Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-07-28
Local Miscellany.


Harry Wilmington has handsome
new sign.
The seven chimneys in Hotel Pow
hatan required 100, 900 brick.
Mr.. Henry Hooe has built an adj
dition 10 the dwelling Of Mrs. Eliza
Benner.
Rev. II. j. Wilson conducted SER
vices in St. James Catholic church
last Sunday.
Mr.. Theo. Nicewarner has opened
q blacksmith and repair shop on East
Liberty street.
Over one hundred Confederate vet
Grams from this county went to Lex
ington last week.
Mr.. L. Feuilleteau Harper has
been appointed colporteur for VIM
chester Presbytery.
Mr.. f. L. BeIler has added story
to the dwelling of Mr.. Michael Soud-
ers, on West street.
The Charles Town Cornet Band at
tended the jackson unwilling at Lex
ington, Va, last Tuesday.
The dwelling of Mrs. E. j. Bless
sing is being raised and nicely inn
proved. Work by Mr.. Herbert Bless
D sing.
For good Buggies go to c. M.
West, Kabletown, who has just re-
ceiYed new lot and will sell them
cheap.
wanted-old-time mahogany fur
niture, clocks, brasses, &C.. Ad-
dress, John Treblig, 9 North Howard
street, Baltimore.
When you visit Baltimore stop at
the Maltby House, where will be
found first-class accommodations and
exceedingly low rates.
Mrs. Jno. w. MeCurdy is having
very handsome improvements, an adj
ditional story, etc., to her dwelling
house on Samuel street.
Mr.. w. S. Grim left yesterday for
Brunswick, Md, to engage in firing
on B. & o. mogul engine, between
that place and Cumberland. e ~ =
A foot race came off last Saturday,
between Messrs. G. NJ. Siifer and
Fred. Gunther. The former won,
and was awarded a handsome medal.
The new instruments for the Charles
Town Cornet Band Lave been re-
ceived. They are very handsome,
and the boys are quite proud of them.
We return thanks to the Depart
ment of Publicity and Promotion of
she Worlds Columbian Exposition
for handsome picture of machinery
hall.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for Frank c. Briscoe, Henry B.
Davenport, B. F. Foil, Captain How
!. ard, Lee Phillips and B. G. Wash
'ington.
Mr.. Armentrout has completed the
brick work of the massive and impos-
ing Goetz Harness Factory and Mr..
Jno. w. Russell is tin roofing the
building.
Ayoung man by the name of Tobin,
an excursionist from Martinsburg,
was killed near Island Park last Sat
urday night, by falling from an ex-
press train.
Mr.. c. F. Wall has just returned
from the southwestern part of the
State with carload of selected Stock
Ewes. Parties desiring sheep should
see him this week.
Fancy Groceries, such as An
chovies, Bloaters, Mushrooms, French
Peas, Mock Turtle Soup, Edam Cheese
and Pine Apple Cheese, for sale by
81. M. Wilmington.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will hold Lawn Party, on the church
lawn, Wednesday and Thursday eve
nings of next week, July 20 and 80.
The public cordially invited.
The foundation for Col. Jno. T.
Gibson's dwelling on South Samuel
3 street, which is to be handsome and
commodious one, is completed, and
the brick work is to be hurried through
at once.
Mr.. John L. King, who served as
telegraph operator here under Mr.. P.
III. Hughes, and for some time past
freight agent at Basic City, has been
appointed N. & w. r. r. agent at
Elkton, Va.
Ladies clean your kid gloves with
Mather's Glove Cleaner, for sale only
by Burns & Shugert-where may be
found full line of dressed and IN
dressed kid gloves in all the most
desirable shades.
The corporate authorities have
graded the east side of South Samuel
street, from Congress to South alley,
preparatory to setting curb for pave
ment, and are grading Samuel street
and South alley, in that locality.
The infant class of Mrs. Albert
Diebl and Miss Nellie Campbell and
the class of Miss Mamie Reininger,
of the Presbyterian Sunday School,
we're handsomely entertained by their
teachers at Stephenson Seminary last
Friday afternoon.
Mr.. A. G. wynkoop, President Of
the Real Estate Exchange, has con-
tracted with Mr.. Z. E. BeachIey for
the building of two brick houses, with
modern improvements, ION Fairfax
Boulevard, same to be completed by
October 31st, 1891.
Mr.. j. C. Holmes will erect brick
dwelling for Mr.. j. w. Kelly on First
avenue; Maj. A. w. Mcdonald will
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