Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-08-22
Local Miscellany.
Carter's ink at Beard's.

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Carbon tracing paper at Boards.
For stylish wall paper see Boards.
Lands headquarters for peaches.
A new lot of lOct. novels at Boards.
Capt. Milton Rouss has had fine
barn erected.
A lot of Rosa Carey's novels, 10
cts, at Boards.
Peaches and Grapes in any guam
ity at S. H. Lands.
Drop Beard postal for any mu-
sic or book you want.
Lands is headquarters for water
melons, peaches, grapes, &c.
The Teach crs' Institute was is ses-
sion in Shep herGstown last week.
The news stand is open at Hotel
Powhatan, weekdays and Sunday.
Mr.. John w. Russell did the tin
work on the Episcopal church cupola.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for Marion l.. Dawson and Il. G..
johnson.
The Independent Fire Co. had
their steamer out for practice Fri
day evening.
Judge FaulkneG will hold special
term of the Jefferson CIRCUIT Court
at P. NJ. to-day.
The Messrs. Baker have laid a
new crossing on the south side OF
Washington street at East.
Next regular meeting of Jefferson
Chapter, No. 5, r. A. NJ, next Mon
day evening, at a O'Clock.
Elmer E. Beachley wants three
loads of timothy hay in trade for lum-
Der. Bring it to the factory.
The n. & w. r. II. has dispensed
with a number of night operators,
including the one at Charles Town.
Step INTO the store of Ronemus
Bros. and ask TO see some Tea and
Dinner Sets at prices that will aston
ish you.
About zoo members of the knights
of the Mystic Chain, of York county,
Pa, will visit Harper's Ferry, Au-
gust %.
Palmbaums's is headquarters for
Table Linens, Towels, Bed spreads,
Lace Curtains, &c. Prices lower
than ever.
Ed. Rice, colored, was committed
to Jail on Friday for shooting twice
at Carrie Newman, also colored, at
Harper's Ferry.
The windows of Mr.. John w.
RusselPs tin and stove house and
Mr.. W. F. Weirick's feed store have
been handsomely lettered.
Mr.. Jacob w. Coffman yesterday
removed from his arm a. small parti-
Gle of stone which had been imbed-
ded there for fourteen years.
MIR. Edwin Wilson went to Balti-
more on his wheel on Friday, making
the run via Frederick, with stops, be-
tween S A. NJ. and $3.50 p. 81.
Messrs. Rohr and Gore cemented
the cellar of bIr. Geo. H. Hagley's
store building, and Mr.. f. l.. Beller
is busy converting it into sales
room.
Mr. John o. Johnson is fitting up
for Messrs. Hirschman & Co. the
west store-room of the Goldsmith
} building, lately vacated by Mr.. John
w. Russell.
The Citizens Fire Co.. Capt. Jno.
W. Russell in command, with the
Charles Town Cornet Band, paraded
in full uniform Saturday evening,
making a creditable appearance.
The backbone of the drought, we
trust, has been broken. A heavy
rain and wind storm visited this To-
cality Sunday afternoon. a good
many trees were blown down and a
number of cellars flooded.
The dead bodies lying in that por-
ton of the Methodist graveyard on
the line of the proposed extension OF
North Charles street are being dis
inferred and placed in other portions
of the graveyard, preparatory to the
opening of said street.
You will find at S. p. Birkitt's
1ihllS VI All hGSSI pNiou9 PS'''NS
plums, grapes, pears-for eating,
preserving or canning; also vegeta-
roasting ears, tomatoes-aP-
pies for eating or cooking, fresh
water melons, musk melons, &c.
Mr.. John II. Grim died at the res
idence of his son-in-law, Mr.. Charles
Trenary, on south Main Street, VIM
chester, on Friday, August 18th, in
the 18th year of his age. The fu-
neral services were conducted by the
Rev. w. II. ID. Harper. Interment
III blt. Hebron. Mr. Grim was the
only brother of Mrs. j. F. Blessing,
of this place.
. The contract for the carpenter
work of the new methodist church
has been awarded to Mr.. F. i. Bel
Ter, and the brick work and masonry
so Mr.. Geo. w. Armentrout. The
building has been located to the right
just inside of the old entrance TO the
D church yard fronting towards Charles
street extended, and excavation for
the foundation has been commenced,