Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-10-03

The Messrs. Engle are having con-
crete dam built at their cress pound.
above town.
Messrs. Beller & Hardy are erecting
frame dwelling house for Mr.. George H.
Hagley on North Samuel street.
Mr.. Ray White, frst-class barber
from Baltimore. has entered the EMPLOY
of Mr.. Thos. c. Ennis, at The Palm,
Mr.. John F. Sechrist has contracted to
install a steam heating plant in the
store and dwelling of Mr.. E. L, Wilson.
The Jefferson County Telephone Co.
has installed its system in Harpers Fer
ry, and will soon be working all over the
county.
| The corporate authorities Officer Mock
IN charge) are putting IN large sewer
pipes on both sides of Congress street at
Charles.
Messrs. Woody G. Baker are building
the large new receiving reservoir for the
Charles Town Water and Manufacturing
Company.
Mr.. Z. F. Wall complains OF dead stock
having been put on his boom lands, and
proposes to prosecute the offenders if this
is done again.
Mr.. Thos. M. OFT has erected a new
dwelling for Mr.. Robert Hooffmaster at
Millville, and Mr.. B. F. Dooley is metal
roofing the same.
Mrs. J.Allison Eyster gave handsome
reception at her home on George street
Friday afternoon. in honor of Mrs. John
Mackey Trapnell.
Miss Bessie Johnson. daughter of the
late c. E. Johnson. died at her home at
Leetown Sunday night, September "a.
after protracted illness.
Mr.. John A. Emmert caught string
of fine bass in the Shenandoah on Mon
day OF last week. There were 10 of them
and they weighed "a pounds.
Mr.. w. H. Moore has bought out the
butchering business of Mr.. S. c. Young,
Jr.. and will hereafter conduct the meat
store in the Market House Building.
We learn from Mr.. Geo. B. Hooff that
locust tree near the main entrance gate
on the Sunnyside" farm is coming out
in bloom again for the second time this
season.
Mr.. Chas. Rutherford has finished bor-
ing and casing a well tor Mr.. B. E. Bea-
vers at the latter's farm on the river. The
new well is 90 feet deep and has fine
water flow.
c. F. Wall disposed of thirty-five cattle
to party of Hilsboro. Loudon county,
also eight head of steers to Mr.. ]. w.
Walker in the neighborhood of Shep-
herdstown.
See 'Old Tammany" in the show win
dow at Boards. on Thursday. October
S. beforere he leaves for the Hagerstown
Fair to compete for the honors with the
heavy weights,
The millinery opening of Burns &
Shugert will take place Thursday and
Friday, October and 6. All are invit-
ed to call and inspect the noveltiesin this
and other lines.
Mr.. H. P. Cline will erect for Mr. E,
L. Wilson large warehouse on the north
side of the B. & o. tracks, opposite the
B. & o. freight depot, for storing feed,
hay and general supplies.
Mr.. Fillmore Robinson has completed
the foundation tor Mr.. Sagle's barn. and
is now laying the foundation for tenant
house on the farm occupied by Mr.. Ed
mund R. Taylor, near Halltown.
Mr.. Allen t. Phillips has accepted a
position in the insurance Office of Messrs.
Moore & Moore. and Mr.. Bernard John
son takes the position in DIR. Pittman's
drug store vacated by Mr.. Phillips.
Mr. Robert Boyd purchased Io2 head
of sheep for his farm, J. B. Osborne, of
Shenandoah Junction vicinity, purchased
twenty-six head of sheep, c. F. Wallis
sales for one day amounted to 1873 stock
ewes and 40 cattle.
/ 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.
M. v. Dorsey. (nee Miss Virgie Swan, at
1907 H. street. N. w.
Miss Celia O'Neill Cockrell has been
appointed teacher in the public school at
Remington, Va. and left Thursday to
take up her work. Miss Cockrell is a
graduate of Powhatan College, and is
we'll equipped for the position she has Sc
cured
c. F. Wall sold last week to Mr.. H. T.
Miley handsome bunch of stock ewes
. Mr. D. w. Clending purchased of c. F
Wall, drove of cattle, light stock steers
t Mr.. Demery. of the Shepherdstowr
hneighborhood, purchased 80 ewes of Wal
, last week.
Messrs. Golladay & Conrad have added
3 to the equipment of their barber shot,
three modern, up-to-date chairs. anC
: have taken into their employ Carl Conrad
who although but young man has prov
! en- himself good barber and has giver
much satisfaction:
: Major Ed Heasley. of Washington
City, chief White House stenographer
passed through town Saturday morning
!, from Shannondale with fine string o
i bass-one dozen, weighing 30 pound
three of the lot weighing pound
each and one of them 5 pounds.
q THEY HAVE ARRIVED