Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-03-28
Local Miscellany.

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the walls OF the new brick livery stable O
Mr.. w. L. Myers.
MIR. Samuel c. Howard, formerly o.
| this place, died in Martinsburg last FIJI
day, aged As years.
| Mr.. H. c. Osbourn has vacated the
Ronemus house on East Washington ST.,
and has moved to his farm near Zoar
Messrs. Woody G. Baker have COM
pleted the foundation for the dwelling OF
Contractor Kline, on North Mildred
street extended
Messrs. Fnnell and Rider have sold
their property on the Bloomery turnpike
former Drlsh property to Mr.. Joseph
Painter. tor $I.o25.
MIR. W. E. Myers has purchased of the
heirs of Frances Brown, colored, the
small house and lot in rear of his livery
stable lot, for $500.
Mr.. Samuel Fowler, an ex-Confeder-
ate soldier. formerly of this county, died
at his home in Darksyille last Thursday
night. aged IS years.
A match game of base ball played here
Friday. between the Graded School and
Academy teams, resulting in favor of the
former. Score II to s.
Mr.. John o. Johnson has built an addi-
ton to the rear of the store of Messrs.
Webster & Morris. in the Gibson proper
ty on South Charles street.
A representative of the National Bis
cult Company will give demonstration
of liner seal package goods at the store
of Brown Bros April and s.
Mr.. Cruger w. Smith will have his
new brick dwelling on South George
street completed by the Ist of May, and
it will be taken by Mr.. H. H. Mccormick
Married at the Presbyterian manse on
Monday, March 80, by Rev. DR.. A. c.
Hopkins, Mr.. Bowman Reynolds Van
meter and Miss Blanche Allen Nc Donald
The Cockrell property, corner of Con-
gress and West streets. was sold Wednes-
day, by Thos. r. Moore and d. l.. Sloan,
Trustees. to Mr. A. L. Woody, for
$I,oo7 so.
Mrs. w. S. Myers. an estimable lady
of Shepherdstown and mother of Mr.. w.
S. Myers of this place. died last night,
after a brief illness of paralysis, aged
about S. years.
Married, at p. m. yesterday, at the
Baptist parsonage in this place, by Rev.
L. r. .Milbourne, Mr. Luther Rutherford
to Miss Mamie Bell Lancaster. both OF
Harpers Ferry.
Mr. Rudolph Mclaughlin has sold his
store on West Washington street to Mr..
Marion Merchant, and will return to his
former occupation as telegraph operator
at Low Moor, Va.
Mr.. Humphrey Lemon. former citi-
zen of Harpers Ferry, died recently in
Washington. He was an employee at
the Capitol number of years, and was
pensioned for infrmities.
Mr. VIM. Haycock, who gave us a
pleasant call today. informs US that Mr..
Michael Fogle neighbor of his on the
Opequon, hived swarm OF bees yester-
day. Pretty early bees.
Mr.. J. Edward Brown. of Culpepper,
Va, and Miss Eleanor d. Kable, of Ka-
bletown, this county, were quietly mar
ried in Washington on Tuesday. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. d. c.
Macleod.
Visitors to Washington City, or persons
who may be gong there for few days.
may obtain pleasant, home-like accommo-
dations, conveniently located, with Mrs.
NJ. V. Dorsey, (nee Miss Virgie Swan, at
1907 H street, N. w.
A valuable four-year-oid Monticello
horse, owned by Mr., Thomas J. West.
accidentally killed itself in its stall last
Tuesday night. The horse got his foot
over his halter chain and in struggling
broke his neck. Mr.. West va ued him at
$500
Mr. Carlton Haines is making a com
Portable dwelling addition to the old
Davis shop property on North West
street, and will erect stable for Mr..
Robert jenkins on the lot near his dwell
ing at the west end of North street, re-
Gently purchased of Mr. G. E Hughes.