Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-01-06
Local Miscellany.

pose OF it until you see G. L. WALL.
Thanks to Mrs. Albert Diehl for a
supply of elegant celery for New Year
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for Hannah Hedwall and William
Morice.
The recent fall of snow afforded
several days of excellent sleighing
last week.
Mr.. c. F. Wall shipped two hun
dred hogs and carload of cattle and
calves on New Years day.
The ice crop is not proving such a
failure this season as last, and good
deal has already been harvested.
The Charlestown Cornet Band dis
conrsed good music on the Watson
House portico on Christmas day.
The Harper's Ferry Sentinel issued
an attractive holiday number, credit
able to its ehterprising publisher.
The Shenandoah and Potomac riv-
ers have been frozen over, but the ice
has broken up and most of it moved
out.
An enjoyable hop was given to
Capt. Chas. E. Baylor and bride. in
Washington Hall on New Year eve
hing.
Mr.. Isaac Ramey butchered in De-
cember fine pen of June pigs which
averaged in weight about $50 lbs.
each.
The congregation of Zion Epfsco-
pal Church contemplate the early
completion of the steeple of their
house of worship.
Thanks to Mr.. David Howell for a
fine large calendar of the Under
writers Agench of New York, for
which he is the local agent.
Mr.. Jacob B. Brown, a we'll known
citizen of this place, formerly of Har-
per's Ferry, died on Saturday, De-
cember 27th, at an advanced age.
The ladies of the Baptist church
desire it to be remembered that their
dinners and suppers will be given in
February next-commcncing the first
day of court.
Clayton, our little junior, requests
us to return thanks to the patrons of
the SPIRIT for the liberal reception
given him on his rounds with his
Carriers Greeting.
N1essrs. Washington & Alexander
have helped us to handsome set OF
calendars of the different insurance
companies represented by them, for
which we return thanks.
The contract for erecting the build
ings for the new brass foundry has
been let to Mr.. T. P. Lippitt, and
ground has been broken for the same,
80 be completed in sixty days.
Mr.. D. W. Ramey, whose personal
property is advertised for sale on the
9Th of January, has bought out Mr..
f. G. Butler at HaiItown, and is going
into merchandising at that place.
Messrs. Burns & Shugert announce
in this issue their change of business
from the credit to the cash system.
They propose to sell only reliable
goods at the lowest living profits, and
invite a comparison of their prices
with others.
NIessrs. S. d. Hirschman & Co.
have repeated their usual holiday
custom of favoring We editor with q
serviceable article of mems wear, for
which we return many thanks to the
gentlemen of this enterprising and
well-known firm.
We have from Me ssrs. PaImbaum
& Bro. as holiday gift an elegant
silk muller, for which we return
thanks. The members of this firm
are among our most progressive and
accommodating merchants, and the
house is rapidly rising in public favor.
French, the lovely little daughter
of Mr.. B. F. Hughes, of Staunton,
Va, and granddaughter of Mrs. A.
A. Hughes, of this place, aged nearly
four years, died last Saturday, OF
pheumonia. The afflicted parents and
friends have our heartfelt sympathy
in their sad bereavement.
Gen. r. G. Baylor. who has charge of the
engineering department of the Railroad Con
struction Co. of the j. c. Gibson Co. OF Bell
Hire. O.. cane home to spend Christmas with
his family.
The Washington correspondent of the Balti
more Sun in giving the society news of the Ma
tional metropolis. says: senator Faulkner:
oldest daughter. Miss Jane Faulkner, who ha!
just completed her studies at the Augusta Fe
male Seminary. viii be introduced carly il
January as one of the debutantes Of the season
Among the young men who visited their pa
rental homes in Charlestown and vicinity du
ling the recent HOLIDAYS we noticed i. G. Da
Tenport, from GAINESVILLE. Ohio; BraXtOn Da
Tenport, from the West Virginia University
Enos DinSle from Morgantown; Thomas a
Kahn from Pittsburgh; NJ Mcknight ans
Harvey LaBoytcauX. from New York Allison
11oon and Henry Wilt. from the Staunton MaIt
Academy; Naval Cadet Julian l.. Latimer
from New York Stewart Mcknight F. VI
Kelly. Willie. Allen aud arthur Wilson. Gland,
u. Haines and Churle Dieh. from Washington
City: James Davenport, from Roanoke Jas
NJ. Mason, Jr.. aud Bassett Mitchell from Vir
lfpl,U To-