Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-09-29
Local Miscellany.


Barnum aud BaiIey's circus is billed
for Martinsburg Oct. 9.
NOTICE. -Palmbaum's Store will
be closed October Sd and 18th.
The West Virginia Creamery has
handsomely painted delivery wagon.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for Nina Havener and Mrs.
Kelsey.
Jefferson Chapter, No. 5, R. A.
NJ, meets this (NIondaY) evening, at
8 o'clock.
A first-class, high-toned g Hamlet
is announced to be billed for Wash
ington Hall shortly.
Mr.. A. w. Cramer has sold his
property west of town to Mr.. VIM
Riley, for S150O cash.
Burns & shugert will have their
millinery opening next Thursday and
Friday, October and 2.
Harry NJ. Wilmington has just re-
ceived large invoice of richly dec
grated imported queensware.
Mr.. John II. Bishop has run gas and
water pipes into the Steam Laundry
of Messrs. Baker & Gunther.
New lot Breech and AIuzzle Shot
Guns and Sporting Clothing. Sport
ing goods a speciality, at Rink Hard
ware.
Mr.. E. C. Tabb, at Leetown, this
county, has thousand bushels of
apples-choice fruit, several varieties
for sale.
Dexter Fairy Queen Spring Falling
Top Buggy, good as new, for sale,
for $50 cash, by A. S. Crittenden,
Rippon, W. Va.
Mr.. E. E. Stonesifer has opened a
meat store near the corner of Liberty
and Mildred streets, in the vicinity
of the B. & o. depot.
Harness, Saddles, Brides, Salt,
Fertilizer, Buggies, Carts, Farm Wa
CONS. Steel King Harrows are the
best, at Rink Hardware.
The Charles Town Dramatic Club
rendered ga Box of Monkeys" in
Washington Hall last Friday night,
giving those present an enjoyable
evening.
Ladies like to deal at the popular
store of Burns & Shugcrt, because
they keep an elegant line of goods,
and they always have just the things
they want.
Curb stone are being delivered in
different parts of the town, but those
for West Main street, for which there
was a specific order passed by the
Council, have not been delivered.
The Charles Town Cornet Band
went to Martinsburg on Saturday, to
attend the fair of the Mechanics
Band of that place. The boys say
they were treated elegantly, and re-
port having good time generally.
And still we have no rain-not even
the customary equinoctiai. If Uncle
Jerry would only send his rain ma
chine up here and manufacture us
good shower TO order, the Jefferson
county farmer would rise up and call
him blessed.
Messrs. C. II. and B. w. Moore
purchased last week of Mr.. G. F.
Wall eight yearling steers that aver
aged 6S2 lbs. Mr.. John T. Colston
purchased of Mr.. C. F. Wall ten cat
tie, among them a yoke of fine oxen,
broke to work without line.
George Good (white) and Tom
Bailey (colored) were driving down
Dixon's Hill in Mr.. Harry Whiting
toms delivery wagon last Wednesday,
when the horse became unmanagea-
bile. and dashing down the hill threw
the cOlored boy out and left the wagon
and white boy in Evitt's run
The former was considerably shaken
up, the latter well ducked and the
wagon considerably damaged, whilst
the horse came out unharmed-rather
a miraculous escape for all partici-
pants.
Kingston H., the beautiful chestnut
stallion of L. D. Getzendaner, died
Tuesday at 8 A. NJ, after suffering
fou: weeks from burns caused by the
recent fire. Kingston Fl. was the
most stylish horse that graced the
streets of Charles Town, and his
owner realizes sad loss and ffnan-
cially a large sum of money, as the
horse was not insured. The death of
Kingston breaks up L. d. Getzen-
daner's span of chestnut staIlions.-
Kingston leaves some worthy progeny
to represent him.
Mr.. Edward Alt has resigned the
superintendency of the Shenandoah
Brass and Iron Works, and Mr.. Mar
tin Kelly has been appointed in his
stead. Mr.. Kelly has been an active
assistant of Mr.. ALT ever since the
establishment of the works here, and
being brass worker of extended ex-
perience, there is no doubt but that
he will make capital superintendent.
Mr.. T. Percy MaIlorie succeeds Mr..
John Kroal (resigned) as book keeper.
Mr.. Chas. S. Stevens continues as the
popular and enterprising president,
and Mr.. George Porterfeld, the ge-
NAL and efficient secretary, retains
his position. Mr.. Stevens spent sew
eral days here last week, and during
his stay informed US that he had since
he was last here travelled over large
space of country, and was pleased to
see business reviving. The works
have lots of orders ahead, and there