Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-06-21
local Miscellany.

vention will be held at Middleway,
August 10 and IL.
The wheat harvest is about to be
begun in this county. The crop is
thought to- be very good.
Steps are being taken towards the
organization of good company of
infantry in Charles Town.
Glass No. 2 of jefferson Permanent
Building Association will receive
dues at the store of Cooke & Phillips
on Monday, July 4, 80.
Mr.. Jno. w. OFT, an old and
respected citizens of HaIltown, died
at his bone juno 1st. He survived
his wife but a few weeks.
The Town Council last night elect
ed Mason E. Young town sergeant,
Thos. j. Kahn policeman, and VIM.
Allen and son lamp lighters.
A son of Mr.. Frank Myers was
kicked by colt on Sunday afternoon
had his shoulder dtslocated and
was perhaps otherwise injured.
Col. R. p. Chew has been re-eIect-
ed to the presidency of the Goshen
Land and Improvement Company,
position which he has filled with
signal ability and energy.
Mr.. Henry Dunn has a very at
tractiYe Ice Cream Parlor in his
building on the corner of Washington
and West streets, and dispenses there
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! Our friends will please remember
that we require cash for job work.
The margin for this work is very
small, and we cannot afford, at such
rates, to pay cash for material and
credit it out.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for Jas. II. Boyd, Rev. II. P.
HamilI, Will johnson, Miss Laury
Mitchell, Mrs. d. T. Morrison, r.
W. Morrow, E. Taylor Perry and
Hite Watson.
Lost-on Saturday last, on the
rosd between Harper's Ferry and
''CassiIis," near Charles Town, la
dy's New Market Cloak. A liberal
reward will be paid for its return to
Mr. George Porterfield, at ''Cassilis."
The ladies of Oakland NJ. E.
Church South held very successful
strawberry festival at Mt. Hope
Schools House last Friday and Satur-
day. The Manning's Band enIivened
the occasion by their presence on
Saturday evening.
Wilmer Latimer's dog during the
Smooth trial Jumped out of a court
room window to the ground thirty
feet below, and escaped unframed.
The dog of George Green, colored,
performed like feat over the front
balcony of the courthouse a few
years ago.
Prince, the four year old bay gel
ding owned by Mr.. VIM. o. Morris
of this county, took first premium
over eight or ten competitors for
prize offered for best saddle horse,
by the UpperviIIe Cold Club, at its
exhibition held June 18th 1892 on its
grounds near Upperyille Fauquier
Co., Va.
Joseph Trapnell, Esq, has moved
his law Office into Mrs. Hooff's Lee
Hall Building, on same floor of SPIRIT
office. Mr.. L. G. Baylor is moving
into the new residence built by Mr..
TrapnelI, corner of Charles and Lib
,efty streets. Mr.. Trapnell will move
the old White building back near the
centre of the square on Charles street,
and erect on its present site hand
some brick building, with store-room
below and offices above.
A charter has been issued for the
Potomac Valley Railroad Company.
The roadltsItorun fromHarper' Sherry
toCherry RnH, on the Baltimore &Ohio,
in Morgan county, through the coun-
ties of Jefferson, Berkeley and Nor
gan The principal officevwiIl he at
Harper's Ferry. Capital 5000, 000.-
The incorporators are Thomas NJ.
King, F.. j. d. Cross, of Baltimore,
Nd, and NJ. T. .Ingles, 1. E. Aud
and g. w. Santman, of Martinsburg.
The liberal hearted New York mer-
chant prince, Mr.. Charles Broadway
Rouss, who always has n kindly feel
ing for old Charles Town and her
fire laddies, has shipped the INDIE
pendengFire Company three hundred
dollars worth of pyrotechnics with
which to make the sky luminous on
the approaching 18th of July
We are pleased to learn also that
Mr.. Rouss will grace the coming eel
ehration of Independence Day in
Charles Town with his presence for a