Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-09-19
Local MISCELLANY.

| Mr.. w. w. Johnson is painting tt
Offices in the court house.
The Winchester Eagles will have a
excursion to Island Park next Thursday
Messrs. Woody & Baker are layin
the foundation for the new Gibson built
ing near the Pentz corner.
The Eastern Convocation of the Epi.
copal Diocese of West Virginia met las
week in Grace Church. MIddleway.
Mr.. John F. Sechrist has contracted t
install steam heating fixtures IN the stor
aud dwelling of Mr.. Chas. w. Brown.
]. VIII Taylor has sold his farm south
east of Shepherdstown, containing 10
acres. to Walter Cation for SIS an acre.
The Charles Town Concert Band CAV
an open air concert. Saturday night
from the front balcony of The Jefferson
Lillian. the bright and pretty it'll
four-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph w. Willis.of Leetown, died Sept
1. of diptheria.
An ice cream festival will be held a
Halltown NJ E. Church on Friday an,
Saturday nights. Sept. 81 and 20. Pro
ceeds for benefit of the church,
Messrs. Thrush & Slough. of Shippens
burg, Pa, had fine display of thei
elegent work in carriages buggies. etc.
on exhibition at Morgan's Grove.
Robert Jackson. a colored boy, /.
years old, was badly mangled by corr
harvester, owned by MIR. John Bane
north of town. one day last week,
Married. at the Baptist parsonage. OF
Sunday evening. September II, by Rev
L. K. Melbourne. Mr.. w. M. Licklidel
and Miss Olive v. Boyd. of Myerstown
this county.
Mrs. G. T, Hodges. of Shepherdstown
has announced the engagement of hel
daughter. Marie Louise, to Mr.. DAME
Bedinger Lucas, IT,. wedding to take
place in Octobar.
Mr.. w. H. Rodefer is erecting a com.
modious building for Mr.. VIM. w. Rouss
at Shannon Hill" which will embrace
an automobile house, carriage house,
harness house, wood house, etc.
Mr.. d. B. Shoemaker took front rank
in threshing the wheat crop of Mr.. B. F.
Yates-threshed lao bushels in Ioi
hours by the watch, and moved machine
three times. one move half mile.
Mr.. John o. Johnson is making extern
sive repairs to the B. w. Herbert dwell
ling of John Henry Hill. and is erecting
tenant house on the farm occupied by
Mr.. Edmund r. Taylor, near Halltown.
Messrs. A. l.. Anderson & Co., the
carriage manufacturers, had
a good showing of vehicles at Morgan's
Grove. and sold large number of them
to persons in this and adjoining counties.
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 B. w. Allen returned from Balti-
more and New York on Tuesday, where
she went to purchase her stock of fall
Fall opening of millinery at
her store in the Weirick Building will be
held on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 22-23.
Col. Harrison Dingman. Capt. Charles
MacGonegal. and Messrs. John Mitchell,
Fred S. Newman and Chas. S. Hilbert,
of Washington City, have been up on a
fishing expedition and caught about
thirty-fve bass. The weather however,
was bad. and they did not have very
good lock.
Messrs. A. H. Maxell & Son. of the
Charles Town Wrapper Factory, who
are among our most enterprislng and
popular manufacturers, last week made
the biggest shipment of wrappers that
they have made in their three years of
busiaess experience. The shipment in
cluded 100 wrappers.
A large portion of the stock of the
Harpers Ferry Brewing Company has
been purchased by Ferdinand Petru-
schak. of York. Pa. The purchase will
result in change IN the management OF
the business. Mr.. Petruschak succeeding
Mr.. Weiderman. Mr.. Petruschak is an
experienced brewer. and has been con-
nected with the York Brewing Co., of
York. for several years,
Mr.. Richard Trapnell. who has been
in charge of the Industrial school con-
nected with ST. Andrews Mission on the
east side of the Shenandoah river the
past summer, will leave in a few DAYS
for Alexandria. Va to resume his studies
at the Episcopal Seminary. He will be
succeeded at the Mission by Rev. F. D.
Clarke. an Englshman, who has been
engaged in similar work in Greenbrier
w. Va.
Announcement is made of the ap-
preaching marriage of Miss Sarah Lem
en-. daughter of Mrs Eliza Robin Lemen,
of Hedgesville, Berkeley county. to Mr..
Elwood Gordon. of Iuwood. to be
in the Presbyterian church.
at o'clock on Tuesday
evening, September 20. The bride-to-be
was the popular milliner with Messrs.
Burns & Shugert two years ago. and
made many warm friends in this place
THEY HAVE ARRIVED