Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-04-14
Local MiseeIIanY.
County Court May 1.


Tor cts. at Harry NJ. Whittington's
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs
Gerard ID. Moore died on the 4th inst
A Bavarian Band,' discourset
music on our streets last Wednesday,
The Photograph Gallery of Mr.. C
L. McClung will be closed until Apri
20.
Mr. Dougherty has moved to town
and will have charge of the Charles
town Mill.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for VIM. H. Alexander, j. w
Brown and JAS. j. Perry.
The new No. II Building Associa.
tion will be organized April 80. See
advertisement in this issue.
Mr.. d. A. Phillips has erected .
neat iron fence in front of the dwell,
ing of Mr.. II. H. Cooke.
The Real Estate Exchange had q
meeting last Wednesday, and several
new members were added.
The County Commissioners are
considering the feasibility of heating
the courthouse and Jail by steum.
Mr. BSW. Norris and bride have
taken the house lately occupied by
Mr.. Higinbotham on Samuel street.
Sweet Potatoes, New Cabbage,
Onions, Lettuce, Bananas and fresh
Florida Oranges, at Harry NJ. Whit
tington's.
The Shenandoah river was up again
yesterday, the water covering the
road below Mr.. John w. Daily's store
at Bloomery.
Mr.. W. N. Wood, of Gibbs, Left
Ter & Wood, has been appointed by
the Governor notary public for
Jefferson county.
For Sale Cheap.-One New Natural
Wood side-Bar Buggy, made by P. p.
Most & Co., Philadelphia. To be
seen at n. & w. depot.
The Independent Fire Company's
fine steamer is stiIIengaged in pump
ing water from cellars, and the sup
ply is not near exhausted.
The Water Company has force OF
hands at work fixing up the streets
where irregularities have reculted
from the laying of the mains.
Prof. A. w. Hawks will exhibit
Mrs. Jarley's Wax Works in Charles
town May proceeds for the bene-
fit of the Baptist Sunday School.
Mr.. C. T. Shugert, of the popular
and reliable firm of Burns & Shugert,
visited the eastern cities last week,
to purchase additional supplies OF
seasonahle goods.
The Fair for the benefit of the In
dependent Fire Company will be held
May 10, "A and u, the days desig-
mated for the drawing and sale of lots
by C. ~, NJ. & I. Co.
Messrs. Weller, of the jefferson
Foundry and Machine Shops, are
putting up for Mr.. c. II. b. Rouss a
heavy portable machine to be used
in transpIanting large trees at "Shan-
non Park"
The dental Office of DR.. E. Douglas
Davis has been handsomely papered,
and the doctor is now prepared not
only to do good work in the line of
his profession, but can offer the lux
ury of one of the incest and most at
tractive offices in the town.
A charter has been issued to the
Jefferson Building and Loan Associa-
tion No. II, the principal office to be
at Charlestown. Capital $500, with
privilege of increasing it to $500, 900.
w. F. Lirpitt aud four others, of
Chariestown, are the incorporates.
Mrs. Sencindiver will have her
opening of Spring Millinery next
Thursday and Friday. She haa pur-
chased nice line of goods, and Miss
Marney, an accomplished milliner
from Armstrong, Gator & Co., Balti-
more, her assistant for this season,
has arrived and will be in charge.
Messrs. John C. Weller & Son are
preparing the necessary ohafting, pull
legs, &C., to connect the engine with
the brick machine of the Brick and
Tile Company, and expect to have it
in operation by the last of this week.
In the meantime the work of turning
out brick by horsepower goes on.
On Thursday last very large
bird, supposed to be blue heron,
was shot by Mr.. Snyder Bane in the
woods near his home. The bird
was of beautiful blue-gray color,
and was feet inches high, and
measured G feet inches from tip TO
tip. Its bill was inches long, and
thelegs and tips of wings were of a
duh salmon color. The bird is not
a native of this county, as no old resi-
dents recognize it.