Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-10-16

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flooring doors, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
They also deal in lumber and carry a
stock Of aIlakinds. They take contracts
for furnishing all woodwork of Buildings
giving employment to carpenters and
other workmen.
BUSINESS ME- AID FIRMS.
Amongthe Substantial and enterprising
business men and firms are: Burns Bros
dealers in agricultural implements, coal
wood andice Miley Bros, coal and wood;
F. ]. Manning, agricultural implements
coal. grain. operating elevator R. D.
KeerI, grain buyer c. F. Wal, live stock
dealer Washington & Alexander, fertil-
izers; c. N. Coleman, i. D. Getzendaner.
Cooke & Phillips, hardware and agricul-
tursl implements j. w. Miller, carriages
and buggies E. A. Roderick, Osbour1
& Strider, E. Frank Ronemous, S. S.
Dalgarn, D. S. Hughes. F. G. Butler,
George E. Hughes and S. H. Lands. gen
eral merchandise; William Kahn, L.
Sonneborn doing business as The Hub,
andMax Theodore, clothiers; H. L. Ron
emus. china and queenswarei BrownBros.
and Henry DUNN. bakers and eonfec-
TONERS /; NJ. L. Wolpe. groceries. carpets
and furniture G. T. Rnight& Co.. furni-
ture and undertaking. w. S. Merchant,
groceries and meats; E.. L. Wilson. groce-
ries and tobacco; C.N. Beard, groceries
and stationery S. C. Young. Stonesifer
& Riley, fresh meats; Brown & Hooff,
John P. Bishop, George t. Light and
Neill s. CO., drugs and stationery H. A.
Carroll, w. B. Alder, James H. Starr,
George w. Thomas, John S. yesterday,
James A. Thomas and ]. B. Watkins,
liquors Charles Rissler, undertaken; A.
M. Grim, cabinet making and upholster-
ing chaeles w. Brown, jeReler Diehl
Bros, tombstones and monuments L. P.
Starry. Joseph T. Hunt. ]. 2. Elgin and
G. T. Stonesifer, livery stables; Adam
Brown & Co.. proprietors of the Carter
House ]. B. Watkins & Co, p%roprietors
of the Watson House A. G. Wynkoop,
Chew & Norris, real estate and loans +;
Moore & Moore, real estate and insurance;
Washington & Alexander, insurance;
George E, Wysong, job printing Office /;
Walker Bros, contractors and builders
of iron bridges M. Palmbaum & Bro,
and Burns & Shugert, dry goods OFT
Bros. boots. shoes andgents' furnishings;
R. d. Shugart, harness and saddles
Charles E. Reininger. tailor; w. j.
Weirick, flour and feed; ]. w. Russell,
yesterday Z Co., stoves and tinware /:
John H. Bishop, plumbers c. M. Hough,
Schultz & Son, carriage and repair fac
tories r. D. Smithson. ]. D. Waters,
BICYCLES Clearance d. Ely, groceries and
jobber; George H. Turner, -four and feed;
NJ. Scott Weller, foundry and machine
shops l.. P. Starry, coach factory; I.
Frank Weller, agricultural implements
and machine shops; the Charles Town
Brick and Tile Company, owned by T. c..
Green. manufactures frst-cIass building
and paving brick, and is busy through
the burning season. Anthese industries
furnish employment to a large number
of men.
GROWING RAPIDLY.
Charles Town is growing rapidly and
recently large business houses, as we'll as
handsome residences, have been erected.
John It. Gibson, John P. Bishop, L. D..
G~etzendaner, ]. w. Coffman, William F.
Weirick nave each built large three-story
business houses. and d. S. and George
E.. Hughes are now having erected a
three-storY brick business house. Many
other improvements are going on and
residences enlarged
The municipal government of Charles
Town is administers by a Mayor and six
Gouncilmen. two from each of three
wards. These officers keep the streets
clean and in repair and order the laying
of sidewalks. The usual tax rate is so
cents on the 500 valuation of property,
which is a very low rate. The police
force is sufficient and good order is pre-
served. The town has a Board of Health
and employs aphysician and an..inspector
to protect its residents from diseases arts
ing from ~unwholesome or obnoxious mat
ter.
AN AGED coLoRED MANS DREAM.
Charles Town extends the hand of vel
come to persons seeking new homes OF
locations, whether they be pleasure-seek-
ers, investors or laboring men. There
are many reasons why this place is de-
sirable as a home or business location.
The fertile agricultural lands surround
ing it, the desirable residence lots with
in its limits, the splendid sites for manu-
factories, its low tax rate, its railroad
facilities, its fine opportunities for whole
sale mercantile houses, its reasonable
rents, its educational advantages. its pure
water. its healthful climate. and its en-
lightened society, all make it one of the
most desirable locations for homes in the
Valley of Virginia-and in this connec-
ton might aptly be told the story of an
old colored man who had a dream in
in which he passed to the other world
and entered heaven. After awakening
in the morning he told his employer, a
Jefferson county farmer, of his dream,
and the farmer asked him what sort of
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