Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-07-15
Local Miscellany.

80 CnA4e9NuNu july ~.
Great Bargains are offered at Hae
sey's in Summer Goods.
Special sale Of Soaps at Cameron
Chew's next Monday.
beg days begin on Thursday. i7th
3nst- and end on the 18th Of August.
The o. B. Sunday School Of Mar
tinsburg will picnic at Island Park
Tie Citizens Fire Company intend
70 have oyster suppers early in No
3ember.
Excavation has been begun for the
water tank at tie B. & o. depot at
this place.
Judge Duckwall held a special
term Of the Jefferson Circuit Court
last tuesday
See advertisements of the Luray
Female Institute, a fine institution of
learning, located at Luray, VS..
Mr. Wm. 81. Roberts, a former cit
izen Of jefferson county, died in Bal
tTmOre on June 2sth. aged n years.
Mr. Edward Bates, Of this county,
has been appointed as topographic
sidIRsNie D. S. Geological Survey,
at $72O.
The Sabbath School and members
of Christ Reformed Church, Hagers-
town, will picnic at Island Park,
July Is.
mr.. Geo. w. Welsh is improving
his residence, corner of Liberty and
West streets, greatly enhancing its
outside appearance.
When you visit Baltimore stop at
the ATaltby House, where will be
found frst-cIass accommodations and
exceedingly low rates.
The frescoing of the Baptist Church
ia this place has been awarded to Mr..
c. ". Taylor, and tie Improvement
of the pulpit TO Mr., j. c. Holmes.
good jewelers. stand, with a
hic0 ock IF goods, will be sold at a
bargains Apply TO. Mrs. NJ. Van
dalfa Burton. G~laffasf6Wns w vi
The shdepeadep 1ap6
&c. Holmes. had their fine steamer
nut last Tuesday evening, throwing
water in the most satisfactory man
9her,
Miss Meredith, the pretty trapeze
performer who exhibited with Main
& Co.'S Circus here last spring, fell
from a tight rope at Buckhandon. w.
"a, and broke her neck.
Mr.. David Sloan, President of the
MilIville Milling Company, was here
a DAY or t&o last week, making ar
engagements to start up the Millville
Mills for the new season.
The new elevator Of Mr.. w. S.
kennedy (for the erection of which
Mr.. T. P. Lippitt is the co%ntractor)
is about ready for the roof, and will
ne completed in a few days.
The Frederick Nea0s notes the pre-
sentation, on the 4th OF July, of a
handsome picture by the Independent
Fire Company of this place to the In
dependent Company of that city.
letters ire adyertised at Charles
ton for Jacob H. Coffman, Nancy
Me- H. D. Young, Alice Young.
LOS. B. Young, A. J.Bailey, S. H.
Higginbotham and VIM. johnson.
Messrs. R. A. Alexander and For
rest w. Brown visited Washington
City last week, and succeeded in
placing a number of additional shares
of the Charlestown NJ, NJ. & 1. Co.'s
stock.
MIR. E. f. Beachley las completed
the fine large dwelling of AIr. W. f.
Hemp, corner of Liberty and Mildred
streets; and the foundation of a dwell
bling which he is to erect on an adjoin-
ing lot for Mr.. WI Schaeffer, is we'll
under way.
Mrs: 7. c.. Nicewarner. of this
place, last week yomited a live spe-
cies of fish, called the clio eucepAa-
Lous gfqphous. It was about an inch
and a quarter long, and is supposed
to have been swallowed with a drink
of water, Mrs. NJ. not knowing when
it passed down her throat.
Mr.. V. w. Dust, of v. w. Dust &
Co., the Ohio nurserymen, leaves for
home to-day. Mr. Dust informs us
that he has during the present season
sold in Martinsburg, trees, &c.. to
Tie amount of So, 500, a large amount
along the different stations between
there and here, about 81, 800 worth in
charlestOwn, and large Bills I'd Lou
dOun county, Va.
Mr.. S. Hirschman sends us from
Wildungen, Germany, a descriptive
pamphlet Of the Baths and Mineral
Springs of that place, where he is
spending the summer. The illustra-