Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-18
Local Miscellany.

A4ANfy dulgJlDStOu mas Ine boss
peanut rooster.
Oakland Sunday School will hold s
picnic next Saturday.
A pleasant party visited Shannon.
dale Springs yesterday.
Mr.. Strippy is erecting frame
dwelling on First avenue.
Salt, Buggies, Carts, &C., very
cheap, at Rink Hardware.
New lot Harness, Ladies' and
Gents Saddles, at Rink Hardware.
The Kabietown sunday School will
hold picnic on Saturday, Aug. 20.
Messrs. Earnshaw & DooIey are
doing the tinroofng for the McCurdy
house.
Forty or fifty cords of Dry Oak
Wood wanted by w. F. & t. P.
Lippitt.
The Watson House is being still
further improved by having the Office
and bar-room nicely papered.
Mr.. Harry Bolinger had severe
fall from his bicycle last week-the
result of collision with another
wheel.
Mr.. Harry B. AIiddlekauff is doing
crushing business in the harness line,
and is now running five hands night
and day.
The walls of Mr.. John w. Kelly's
house, on First avenue, are nearly
completed.
Tho soorno,-o4o o,,t1,or;tios ~, Mr.,
Adamizing portions of Congress and
Samuel streets.
Cutlery, (pocket and table), Ten
mis- Goods and Fishing Tackle, at
Rink Hardware.
Extratroducinary Stock of Scarf
Pins and Shirt Waist Buttons just
received at G. w. Browns.
Messrs. Hesser & Bowers have
provided their meat store with wire
screens and a large ice box.
Mr.. Geo. W. Mock is laying a brick
pavement along the east side ofCharles
street, from Main to Liberty.
The Benlah Sunday School will
hayet their picnic in Mr.. L. r. Huyett' s
grove on Thursday, Aug. 90.
Clowns advice: take high SEATS
Examine large and varied stock at
G. w. Browns Jewelry Store.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for Horace Bell, W. w. johnson,
Mary IcMahonand Chas. v. Wagner.
The Lutheran Reunion will be held
at Pen-Mar, Friday, August 81. The
United States Marine Band will bein
attendance.
The Washington Cd. c.9 Sharp
shooters will encamp at Green
Mountain House, near Harper's Fer
! ry, this week.
Mr.. w. G. Carroll has had one of
Mr.. NJ. Scott WeIler's patent iron
cellar doors placed over the entrance
to his cellar on Charles street.
Mr.. A. G. wynkoop, President of
the Charles Town Real Estate Ex-
change, sold seven lots at Strasburg,
Va, during a recent visit there.
Energetic. welI-recommended gem
tlemen from Lancaster, Pa, have
been looking over the Charles Town
field, and will go into business here.
No time or temper wasted when
you use the Cinderella Cook Stove.
Its high and large ovens insures per-
feet baking and roasting. Sold by
j w. Russell.
The steam heating apparatus for
the court house and Jail has been com
pleted and gives satisfaction as far
as can be tested until the advent
of cold weather.
Col. Jno. t. Gibson has contract
ed with Mr.. Allen Herbert, of Balti-
more, for steam heating apparatus
for his new dwelling being erected on
South Samuel street.
The Ordway Rifles, of Washington
City, were highly pleased with their
encampment at Harper's Ferry, and
paid high compliment to Mr.. Light
ner of the Summit House, for cour-
fesies extended.
The School trustees of Charles
Gown met last Saturday and appointed
e same teachers as last year, viz:
Miss Ora Tomlinson, Miss Bette
Beller, Mrs. Maggie Henson and
Miss Ella Cramer.
President Stephens, of the Shen-
andoah Brass and Iron Works. has
been in town for several days past
He has been travelling about good
bit, and says he finds more comfort
at Charles Town than at any other
point. The climate here is more
equable-neyer as warm as at points
farther north, and rarely as cold as
at points farther south. This view
of Mr.. Stephens is well taken, as is
proven by the higher range of the
thermometer in New England this
season, and the heavier SHOWS sonth
of US last winter. notwithstanding
the general stagnation in all lines of
trade, Mr.. S. looks for a big business
this fall. He finds on going among
the Company's trade, that after hand
ling their goods purchasers are de-
lighted with the quality and well
pleased in every particular. Not
withstanding this it is the purpose of
the Company, if possible, TO still
further improve their products, and
make them ahead OF all others in the
market. President Stephens is a
wide awake man, and with his able
assistants Superintendent ALT, Sec