Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-08-09
Local Miscellany.

gust Is.
A desirable Dwelling House for
rent. Apply to c. F. Wall.
A choice lot of box paper and Gu
velops at Light & Watson's.
See Miller's Notice of MI. I. N.
Renner, in another column.
dition. viii be sold low and on easy terms.
apply at SPIRIT office.
The Shannondale Furnace Sunday
School will hold a picnic next Satur-
day.
A large straw rick on The farm of
Mr.. c. E. Baylor was destroyed by
lightning recently.
Light & Watson are their own
Prescription Clerks and always in
Gone or the other).
The painting of the C. NJ. NJ. & L.
Co.'s office building by Mr.. VIM. A.
Davis has been completed.
Messrs. w. F. & T. P. Lippitt are
erecting a frame dwelling on Sixth
avenue for Mr.. j. NJ. White.
Thanks for invitation to Loudoun
County (Va.) Annual Fair, to be held
at Leesburg, August 1926.
Mr.. j. W. Russell has tin rooted
an addition to orion Hail." the old
homestead of Judge D. B. Lucas.
Mr.. C. f. Wall shipped two r
loads of sheep and lambs last week
an especially fine lot of lambs to
New Jersey.
For sale at a bargain, a good set
of Gsrnsaser Tools and a Chest,
isfmerly belonging to G. T. Sheetz.
Apply to w. L. Dalgarn.
Mr.. E. E. Beachley has gotten the
old White house back upon its new
foundation, without breaking a glass,
and is erecting a new addition TO it.
Mr.. Benz. TrapnelI is conducting
business for his father during the
absence of the latter from town, at
Nantucket. Office in Hooff Building.
Mr.. Charlie Darlington, at Mr.. S.
S. DaIgarn's, has for sale Cleveland
and Stevenson badges and lapel
buttons of various styles, at low
prices.
The Citizen Fire Company will
hold an oyster supper and fair, be-
ginning on the Monday preceding the
November election and lasting ev-
.eraI days.
DR.. I. W. Tomlinson has had the
coal oil lamp, at the corner of Liberty
and Charles streets, taken down, and
put in its stead a 80 candle power
Tncandescent electric light.
The Democratic primary election
at Charles Town passed off last Sat
urday without a single disturbance,
and as far as we know there was gen
eral good order throughout the
county.
Mrs. Annie E.. Wager, wife of DIR.
f. L. Wager of this vicinity, died at
Mt. Hope, Md, last Saturday, aged
about 62 years. Her remains were
brought to Charles Town yesterday,
and inferred in Edge-HiIl Cemetery.
MI. C. H. Shipman's new house. on
Preston street, between Fourth and
Fifth avenues, has been completed,
and Mr.. S. will move in to-day. 1t
is of bick, conveniently arran CAD and
,eligiby located, and makes a pretty
home.
Mrs. Frances c. T~imberlake, relict
of the late Richard T~imberlake, died
at her home in this place on Monday
night, August 1st, at 9 O'Clock,
aged rs years. Her remains were
inferred at Middleway on Wednes-
day.
Letters are advertised at Charles,
ton for Mrs. Margaret Aldridge,
Charley Brown, Miss S. Cramer,
Mrs. Lefty Cimmons, Oliver NJ. Har.
ris (2), Henry l.. Murray, Frank
Myers, James Williams and Mrs
Ella Washington.
William Henry, a little son o:
James Henry and Sallie Griffith, o:
this place, aged twenty months, by
mistake got hold Of a cup OF I've las
Wednesday and drank q portion o
II. Inc Cullu was GuLOnu IuLO Gun
vulsions, and died the next day.
Mr.. c. F. Wall has purchased o
.Messrs. w F. & T. p. Lippitt a de
.sirable lot-part of grange stor'
property--on north George street
and the latter firm have contracted
to erect for him thereon a brick stor'
and dwelling, to be completed il
ninety days. Work upon the founda
ton has already been commenced.
Wormley's Inn, at this place, ha
been supplied with an elegant Stief
Upright Piano. 1t is in quartz b
oak. with all modern improvements
including the international scale, ant
is richly ornamented with plated sill
yer. The instrument is place.
through Mr.. j. H. holland, genera
travelling salesman in the south TO
Mr.. Stieff.
AS Mr.. George b. Wyndom We
returning home from town or Wed
nesday of last week, he was caugh
in the storm which prevailed tls
day. While passing through a piec
of woods a tree in his vicinity wa
struck by lightning. The shoe
Knocked the horse down and for
time paraIyzed George. He sue
ceeded, however, in getting home
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