Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1902-09-09
items OF interest.

Bryan ana the Kansas lily {,lsttAoi ~ <kiC
endorsed by Ohio Democrats, and ig-
nored IN Iowa.
Dispatches report that loo persons
were killed during the eruptions of Mt.
Pelee on August 80.
Mr.. E. w. Athey has erected COM
Portable new residence for Mr.. VIM. w.
Everhart, near Middleway.
Main reflects her four Republican Con-
gressmen by majorities but little, if any,
under those of two years ago.
Democrats elected State officers and
lall the Congressman in Arkansas by
majorities OF from 5000 to 5000
A contract has been awarded for a
Confederate monument to be erected at
Mount Jackson, Va. to cost 81. 500.
The Soufriere volcano. on the Island
of ST. Vincent, has again broken forth in
violent eruption. and 1000 persons are
reported killed,
Hog cholera is prevalent in Clarke
county. Mr.. John F. Bell. prosperous
Farmer of the neighborhood of Berry
vile, lost forty hogs in one week.
Prof. J. Walter Barnes. of Fairmont.
uecently for a short while located in this
county, has been nominated by the Dem
ocrats of his district for State Senator.
President Roosevelt passed through
Harpers Ferry Friday evening on a
special B. & o, train, enroute to Chatta-
nooga and Knoxville. Tenn. and Ash
vile, n. c.
Winchester has been in total darkness
as far as gaslight is concerned. owing to
the gas company running out of gas coal
and the inability OF the coal companies to
obtain cars to transport the coal.
The N. & w. R'y Co. has now under
contract the building of 5000 freight cars.
IS coaches, baggage cars and 100 loco
motives, and the delivery of freight cars
and locomotives has commenced.
The new B. & o, switch tower at Wash
ington Junction will control all the trains
via the main line and Metropolitan Branch
tracks, and SO switch and target levers
will be installed in the new tower.
Senator John w. Daniel, of Virginia
whilst enroute here Thursday night had
a narrow escape from serious injury at
Berryville, He ATTEMPTED to board a
passenger train which was in monon and
was dragged several yards before his
perilous position was discovered.
President Roosevelt's face was badly
bruised IN wreck of his carriage, We'd
nesday, at Pitts6eld, Mass, where an
electric car ran into it. William Craig,
a Secret Service detective with the Presi-
dent, was killed, and d. J. Pratt driver
of the carriage, was severely injured. -
Secretary Cortelyou was bruised and
shocked.
Contractor E. w. Athey has engaged
to build two handsome barns in the vi
entity of Leetown this fell, One will be
erected for Mr.. Jas. E. Watson, south
west of Leetown, and the other one fol-
Mr.. John Watson. near the Kearneys-
vile and Middleway turnpike, between
Leetown and the latter place. Both
buildings are to be bank barns, with di
mansions 46x72 feet.
i The Reinhart brothers and sisters held
a reunion Saturday at the Baldwin
House, Hagerstown. There were present
Messrs. John c. Reinhart, ]. S. Rein
hart, of Hagerstown; A. P. Reinhart, oil
this county; G. H. Reinhart, of Parsons
Kan; Mrs. Lee H. Moler, Mrs S. T.
Knott, Miss K, May Reinhart. of Shep-
herdstown Mrs Sue G. Knott. of Wash.
Ington City. Two brothers. E. H. and
w. L. Reinhart. of Shepherdstown, were
unable to be present.