Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-05-09
Local Miscellany.
Base ball next Saturday.

Don't forget the base Dali game oatuI-
day, ago o'clock. at base ball park.
Messrs. Woody & Baker have relaid
pavement in front of the property of Mr..
Chas w. Brown.
The Harpers Ferry Lime Company re-
ceived seven carloads of machinery at
Millville few days ago.
D. S. Hughes has just received a ship
ment of fifteen latest improved Wheeler
& Wilson Sewing Machines.
Basket Ball at Powhatan College.
Class o6 VS.. 'o7. May IL. at 4:3o p. m.
Admission IS cts. For benefit of Y.
w. w. C. A.
Messrs. Woody & Baker are setting
new curbing and laying new gutter in
front of the Market House building on
Washington street.
The Bulls and Bears" at yesterday
& Kelley's have all been punched out,
but new board, with attractive prizes
uouc VI 1898 NdtuC tuah ~ SShto VIII ~
on hand.
Mr.. Gustav d. Brown has sold TO Mr..
Joseph H. yesterday lot on w, Congress
street near West. lying between the prop
erty of Mr.. yesterday and that of Mr..
John E. Hilbert, for 800 cash.
A match game of base ball was played
here Friday afternoon, between teams of
the Charles Town Male Academy and
the Jefferson Academy at Middleway.
Score IS to 7. in favor of Charles Town.
Mr., Walter H. Glaize and Miss Susie
E. Fellers. daughter of Mrs. v. l.. Fellers,
were quitely married at the home of the
brides mother in Charles Town on We'd
nesday, April 20, by Rev. w. P. c. Coe.
Visitors to Washington City, or persons
who may be going 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.
The members of the Citizens Fire
Company Reel Team will hold an ice
cream and strawberry festival. in Rouss
Memorial Hall. on Friday and Saturday,
May 26 and 27. Proceeds will go to.
wards purchasing new racing reel.
Western Union men have recently been
engaged in stringing an independent line
from Winchester to Hagerstown. via
Charles Town. whereby the Charles
Town Office is put in direct connection
with Washington and Baltimore, without
relaying anywhere.
Messrs. Chas. W., Gustav D. and The
odore A. Brown, of this place, last week
received the news of the demise OF theil
aunt Mrs. Eliza Brown, widow of the
late William Brown, who died IN Phila
delphia on Thursday, after protractet
illness, surviving her late husband but I
| few months.
Mr.. ]. NJ Hendricks sends the follow
ing report for Jefferson county to The
Climate and Crop Service of the Depart
ment of Agriculture for the week ending
May /: Spring blowing nearly done
corn planting in progress; wheat ant
grass doing fairly well, but need rain
fruit slightly killed"
Messrs. Armentrout & Slford have Sc
curb and laid new brick pavement il
front of the Hunter and Starry proper
ties. opposite the courthouse, and hav'
REPAIRED the retaining wall adjacen
thereto. They have also contracted t,
erect brick building for DR.. B. B. Ran
son, at Harpers Ferry.
Mr. John Q. Fleming has opened
'Shoe Hospital in the Dalgarn build
ing. nearly opposite the National Hotel
and will promptly cure rundown, brok
en-down shoes, boots or slippers of a
disorders incident to overworked foot
wear. Give him call, or drop him
postal and he will send tor and delive
your work.
Mr.. Park McBee, OF Brunswick. fire
man on the digger, shifting B. &
tram which runs between this place an
Harpers Ferry, was instantly killed Tue,
day afternoon at Millville The frame {
an old stone crusher was close to th
track and struck Mr.. McBee in the hea
as his engine was passing. while shiftin
cars, knocking him off and killing him.
|, The United States Separator. the i
test improved machine for separatin
cream from milk, 1904 model, is now c
exhibition at the store of Mr.. c. N. Col
man. 1t is dandy machine, and M
Coleman and his assistants will tai
| pleasure in showing it and explaining /
numerous advantages to ladies and ge
) tlemen of the farming and dairying cor
munity
81, at the residence of her daughter. MI
D Nellie A. Johnson, 600 Madison avenu
Baltimore, aged SIS years. She was
I Miss Matthias. of Loudoun County, VI
{ and the widow of the late Timothy
3 Harrington. portrait painter and m
i. of culture. Their home was in Harps
Ferry until the outbreak of the War T
a tween the States.
The base ball team from ST. jam
College will play the Academy team he
> on Saturday next, at 2:3o O'Clock. I
Academy team defeated st. James
!, April IS, aud this victory makes the co
ing game of great interest to the frien
of the town boys. Admission 25cts; lad
, free. There is some expense attends
Il upon having visiting team here, a
the BOYS look for liberal patronage.
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