Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-01-05
Local Miscellany.
Leap year.
Write it 1892.
A Happy New Year 70 all

Write it 1892.
A Happy New Year TO all.
A new crossing has been laid on
Main street at East alley.
The young folks held New Year 5
Eve ball in Washington Hall.
Anderson's Bohemian Glass Blow
ers at Washington Hall next week.
Mr.. Edmund R. Taylor lost three
sheep by dogs last Thursday night.
Mr.. VIM. Wilt sold last week eight
head of cattle which averaged 1909
lbs.
The Electric Light Co.'s engine
has been tested and found to run
beautifully.
Mr.. Albert L. Moore is clerking in
the Rink Hardware Store of Mr.. L.
d. Getzendauer.
The Charles Town Cornet Band
! discoursed good music on our streets
on Christmas day.
Thanks to Mr.. L. T.. Page for a
liberal supply of nice celery for our
Christmas dinner.
Yearly advertisers, to insure inser-
ton, must send in their fayors by
Friday of each week.
Messrs. yesterday & Co. have COM
pIeted the plumbing at Rev. DR.. Neil
sons, in Shepherdstown.
Mr.. w. w. Inskeep will take the
pretty dwelling of Mr.. ]. Shirley
Smith, on East Main Street.
There were snow squalls here last
Saturday and Sunday, and on yester-
day about an inch of show fell.
The engine for the City Electric
Light Co. has arrived and been set
up and connected. 1t is beauty.
Messrs. VIM. Phillips & Sons issue
handsome set of calendars for 1892,
for pair OF which we return thanks.
The Warfeld Manufacturing Co. g
force is here pushing the work on the
City Electric Light Co.'s plant to
completion.
For Rent.-To a small family,
brick house, seven rooms, large Gel
lar, cistern, centrally located. Geo.
H. HagIey.
Messrs. Washington & Alexander
have supplied us with handsome and
serviceable calendars, for which
return thanks.
A party of Pennsylvanians are
looking for good timber tract near
: railroad. Mr.. VIM. Campbell can
give particulars.
Mr.. Daniel Hefebower has sold
16O acres of his farm, with improve
ments, TO Messrs. B. F. Langdon &,
Bro, for about $4,000.
Mrs. Margaret Myers, wife of Mr..
Joshua Myers, died at the residence
of her husband, east of the Shenan-
doah river, on the 23d ult.
Read Kahn's new advertisement
and locals; they will benefit one and
all. Sweeping reductions in all de-
partments, for 60 days only.
The drunkenness in town on the
day preceding Christmas was dis
graceful, and we hope our community
will be free from the like again.
Our good friend Mr.. Daniel Hefe-
bower sent us some fine apples--among
the most delicious we have ever tasted
for which we return many thanks.
Some valuable articles of house
Hlold aud kitchen furniture will be Of
fered at public sale by Mr.. j. Shirley
4 SmithnextFriday. See advertisement.
Regular meeting of Malta Lodge,
No. 80. A, F. & A. NJ, next Friday
evening, at Z O'Clock. Work in 1st
S)egree, and other important business.
Potomac Commandery, No. 5,
Knights Templar, meets this (Tues-
day. evening, at O'Clock. Vista
ton by Grand Commander of West
Virginia.
Clayton, our Carrier, returns thanks
to the patrons of tie SPIRIT for the
generous reception accorded him
whist on his rounds with his Annual
G. fting.
r thanks are due Col. John 7.
20 7on for the courtesy of permits
SOY te attach staff, for the display
81 Feather signals, to his building
I5soining the SHIRT office.
The Swampoodlers paraded on both
Christmas and New Years days
turning out in larger force and with
the Shutdown Band accompanying on
the latter day, Gen. Hoecake in COM
mand.
The delay in shipment of new
head for our paper, which should
have been received early last week
but did not come until last night, has
measurablY delayed the issue of this
number, folN which we apologize to
our readers.
With his accustomed liberalitY, Mr..
Brown added to our Christ
rs cheer by the contribution of q
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