Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-01-13
Local Miscellany.
County Court February 2.

SHIRT Office.
Sale bills printed neatly and cheap
iy at the SPIRIT office.
Brother Morrow, of the Adtocdte,
is happy. It's a ten-pound boy.
Mr.. Eugene shugart sent up his
Jumbo balloon last Thursday night.
The Geo. Campbell Co.'S. mills
here are running day and night at
present.
Earnshaw & DooIey have contract
ed to tin roof the large brick resi-
dence of Mr.. Jas. NJ. Ransom.
tUucle Lawrence" Parker, an old
and well known colored man of this
vicinity, died few days ago.
The beginning of Lent falls this
year on February II, Good Friday
March 27, and Easter March 80.
Mr.. Geo. W. NARROW recently sold
to VIM. II. Natlor, of Pennsylvania,
twerty-three head of fat cattle which
averaged 1916 lbs.
When You visit Baltimore stop at
the AIaltby House, where will be
found first-cIass accommodation and
exceedingly low rates.
MIR. Maurice Kahn, whilst on his
road home last Sunday night, fell
and fractured his leg. DR.. c. T.
Richardson gave him surgical atten-
ton.
Messrs. Davenport & MalIorie have
opened real estate office in the west
front room on the second floor of the
Hooff building, adjoining the SPIRIT
office.
Benz. Hart, colored, had his leg
broken by falling tree near Kear-
neysville, last week. He was brought
home and given surgical attention by
Drs. NciIl and Bishop.
Mr.. F. G. Butler was using ear
pick a few days ago, when door
was blown shut and struck his arm,
driving the instrument into the drum
of his ear. He has since suffered in
tensely from the injury.
The members of Malta Lodge, No.
80, A., f. & A. M, at their regular
meeting held last Friday night, ap-
pointed the necessary committees to
perfect all arrangements for the an
nual supper to be held February 20.
The C. NJ, n. & 1. Co. have a
large force of hands engaged in blast
ing and grading on their extension of
North Samuel street. Mr.. r. w.
Norris, general agent for the Western
Reversible Road Machine, has charge
of the work.
yesterday & Co. have contracted
to tin roof the large canning estab-
lishmcnt: 4OxlOO feet, to be put up at
once by NIr. Isaac II. Strider at Lee
town, and also have the contract to
tin roof the large brass works now in
course of erection here.
Our popular and weIlknown Berke-
ley county friend 61r. John w. Dodd
gave us pleasant call last Wednes-
day. His card as auctioneer appears
in this issue, and as he was never
known to fail in his share of talking,
we guarantee that he can do The bus
mess up brown.
Mr.. j. G. Holmes has completed
the ground plan and elevation for the
harness factory. The building is TO
be massive three-story brick struc-
ture, with elevator and modern con-
Teniences. Mr.. Holmes has also
nearly completed the perspective view
of the building and surroundings
These are handsome drawings, and
the manner in which they are gotten
up is crcditable to the skill of Mr..
II. as an architect.
BY reason of the division Of the
Shenandoah Valley road into two
divisions south and north of Shen-
andoah, trainmen will run only to
that point from Roanoke and Hagers-
town and return. Messrs. +. p. Cord,
r. H. HiIIeary, w, Fl. Feigley and B.
v. L. Cheney, conductors, and John
Clements and E. Cheney, baggage
masters, who had been making their
headquarters in Hagerstown, have
been transferred to the southern di-
vision.
Mr.. Samuel NIichaels vas in town
last Friday, and was the recipient of
Il Substantial remembrance by citi-
zens of CharIestown, for which he re-
quests us to make public acknowledge
ment for him. Though left after the
recent destruction of his dwelling
without even change of clothing,
he will struggle on again, and hopes
ere long to have another abode for
his family under roof. In the mean
time he feels grateful for the neigh
borly kindnesses which have been ex-