Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-05-19
Local Miscellany.
Circuit Court begins to-day.

The Harness Factory is rising.
Seed potatoes at Rink Hardware. >
The Glove Factory will soon be in
operation.
Letter advertised at Charleston for
Simon schloss.
Memorial Day in Charlestown,
Saturday, May 30.
Mr.. Henry DUNN is improving the
appearance of his store room.
The Hotel Powhatan is rieing sky
ward and assuming vast proportions.
Repairs for the Champion machines
at The Rink Hardware. Order early. :
Mr.. John H. Bishop has placed
water pipes in the Episcopal rcctcry
Mr.. Jno. o. johnson is waiuscoat-
ing the offices of Judge Lucas. in the
Law Building.
Messrs. Hunt & Mathena, livery
men, have supplied themselves with
i some elegant new turnouts.
The Town Council has fixed the IL
cense of real estate agents at s20per
year, or So for three months.
Gov. Fleming was rendered a re-
. ception at the residence of Col. r.
DIP. Chew last Wednesday evening.
A gentleman from Cambridge, En-
gland, was one of the purchasers at
the Charlestown lot sales last week.
The large maps prepared by DIR. j.
V. Simmons for the lot sales were
very complete and highly credita-
BILE production.
New lot of Buggies, Dog Carts,
Buggy Harness, Whips, Saddles; also
Ladies Saddles, &c. Wool wanted.
Rink Hardware.
The Charlestown Brick and Tile
Company are putting good brick on
the market. See their advertisement
in another column.
Mr.. George Adams, of Wheeling,
was presented with the first pair OF
gloves made by Mr.. Trontman Of the
Charlestown Glove Factory.
Mr.. j. Henry holland informs US
that he has purchased lot on Brax-
ton avenue in the Davenport addition,
and will erect dwelling thereon.
Place your lots and stock with the
Getzendaner Co. Real Estate Agency,
(hnembers Real Estate Exchange, and
getquick and satisfactory results. 4
Our young friend, John A. Hop
kins has been promoted to the as
sistart principalship of the w. Va.
n Deaf and Dumb Asylum, at Romney.
- Our former countyman Mr.. l.. c.
Tabb is Land Agent of the Summit
City, Co., at Bluefeld, w. Va, a
rapidly developing town on the N. &
w. R. r.
Postmaster Hfginbotham enter
tanned a. large number ofhis Lancas-
ter (Pa.) friends at his attractive
country residence during the lot sales
last week.
Malta Lodge, No. 80, A., f. & A.
NJ, meets next Friday evening, May
22d. A full attendance requested,
as business of Importance will be
transacted.
The drawing of lots of the G. NJ.
NJ. & l. Co. was satisfactorily ac-
complished last Wednesday. 2,80C
lots were drawn, ESQ of which were
business lots.
Large stockholders were present
at our lot sales from New York.
Pittsburg, Uniontown, Lancaster
Philadelphia. Baltimore, Washington
Wheeling and elsewhere.
, The name of 7. c. Green, vicl
President of the Peoples Street Rail
way Company, was unintentionally
omitted from the list of officers fur
nished us for publication.
\ The Messrs. Lippitt have begun
the foundation of handsome dwell
ing which they will erect for Mr. nj
i. Bolinger on the Davenport addi'
tion-location on Clay street, near H
The contract for the erection of TIL
shops for the Vulcan Road Machine
works has been awarded to Messrs
VIM. Phillips & Sons. They are 10
Gated near the Belt Line, and one o
the buildings is to be completed b.
the 1stof July.
VIM. Phillips & Sons have con
tracted to erect the large Boile
Works to be put up here. Mr.. Geo
w. Armentrout has already com
menced the foundation for the SAM
near the Belt Line, and Mr.. F. L
Beller will do the carpenter work.
Lancaster city and county, in Penn
sylvapia, sent large and intIuentia
delegation to Charlestown last week
prominent among which was Mr.. j
Gus. Zook, who is director of tn
c. NJ, NJ. & 1. Co. These gentle