Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-07-31
Church Items.

Church Items.
Rev. Chas. z. Diehl preached in th'
Presbyterian church here Sunday morn
ing and night.
Rev ] II Watkins viii preach at Ka
bletown Sunday at 1890 a m. and al
Beulah at 80 p m.
Mr. c H Shipman attended the Minis
tiers and Laymen's Meeting of the Shen-
andoall Baptist Association, at Benton
vile and Front Royal, last week-the
latter presiding as moderator of the
meeting.
Interesting talks were made at the Bap-
tist church last Sunday night by Messrs.
A. D. Barr and j. NJ. Heidwohl. The
topic was 4" How Missions May Gain Sue
cess. DIR. R. E. Venning will be one
of the speakers next Sunday night. Ev-
erybody come. Services from s to 9 p. m,
The pastor will preach in the morning.
The B & o passenger station at this
place has been handsomely painted.
Judge Fulkner will hold a special term
of the Jefferson Circuit Court to-day.
A largely attended dance was, given at
the Hotel Powhatan last Friday evening
The street light service in the west end
of town continues very poor anywhere
from two lights up deficient every night
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Married, July IS, at the Methodist par
sonage in Hagerstown, Md, Mr.. Eugene
L. Ely and Miss Bertha Bane, both of
this vicinity.
Married, July Is, 1000, at the Baptist
Parsonage in Charles Town, by Rev L
R Milbourne, Mr. Richard Andrew to
Miss Lille Riley-both of this place.
Little Leonard Webster, son of Mr.
T d Webster, fell from porch one day
last week, and had his breastbone splin-
tered. DR. VIM Neill gave him surgical
attention.
A very interesting game of ball played
between the Charles Town and Harper's
Ferry teams at the latter place last Thurs
day, resulted in a score of 7 to 6 in favor
of Charles Town.
Married, at the Baptist parsonage in
this place, July "a, by Rev. L. r. Mil
bourne, Mr. VIM H Saville, of Hampshire
county, and Miss Alice V. johnson, of
Dufields, this county.
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College. Hagerstown. Md. This insti-
tuition is deservedly popular, and has
turned out quite number of creditable
graduates in this section.
Mr.. Joseph F. Painter, tenant on the
farm of Col. G. w. T. Black near Hall
town, threshed twenty-six hundred bush
els of wheat from III acres-an average
of over % bushels per acre.
The Sunday School picnic at Island
Park last Wednesday was largely at
tended and an ENJOYABLE time had. $40
tickets were sold from Charles Town, and
40 in all on the Valley Branch.
The Charles Town post office has been
given the privileges of a ffrst-class office
as regards money orders, in that orders
may be paid without waiting for advice;
and that orders drawn upon any office
may be paid here.
Dogs raidedthe sheep of Mr. S w John
son, east side of the Shenandoah, last
Thursday. One lamb was crippled and
several sheep chased into the river.
These, fortunately, were recovered after
swimming to a nearby island.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F.
Briscoe will be pleased to learn of their
popularity and success in their new home,
Front Royal, Va Their hotel is popular
and well patronized, and they have made
many new friends both in town and with
hotel patrons.
Mr.. H. A. Carroll has discovered on
his land on the east side of the Shenan-
doah river. near Myerstown, zinc ore
showing yield of 33,65 per cent. He
will investigate farther, and we hope
will find this valuable mineral in largely
paying quantities.
For sweet strains of music waited on
the midnight air last evening we are in
debted to Prof L A Osbourn's excellent
Orchestra and our fine vocalist Mr. Geo
F Ryan. Charles Town is possessed of
much good musical talent, of which our
Orchestra has full share.
The advertisement of Stephenson Sem
mary appears in this issue Next session
will begin Sept. II. This institution of