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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-06-07
GENERAL REPAIR SHOP

Repairing Harness of all kinds in durable
and workmanlike manner, at very low prices
new collar made out of an old one If Won
only have the rim left. Bring in your work,
and You will be surprised to see how little it
will cost for me to put it in good trim for
you. New work made to order in best style
April 9, '95-tf. L. a. OSBOURN,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-06-07
hauling.

TNHE undersigned is prepared to do Hauling
Il of all kinds, either with Cart or Wagon. at
moderate rates. Delivering of merchandise
aud baggage 10 and from the railroad depots
o speciality. Orders left at the Livery stable
of Mr.. Joseph Hunt will receive prompt at
tention. EDGAR D. GLAZE.
Dec. 20. '92.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-06-07

Chloride of lime will cause rats to flee
from the neighborhood in which it is ex-
posed
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-06-07
PAPER HANGER & GRAINER
january y 1891.
New Harness Shop.

The undersigned has rented the store-roorn
formerly occupied by Messrs. Miley & Boxwell.
on West Main street. opposite Rink Hardware.
and will conduct therein a
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-06-07
George Z. TraVIs,
No Cure No Pay.

Diseases among horses, such US Pole Evil
Fistula, Thrush in feet, Scratches. Grease in
Heel, and all other diseases horses are subject
to, cured. No cure no pay.
l. N. MERCHANT,
Charles Town, jefferson Co., w. Va.
F E. WELSH, Gen. Agt., W. Va.
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No Idle Hours!
Remarkable Increase
in Business.
WIN. r. ALEXANDER,
Music Lessons.

MADAM and MISS BERTHA RuHL win
vi resume their class in Vocal and Instru-
mental Music Sept. End, 1895. at their resi-
dence the corner of Samuel and Liberty
streets. and any one wishing Vocal or Instru-
mental Lessons will save time and money by
taking from them. They will teach Vocal in
class and special. and instruments as follows
Piano. Organ, Violin. Guitar and Banjo.
Also Sight Reading, Theory and Harmony
Terms moderate.
Aug. %. 1875.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-06-07
ESTABLISHED 1914.

1t takes more than TUNE to make good
music. It takes TONE, rich, full, sOnorOus
tone, that charms the listener.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-06-07
GROCERY STORE
EATING HOUSE.

The undersigned has opened a Grocery
Store and Eating House in the building lately
occupied by Earnshaw 81 Dooley, on Yves;
Washington street. Charles Town, which has
been newly painted and nicely fitted up. Will
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-02
THEIR PLUMAGE STOLEN.
Why Many Girls Are Sorry They
Went to a hall.
ST. Louis C;lohe-nemnnrat

st. Louis Globe-Democrat
IL Chief Desmond's desk is covered
daily with invitations TO balls and hops
and tickets to entertainments and dances.
it is not because Chief Desmond has be-
come society man. In other words.
they mean to him not pleasure, but busi-
ness. They are necessary, he thinks for
the capture of new kind of thief. And
ST Louis, original in everything. has pro-
duced, or evolved, this novelty.
This new actor upon the stage Of crime
has but recently made his debut, at least
so far as the police know. But his mi
tfal performance was a success financial
~. and his work shows him TO be of ar
tistic temperament.
The first knowledge Chief Desmond re-
ceived concerning this man who has
thrown down his gauntlet to the police
was Monday night. when a man who had
attended a dance at a hall on Easfon
avenue called and reported a theft. To
be sure, he had lost nothing. but his
sweetheart had. and that panied him more
thousand times than had he been the
loser. He told the chief his story. how
ever. AID bold Billy Desmond gathere1
from II that last Saturday night about
twenty girls who are employed as do
mestcs In the SWEETEST part OF the vvas.
end, accompanied by their best beaux
went TO a dance in public hall on Easton
avenue They waltzed and they schot-
tished and two~stepped until the clock had
finished it's work and started all over
again, and about 4 o'clock in the morn
ing made rush as the strains of Home
Sweet Home" died away, for the cloak
room.
But what a moan Of agaonized agony
went M when the girls picked out their
hats. Not a plume was left out NJ a
possible GO. Every hat had been robbed
OF It's tips and feathers and the buckles
too. were gone. An open window near
the fire escape told the story The thief
had entered. stripped the hats and depart.
ed
II was a sorry looking lot Of girls tha.
struggled home that morning. Many a
picture hat that had seemed 20 be In m.
prime Of life he night before was now
but "A total wreck The girls went home
in tears. Tor many Of them had sner.
weeks earning the money FOR those head
pieces And all this is why the madam
has asked the master Of the household for
EmmH's wages this week when as a fact
they are NOT due until next
Chief Desmond ~ confident ne will can.
ture the man, and al every social furc
ton now some one stands guard over ,ha
cloak room. The chief has been study
ing the criminal records 10 find soma man
who was once A miiuuer or 3 married
man ruined by his 0ife's extravacarra
for he - confident that only snch A man
would know the cGStlieSt portion op
hat and take the plumes and buckles n
the neglect OF ribbons and flowers.
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COSTLY GIFT To POPE.
Cross OF Gold and Diamonds From
American Catholic.

