Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-07-31

Saran zane excursion
County Court next Monday.
Born to Mr.and Mrs John NJ. Trapuell,
girl.
Mr.. c. w. Taylor is painting the Jail
building.
Take shares in Peoples Building As
ISOLATION.
Sarah Zane Fire Co. excursion to Is
land Park. Aug ?.
Odd Fellows reunion at Morgan's
Grove next Thursday.
The Inwood fair will begin August III
and continue four days.
Trespass notices, for posting lands.
for sale at the SPIRIT office.
Mr.. w. w. Johnson is painting the
new Cooke & Phillips store building.
The Messrs. Bragg are putting in
another cesspool at the Jefferson hotel.
Mr.. B. S. Mcintyre died at his home
at Kearneysville on Saturday, aged ~
years.
John Robinson's big shows will exhibit
on the base ball grounds in CharlesTown
August is.
Subscribe for stock in the Peoples
Building Association. Shares forsale at
D. S. Hughes.
Messrs. Moore & Russell have slate
rooted the dwelling of Mr. H T Miley. at
Summit Point.
The B. & o. Book of the Royal Blue
for July contains some very interesting
sketches of Harpers Ferry.
Church will hold festival in Strider's
hall on the evening OF August II.
| Judge Frank Beckwith has just had
| finished large bank barn. 46xSo feet, on
his farm three miles west OF town.
Mr.. O. B. Golladay has provided his
barber shop with an elegant new outfit of
latest improved chairs. mirrows. etc.
Mr.. H. H. Mccormick offers reward
for the return of a collie pup which has
been missing since Monday of last week.
A telegram received here announced
the safe arrival of Mr. and Mrs. VIM r.
Parker at Seattle. Washington. Sunday
evening.
Shares of stock in the new People
Building Association may be obtained at
the store of d. S. Hughes or law Office of
John Porterfeld.
John Williams. colored, was drowned
Sunday week whilst bathing in the head
race of the pulp mill along the Potomac
river at Harpers Ferry.
The Ex-Stars, of Shepherdstown,
crossed bats with the Charles Town team
Tuesday and the locals defeated the Wis
itors by a score of IA to 7.
Contractor NJ. J. Rohr is getting the
addition to the Colored Graded School
building under roof-walls erected by
Messrs. Woody & Baker.
Ira Miller. the bright and interesting
little son of Mr. and Mrs. John Small
wood, died at his home at Mechanics
town July 10, aged IL months and IS
days.
Bible class for ladies' evangelical, un
denominational. held every Tuesday at
10 M at Mrs. Worthngton's on Liberty
street, second door from West street.
All invited
Dame rumor has it that Father Collins.
of Harpers Ferry, is head of syndicate
which is preparing to develop recently
d scovered tin mine IN Rockingham
county, Va.
A coored man by the name of Lucas
| fell eff the bridge over Evitt's run on
West Liberty street Saturday night. and
remained in the water some time before
he was rescued.
A house belonging to Mrs Margaret
Stawks. and occupied by Mr.. Thomas
Paintef, near Manning's on the east side
of the Shenandoah, was destroyed by fire
Friday night. No insurance.
Alex. Henson & Sons have burn.
ed their first kiln of brick here and the
product is pronounced first-class. Mr.
Henson complains of difficulty in getting
hands enough to operate the brick yard
Mr.. A. G. Wynkoop, agent tor the
Franklin Insurance Company of Wheel
ing. w. Va. has paid James w. Riley. Of
Loudoun Co. Va, $500. amount in full
of fire insuranc. on his dwelling lately
J destroyed by fire.
The N. & w. r. R. will hold train No
% on that road at Shenandoah Junction
on the morning of August for tram No
on the B. & O. r. r.. so that person.
wishing to attend the l. o O. F. reunion
at Morgan's Grove can make this con