Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-05-15

Circuit Court convenes today.

ana west Streets
/ Mr.. ]. L. Pentz has attractiveIy fixe'
up his store building. corner Of Georg
and Liberty streets.
Mr.. R. L. Rockenbaugh. of Harper
Ferry. has taken the position Of bar clerl
| for T. E. Chamblin.
The Seminarian for May is a handsome
interesting number, highly credItable t.
Stephenson Seminary.
The Glenn store-room. IN the Pent,
building of Mrs Gibson. has been en-
larged and nicely improved.
The congregation of Zion Episcopa
Church have raised the salary of theil
pastor from $I.25o to $3.50
The pupils of the Piano and Eiocutior
Department of Powhaten College gave
an interesting public recital Friday even
ing.
NJ S. Jacob H. Moler, an aged resident
of the Shenandoah Junction vicinity, fel
IN her yard last Tuesday. and sustained
painful injuries.
William c. Carper. Of Frederick coun.
ty. Va. died near Summit Point yester.
day aged AZ years. He leaves widow
aud seven children.
Mr.. d A. Phillips has purchased OF
Mrs. Lucretia E. Thomson. for 5000. the
house and lot just east of his residence
on East Liberty street
The safe in the post Office and b. & o.
station at Kearneysville was blown open
Sunday night and about 5000 in money
and stamps extracted therefrom.
Mr.. A. l.. Anderson has bought of his
brother, Mr.. R. c. Anderson, 43 acres OF
the old Anderson home place, adj ,ining
his own property. tor $4,000 cash.
The Eastern Panhandle. at Shepherds
town, has resumed publication under its
new management. as fuil-fedged Re-
publican organ. and much improved.
Work OH the foundation for the power
plant of the Winchester and Washington
City Electric Railway Company. near
Millville in this county. is progressing
rapidly.
Congressman Thomas B. DAVIS has
Jack Lucas, son of Dr. c. c.
Lucas. of Kearneysville, this county, to
be cadet at the United States Military
Academy at West Point.
A match game of base ball will be
played here on Thursday, May II. be-
tween the Frederick College and Charles
Town Athletic Clubs. Game called at
$3.50 p. m. Admission tor gentlemen.
25c; ladies Ioc.
Contractor NJ. J. Rohr has had the
laid for the new dwelling of
Mr.. Robert l.. Trussell on Third avenue
Powhatan College. 1t will be
Of concrete blocks. and will be hand
some structure.
Mr., James S. Coleman has moved into
his new house at Summit Point. At
present Mr.. Coleman is making a special
" of buying wool. his new premises be-
ing equipped with a storage room for all
that is purchased.
The Harpers Ferry Stone and Lime
Company. al Millville. has received two
large one hundred horse-po power steam
boilers-one for quarry to be opened
on the Hoffmastcr land. and the other
for pumping station on the east side of
the river.
Mr.. Will Hesser is out with the hand
some newly painted delivery wagon OF
Brown Bros, fresh from under the arts
tic brush-ot Mr.. John NJ. Taylor at the
Starry shops. with horse richly capari-
sooed in fine new set of harness from
the Goetz Factory.
A very successful revival meeting is IN
progress at Shenandoah Junction. The
interest has been increasing every night,
and so far forty-nIne persons have pre-
fessed saving faith in Christ. This is
the fourth week the meeting has been in
progress Rev T c Jones is holding the
services now in the Baptist Church, as
the Odd Fellows Hall cannot accommo-
date the crowd that is attending the
Lawson Bolts Chapter. U. D.. c., met
at the residence of the Misses McCurdy
Thursday night. and the meeting was
well attended. After the routine of bus
mess was over. Mrs. Erwin, of North
Carolina. guest of the Misses McCurdy
and an enthusiastic d. A. r. and u. d.
c.. gave the Chapter delightful talk
Then followed programme of vocal
and instrumental music and Rotations
by members of the Chapter The June
will be held at Mrs. Aisquith's.
The SPIRIT office was frightened Sat
urday afternoon by the visit of two very
little ladies. Rosa GRAY Stri-
der and Margaret Bishop The former
brought us some nice chocolate caromels.
which. as she forcibly expressed it, were
. made all by herself" and they were
just elegant. Each of the two llttleladies
turned out to be youthful authors, and
we cheerfully give place in another COL
umn to their productions. which like the
candy. will doubtless lie found to have
been wrought out all by emselves."
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