Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-05-16
Base ball next Saturday.

DSSiu toaayt
/ w. S. Merchant purchased five choie
steers of Wall last week.
| And now our good friend Rev. ]. F
Wolff is happy grandfather.
Dogs raided the sheep of Messrs. +
T. Miley and N. H. Willis last week.
Postal Inspector E. ]. Allen visited til
Charles Town Office and found it Al
right.
See double column adv. of Miss Bessi
Aliens two-days reduction sale-May i
and 20.
! An infant child of Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Welsh. OF Halltown died las
Friday.
T. w. Fleming, of near Uppervllle
purchased twenty steers of c. F. Wal
last Saturday.
Thinking of straw hats or summe
clothing? Read Max Theodore's new
advertisement.
D. S. Hughes has just received ship
ment of fifteen latest improved Wheelel
& Wilson Sewing Machines.
Northern grown late seed potatoes Of
finest quality for sale by the c. F. Wal
Co. See double column adv.
c. F. Wall will receive wool and have
his Office at the warehouse of the c. F.
Wall Co. for the next 80 days.
This locality was visited Sunday af-
ternoon with much-needed and refresh
ing rain, and another yesterday.
Mr.. R. L. Trussell has opened UP a
first-class restaurant in connection with
his bar, and invites his friends to call.
You will find all your friends on the
boom Saturday evening enjoying the
base ball game. Be sure to join them.
Mr.. w. w. Johnson is painting the
dwelling-houses of Mrs. Margaret Ais
quith and County Clerk w. F. Alexander.
At a meeting of the vestry of Zion
Church Mr.. A. Byrne Hurst was elected
vestryman in place of the late ]. w.
Russell.
Our former townsman Mr. ]. F. Briscoe
is now running as passenger conductor
on the B. & o. between Baltimore and
Annapolis.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
are raising funds to have a handsome
iron fence erected in front of the church
and manse.
Messrs. Woody & Baker are building
the foundation for the new dwelling
house of Mr.. John G. Elliott, on North
Mildred street.
Messrs. Morris & Webster have in
stalled a telephone-No. 84-2-in their
store on South Charles street, and invite
their friends to call the m up.
Messrs. Wooddy & B aker have COM
pleted the walls of the Manning house,
and Mr.. John o. Johnson has the build
ing about ready tor the roof.
Contractor Kline has constructed ad-
ditional gables to the dwelling-ho of
Mr.. w. A. Higgs and otherwise improved
same, give four additional rooms.
Base ball is the national game. The
town boys are trying to give their friends
some interesting exhibitions, and only ask
in return patronage enough to cover ex-
penses.
Married, Tuesday, May 9. 1905. at the
residence of the officiating minister, Rev
], H. Wolff, Mr.. Wade Caveron to Miss
Bessie Sloets, both of Warren county,
Virginia.
A return match game of base ball be-
tween the St. James College and Charles
Town Academy teams, played here Sat
urday, resulted in favor of the former
score q to 2.
Messrs. Truman and HarryRoper killed
a ground hog near their home on the
Berryville turnpike. The game little
animal made Vigorous fight for his life
before being subdued.
Mrs. Martha A. Harrington. widow of
Timothy Harrington, formerly of Har-
per's Ferry. died recently at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Nellie Johnson, in
Baltimore. aged IS years.
Mr.. ]. w. Daugherty has leased of
Messrs. Miley Brothers the Washington
elevator east of the b. & o. stock yards,
and will convert it into mill to be oper
ated by gasoline engine.
A memorial service of the late VIM A.
Green. a leading member of the WaIn-
wright Free Baptist Church, (Colored, J
was held in that church Sunday night.
and picture of the deceased unveiled.
The reel team of the Citizens Fire Com
pany will give racing exhibition on
Memorial Day-races at 9: 80 and H. 80 a.
m. and p. nj. The races will be run on
George street, starting at the post-office.
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.
The marriage of MISS Estelle Randolph
Hughes, daughter of the late Hugh Hen
ry Hughes of Lynchburg, Va, to DR..
Compton RELY. of Baltimore. son of Col
and Mrs. ]. ]. Rieley. of Summit Point,
this county. will take place June 6.
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.
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