Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-12-23
Local Miscellany.

Letters advertised at Charleston for
c. g. and Mrs. L. Skinner and Mary
L. Bates.
Mr.. Eugene shugart will send up
his big elephant balloon ON New
Years Eve.
The Kabletown Sunday School will
have its holiday celebration on the
evening of December &c.
Thanks to Mr.. C. f. Wall for an
excellent roast of beef-tender and
delicious, and nicelybutchered.
Mr-GGstav Brown will have full
supply of the best Oysters and Gel
cry for Christmas and New Year.
Mr.. V. NJ. Firor has removed his
real estate Office to the Fouke build
ing, corner George and Liberty sts.
The Banks aud the Circuit and
County Clerks Offices will be closed
on Christmas and New Years Days.
Mr.. Lippitt Renner will have good
solid Oysters for Christmas, at S1.85
per gallon, and solicits early orders.
Mr.. John H. Bishop is fitting the
dwelling of Col. R. p. Chew with hot
and cold water pipes, bath tubs, gas,
&c.
The Episcopal Sunday School will
be given stereoptican exhibition in
the Parish Building on Monday eve
ming next.
Mr.. Jas. II. Conklyn butchered
last week $50 Id. hos; also nine six
months old shoats which averaged
200 lbs. each.
When you visit Baltimore stop at
the AIaltby House, where will be
found first-cIass accommodations and
exceedingly low rates.
The Presbyterian Sunday School of
This place will have holiday celebra-
ton, in Washington Hall, on Monday
evening, December 30.
James w. Thomas will furnish
Christmas Oysters, and will fill all
orders promptly. Restaurant in base
ment of Watson House.
Messrs. Earnshaw & DooIey have
placed the new furnaces in the Pres
byterian church, and it is thought
they will give much satisfaction.
Messrs. Diehl & Bro, of this place,
are erecting handsome granite mon
tlment over the remains of Mr.. A. L.
Withers, in the Berryville cemetery.
An inch or so of snow fell here last
Tuesday night. East of us there was
no snow, whilst in the Middleway
neighborhood it reached a depth OF
seven inches.
The ladies of the Baptist Church
composing tue Mite Society, will hold
an entertainment in Washington Hall
beginning the first day of Court in
February, 1891.
Master Clayton Haines, our Car
rier. will call upon the Sp1R1r readers
with his Annual Greeting on Christ
mas Day, and we bespeak for him
their usual liberality.
The e Frost Queen and Santa
Claus" is the title of beautiful
and pleasing Christmas entertainment
which will be given by the Baptist
Sunday School on New Years eve,
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The store of Mr.. VIM. D. Reed, al
GIarper's Ferry, was damaged by
fire on Monday morning of last week.
Building owned by Mrs. Bridget
Boerly, and insured Stir Washington
& Alexander. No insurance on stock.
Frank Smith, colored, last week
butchered two hogs which weighed
respectively $50 and Ala lbs. These
belonged to the same lot of Mr.. c. NJ.
Hough's large eleven-months old hog.
and ali three were purchased last
spring of Mr.. John H. Hall.
Sheriff Davis left last Saturday
hight for Moundsville, conveying to
the penitentiary the prisoners Craig,
Ross, Stewart and Lowry, sentenced
at the recent term of the Circuit
Court, and returning to the State
prison the conVicts Catlett and Law
son, brought on here as witnesses
The boys Fidtnger, Fry and Allen,
and colored convict Lawson, will be
retained here until the February term.
Mr.. VIM. Hayslett, an old and we'll
known citizen of this county, died at
his residence near Middleway on the
18th instant, aged "a years and 8
months. He was, with the exception
of few years embracing the period
81 the late war, (when he resided in
Frederick county, Ya.,) lifelong
resident of jefferson, and was active
up to within few hours of his death.
He was strictly upright and honest,
and was highly esteemed by all Who
knew him. His remains were Inferred
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