TIE golden t'.hllee Of Pope Lco's conse-
Grafton as archbishop 81 PerggIa takes
place January = and thS Catholics IF the
United States will make the pope a costly
present at mat tine 4 beautiful gold
cross, incrusted with diamonds. pearls and
r7,hjcs. and valued AZ sioooo IS now being
prepared by a New Jerk 3eweler ard viii
BE- seCt here u Monsiguore Aartineln. TO
b. forwarded 70 his holiness
TIE cross will be appropriately inscribed
and Will Se presented ~ Archbishop
keare. Together with AT address express
ing Sh@ loyalty ard affection II the t,ath-
olic layrnen ~ America
The donations for purchasing the cross
ale from Tho people. Tot a cierzvnsr,s
name appearing In tho list ard they coma
mostly from the poorer classes ror thls
reason the delegate believes that the r.,na
Will appreciate this gift more highly tran
the numerous gifts coming from rov.i,tv
and the wealthy classes.
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The Double Conductor system.

WV IttH &FSyIIs.
Last February the receivers az TIE Pal
timore & Ohio Railroad Company der.faas
70 ADOPT the AoUhie-conductor system eo~
all excursion trains. IN order - reduce "a
n minimum the chances ~ an accgdsr,
To one conductor under this plan IN etV-ar
entire charge Of ~" running Of the train
while the other attends 10 the tickets ara
Tia comfort OF the Passengers The ex-
pertinent proved successful during TIRE
travel 20 and from the inauguration =,
Preziden. Mckinley. bur during tha las,
TWO or fhres months Il has been thoros7sp,N
iy demonstrated that its adoption VS.
wise. From September 10 N0yernter y
inclusive, the Baltimore K Ohio handled
- 80 people OF SUNDAY excursions between
Philadelphia. Baltimore Ws.s$1fnsstry, 80
ATLANTIC EHtY. ard. owing 20 the care .akar
n TIE handling of the trains. not s5n,rIa
paa$@iaSsr @@s Ailse9 ar injured. Fourteen
thousand Of this number were handle 80
Seysemo@. ga
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present postmaster. and THAI the depart
rueGt IS flooded with letters protesting
against the change. No such move mas
been made by any Republican nor IS a
scrap If paper On file protesting the pres
eBt administration; no communication
from any source claiming the riSas 20
recommend q successor 20 the present
postmaster. When the time comes ana
the postmaster general asks my opinion
] VIII notify the present postmaster al
Seattle and he can be guided by circum-
stances.
Neither did I defeat Lee Hart IN Sc
curing the appointment OF mineral inspec
tor. and my denial is backed by the tace
that there Is IN the state OF Washington
no such Office"
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Can't be done!

Iry to make some baking powder yourself Buy
the cream OF tartar and soda, mix them in the right
proportions
Then Imagine that you arc the manufacturer. and
nave 10 MAKE proht and besides sell to the grocer
al such price that he can make profit too
ASK Your grocer TO sell you his best cream of tar
'aF' see what II costs, and if You can make pure
5000 baking powder for IS or 50 cents pound
1t can't be done.
>G'aaIMg's Besf--at your groccrs-is the best Of
the right price baking powders
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knows what His Wife Cos,

On Fhe occasion ~ bis golden wedding
F'sss'hoGicai English husband ssrytrAa an
from RS carefully kept accounts what rs
S'f@ had cost aim. He bad a. assured IL
come OF s@-s" a year Throughout hIs Hfe
VI aaiUg his wife. what with presents o.
ESgc-ssat ring and extra exuens4st-axa an
as own personal aSorrmsnI. cazt Mn, xQst-
Der share OF the household - geersa~S as
$o-@a year; her clothing and linen COS. g2sa
Nsa-1Ys presents. medical sftHnaaeay-.A
aEllaseEneEis, ana Summer excursions
amounted for her share 10 $40 Annually
- thsEeIore spent tx her ~ ATTY Yeas
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4. :. Kerry Returned.

