Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-06-12

relieved all tedium, and their excellence
pleased the large audience and must have
given much satisfaction to patrons. The
exercises showed diligence on the part of
both teachers and pupils, and reflected
great credit upon the systemof education
adopted in this school of learning. All
the girls did finely, looked sweetly. be-
witching and happy and the whole scene
was enchanting. DR.. Campbell is first
rate educator, whose high scholarship and
weli-known christian character entities
him to the liberal patronage of this com
munity. His commencement. was sue
cess.
The graduates this session were Misses
Marie Neill, Amelia Dieh1 and Ef1e La
Boyteaux.
Thebaccalaureate sermon was preached
Sunday night in the Presbyterian church.
by Rev e R Leyburn
The school building has been
heated during the past session with
steam, and was kept comfortable in the
coolest weather, and is most conveniently
located, and is reached by brick pave
ment from the centre of town.
Our FIRE companies have invitations to
4th of July celebrations at Martinsburg
and Hagerstown.
Messrs Davis & Emmert have hand
somelY painted, papered and grained the
interior of Messrs Brown & Hooff's drug
store.
1t is reported that Mr. Charles Haines.
of Winchester, Va. was run down on a
railroad bridge near Norristown, Pa, a
few days since, and killed.
Married, at the Watson House, Junee,
by Rev. L: R. Milbourne, Miss Matte
Belle Kidwen and Mr.. ]. w. Cameron,
both of Rileyville, Page county. Va.
Mr.. Marshall Burns will begin the cree
ton now shortly of atware-room at his
coal and wood yard in this city. The
building is to be wooden structure 26x5o
feet
w. B. Davis at old post Office room,
will sell you best and freshest groceries,
flour, bacon, CONNECTIONS notions, etc.,
at bottom prices for cash or country pro
duce.
The B. & o. R. r. will. run a 81 ex-
cursion to Baltimore, Md, on Sunday,
June II. Tram passes Charles Town
going at 7'4s a. M; returning leaves
Baltimore at 1880 p. m.
The dumps at the coal yard of Mr. Mar
shall Burns have been thoroughly re-
paired, and full stock of different kinds
of-coal is now on hand Farmers are
invited to call and get quotations.
The improvements to the Marmion
property. recently purchased by Mr. G E
Hughes. are still going on, and Messrs
Davis & Emmert are now giving the
same additional beauty by the use of the
painters brush.
Mr.. John W. Gibson fell from hay
NOV Fast Saturday and broke one of his.
legs. We sympathize with our genial
friend. and trust he will soon be able
to be about again and and tell good
joke as of yore.
Mr.. Americus j. souder former or
derby sergeant of Chew's famous bat
terry. committed suicide by shooting him
self in the head with shotgun at his
home near Taylortown, Loudoun county,
Va, on Monday of last week.
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The Bank of Charles Town has had its
counting room ornamented with hand
some wall paper, giving the interior of
the office of this old and popular institu-
ton decided Improvement in its APP
pearance. Work by Mr. c w. Taylor.
A match game of base ball played at
Shepherdstown last Thursday, between
Charles Town and Shepherdstown mines,
resulted in favor of the latter by score
of IS to I. The Charles Town club was
handicapped by three of its best players
being unable to be present.
The County Court held a Special session
Friday. and fixed the county levy at 80
cents on 500 of valuation of real and
personal property. The road levy was
fixed for Charles Town district at 10 cents,
Middleway,6; Shepherdstown,I5 Kable-
town, IS, and Harper's Ferry, 20.
Mr. Geo H Hagley as we have hereto
fore noted, is making extensive improve
ments upon what is known as the old tan
yard property. Mr. F l. Beller is doing
carpenter work and Messrs Dooley Bros
putting on tin roofing, converting the
main brick building into handsome
dwelling. Other buildings are being
transformed, fences whitewashed, watts
filed up, etc.
NEIL. Beller, contractor and builder,
broke ground on Tuesday last for the
erection of large and commodious store
and dwelling house for Mr.. DIS. Hughes,
prosperous merchant OF our tewn. The
building. when completed, will be a
pressed brick front, metal cornices, III
diana stone and working fancy brick
trimming, slate mansard roof, French
plate glass, overhanging bay window.
1t will be up-to-date in every particular.
During thunderstorm Friday after
noon Mr. William H whitmore, tenant on
the farm of Mr. w c Carroll, one mile
north of this place, was working in the
corn field with a colored hired man,
William Redman They took refuge fron,