Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-08-01
Why % You Suffer
Local Miscellany.


County Court meets next Monday.
Violin, banjo and guitar strings at
Boards.
Another lot of hammocks at
Boards.
Mourning paper by the quire at
Boards.
Thanks to aIr. B. F. Posten for a
basket of nice apples.
For. pride of Virginia Smoking
tobacco go to Landis'.
At Light & watson's you can get
, Soda Water tickets 6 for % cents.
S, P. Birkitt still has large guam
tity of stationery at very low prices.
When buying wall paper, if you
don't see Boards patterns you will
regret it.
A large lot of Bath and Carriage
Sponges, just received at Light &;
Watson's.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for John NJ. Taylor and Miss a.
V. Wilson.
Feather weight paper for foreign
correspondence, with envelopes to
match, at Boards.
Johh W. Rowan Camp, Coufeder-
ate Veterans, meet next Friday even
ing, at 8 o'clock.
Quite a number of our citizens con-
template attending the Worlds Fair
in & uUuSt ond SeDtemhar
Elmer +. Beachley wants three
loads of timothy hay in trade for Ium-
Der. Bring it to the factory.
Mr.. John w. Garner has had a
handsome front section added TO
his dwelling on South Samuel street.
You will find at S. p. Birkitt's
stationery and book store fine lot
of peaches aud other domestic fruits.
Let Beard fit your windows with
shades. He makes them of best ma
terials and hangs them without
charge.
Mr.. C. L. McClung is having a
two-story addition added to his pho
= tograph studio and dwelling, on North
AGeorge street.
The best yield of wheat we have
heard of this season is that of MIR.
Geo. F. Walker-an average of thirty
bushels per acre.
Buy your Mineral Water at Light
D& Watson's-Yichy, Hunyadi. Buff
falo Lithia, Rockhridge Alum ApoI-
linaris. Pints and Quarts.
A very refreshing and cooling
drink, try Light & NYatson's Soda
Water. Fresh Syrups made every
day from pure fruit juices.
Parties desiring to purchase Bicy-
Giles during the coming season will
save money by consulting NJ. Z. Bo-
linger, agent, before purchasing.
Miss Plum Yautis, of Harper's
Ferry, NE understand, will take a
position in the Charles Town post
Office, entering upon her duties to-
day.
Miss Emily C. Morris was stricken
with paralysis on the left side yester-
day afternoon, and lies dangerously
i'll at her residence on South Water
street.
A spark from locomotive set fire
TO the stubble in field belonging TO
Or. William Butler and about fifty
bushels of wheat in the stack was
burned.
If you want TO keep the worms
from destroying the clover, get fresh
ground Windsor plaster from Wash
ineton & Alexander, and sow 100
Ghs. broadcast per acre.
Provide for the unexpected, :"
and if you are going to the Worlds
Fair procure accident insurance at
the office of Washington & Alexan-
der or of Mr.. c. II. Shipman.
A bus will run to Shannondaie
Springs for the public accommodation
on Saturdays and Mondays. Round
trip % cents. Tickets can be pro-
cured at Light and Watson's drug
store.
The New York World. Herald,
Times, Sun and Recorder will be de-
livered to any residence in town at
6 cents copy, every Sunday. Phil
adelphia Sunday Papers at cents,
~Ai'''' a iCA -; ASSuG'
Lost-a bunch of three keys.
Supposed to lave been lost on Sam
ucl street. between the residences of
Air. Carroll and Madam Ruhl. The
finder will confer a favor by leaving
them at the SPIRIT office.
The Norfolk & Western Railroad
will run an excursion TO Pen-Mar
next Friday, August 4th. The train
will leave Charles Town at 9 ia. A.
Al. returning leaving Pen-Mar at G
p. NJ. The fare for the round trip,
500
q spark from passenger engine
set fire to wheat field of Mr.. John
c. Burns, at Flowing Springs,
Wednesday evening, and burned a
large quantity of wheat in the shock
and barn for storage of grain on
Nc farm Loss partially covered by
Insurance.