A ; Kerry, q the Kerry Nm Company,
returned 10 Seattle yesterday afternoon
from an extensive trip east. Mr.. Kerry
went 10 Ottawa on business ard reports
that he WAS largely successful in his tln-
dertakipg. IN relation 20 saw mill plants
ard timber claims IN the Northwest ter
ritory. While away ne visited his old
home ~ Port Huron. Mich. and Chicago
TORONTO ard OttAWa
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-31
NEWS IN AND ABOUT
THESE PLANTATIONS
PAWTUCKET.

The establishment known as the Star
the scene last night of fire which did
little damage, and II was only by
energetic and persistent effort that the
department was able TO get IL under
control and a full hour before IL could
be extinguished. The fire originated in
the boiler room OF the place. but it's
cause is unknown. 1t was discovered
about midnight by a young man named
Edward O'Donnell, who lives in a house
nearby, and who had just returned
from a theatre I'm Providence. On the
arrival of the firemen the blaze was
shooting from many OF the doors and
windows, and a large volume of smoke
filled the building and the air overhead,
and the stock In the building was much
damaged in consequence. After about
an hours hard work the fire was ex-
tingushed, but no estimate could be
obtained OF the damage at the time by
NJ. O. A. Jillson, one OF the proprietors,
who was present. The Harrison Yarn
and Dyeing company. also. are losers
by the fire. as they had stock stored in
the building. The damage to the build
ings is not very heavy. as they are old
wooden ones, and have before, about
a year ago. been visited by a similar
fire.
Celia Watson. 6 years of age, who
lives with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Watson of 81 Quincy avenue, was
bitten by a dog owned by family in
the same neighborhood yesterday after
noon. The little girls leg was badly
lacerated by the dogs teeth. and her
cries brought the girls parents to her
assistance. when the dog was driven
off. DIR. Edward M. Lane was called
thorities were notified OF the occur
renee.
John III. Quitman. an insurance agent.
was arrested by officer Cooper for as
saulting VIM. II. McDevitt. Later he
pleaded guilty when arraigned before
Judge Shove and was fined 81 and
costs. McDevitt says that Quitman
boards with the family occupying the
upper tenement in the house where he
resides Monday evening Qultman was
considerable noise. and as one
of Mr.. McDevitt's children was i'll. he
says that he asked Quitman to be as
quiet as possible. The latter, according
to Mr.. McDevitt. expressed a willing
ness TO desist. but shortly after the
noise again disturbed the sick child.
that Quitman had for a mo-
ment forgotten his request, Mr.. Nc
Dewitt knocked upon m water pipe to
attract his attention. A moment later.
Mr.. McDevitt says.-Q Quitman knocked
loudly at his door and upon being ad-
mitted scratched his face and other
wise misbehaved himself.
Chief OF Police Rice has returned
from his vacation trip to New Hamp-
shire.
Tower post, 25 strong. went to the
fair yesterday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-31
BRISTOL.

DIR. II. G. Hewish. Miss Margaret
Lewis of Philadelphia and Naval Cadet
J. Horne OF the u. s. s. Texas are the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. R->A Leigh OF
Hope street.
Rev. Father William Rogers of Stam-
ford. Conn. is here. the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. James Tobin. He is a brother
OF Mrs. Tobin.
Elmer. A. Rounds. son OF A. 8.
Rounds. left here yesterday for the
Advent Christian theological institution
az Mendoza. ILL.,. TO study for the min
istry.
Capt. T.. M. Tilley, with his daughter.
Mrs. Jones. and her two children. re.
turned yesterday 20 Berkley Va.
Rev Henry DugwelI BentIy OF Forest
Hills, Mass. has accepted the pastorate
OF the First Baptist church here. and
VIII assume his duties at once
The rehearsals for the drama "r,.
listed for the War" which is To be
presented by local talent I'm the opera
house on Friday evening OF this week
for the benefit OF the fund FOR the re.
ception. 10 be rendered the members of
Naval Reserves who have served I'm the
United states navy, are progressing
nnely. Miss Louise r. Chadwick has
tho leading ladv's part
Mr. Ralph Kinder organist OF Trinity
church. has been rendered n similar
position ~ Grace church. Providence.
He has the matter under consideration.
IL is expected that the Y. NJ &. A.
baseball team OF Providence will play
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-31
NARRAGANSETT PIER.

