Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-25
Local Miscellany.
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held this week.
The Vulcan Road Machine Works
will soon be in operation.
The Kabletown Sunday School will
hold picnic on Saturday, Aug. 30.
Mr.. j. F. Reininger has the boss
pumpkin on exhibition in his shop
window.
Forty or fifty cords of Dry Oak
Wood wanted by w. F. & T. p.
Lippitt.
The fishing at Shannondale Springs,
we are informed, has been very good
the past week.
Mr.. Pennock of the Vulcan Road
Machine Works will erect fine dwell
ing near Fairfax boulevard.
The NJ. f. Sunday School South of
Winchester will hold their annual pic
mic at Island Park August 27.
Mr.. j. H. Burl and family have
returned from few days visit to
friends in Loudoun county, Va.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for William Fittswith and Ray
mond t. Quincy, care Kickapoo
Med. Co.
Messrs. Diehl & Bro. have erected
a handsome monument over the grave
of Mr.. Randolph Strider, in Bolivar
Cemetery.
The dwelling of Mr.. j. C. Nc
Knight, on South Samuel street, has
been raised, and begins to assume a
handsome appearance.
Visitors to Berryville last week
had royal welcome and plenty of
good cheer at the virginia House"
of Mrs. Ann r. Castleman.
The N. & w. has withdrawn from
sale its Saturday excursion tickets,
and you have to pay full fare both
ways every day and Sunday too.
Don't fail to hear the famous Ten
nessee Warblers, at Washington Hall,
next Saturday evening. For partic-
ulars see hangers and small bills.
Acouple of very pretty "cages" are
being constructed in Charles Town,
and it would not surprise us if pretty
"birds" were induced tooccupythem.
We learn that good deposit of
fine photographic stone has been found
on the G. NJ, NJ. & 1. Co.'S lands,
1aIong the line of North Samuel street.
Mr.. Cell Phillips will erect dwell
ing on Preston street. near First av-
enue, and Mr.. Arthur Davenport will
erect several dwellings on Sixth av
enue.
: Oakland and Fairmont Sunday
Schools held picnics last Saturday,
and each, we understand, were well
attended and were very enjoyable oc-
casions.
All members of the late Jefferson
Guards are requested to meet at the
armory on next Monday evening, at
Z! o'clock, to close up the business
of the company.
Mr.. Charles c. Caldwell, of Wash
ington City, an experienced electric
ian and n genial gentleman, is put
ting in electric bells and speaking
tubes in Hotel Powhatan.
0Ir. VIM. Kahn has gone east to
purchase fall goods, and proposes to
secure stock which, for quality,
prices and immensity will surpass
anything he has previously handled.
Mr.. Geo. w. Eyler, late of Waynes-
boro, Pa, clever gentleman and
well known to our people, has been
appointed General Superintendent of
the Rarig Machine Works, at Buena
Vista, Va.
The Farrin Boiler Works have been
put in operation during the past
week, and with the aid of a good en-
Igine, the most improved machinery
and efficient workmen, will turn out
good class of work.
We are gratified to learn that Miss
Julia, daughter of Mr.. r. A. Alex
ander, who has been an invalid for so
!. many months and recently under the
care of DIR. Mcclure, in Winchester,
has returned home restored to per-
feet health.
The walls of Col. John T. Gibson's
massive dwelling, on South Samuel
street, are nearly completed, and are
assuming imposing and beautiful pro-
portions. It will be one of the hand
soonest and most convenient struc-
lures in our town.
We return thanks to our young
friend Mr.. Louis f. Brown, for cour-
tesies extended during our visit TO
BerrYvilIe last week. Louie is q
clever fellow, aud if some good girl
should be setting her cap for him we
would not be surprised.
Charles Town is to have full
fiedged steam laundry in the near flu
ture. 1t will be run by Messrs. Thos.
NJ. Baker and Fred. Gunther, and
will be put in operation about the
middle of September. This is a much
needed enterprise, and we wish our
young friends great success in their
undertaking.
The picnic of ReuIah Sunday School
held Wednesday in the grove of Mr..
Huyett, was delightful affair. The
children, and older folks too for thai
matter, were assembled in goodly
number, were provided with al
abundance of nice things and had 9
good time generally. Pretty girl:
4 Vied with hospitable matrons and big
hearted men in making the time pas,
I,lpaSanfIV In all nraSant and fI,n;