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

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Local Miscellany.
Election next Thursday.
Prize Peanuts at Landis'.
County Court met yesterday.
Join Boards prize word hunt.
August magazines at Boards.
Go 10 Lands for Queen Syrup.
For fine Mackeral go to Landis'.
CT. Wan is buying fat ewes aud lambs.
c. F. Wall shipped l2G hogs last Thursday.
Deputy Kelley and grandpa Barr.
Vote for the street and bridge
bonds.
Violin, banjo and guitar strings at
Boards.
another lot of hammocks at
Boards.
Mourning paper by the quire at
Boards.
For pride of Virginia Smoking
Tobacco go to Lands.
Dir. B. Z Rodefer has built nice
.skiff for MIR. L. E. Sublette.
Sec Browns jeweIry store window.
ENew Goods for summer wear.
The ShannondaIe Furnace Sunday
School will hold a picnic August 10.
S. P. Birkitt still has large guam
tity of stationery at very low prices.
Miss Yantis has resigned her po-
sition in the Charles Town post of
flee.
Mr.. John C. Burns is excavatipg
for a 40x80ft. barn at Flowing
Spring.
When buying wall paper, if you
don't see Boards patterns you will
regret it.
The session of the Charles Town
Academy will begin September Ilth.
See advertisement.
Feather weight paper for foreign
correspondence, with envelopes to
match, at Boards.
A dastardly attempt was made a
few nights ago to fire the dwelling of
Constable j. A. r, Matlena.
Elmer E. Beachley wants three
loads of timothy hay in trade for lum-
Der. Bring it to the factory.
Miss X. B. Washington will REQ
pen her school for boys on the 18th
of September. See advertisement.
You will find at S. P. Bfrkitt's
stationery and hook store a fine lot
of peaches and other domestic fruits.
Let Beard fit your windows with
shades. He makes them of best ma
terials and hangs them without
charge.
- St. Paul's United Brethren and
- Christian Sunday Schools, of Hagers-
town, will picnic at Island Park to-
morrow.
An enjoyable dancing party-the
largest of the season-was given at
the Hotel Powhatan on last Friday
evening.
The N. & w. R. R. will run an ex-
cursion to Pen-Mar August 17-rates
and time of train same as advertised
for last Friday.
The reformed Sunday School OF
Middleburg, Md, will picnic at
Island Park August IL, taking the
train at Hagerstown.
Good fishing is feature at Shan
nondale Springs, and Mr. j. ii. Nor
Tis. who is engaged in this depart
mcnt, has been catching some fine
bass recently.
Mr.. VIM. A. Davis is painting Mr..
j. U. Coffman's new dwelling on
West Washington street; also the
Onew buildings of Messrs. c. D. Eby
and Levi Porter.
y Mr.. Vim. r. Jobe has resigned his
position of mailing clerk at the
Charles Town post office, and after a
few days recuperation in the country
=, will go TO Baltimore.
Nessrs. Taylor and johnson have
finished frescoing and painting the
stairway and hall of the courthouse,
giving the interior of tue building &
handsome appearance.
Thanks to the gentlemen of Mr..
Ritnour's Band for an excellent SER
enade last Thursday night. In the
way of musical talent Charles Town
will hold her own with any place OF
its size, and the above named organ
ization will compare favorably will
SONS much more pretentious.
The Colored knights propose IL
have grand day at charles Town or
tile 18th of August. The programme
embraces a '.hay-ladder, barhecnt
picnic" with a procession through
Il IL Il n
greasy pole climbing, ETC., in thu
woods of Mr.. T. f. Sublette, TIVE
miles south of town.
How we Grow Old.
The thread that binds us to life is most FIRE
quemtly severed ere the meridian of life
r..nnlLEd in the cnsn of nnrsnns who NEGLECT oh