Mrs. @. w. Holland Of New York
still mourns the loss of the centre piece
Of her jewelled tiara. which she missed
while dining at the Casino as the guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Coogan. and no
trace of the gems has been found. The
police say that they have not been offi-
cially notified of the loss. but they do
not believe that the Jewels were actu-
ally stolen.
There are several theories in regard
to the disappearance of the diamonds.
and one Is that Mrs. Holland dropped
the centre piece and that somebody
picked II up and sSid nothing. Another
theory sthat the precious stones may
have dropped into one of the dishes or
among the floral decorations. with
which the table was decked, or possibly
the Jewels became entangled in Mrs.
Hollands gown or In the costume worn
by some other lady of the party, in
which event they will undoubtedly be
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-31
WARREN.

Nearly the entire local peach crop is
ruined by rot. which effects the finest
on the trees before ripening. Some
orchards will yield nothing by reason
of this cause. and nearly all the or
chards are effected The cause is ascrib-
ed to continued wet weather.
The Sunday school collections of the
Baptist church during the month of
August will be given to the Red Cross
society.
Mr. and Mrs William Meyers OF Prov
idence are spending a few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Maxfield on Federal
street
Mr.. Francis S. Thayre. who has been
confiened to his home for the past week
with sickness, is able to be on the street
again.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry S. Child OF Provi-
dence. former residents of this town.
who have been spending two weeks va
cation here have returned home.
One Of the most enjoyable meetings
ever held by Tobn post, G.. A. r., oc-
CURED last evening, the hall being We'll
ffirUd with members and friends OF the
order. The occasion was the annual
visitation Of the department command
er and staff. who arrived on the eight
o'clock train from Providence. Com
mander Nicholas Hatch presided. and
introduced Department Commander =.
w. X. Allen of East Greenwich: s. V.
Com. Charles ID. Ballou OF Providence;
Assistant @. M. General George H..
Chenery OF Providence; Chief of Staff
Edward Wilcox: Comrades Babbitt of
Bristol and Col. w. s. Tompkins of this
town. All of the addresses were well
received. Babbitt post of Bristol was
represented by Is members, and some
20 members of Babbitt Relief Corps
were present. The Woman's Relief
Corps Of Tobin post furnished a most
bounteous collation. The hall was pret-
tily decorated with flags and flowers
and several citizens of the town came
as invited guests. Rev. III. w. Burr of
the M. T.. church made some fitting re-
marks before the close Of the meeting.
Mr.. Fred Hood and sister. Miss Eta,
both OF Millville, Mass. are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Nelder.
Mrs. Mary Eddy OF Providence is vis-
iting friends in harrington and will re-
main some weeks.
Mr.. Charles II. Burrows of Danielson,
Conn.,, with his five daughters, who
have been occupying Maple cottage at
Greene's Landing for the past two
weeks. returned home yesterday.
Quite-a large party from this town
went on the excursion to Plymouth yea
terday.
Mr.. Martin Burke is erecting a large
two and one-half story cottage on his
property on Market street.
Rev. III. w. Brown has returned from
visit to Point Lewis
The family of Rev. A. T.. Carpenter
are visiting friends in Providence
Mrs. Sarah Abbot Is entertaining her !
daughter and three children from New
York.
Several persons from this town at
tended the clambake OF the Antiquari-
an Society at Rehoboth yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Gray are enter
friends from Pawtucket.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-31
NEWPORT.

