Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-04
local Miscellany.
County Court met Yesterday.

at the Charles Town Glove Works.
Mr.. Juo. w. Russell has the Goetz
Harness Factory nearly under roof.
The Boiler Works and Vulcan Road
Machine Works will be in operation
shortly.
One hundred and fifty thousand
shingles we're used on the Hotel
Powhatan.
The corporate authorities are grad
ing East street in the vicinity of the
Episcopal church.
Mr. E. E. BeachIey is going ahead
with the erection of Col. John t.
Gibson's fine dwelling.
The Boiler Works have their en-
CINE and boiler located, and are put
ting in first-class machinery.
The independent Fire Co. had
their steamer out Tuesday evening,
trying their new suction pipe.
Mr.. Frank Legge, son of superin-
tendent Legge of the B. & O. R. r.,
is learning Biography at Rippon.
The Charles Town Cornet Band,
We understand, has been offered the
placeof band for I'd w. Va. Infantry.
Messrs. Davenport & Mallorie have
enquiries from Tainanfoo Foemosa,
China, as to the advantages of Charles
Town.
The front of the store-room of Mr..
j. Aldridge Chew is being painted,
preparatory to its occupancy by Mr..
7. o. Taylor.
Our pleasant office neighbor Mr..
Arthur Davenport is quite disciple
of Isaac Walton, and has been CATCH
ing some fine bass.
Orders continue to pour in at the
Shenandoah Brass and Iron Works,
and full complement of hands are
kept steadily at work.
The N. & w. Railroad has been
PEELED TO put in additional side track
to accommodate its rapidly growing
business at Charles Town.
Building upon the C. NJ, NJ. & 1.
Co.'s addition still continues ahead
of the capacity of our brick yards to
furnish brick for the same.
Mr.. Elliott is determined to keep
step with the progress of the age, and
is having the front and portico of the
Watson House nicely painted.
Mr.. Thos. j. Bragg is gradually re-
covering from fall which he had
few days ago, from the top of the
Vulcan Road Machine building.
Connection has been made between
the Belt Line and B. & o. road, and
cars have been switched in to the
Brass Works and Boiler Works.
Rev. G. N. Campbell preached in
the Presbyterian church last Sunday
morning, and Rev. F. II. HaYener
occupied the same pulpit on Sunday
evening.
The walls of the fine brick dwelling
being erected by the Construction
Company for Mr.. Goetz of the Har-
ness Factory are well advanced to-
ward completion.
Messrs. ScipIe & Co., of Philadel-
phia, are supplying the Goetz Har-
ness Factory with engine, boiler and
heating apparatus, and Mr.. Geo. w.
Armentrout is doing the brick work
necessary to setting the same.
Parties who have been here looking
at the Hotel Powhatan, with view
of running it when completed, have
been highly pleased, and pronounce
it one of the best and most complete
hotel buildings in the country.
Washburn & Arlington's Circus,
Menagerie, Hippodrome, Wild West,
Wild East, Moorish Caravan and
Congress of Nations will exhibit in
Charles Town August 10Th. Look
out for advertisement and posters.
The Carter House is sustaining
a good reputation, and the genial
landlord, Mr.. Geo. S. Watson, and
his popular clerk, Mr.. WoodvilIe
Johnson, continue to make it pleas
sZant for the many guests who stop
there.
Save your rags and have nice rag
carpet woven from them. Mr.. Jas.
A. Watson, at 8iillville, can do the
work in good style; and it will pay
you to have it done. His prices are
moderate and workmanship first class.
Try him.
Henry Henson, of Berryyille, has
been appointed night operator at the
N. & W. station here, Harry Bolinger
has been promoted to day operator,
and Jacob Martin, late day operator,
has been given better position at
Carlisle, Pa.
Mr.. Garnett Baylor was severely
hurt by railroad accident at Bel
laire, Ohio. last Friday-shoulder
dislocated and much bruised. The
BeIIaire papers give his injuries a
more serious aspect, but the above is
according TO private advices received
here, and his friends therefore hope
his hurts are not serious.
Mr.. Jacob Gruber died on Thurs
day morning last, at his residence
near Summit Point, aged 70 years,
II months and 23 days, and his re-
mains were inferred in the Masonic
graveyard at Middleway on Friday,
BE was an upright citizen, kind
neighbor, consistent member of the
Lutheran church, and was one of the
1eIdest members of Triluminar Lodge
A., f. & A. NJ, of Middleway, which
body OBLIGATED at bis ipterment,