Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-03-17
Local Miscellany.


The Brass Works are now in full
blast.
For fine Horse Bills come to the
SrInIr Office.
Mr.. c. F. Wall shipped two car
loads of stock last week.
Several interesting articles are ur-
avoidably crowded out this week.
The members of the charlestown
Band purpose having festival on
Memorial Day.
Prof. Hart in'hts Wonders at Wash
fngton Hall tonight, tomorrow and
Thursday nights.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for William Burns, j. w. Russell
and Gabriel Fields.
Mr.. C. W. Taylor has reprinted
the front and interior of the store
room of Mrs. Mary f. O'Bannon.
heShenandoah Milling Company's
store-room has been beautified with
neat frescoing by Mr.. C. w. Taylor.
Mr.. Geo. w. Engle shipped last
week in the neighborhood of twenty
bbls. of water cress, netting him
Sl.9O per Dbl.
Messrs. Lippitt have begun work
on the dwelling houses which they
are to erect for the Charlestown Con-
struction Company.
The brick machine has been placed
in position, and the Brick and File
Company turned out their first brick
yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. James N. Corbin, of this
county, celebrated his one hundred
and first birthday few days ago
He is in excellent health.
The C. NJ, N. & 1. Co. have con-
tracted with Messrs. Williams Bros,
Of Frederick county, Va, for the To-
cation of wooden mill here.
A small building on the lands of
Messrs. Becker Bros, on the east
side of the Shenandoah, was burned
about 8 O'Clock yesterday morning.
The capacity of the Brick and Tile
Company's machine is 10000 brick
per day-not 10, 900 as enormously
stated by some of our contemporaries.
Wanted-Old-tlme mahogany fur
niture, clocks, mirrors, brasses, &C.,
cheap for cash. Address John Treb-
Zig, 9 North Howard ST., Baltimore.
Messrs. VIM. Phillips & Sons have
been awarded the contracts for the
erection of the harness and glove fac
tories-both to be of brick, and the
latter to be completed within sixty
days.
The dwelling of NIr. R. W. Nor
row at Shenandoah junction was
burned yesterday afternoon. Loss
$4,000; insured in Jefferson County
Mutual (washington & Alexander
Agents. for 1000.
The CharIestown Construction
Company has awarded contracts for
two additional houses to Messrs. w.
F. and L. P. Lippitt-making six
houses in all which the company will
have erected at once.
Several weeks ago we published a
query as to what year Easter Sunday
came last on the Doth of March. A
lady reader sends answer that it was
in the year 1912, which is doubtless
correct-that being the birthday of
another reader of the SPIRIT.
Several of our young gentlemen at
tended a pleasant surprise party"
given to Miss Eva Kemp and her Wis
iting friend, Miss Addie McCrosin,
in Bolivar, last Wednesday night,
and are loud in their praise of the
Harper's Ferrians' hospitality.
Mr.. Francis j. McGrath has
rented of Mr.. L. D. Getzendaner
his spacious hall, which he intends
having for his auction sales room
sales to be held weekly. Mr..
NIcGrath has been in New York pur-
chasing goods for his auction sales.
Articles left with him for sale at auc-
ton will be disposed of on commits
sion, and fair returns made.
Miss Laura Hughes, whilst sitting
in her parlor last Friday night. dis
covered that some one had gained
entrance to the enclosed porch at the
rear of the house, and gave an alarm;
but before her brother Edward, who
had retired, could get down stairs,
the would-be burglar had made good
his escape.
Howard Fidinger and George Fry,
two prisoners undergoing penitcn-
tiary sentence, but brought here as
Witnesses. escaped from Jail about
one O'Clock last night, by picking the
locks. Edward Allen, belonging to
the same party, went out with them,
but returned and aroused TAILOR