Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-04
items of Interest.

items OF IuIcECSt.
The widow of Mr.. Henry Fayman died
in Washington City recently. Mr. Fay
may, who has been dead some years, was
native of Shepherdstown.
Mr.. J. Ferd Randall has purchased
from Mr.. Nathan Vanmetre, for 81, 600.
the farm formerly owned by the late
George Rush, near Billmyer's Mill.
DIR. B. B. Ransom, of Harper's Ferry,
has been appointed surgeon for the B. &
o. at Brunswick, Nd, to fill the vacancy
occasioued by the death of DR.. Hilleary.
Rev. c. E. McCane. brother-in-law
of Mrs. @. a.. Rocky, OF Shepherds
town, and late pastor of one of the Pres.
byterian churches of Kansas City, died
last week in Kansas City.
The B. & o. S. W. will begin laying
5000 tons of 70 pound steel rail next
month. About half is to be placed in
the Mississippi division tracks and the
rest between Parkersburg and Chillicothe.
Mr.. ]. R. Grove, of the Harper's Fer
ry Sentinel last Wednesday was called to
Upshur county, having notice of the
death of his mother. 1t has only been
short time since the death of his father.
The through coaches of the B. & o. S.
W. which are used between. the west and
B. & o. points are to be painted royal
blue, the new standard color of the B. &
o. The rest of the passenger equipment
will be the standard Pullman color.
Hiram Lodge A, F. & A. Masons, of
Winchester, Va, has extended an invi-
tation to President Mckinley to visit the
Lodge. He was initiated into the mys-
teries of Free Masonry by that Lodge
during the war whilst soldier in the
Union army.
General Manager Greene, of the Balti-
more aud Ohio Railroad, has issued an
order requiring all live stock to be wa
tered and fed at least once every "a hours.
Yard masters are to be held strictly &C
countable, and the penalty for violation
is rather severe.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is known to be an
honest medicine and it actually cures
when all others fail Take it now
Seventy per cent of the railway stock
in this country has not paid dividend
and there seems TO be no doubt that the
other thirty will not, unless some meas
ures are taken to prevent ruinous rate
cutting. A great many people think that
the pooling bill, which is now before the
Senate, is as much necessary to the pros
perity of the country the Dingley tar
if bill.
Mr. Robert NJ. Eniler, former Shep-
herdstown boy, but now popular young
man of McKeesport, Pa, where he is en-
ployed by the Westinghouse Electric
Company, was married Wednesday of
last week at Dravosburg, Pa. The bride
was Miss Elizabeth Edwards. The Ger
emory was quiet one, and was perform
ed by Rev. Q. B. Hatch at the parsonage.
Shop. Register.
With the possible exception of Texas,
Virginia probably contributes more
money than any State in the South to the
support or aid of her Confederate soldiers.
The auditor has already issued this year
warrants for pensions to the amount of
100000. Besides this aid the Legisla
ture makes AN annual appropriation of
$50, 900 for the maintenance of the Lee
Camp Confederate Soldiers Home.
The Foraker railway pooling bill, which
is now before the U. S. Senate, if passed,
will probably place the railways on more
solid footing than they have been for
years 1t is not denied that prosperous
railways make prosperous country, and
now that the Supreme Court has declared
traffic agreements to be illegal, the rail-
roads will either have to have pooling
bill or submit to an era of very disastrous
rate cutting.
The members of Trinity Episcopal
Church on Monday elected as vestrymen
the following gentlemen: j. S. Bragonier,
A. S. Dandridge, Lee H. Moler, John
Aglionby, VIM A. Morgan, F. w. Muz
! zsy, n. w. Potts and P. P. Marshsll.-
The vestrymen then elected a. S. Dan
bridge senior warden, Lee H. Moler
! junior warden, and ]. s. Bragonier reg
istrar and treasurer. Messrs. Muzzey
Mcler and Aglionby were elected dele
gates to the Episcopal Council at Point
Pleasant, which couveues on the first
Wednesday in June.-Shep. Register.
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