Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-05-27
Local Miscellany.

ASOcSIIlanS euJOJeu CoTpOEdLIOu
moonlight several nights last week.
Miss Lula B. and Master Ralph
Higinbotham are clerking in the post
office.
Mr.. c. L. Dawson received three
small bear cubs from Michigan last
Friday.
Mrs. John Keplinger, of the vicfn-
ity of Shcpherdstown, died a few
days ago.
Star Bicycle for sale, SPIN. will
sell at a sacrifice. Call at the MIL
ing Store.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for James Brown, Harry West
and Tom Simmons.
Mr.. C. w. Taylor is painting the
TOmIiuson house, corner of Charles
and Liberty streets.
The C~harIestown Cornet Band ser
enaded the newly elected corporation
officials last Thursday night.
A very interesting programme was
rendered at the Stephenson Seminary
monthly soiree last Friday evening.
Messrs. Armentrout & Tutwiler
are engaged at culvert work on the
Shepherd turnpike, near Shepherds
town.
Memorial day in Winchester, Fri
day, June 6; in Shepherdstown, Sat
urday, June z; in CharIestown, Sat
urdaY, June II.
Mr.. f. L. Beller is building an adj
dition to the residence of Mr.. A. L.
kennedy, and Mr.. Jno. w. Russell
is tin roofing the
DIR. W. f. Lippitt, Jr., has been
appointed Assistant Surgeon of the
Second West Virginia Regiment, with
rank of first lieutenant.
Mr.. Becker. it is said, intends
boring for oil on the east side of the
Shenandoah in this county a few
miles from Cha4estown.
Mr.. Edward V. CoyIe, brother of
Col. John ri. Coyle of this place,
died at his home in Berkeley county.
recently, aged 30 years.
A good jewelers. stand, with a
nice stock of goods, will be sold at a
bargain. Apply to Mrs. NJ. Van
daIta Burton, Charlestown, W. Va.
Hon. B. d. Gibson, of this place,
was, at the recent meeting # The West
Virginia Grand Commandary Knights
Templar, chosen Grand Junior War
den of that body.
Mr.. D. S. Hughes has erected a
large lamp at the corner of his build
ing, on Main street and alley east Of
his property. 1t will prove a great
comfort to p~assers-by in vet weather.
Mr.. Isaac w. Chapline, a venera-
BILE citizen of Shepherdstcwn, died
there a few days ago, aged y. He
was the father of Mr.. w. A. Chap
line, at one time Clerk of the Circuit
Court.
The New Idea Ministries will give a
performance in Washington Hall this
(Tuesday) evening. Phe troupe
is we'll spoken of by the Press, and
they will no doubt be greeted with a
full house.
The twenty-third anniversary of
Storer College, Harper's Ferry, will
he celebrated May %, 80 and 80
Two bands are expected for Friday.
Special rates from all points on the
B. & o. r. r.
The Baltimore and Ohio and Shen-
andoah Valley Railroad Companies
have agreed to make a junction at the
crossing west of CharIestown, so that
trains may be transferred from one
road to the other.
Miss Margaret Ware died sudden
ly on Sunday last, whilst riding in a
buggy on the Warm Spring road, be
tween Mr.. Emanuel S~chaeffer's and
the crossroads neal zcar school
house, at an advanced age.
Any one who may have a photo
graph of Charles McDonough, late
of Mosby's Command, will confer a
great favor on his aged mother by
communicating with her at Darkes-
vile, Berkeley County, West Va.
ELIZABETH McDoSoUGH.
The old Town Council will close
up its business this week, aud the
new Council will probably hold its
first regular meeting next Monday
night. We congratulate our worthy
and efficient Mayor upon his re-elec-
ton, and feel sure that he will leave
no reasonable effort untried for the
good government and improvement
of the town. Recorder w. L. Hedges
is elected to serve a third term, which
he will doubtless fill as faithfully as
in the past. The C~ounciimen flour