Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-06-24
Local Miscellany.

local market.
Late Cabbage Plants for sale by
Z. j. Williams.
The Free Baptist church (colored)
has a fine new bell.
Our farmers are in the midst OF
their wheat harvest.
Fine Wyandotte chickens for sale
by Mr.. F. F. Rohr.
There was a slight hail-storm in the
Harper's Ferry vicinity on Sunday.
Thanks to Mr.. Chas. j. Locke for
late Montgomery City (NTo.) papers.
The Presbyterian Sunday School,
of Hagerstown will picnic at Island
Park, June &c.
For splendid Photos of all sizes,
Picture Frames, Mats, &c, call at
Meetings. Gallery.
Eddie Reininger has some fine aster
plants, including the most improved
imported varieties, for sale.
The Independent Fire Company
expects to take forty men to Fred
erick City on the 4th of July.
a large lot of magnificent palms
we're sent by Mr.. Rouss from New
York to "Shannon Park last week.
Regular meeting of jefferson Chap
ter, No. 3, R. A. NJ, this Monday)
evening, at q o'clock. Election Of
officers.
Mr.. Geo.H. Hagley is having a con-
nectfon made for a sprinkler in front
Of his premises, corner Main and
Charles streets.
The firm of VIM. Phillips & Sons
have been running their factory day
and night in filling orders for various
@ork in their line.
When you visit Baltimore stop at
the NTaItby House, where will be
found frst-class accommodations and
exceedingly low rates.
Mr.. t. P. Lippitt VIII complete
the Shannondale Springs hotel this
week, and it via be opeSed for bus
mess, we understand, next week.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for Mamie Beavers, BefI John
son, A. Y. tTilsSb. Harry t, j..
g. Aldetidge and r. D. Shugert.
A good jewelers. stand, with a
hice stock of goods, will be sold at a
bargain. Apply to Mrs. NJ. Van
daiia Burton. Ch~arlestown, W. Va.
The Town Council awarded the
contract for laying curling on por-
tons of Lawrence, Charles, Liberty
and Samuel streets to Mr.. j. o. Tut
%iler.
Mr.. John H. Bishop has received a
new supply of Force and other
Pumps, and is prepared to put in
work of this kind on short notice and
at reasonable rates.
Now is the time for the citizens Of
C~harlestown and vicinity to subscribe
10 the stock of their local Improve
ment Company, which will benefit
every business in and around town.
Let it not all be placed outside.
Mrs. James Watson advertises for
boarders in this issue. Mrs. Watson
has a pleasant residence, conveniently
located. and her well-earned reputa-
ton whilst landlady of tile Watson
House is a sure guarantee that her
boarders will be given a comfortable
and desirable home.
Mayor Gustav Brown has received
tile sad intelligence of the death of
his aged mother, Mrs. Anna NJ.
Brown, which occurred in Bied-
enhoff, in the Province of Hessen
Nassau, Prussia, on the 10Th of June.
She had been a sufferer from rheGma-
tism for several years, but was only
i'll for a few days before her death.
Her age was 78 years.
The southeastern heavens presented
an unusually grand spectacle last
Sunday evening. For an hour or
more Immediately after dark the sky
IN that direction was lighted up by an
almost continuous glare of lightning
extending in broad sheets from east
to south, behind and through a line
of dark clouds lying in that direc-
ton, with every few moments a sharp
G:gzag flash from zenith to horizon
We have rarely, if ever, seer the like.
1t vas grand and sublime beyond de-
seription.
Now that a genuine spirit of enter
prise is abroad, and it is expected
chat new vigor will be infused into our
business life, it is thought very ex-
pedient and proper that a Building
and Loan Association should be or
ganized of a less local character and
with more permanance of life than
those heretofore organized. Such a
move is ON foot. and books bf snh-