Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-08-07

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Miss Blanche Young syisiting relatives
in BIiddleway
County Surveyor Hendricks was IN
tow n esterday
Messrs Harry N and E Rush Turner
were IN town. yesterday.
Mr.. ]. B. Glenn. of Lantz. Va is clerk
ing at the Racket Stores.
Mrs John z Hilbert, of Washington
City. is visiting friends here.
Rev. DR. Vim. NJ. Dame. of Baltimore.
has Joined his family at Hotel Powhatan.
Misses A. v. Wilson and Matte Dor
sey went to Washington City Wednesday.
Miss Florence Daley left Friday for
Norfolk. Va, where she Will spend the
rest of the summer
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Swan. of WASH
ington City, arevisiting the family of the
editor of the SPIRIT. OF JEFFERSON.
Mr. T P Lippitt arrived home Satur-
day from Porto Rico. where he is en-
gagged in the fruit shipping business.
MI Scott Fristoe, who has been spend
ing few days with his daughter. Mrs ] H
Watkins of this. place has returned home
Hon. George R. Vending left Thurs
day for Bayvtew. Michigan. and else
where, to fill some lecture engagements.
Mr.. Angus Mcdonald. son of the late
Marshall Mcdonald, and a nephew of
Messrs. e. II. and A W. Mcdonald of
this locality is a courier in the British
army IN South Africa
Mr.. NJ. K. Roberts was in town yester-
day, looking up and disclosing new ideas
on his inventions with gentleman in
Charles Town who has quite renown
for ingenuity and inventive mind.
Mr. and MrsD S Wilson, of Valdveta,
Ga; Miss Blanche Weiser, of Atlanta, Ga;
and Master Frank kirkpatrick, of Ha-
gerstown, Md. have been visiting the
family of Mrs Sites. at :. Castle View"
Miss Virginia Kennedy. who has been
in California the past year, and Mr.. Har-
ry Kennedy. from Randolph-Macon Col
lege. came home, and are at the NJ. E.
Church, South. parsonage, Miss Miriam
Kennedy spent week with friends in
Berkeley county.
Mr.. F. L. Bushong, a brother of DIR.
d. B. Bushong and graduate in Law
of Washington and Lee University, has
rented the office lately occupied by DR.. ].
D.Starry. two doors west of Carter House,
and will locate in Charles Town for the
practice of his profession. We welcome
Mr.. Bushong to our community, and wish
him much success here.
Mrs. Chas. N. English, who, with her
sister. Miss Carrie Chambers, has been
sojourning at Atlantic City during the
warm weather of July, is at her parents
home in Bolivar DR.. English, her hus-
band. who went to Honolulu in May with
Ex-Queen Liliuakalani, will sail for San
Francisco the 9th of August, and thence
to Washington City. The Ex-Queen,
who likes Washington, viii return at an
early day.
Mr. VIM. Wilt, at Nippon, has for sale
carload of choice stock ewes.
a meeting of the Board of Health held
OF Monday morning last. adjourned until
Thursday, Aug Q, to await presentation
of any bills against the County for ser
vices in the smallpox epidemic:
The Board of Education has ordered
the laying of a brick pavement in front
of the Graded School building. on North
Mildred street.
The Independent firemen and their
lady friends continue active preparations
for their entertainment, to be held cleo
ton week in November
Messrs Walker Bros. ofth1s place, have
contracted to erect a bridge of two 100
feet spans over the Shenandoah at
Snaps Ford. near Edinburg, Va.
Mr. o Golladay has bought out the
barber shop of Jacob Jackson, corner of
Washington and George streets, and will
run that in addition to his other shop.
Mr.. Geo. w. Armentrouthasc completed
the foundation walls for the large new
building of Mr.. D. S. Hughes. and Mr..