Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-08-13

Mr.. Frank Shugart, OF ftafpeIs cry
has good position with the United
States Express Co. at Grafton.
Mr.. o. M. Darlington IS extending
main along East Liberty street for the
Charles Town Water Company.
Mr.. Elwood Fossett, Of Harpers Ferry
has been appointed Solicitor of the
United States Express Company.
Mr. N. F. johnson has been pitching
with the Martinsburg base ball team,
and has been winning MANY compliments
The NJ P Sunday School of Middle.
way will hold lawn party in the Union
Church yard on Saturday night. Aug II.
Messrs Woody g. Baker have laid q
brick pavement along the property Of
VIM. Phillips Sons. on North Samuel
street.
The Oakland Sunday School will hold
their ANNUAL picnic along the Shenan-
doah river. near Manning's Ferry. on
Saturday. August. IT.
Mr.. ]. W. Grim. agent of the Canton
Bridge Company. has completed the new
bridge over Evitt's run at Bloomery. and
travel began to pass over it Saturday
afternoon.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will postpone their third Thursday
meeting of this month until the 22d, be-
cause of the Sunday School picnic to be
held the 18th.
The ladies in charge of the Baptist
lawn party held last Friday and Saturday
nights return their most hearty thanks
to the City Band for the excellent music
donated on the occasion.
Married. August 7. 1907. at the resi-
dence of the officiating minister in
Charles Town. by Rev. J. H. Wolff. Mr.
James Robert WEIGH and Miss Effie W..
Hoffmaster. both of Jefferson ~ounty.
The Messrs. ConkNn have erected
their new shop at Bloomery. and are now
busily engaged on rustic work. They
will erect grist and saw mill shortly,
probably about the site of the old Turner
MILL
A meeting of the Jefferson County
Fruit Growers Association will be held
at the Court House on Saturday. August
II. at 10 m. Members of the Assocra-
ton, and all fruit growers of tho county,
whether members or not, are requested
to be present.
The Bullskin farmers and their families
mo better people on earth-with their
guests. enjoyed picnic down at Mr..
Charles Harrs's, on the Shenando ah.
last Thursday. The hospitality and
kindness of Mr.. and Mrs Harris added
much to the enjoyment of the day.
Read the big advertisement of Mr..
Geo. {. Marsteller. Mr. Marsteller has
already been making large sales at the
greatly reduced prices advertised. He
has knack of doing exactly what he
says. and the people believe him; hence
the large business flowing in whenever
he announces big reduction.
Capt. Chas. E. Baylor has leased the
Manning elevator in Charles Town, and
will be in the market for grain and hay.
AS a side line he will handle COAL
Capt. Baylor hashad much experience in
this business and is well known to the
people of Jefferson, with whom he has
done much satisfactory business.
Mrs. WIN. NELL fell in store in Wash
ington City on Friday. and was painful.
ly injured DR. Neill went down Satur.
day morning and accompanied Mrs Neil
home in the afternoon. In going to
Washington the train he travelled on, No
s. was partially derailed whilst moving
at high speed. but fortunally no one was
seriously injured.
John Taylor, negro prisoner in the
Charles Town Jail. made an attempt tc
take his life Tuesday evening. He made
moose out OF strip of his blanket. pu
one end around his neck and fastened the
other to the grating above the front OF hi.
cell, where he was found hanging b,
Sheriff Young who ordered him down
Taylor got down, and without saying q
word lay down on his cot.
A cordial invitation is extended t.
everybody to participate in the picnic t.
be given by the Methodist and Baptis
Sunday Schools at Morgan's Grove mex
Thursday. August IS. Coaches will b.
placed on the Siding at the N. & w. de
pot in order that there will be no della,
to the train. Purchase your tickets earl
and get into the coaches. Train leave
at o:55 a. m. Tickets tor round trip 2
cents. No half fares.
Mr. Geo ID Baumgardner. residing nea
Halltown. started fire about o'cloc
this morning in his wash house. which
| in the same building with and under hi
meat house. In few minutes the build
ing was discovered to be on fire, and onl
by heroic efforts. in which Rev and Mr.
r K hewitt. who happened to be there
materially assisted, the flames were ez
tinguished. Severalpieceso of meat wer
burned. however, and the building muE
probably to the extent of
hundred dollars in all. Loss covered b
insurance with Washington & Alexander
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