Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1902-10-14

The Crown Prince of Siam is in Wash
ington City.
A company is being formed at Frank
lin. Pendleton county, to build $Ib.ooo
hotel.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad IS ar
ranging to build a $4,000 depot at
Clarksburg,
Richard v. Sloan, former resident
and native of Harpers Ferry, died IN
Springfield. Mass, Wednesday, aged IS
years.
The congregation of the Presbyterian
church at Falling Waters, Berkeley coun-
tY, has called Rev, John C.Leps, of Vinton,
Va. to the pastorate of that church.
Prof. I. G. Knutti, who holds COM
mission as captain in the West Virginia
National Guard. has organized cadet
corps among the students of Shepherd
College.
Senator Elkins is the prime mover in
the formation of $500. 900 trust company
whose object, it is said is to finance the
building of railroad from Wheeling to
the Connellsville (Pa) coking regions.
The West Virginia Commission to the
ST. Louis Worlds Fair met in Parkers-
burg Friday and invited plans for $780,
900 building. No appropriation has been
made yet, but $50, 600 will be asked by
the next Legislature and the commission
will endeavor to have everything ready
to go ahead as soon as the appropriation is
made.
At Berryville. Sunday week, Mrs.
Beulah Hart died under pathetic circum-
stances Her husband, Mr.. John Hart,
was absent from home at Pitcairn, Pa,
when he received telegram that his
child was dying. When he reached
Berryville he found his wife a corpse and
the child dangerously i'll. The wife had
been taken suddenly i'll and her death
ensued in few hours.
Representative Mccall, Republican,
who has just been renominated in Mass
achusetts, speaks out boldly in favor of
the removal of the tariff tax on coal. In
his speech accepting the Congressional
nomination IN the Eighth District Conven-
ton, he declared that he would favor the
calling of a special session of Congress to
repeal all duties on coal coming from all
parts OF the world to this country He
said: 1t would be as preposterous to
tax shipload of food coming to starv-
ing people as to impose a tax on the fuel
necessary during the winter for the COM
fort and health of the American hreside"
Greene NJ emorial M. E. Church South.
and ST. Marks Lutheran Church of Roa-
noke, Va, have recently consummated
an exchange of church properties. The
Lutherans started a very handsome
church during the boom times, but were
never able to complete it, although they
accumulated "a heavy debt in getting the
handsome structure partially finished
This debt has been heavy drag upon
the church, and seeing no way of paying
1t the congregation finally agreed to ex-
change their property for the church &C.
cupied by the Southern Methodists, the
latter agreeing to assume the debt of
some $40. COO. The Lutherans are happy
in now being free of debt and at the same
time owning handsome and comfortable
property, while the Methodists are pleas
ed at the prospect of finishing what will
be the finest Protestant churchin Roanoke.
Reuben F. Fishburne wealthy member
of the congregation, has announced that
he will give set of chimes and clock
that will cost $4,000 and will also install
fine pipe organ.