The annual tournament of the New
port Golf club opened yesterday under
circumstances which indicate sue
pairs appeared on the teeing ground.
and, of these, is players qualified for
the first round for the presidents cup,
with scores ranging from IL to 100 for
the SO holes medal play.
G. McC. Sargent of the Harvard club
headed the list with 172 and won a
special cup given by w. p. Thompson.
Foxhall Keene. who won the Count OF
TURNS cup, came within one stroke OF
McC. Sargent. In this connection II is
interesting TO note that the scores this
year are much better than last year.
the scores then running from 179 to 1919.
The weather was fairly satisfactory,
though a haze early in the morning
made the air a bit heavy, but the sun
coming out soon dispelled the mist.
Among the So who appeared to qualify
were w. Hamilton Busk, e. w. Taintor,
q. McC. Sargent, /. T. Burden. Jr. II. p.
Rogers, Henry r. Taylor. A. c. Patter-
son. w. ID. Vanderpool. III. Goodwin, N.
Robinson, Jr.. VIM. Gammell, George M.
Smith, Joseph Choate, Jr., @. @. Hub
bard, r. p. Huntington, A. M. Coates.
w. Il. Cutting, Jr., j. #. Curtis, III. II.
Winthrop, George j. Cooke. Jr., Patrick
Grant, +. p Sands. ]. c. Hoffman, G..
T.. Cilbarret, Richmond Talbot, r., w.
Goelet, John Boit A. T. Kemp Foxhall
Keene. J. Mauran. III. M. Brooks, w.
Rutherford, III. M Hartman, j. X.
Bangs. f. II. Bohlen, w. p. Thompson.
Victor Sorchan, M. s. Barger, r. G..
Havemeyer, ii. o. Havemeyer. A. Bar
ker, w l.. Mauran. II. Sedgwick, Jr., G..
G. Thomas, G.. c. Clark, j. r. Postle-
The lucky 16 were the following: q.
McC. Sargent. 172; Foxhall Keene, 17S:
j. +. Curtis, 17S: Abraham Barker. 49,
A. M. Coates, 17S; Lieut.. j. II. Goldfinch,
17@ III. M. Hartman. 179; Richmond
Talbot ISL: G.. G. Clarke 1872: G.. G..
Hubbard. 1872: w. b. Cutting. Jr.. 1874:
Joseph Choate, Jr., 1855: VIM. Phifer,
1877; w. ID. Vanderpool, 1877: w. Ruther-
ford, 1888; Victor Sorchans190.
This has been n season of freaks and
novelties, and the society leaders have |
been at their wits ends devising enter |
tainments that might eclipse i'm ex-
or absurdity those that pre-
,eded them.
Last night Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish gave |
/ barn dance. Her stables were deco |
-ated for the occasion with all kinds of |
arm produce. and the favors for the |
,otillon were rakes, sickles, scythes and |
'ther garden implements.
All, OF course. were I'm miniature.
The court In connection with the barn
vas fitted up to represent farmyard
md shetland ponies were used to con-
'ey the favors into the coach house,
which was used as dance hall.
Cozy corners abb 4hnded for tete-a-
etes and refreshments. and studious
are was taken that these much sought
pots were not placed under the glare
( electric lights. OF which there were
many about the place.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-31
CRANSTON.

man known as Henry jeffrey was
drowned in sprague's pond yesterday.
jeffrey has had no employment for
some time, and II has been his custom
10 spend much Of his time in fishing in
this pond. Yesterday he started to FISH
from the bank on the east side of the
pond and just north OF the ice houses.
In making cast his line became en-
tangled with the pond grass, and ne
went into the water to release II. He
was good swimmer, but he became
entangled In the long grass, and in spite
Of his struggles was drowned. Several
boys witnessed the fatality. but were
unable to help jeffrey. They notified
Town sergt. Bigbee. who hurried TO the
pond and, assisted by his son. succeed
ed in recovering the body. which was
IN about six feet of water, Jeffrey
lived at 81 What Cheer street. in the
city. and leaves a widow and three chill
6Fo0
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-31
TALKED ABOUT.

A gentleman who has just returned
from a trip to Bangor says William
Jackson, the bow lookout on the
ence he had had recently. He said that
when about midway between Monhe-
gan and Seguin a whale followed along
side the steamer. and, as William told
it, "he watched his chance and came
up close an blowed an wet me all over.
i do believe he's the same cuss as done
the same thing two years ago."
For assaulting Florence Worden, En-
clio Accetro was fined $40 in the Juven-
lie section Of the district court this
morning by Judge Sweetland.
Tug Wrestler, bound from Philadel-
phia to Boston. with two barges con-
tanning about 2500 tons of coal in tow,
was disabled yesterday when off Block
Island. the packing around the man
hole of the boiler being blown out. A
signal of distress was hoisted, and the
life saving. crew boarded the tug.
which was brought into harbor by the
steamer Danielson. In the meantime
the barges had proceeded as we'll as
possible, under sail, but they will be
overtaken by the tug this morning, as
1t only took a few hours to repair the
trouble.
The American Pharmaceutical asso-
citation, at its convention In Baltimore,
elected Charles e. Dohme of Baltimore
president for the coming year: treas
urer Samuel A. Shepard of Boston: gen.
eral secretary, Charles Casper. Jr.. Of
Baltimore. New members of the coun-
Gil are Charles A. Raplyie of Hartford
and II. M. Whitney OF Lawrence.
The state department has rot yet been
officially advised of the reported deaf n
of King Malietoa Of Samoa, owing to
the slow means Of communication at thu
disposal of the government. 1t is the
general impression that the death OF the
king will result in the overthrow Of the
present form Of government OF the ISL
and. maintained as II is by the joint ac-
ton Of the United States, Great Britain
and Germany.