Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-06-13

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| Mr.. w. w. Slough. the ShIppensbur
PA carriage man. will be at the Pair
June II.
| Mr.. c. w. Taylor is painting tn
dwellings of Miss Ella Fouke and Mr..
H. Lands.
The Citizens Fire Company has re
ceived from New York splendid nev
standard racing reel.
Messrs. L. r. Huyett & Sons sold "a
lambs to Hardesty Bros. which brough
them nearly $500 apiece.
A good delegation left Charles Tow
yesterday for the Louisville Reunion
and others will follow today.
Mr.. Robert Chew sold Mr.. c. F. Wal
fifty-nine lambs, averaging within
fraction of eighty-two pounds.
Mrs. Matte D. Engle has purchase,
of Mrs. M. v. Burton two houses OF
North Lawrence street. for $I,oa5.
The Charles Town boys lost clos,
game of base ball to Shepherdstown, a
Shepherdstown. Saturday. Score ito !
At Bethel Military Academy, Warren
ton. Va, Cadet VIM. B. Packet, of thi
place, was awarded the medal for tn,
best soldier.
The ladies of the M E Church South ii
Middleway will hold yard party or
Friday and Saturday evenings. June II
and ~, for the benefit of the church.
The new buildings of Mrs. Francis
Gibson. and Messrs. Robt. H. Phillips,
II. P. Kline and John G. Elliott are all
well under way. with other improvements
about town in prospect.
Having sold his lumber lot, Mr.. Geo.
H. Hagley must close out before Sept.
his entire supply of fencing and other
undressed lumber, shingles. posts, etc.
II you want bargains. call at once.
Visitors to Washington City. or persons
who may be going there for few days,
may obtain pleasant. home-llke accommo-
dations, conveniently located. with Mrs.
M. V. Dorsey. (nee Miss virgie Swan, at
1907 H. street. N. w.
Mr.. James w. Bane has received new
threshing machine with blower attach
ment from the Geyser Manufacturing
Company. at Waynesboro. Pa, and
will put it in service as soon as the
threshing season opens.
Miss Mayme Hough requests us. on
behalf of her family, to return sincere
thanks to neighbors and friends and all
who were so kind in their mlnistrations
and sympathy during the period of the
protracted illness and death of her
mother. Mrs. Mamma Letia v. Hough.
The authorities of the Marist Seminary,
Pleasant Hill. d. c.. have leased the
Christie residence of Capt. H. c. Getzen-
danner, near Shannondale, for the sum-
mer. About June 20. thirty theological
in charge of four teachers will
occupy the property for three months.
Mr.. Robt. L. Hoffmaster has bought
Of Mr.. w. H. Wiltshire the lot adjoining
the Miller store property at Millville,
where the home of Mr.. Wiltshire was
burned some weeks ago. and will erect
thereon an eight-room frame dwelling,
which he will occupy as a boarding
house.
Messrs. Benjamin and r. H. Riddle
berger, two energetic young Vlrginians,
nave taken the management of the Coff-
man shoe and dry goods stores. on
North Charles ST., and will hereafter
conduct the business. Their home
papers in Shenandoah County pay them
a high compliment in saying they have
stood well in their community and are
young men OF good character and bust
ness habits"
Mrs. Emily Brown. through Geo. M
Beltzhoover, Jr., her attorney, has sold
1er property on Washington street, now
by Jno. c. Burns & Co. and the
Chinese Laundry. to Messrs. H, H.
Cooke and B. d. Gibson, for 81. ooo-the
Burns property to Mr.. Cooke at 81 900.
and the Laundry property to Col. Gibson
II 81 700, This is considered a good
sale, and shows steady advance in val
les in Charles Town real estate.
AT the annual election of Potomac
-ommandery No. s. Knights Tempfar,
Tuesday night, the following officers were
elected Thos. r. Moore. Emlnent~Com
Thos. c. Bowling, Gener-
DIR. T. A. Ramey, Captain
General; NJ. E. Bolinger. Prelate; Geo.
W. Thomas. Treasurer; c. F. Gallaher,
Recorder; H. L. Murray, Senior War
len; F. B. Hooff. Junior Warden. c. N.
Coleman, Sword Bearer; c. w. Brown,
Warder; Daniel Clendening. Sentinel.
Among the many recent shipments Of
live stock and wool by c. F. Wall, was a
carload of wool from Berryville, Va,
which amounted to $4,000; a carload
from Martinsburg. close second, car.
oads from Charles Town and Shepherds
town. shipments from Bluemont, Va,
Romney, w. Va, and other places;
arge consignment from Hillsboro. Lou
1oun county, Va; carload of fresh cows
from Charles Town. shipped to Lancaster
county. Pa. carload of tat hogs and
veal calves, shipped on the 10th. to
Baltimore, Md. two carloads of very
handsome lambs from Charles Town to
Jersey City. 4 cars of lambs from Bunker
Hill, Martinsburg, Bedington in Berkeley
Co.: car from Williamsport. Md, a.
very good car from Bardane, browns
Crossing). Wall is making this point
quite a shipping place.