Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-06-12
Local Miscellany.

Children's Day services were held a
Oakland NJ. E. Church South Sunday
morning.
| Wilbur vanvactor recently captured
F, three monster carp, one of them weigh
ing 26 pounds.
| The Red Mems voting contest contin
ues. with. we understand. one candidat,
slightly in the lead.
The editor of the Advocate is supreme
iy happy just now. It's girl, and th,
stork brought it last Tuesday.
The surviving veterans of Companie,
A and D. 18th Va. Cavalry, had pleas
ant reunion at Morgan's Grove last Sat
urday.
| Beulah Sunday School, of which M,
B. F. Yates is superintendent. had :
Missionary Day" celebration Sunda,
afternoon.
Miss Clare Thompson. of Washington
City, pupil at Stephenson Seminary
sang solo in the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning.
Chippewa Tribe, |. o. R. M. of Fred
erick City. will be in Charles Town il
full to,ce on the Fourth of July. will
brass band and a racing reel team.
Married at the Palm Hotel in this plac,
Tuesday evening by Rev. ]. H. Wolff
Mr.. 1. F. Gochenour and Miss S. E
Fitzerald. both of Page county. Va.
Shenandoah Tribe. 1. o Red Men las
evening received a full new outfit o
complete Indian costumes. which will b,
used in the coming Fourth of July cele
bration.
resident of Shenandoah Junction. ant
for some years a freight conductor or
the B & o railroad. died Friday morn
ing, aged about IS years.
Mr.. Stanley Shugert, who was one O
the best teachers in the Charles Towr
High School the past year. will give VI
teaching and take postgraduate course
probobly at Princeton University,
The annual reunion of the Presbyte
rians will take place this year at Pen N al
on Thursday. July IL. An interesting
program has been arranged Train will
pass Charles Town, over N. & w, a
8:3I a. m.
Contractor w. H. Rodefer. of Summit
Point, has purchased one of the celebrated
Palmer building block machines, with {
capacity of $50 blocks per day, to be used
IN making concrete building blocks fol
the construction of houses.
Mr.. D. A. Phillips has sold the HOUSE
and lot he recently purchased of Mrs Lu
cretia Thompson. adjoining his residence
on Liberty street, to DIR. A. o. Albln
who will erect a handsome dwelling
thereon. Price paid $I.2oo.
The West Virginia and District of Co
iumbia National Guard will go into in
struction camp with regular troops a
Mount Gretna. Pa, August 10, This
of course, will do away with the camp
at Harpers Ferry this summer
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry West. whilst driv
ing out from town Sunday night, en-
countered an automobile without lights
and their horse becoming frightened Mrs
West was thrown from the buggy and
painfully though fortunately not serious
ly hurt
Mr.. L. N. Roetting, of Charlottesville
Va. formerly of this place. was one Of
the speakers at an entertainment of the
Maccabees of Charlottesville given to the
Virginia State Commander Mr. Roet
ting was recently elected record keeper
of his lodge for the fifth term.
Mr., w. B Alder, while returning from
the Colt Show at Leesburg, met with al
accident near Keyes' Ferry. A part O
the harness on the horse he was driving
broke in coming to a steep grade. wher
the horse kicked and Mr.. Alder wa.
thrown out. The buggy was pretty badl,
wrecked.
James Bryant, aged 2I years. and Ed
ward Williams. aged Io. both colored
were walking along the b. & o. track
just west of Engle's when they wer,
struck by the bumper of the fast locomo
tive drawing tram No Bryant wa
instantly killed and Williams had his arm
and collarbone broken.
DR.. j. l.. Luke's horses, attached t.
his trap in which were his two sous, NJ
ID w Undertake and himself, got fright
ened near the N & w depot a few day
ago, when Mr. Undertake was throw
out and had an ankle severely sprained
and one OF the boys was considerabl,
done up, though not seriously injured.
Mr. Sachs. an experienced merchan
| tailor, has leased the Straith store room
adjoining the Palm Hotel, and will opel
for business there in a few days. Tn
room is now undergoing repairs, and vii
be an attractive place of business whe
completed. Mr. Sachs comes from LII
ray. Va, and is highly recommended a
tailor and business man.
Mr. A H S Rouss, son of Capt Mito
Rouss, of this county. will graduate thi
week from the Medical School of tn
University of Pennsylvania. with the de
gree of Doctor of Medicine. To be
graduate of a school of such wide reput
makes DR. Rouss the subject of SINGER
congratulations He will probably lc
cate in Oklahoma to practice his pre-
lesson.