Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-05-12
Local Miscellany.

School Election May 10.
James W. Thomas is serving oys-
tiers this week.
Memorial Day in Charlestown,
Saturday, May 80.
The farley Wax Show Melted the
Baptist Sunday School $50.
Mr.. Hite Watson has resumed his
old place at Mr.. Geo. T. Lights.
The Citizens Fire Company had
their engine out Saturday evening,
Mr.. Geo. S. Eyster has treated
himself TO handsome blackboard, 5"
Visitors are pouring into Charles
town on everyltrain and from every
quarter.
Mr.. Geo. t. Light offers big in
ducements on the Encyclopedia Bril-
tannica. Call and see him.
What had about become threat
ening drouth was broken by light
shower yesterday afternoon.
The brick and Tile Company gave
their employees :" set out" at the
yard last Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. @. ID. Ely has had one of Mr..
Scott Weller's patent iron cellar doors
put down in front OF his store.
Don't forget the Dinner and Sup
per for the benefitof the Charlestown
Cornet Band, on Memorial Day.
It is almost as difficult to get along
Main street now of an evening as to
pass down Broadway, New York, on
busy day.
The Virginia Paper Mills, at HALL
town, which were stopped on account
of an accident, have resumed opera
tions again.
Lostl A brilliant opportunity to
select beautiful scarf pin from C..
w. Brown, the jeweler, if you don't
purchase at once.
Slate and Marble Mantels, Filing,
and all kinds of Building Marble and
Sandstoues, sold by Diehl & Bro, on
North George street.
The lady friends of the Indepen-
dent Fire Company will give you good
meals, at Washington Hall or on the
Hotel Powhatan lot, for so cents.
The prettiest and most desirable
residence sites on the lands of the G.
NJ, NJ. & /. Co. are to be found on
the Colston and Davenport tracts.
We have with the compliments of
Mr.. C. w. Brown half dozen handy
little memorandum books, advertising
the celebrated Waterbury watches.
A little child of MIR. Lonnie Allen
had its head dangerously cut by fall
ing upon a broken tumbler. Dr..
Bishop rendered surgical attention.
The B. & o. train heretofore leav-
ing here at 5:54 p. NJ. now leaves at
1894. Mail matter for this train
should be left ut the post-ofiice by 5
P. NJ.
} The real estate firm of T. P. Lip
pitt & Co. is an active, go-ahead one.
and bids fair to do good business.
1t is composed of DIR. W. f. Lippitt,
Mr.. T. p. Lippitt and Mr.. Edmund
r. Taylor. w
Mr.. Chas. w. Brown has had a
handsome new iron screen placed in
his jeweIry store by Mr.. John H..
Bishop, and has also added to his
equipment some elegant new working
machinery.
The Charlestown Manufacturing
and Development Company have
rented of Mrs. Susan Maxwell the Of
flee next west of the offices of Hon,
w. II. Travers, on Main street, for
headquarter purposes. III
We acknowledge from Miss Kate
Blackford portion of hair from the
name of a horse owned by her brother
in California. 1t is nine feet in
length, and exceeds anything of the
kind we have ever seen.
Charlestown is thoroughly progress
sive, and right along with the front
of the procession, we are pleased to
note, are our worthy postmaster and
his efficient assistants. The post Of
fee has just been furnished with a
; handsome new outfit, superior to any
in the Valley. Has three hundred
latest improved call boxes, an addi-
tional section of lock boxes, new and
complete money order, general and
call delivery sections, and other i'm
proyements. We are proud of our
} post-office. r.
County Court.