R. Boteler, - Fountain
Rock" a mile south of Shepherds
town, which was burned TO the ground
in 1864 by order of General Hunter,
is to be restored to its former fair
proportions.
The ladies of the NJ. e. Church
South, in this place, propose holding
a strawberry and ice cream enter
tainment, with useful and fancy arti-
cles for sale, at an early period pro-
ceeds to be devoted to remodeling
and improving the church.
The Feagans property was sold
last Friday by Special Commissioners
Brown, Trapnell and Baylor, as fol,
lows: Mill property to Wilder C.
Feagans, $3.50; dwelling property
to same, at $50; and saw-mill and
engine to T. A. Potts, at $50.
Mr.. Robt. Phillips has justreturned
from trip up the Valley, where
he purchased 500, 900 feet of lumber
for the factory of VIM. Phillips &
Sons in this place. Several mills are
at work saving for this firm, and four