Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-03-18
Local Miscellany.

OSS NehOS furnishings just
opened, at Kahn's.
Blank Leases, for renting houses,
for sale at this Office.
Read the Shenandoah Milling Com
pany's new advertisement.
Mr.. Colin holland has bought the
Watson property in Bolivar for $3.50.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for Alice Mitchell and Charley
Smith.
Geo. H. Hagley is opening his i'm
mense stock of new Spring Goods.
Call and see them.
Messrs. Stump & Starry are build
ing a fine hack for Daniel Lowry,
colOred, of Harper's Ferry.
The Bank of Charlestown has a
handsome new sign-the artistic pro-
duction of Mr.. August Schultz.
Have you seen the magnificent
1920 inch View of ''Harper's Fer
ry," at McCLUNG's PHoTo GALLERY?
Mrs Fl. Higginbotham has rented,
for post-office purposes, the room at
present occupied by Postmaster
Flagg.
A lot of white goods just received
at from SC. up, trimmings in endless
varieties at the Shenandoah MILLING
Company.
\ Observation-Disclosures
the contract for lighting the street
lamps to Messrs. Jas. W. and Geo.
w. Allen, at SIS per month.
Ladies, why not save money and
go to Burns & Shugert's to buy a
Sewing Machine. A beautiful high
arm machine, with all attachment,
for $3.50.
Master Ed. Reininger has received
a large supply of fine imported Aster
seeds. He has some twenty or more
fine varieties, and will sell them in
quantities to suit purchasers.
At the request of some of our pa
irons, Mr.. w. d. Briscoe has kindly
furnished US for republication, his
poem on the ''Ginral Musster,''
which will be found on our FIRST page.
The regular Conyocation of Jeffer-
son Chapter. No. 5. will be held next
Monday, March oath, at o'clock, P.
NJ. Business of Importance, also the
Mark, Past and Council degrees will
be conferred.
The fire department was called out
about 8 O'Clock Saturday night, by
an alarm of fire occasioned by the
burning of a chimney of the Dixon
house, southwest corner of Liberty
and Samuel streets.
Thanks to our young countyman
D. NJ. Schaeffer, of the graduating
class of the Baltimore College of Ply
sicians and Surgeons, for an invita-
ton to the commencement exercises
of that institution, TO be held to-day.
DIR. Chisholm, of Baltimore, per.
formed a successful operation upon
Mrs. Lewis Dinkle's left eye last
week, and it is hoped that thereby
the disease will be arrested, though
the sight of the eye will probably be
lost.
Persons who change their residence
on April 1st will please notify us of
the change, either by card or by per-
son, SO that their paper can be de-
livered at the proper place. Per-
sons in town can notify our carrier of
the change.
Gen. Francis Fl. Smith, founder of
the Virginia Military Institute, and
for fifty years its superintendent,
was paralyzed Saturday, and is now
in critical condition. He is abroth-
er-in-law of Mrs. a. NJ. Forrest, of
of this place, and is n years of age.
PhGnix-like, there has risen from
the ashes of Mr.. w. w. WentzelI's
cigar factory in Bolivar, or within
few feet of the site of the old one,
new factory, where Mr.. w. will con-
tinue the manufacture of the fine
cigars which have won for him such
an enviabIe reputation.
Messrs. VIM. j. c. Dulany & Co.,
Booksellers and Stationers, of No. 8
Baltimore ST., East, have their card
in this issue. The reputation of this
house for reliability and fair-dealing
is firmly established, and the prices
of their goods will be found just and
reasonable, as the thousands with
whom they have done business in
Maryland, Virginia and West Vir-
GINA can attest.
Summit Point Lodge of the Farm
ers' Alliance was organized last Sat
urday, with twenty-three members
and Differed as follows: R. o. Allen,
President; E. A. Colston, Vice Pres
ident; R. w. Morrow, Lecturer; j.
Dutrow, Treasurer: H. H. Swimley,
Chaplain; j. BilIer, Doorkeerer; ].
II. Shewbridge, Asst Doorkeeper