Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-06-26

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ISOLATION.
The SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON Office will be
closed July 4.
Red Mems Bazaar. in Rouss Memorial
Hall. July to S.
The elevator of VIM. E. Reed & Son
will be closed all day July4.
The Jefferson Cooperage Company has
had neat brick Office building erected
Messrs. D avis & Emmert are painting
the Paradise" property of Mr.. ]. l..
Pentz.
Yee Chow has moved his laundry to the
building adjoining the Farmers Supply
Co, store.
Mr.. H. T. Miley is improving his
dwelling at Summit Point by the addition
of brick wing.
Lewis Rutherford, a well-known colored
man of this place, died this morning, at
an advanced age.
Mr.. Jacob Moler. of the Shenandoah
Junction vicinity. fell from his horse last
week and had an arm broken.
Big parade of Red Men in Charles
Town July4; also gorgeous fireworks and
big Illuminated parade at night.
Mr.. NJ. ]. Rohr is enlarging and hand
somely improving the dwelling of Mr.. T..
D.,Y.1
The Red Men Fourth of July Celebra-
ton in Charles Town will be a jim cracker
all wool and yard wide--and no mis-
take.
| John Yates Mcdonald, son of Maj E.
H. Mcdonald of this county, graduated
at the Episcopal High School of Virginia
last week.
" Hang your banners on the outer
walls" for the 4th of July The cry is
still, they come they come p Them's
the Indians.
Shares of stock in the new Peoples
Building Association may be obtained at
the store of D. S. Hughes or law Office of
John Porterfeld.
Col. Cyrus Snyder. who some years
ago erected a cottage near Rafting
Springs. this county. died in Washing
ton City recently.
A game of base ball played here FRI
day. between the Martinsburg ard
Charles Town Clubs, resulted in favor of
the former. Score II to 7.
Rev. R. K hewitt preacher in charge
of Shannondalc Circuit, M. E. Church
South, has established his residence in
the Turner dwelling near Daley.
Mr.. John c. brennan. of Tennessee.
State Lecturer for the West Virginia
Anti-Saloon League, delivered a highly
interesting lecture in the Baptist church
Sunday night.
The ladies OF the M. E. Church South
at Leetown will hold an ice cream festI-
val in Strider's Hall, on Friday and
Saturday evenings, July 6 and flor bene-
fit of the church.
Harvesting was begun here the latter
part of the week under unfavorable con
diti6us on account of rain. but now bright
sunshine prevails and the wheat crop is
being cut at lively rate.
The Misses Riddle have sold to Messrs
Robert Chew and r. T. Perry tract of
wood land on the Warm Spring road in
this county, at $Io3 per acre. The sale
was conducted by Chew & Norris.
Secretary E. 7. Lcklider is informed
that twenty-eight lodges have signifed
their intention of taking part in the big
Odd Fellows picnic to be held August
at Morgan's Grove, under the auspices OF
the Tri-State League.
Mr.. ]. l.. Pentz has secured for the
Red Men number OF handsome balloons,
twenty feet in circumference, one of
which will be sent up every half hour.
beginning at 9 a. m, from " Paradise"
corner, on the 4th of July.
Mr.. c. L. Crane has purchased of Mrs
Lilly Singleton Thomas her farm situated
in the southern end Of the county-for-
mer Henry w. Castleman place. and one
of the finest bodies of land in Jefferson
at $75 per acre. Sale made through
agency of Chew & Norris.
Our enterprising liveryman Mr.. w. E.
Myers has been dong good trade in
the sale of horses in Washington City re-
Gently. having sold two respectively at
$500 and $3.50, and several others APP
preaching these in price. Mr.. Myers. as
will be seen by this, is able to handle
good horses and also to obtain good
prices for them.
Mr.. Henry Kline, of Luray, was in
town on Thursday. Mr.. Kline and
| Squire Z. Frank Gallaher and Mr.. VIM.
| II. Moore of this place served together
as sharpshooters of the ed Va. Infantry,
Stonewall Brigade. in the War between
the States, and this was the first time
| Squire Gallaher had met his comrade
Kline since 1864.
Senator VIM. Campbell has awarded
| the contract for his new dwelling house
on South George street to Mr.. H. p Cline
1t will be handsome structure and was
designed by Mr.. ]. B. Brazier. superin-
tendent OF the Powhatan Brass aud Iron
Works. who will superintend its construc-
ton. together with Architect A. B. Null
! lett. of Washington City.