Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-07-21


Tile old brick stable of Mayor
Brown, on North Charles street, has
been torn down, and a new one will
be erected in its stead,
Mr.. T. P. Lippitt, of this place,
will furnish the material for the new
Touring mill of Messrs. Legg & Rey-
nolds, at Shepherdstown.
DR.. II. R. Moore will be in Charles
Town ntil August /. Those wish
ing treatment or consultation will
please call prior to that date.
Certificates in Madam and Miss
Bertha Ruhl's music class have been
awarded to Misses Carrie LaRue,
Amelia Manning and Alma Phillips.
Mess rs. Biiley & BoxweIl have had
exhibited at their meat store an i'm
mense radish, raised by Mr.. A. d.
Miley. Circumference 20 inches,
and length 10 inches.
The thirty days special sale has
expired, but the Baltimore Bargain
House is still offering rare induce
ments, and intending purchasers
will do well to call and examine goods
and prices.
Cecil, little son of Mr.. c. d. Ely,
accidently ran the point of a pen
knife into his eye this morning, and
it is feared will lose it. His father
took him to Washington to DR.. w. ".
Marmion on the noon train.
The jefferson county wheelman
are arranging for a grand bicycle
lantern parade, to take place in
Charles Town on Saturday night.
August 8. Bicyclists of all neigh
boring towns and cities are invited,
and more detailed particulars will
be given hereafter.
The company of visitors at Shannondalc
Springs has been quite large of late, including
in addition to those already noted Mr.. Samuel
Howell and wife Miss Mamie Howell, Bishop
Penick and family. Misses Lefty and Lucy
Amber. Mr.. Z, Tayloe Perry and family, MIR.
Thornton Perry, the Misses Craighill, Mrs.
Harriet Simmons, Mrs. G. f. Baylor, Judge
Beck with and family, Misses Margaret and
Ethel Kennedy, Miss Jessie Logic, Miss
Emily Cooke, Misses Anna and Nevill Mitch
ELL Misses Laura and Ida Lippitt, Miss Bette
Sublette, Miss Mary Woods, and Mr.. Thos. X.
Moore.
Mrs. Ann Douglas DonnelIy died
at her residence in this place last
evening, aged rs years. The de
ceased had been an invalid for long
while and at times an intense sufferer.
She was a consistent christian and
an estimable woman in all the rela-
tions of life. Funeral services at
her late residence tomorrow
Wednesday, morning, at 0o'clock /;
interment in Edge-Hiil Cemetery.
Miss Laura Beatty, sister of Mrs.
Geo. Baylor of this place, died at
Ingleside, Queen Anne county,
Md, the residence of her mother, on
Tuesday evening last. She had been
sick for the past month, and death
was happy release from pain and
suffering. She has been frequent
visiter to her sister here, and was q
young lady of quiet disposition and
many estimable traits of character.
Mr.. J. Daniel Walker and Miss
Margaret W. johnson, daughter of
Mr.. w. W. johnson, of this place,
were married at 1880 Thursday
morning at the Baptist parsonage by
Rev. S. W. Cole. A number of
friends witnessed the ceremony.
The newly married couple left on the
b. and o. for Bay Ridge and " ash
ington, followed by the best wishes
of their many friends for their future
success and happiness.
Messrs. VIM. Campbell, A. D.
Barr, G. W. Thomas, j. w. Russell,
r. G.. Dinkle, j. w. Carney. VIM.
Kahn, committee from Malta Lodge
A, f. & A. NJ. Masons of this town,
went TO Martinsburg on Monday
evening of last week to present tc
Robert White Lodge, No. 81, at that
place handsome gavel, voted to that
Lodge by the ladies fair mere some
weeks ago. They we're Hospitality
received and banqueted at Mr.. Loui:
L. Browns ice cream parlors.
Mrs. Mary c. RonemGs, widow O.
the late VIM. r. Ronemus, whC
resided near UvilIa, seven miles cas-
of this place, died yesterday morning
after an illness of several weeks
She was a member of the Lutheran
Church at Unilla for many years
One daughter, Mrs. John G.. Unseld
of Shepherdstown, and three sons
Charles, Harry and Frank, the las
two composing the firm of Ronemu'
Bros, retail merchants of this place
survive her. Mrs. Ronemus wa
sixty-three years of age.
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