Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-08-16
Local Miscellany.
George Ruckler coming.

gust Is.
Letter advertised at Charleston for
Miss Fannie Miller.
Al desirable DwelIing.H House for
rent. Apply to G. f. Wall.
Mr.. II. H. Cooke received a car
load of northern ice last week.
A heavy corn crop in this county
is assured by the recent rains.
The Supreme Court of Appeals
will convene in Charles Town Sept. z.
For sale-A fine stieff Piano in perfect con-
dition, will be sold low and on easy terms.
Apply at SPIRIT office.
See George Buckler in "Merchant
OF Venice and other Shakespearean
plays.
AIRS. VIM. Phillips has a beautiful
hardy white hydranga which has six
ty bloom.
The wheat crop of Mr.. T. H. Bates,
of "Belyidere," threshed nearly l.
700 bushels.
The summer girl is here in mani
fole form, and pretty and at
traciive as ever,
Light & Watson are their own
Prescription Clerks and always in
Gone or the othcr).
Mr.. r. o. vauvacter carried off
three prizes at a recent shooting
match at Shepherdstown.
The young people had an enioya-
BILE dance at Wormley's Inn on Mon
day evening of last week.
The new elevator of Messrs. Reed,
Long & Manning, at this place, is
completed, and is perfect in its
equipment.
George BuckIer and his excellent
company of Shakespearean actors at
Washington Hall, week beginning
August 20.
5000 feet of good White Oak
Lumber wanted Immediately, by the
Vulcan Road Machine Co. See ad-
vertisement.
MI. Albert Moore, the popular and
genial clerk at the rink hard ware,
who was on the sick list for several
days is again, at his post.
For sale at a bargain, a good set
of Carpenter Tools and a Chest,
formerly belonging to G. t. Sheetz.
Apply to w. L: Dalgarn.
Nj. Adam Bowman has placed a
neat iron fence around his premises,
showing off Mrs. Bowman's pretty
flower yard to advantage.
Mr.. J. F. Engle raised a tomato in
his garden this year that weighed /
pound and Is ounces, and measured
18 inches in circumference.
Thanks to President Mccormick
for a complimentary ticket to the
races at Shenandoah Driving Park,
Berryville, Aug. II and 10.
Work of excavation for the foun-
dation of the new brick building to
be erected by Mr.. j. C. Holmes for
MIR. Joseph Trapnell has been begun.
The Mountain Band will have an
entertainment on the banks of the
Shenandoah, near Manning's landing,
next Saturday. Public cordially in
vited.
See new advertisement of Messrs.
Earnshaw & Dooley. These gentle
men are we'll known as worthy, relia-
BILE mechanics, and need no endorse
ment at our hand.
See advertisement of StauntonMil-
itary Academy, in this issue. Capt.
w. H. Cable, the worthy principal,
is well-known to our people as an
able and Thorough instructor.
Mr.. J. G. Wyatt is closing ont his
stock of coal at his coal and wood
yard, at the N. & W. Railroad depot.
The building has been leased to
Messrs. Lippitt, and will be used fol
the mixing of fertilizers.
Messrs. yesterday & Haldeman, Of
Washington City, have gotten out an
elegant real estate hand book. This
firm is one of the most cnterprisine
and progressive at the national CAPT,
tai, and are meeting with deserved
success.
The title of Mr.. James B. Morgan's
forthcoming book, mentioned in oul
last, should have been "Song Ser.
mons and Other Poems,' and moi
Long Sermons-quite a horse of &
different color, and generally not as
much relished by the general public.
The contract for the new bridge Of
the Harper's Ferry and Loudour
Bridge Company, to be erected ovel
the Shenandoah river at Harper:
Ferry, has been awarded to the Vul
can Road Machine and Bridge Com,
pany. of this place, they being the
lowest bidders. The bridge is to b.
a Howe truss, four spans of 152 fee,
each, and is to be completed by the
1st of December. Gen'l T. G. Bay.
lor is the engineer. This award
shows that we have a home COMPANY
able to compete with foreign estab.
lishments in the matter of bridge
building, aud we are pleased t.
chronicle the success of the VULGAR
Company, composed as it is of gen.
tIemen of eminent worth and reslon
slbiltty.