Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-08-11
Local Miscellany.


Letter advertised at Charleston for
Mrs. Lewis Washington.
Salt, Buggies, Carts, &C., very
cheap, at Rink Hardware.
New lot Harness, Ladies' and
Gents Saddles, at Rink Hardware.
Mr.. j. w. Coffman has a nice new
awning in front of the Racket Store.
Mr.. John L. Hooff has bought out
the Renner store in the Rink Building.
Miss Mary Trussell is clerking in
the store of Messrs. Burns & Shugert.
Mr.. Joseph d. Smith, of Middle
way, has qualified as a Notary Public.
Mr.. w. F. weirick has added
story to the NJ. S. Weller machine
shops.
For large basket of excellent crab
apples we return thanks to Mrs. Louis
Mr.. Joseph Hunt had his leg
broken during tussle with Mr.. John
Barrett.
Mrs. John Ashbaugh fell to the
floor in her room and dislocated her
hip ne.
The Middleway Guards have re-
ceived their guns and equipments
and uniforms.
Cutlery, (pocket and table,, Ten
mis- Goods and Fishing Tackle, at
Rink Hardware.
Mr.. G. A. Troutman will erect
nice dwelling on Fairfax boulevard
and 9TH avenue.
A good many teachers, we under
stand, failed to get No. certificates
last Wednesday.
James, little son of Mr.. James
Davenport, fell from fence and dis
located shoulder.
The last several days have been
warm enough to fully satisfy the
most frigid nature.
Miss Fairlie Washington will re-
open her school for boys September
9. See advertisement.
Extratroducinary Stock of Scarf
Pins and Shirt Waist Buttons just
received at c. W, Browns.
Clowns advice: take high SEATS
Examine large and varied stock at
c. w. Browns Jewelry Store.
Maj. A. W. Mcdonald will make
exteHe Improvements to his fine
dwelling property on South Samuel
street.
NJ. George Hooff last week shot
very large white crane, which mea-
sured over six feet from tip to tip of
wings:
MSo1George F. Walkers SPRING
house was broken into one night last
week and relieved of full supply of
fresh butter.
The fronts of the Watson House
and Mr.. Z. o. TayIor's store are
quite handsome since their recent
coating of paint.
Mrs. Geo. w. Thomas had night
blooming cereas in full bloom last
Thursday night, and it presented
PStAI
Mr.. Geo. w. Thomas has our
thanks for a basket of elegant crab
apples--pretty as a pink and very
useful in jelly season.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
Church of Duflields will have festi-
val on Friday and Saturday evenings,
August 18th and 10th.
Mr.. Harry e. Slower, accommo-
dating merchant of Hagerstown, adj
vertises bargains in wall paper, to
make room for new stock.
Our young friend Ed. H. Allen,
for awhile in the employ of Mr.. S. S.
DaIgarn, is now day operator at
She1dun on the n. & w. r. R.
NM Thomas S. Jones brought a
pleasant party of summer visitors up
from Harpcr's Ferry last Tuesday
evening, driving four-in-hand team.
Washburn & Arlington's New
United Monster Shows, Wild West,
wiz East, etc., will exhibit at
Charles Town on Saturday, Aug. 10.
Mr.. Ernest Grub, the gentleman
ly and efficient salesman heretofore
in the employ of Mr.. j. Aldridge
Chew, is with the latter's successor,
Mr.. T. o. Taylor.
"A game of base ball, played at
Shepherdstown last Thursday, be-
tween the third mines of that place
and Charles Town, resulted in favor
of the lattcr-score SO to &c.
Tom Sprinkle and Dan Roberts,
cOlored, charged with cutting Thos.
Daniels, also colorcd, had 4 hearing
before Justice Gallaher yesterday,
and were committed for the action of
the next grand jury.
Several persons were arrested here
last Friday, charged with breaking
into and robbing the post Office here
in March last. They were taken to
Martinsburg, and after hearing be-
fore the u. S. Commissioners, we're
discharged for lack of evidence.
Just as we were about to despair of
getting supply of fire-wood again,
o. young friend Charles f. Jones,
of the Leetown neighborhood, comes
to our relief with two big cords of ex-
cellent hickory, which is quite a ur-
prise to our wood ya-d. Mr.. Jones
is one of our most enSerprising citi-