Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-09-10

Inwood Fair September 1913.

1uWOOu all OeptcuOSt io-to
| Mr.. w. T, Whiting is now engaged
in the store of Mr.. H. !. Miller.
Read new advertisement of Max Theo-
dore. head-to-foot outfitter, in this issue.
| The Jefferson was overrun last week,
and had to turn off dodgers on Wednes-
day. Thursday and Friday nights.
| Mr. John NJ Harmon. well-known
and much respected citizen of Dufields.
died on sunday afternoon last. aged 81
years.
| The ladies' of the Melville Sunday
School will hold an ice cream festival
Friday and Saturday nights. September
10 and IA
County Superintendent Z D Turner
he'd the last teachers examination for
this year in the Charles Town High
School building last Friday.
In the award of premiums at Morgan
Grove Horse Show on Thursday, Chas.
M. Stonester took first in class II, with
his stallion Captain Swift"
Messrs. Moore & Russell will tip
root the dwellings of the Misses Keerl
and Dr. Albin and the new Farmers and
Merchants Deposit Company building.
The colored Baptists of Wainwright
Church have been holding meeting in
the grove of Col, Forrest w. Brown.
southeast of town. the past two Sundays.
Mr.. ]. S. Myers, the husting Shep-
herdstown dealer, was in town Saturday.
He sold some thirty-one blue ribbon We
hcles out of Morgan's Grove Fair last
week
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroa
Company has awarded the contract for
the heating and pumping work at its
Charles Town station to Sechrst &
Rissler
Mr.. M. Kercheval, of the Advocate,
had dozen bouncing big Tom Taggart
tomatoes, weighing sixteen pounds, on
exhibition in Brown & Hooff's show win
dow last week.
The Shriners of Charles Town will go
to Front Royal, Va, Friday night to
assist Acca Temple, of, Richmond, in es-
corting abont fifty candidates over the
burning sands
Mr. Hiram Goetz got one of his fingers
caught in a machine at the Goetz Bar7
ness Works last Tuesday and had IL Sc
verely lacerated. DR., Neill ave MIN
surgical attention.
Mr.. Geo. w. Arms Trout has lad
crossings over wilmington street at
West and Samr street at Congress,
and b,s laid ONE brick paving about
Stephenso oeiiiineiy
A.. l.. Pentz, who has been spend
-. me time here with relatives. is in
EVENINGS hospital where she under
went surgical operation on Tuesday.
She is getting along well.
DR.. ]. NJ, Miller fell on the railroad
near his home in the vicinity of Halltown
a few days ago and broke two of his ribs,
besides coming near being run over by
the Digger" engine before he could get
up.
The congregations of the Mt Zion
Methodist and Zion Baptist churches.
colored, are holding camp meeting in
the Hannah Summons grove, opposite
the Zion Baptist church, at the west end
Of town.
Some fine specimens OF potatoes
Green Mountains from the garden of Mr.
Arthur Davenport. and Early Rose from
the garden of Mr.. Joseph rrapnell-have
been on exhibition in the show window
Of Messrs Brown & Hooff the past
week.
A special meeting of the Town Council
was held last night, when the report of
Street Commissioner W. o, Norris and
plat of Engineer Hendricks for the grade
Of South Mildred street was presented,
with approval OF the property owners on
said street appended, and was adopted.
Mr.. John P. Wager and friend, Percy j.
Edwards, who have been spending some
ime with Mr.. Wager's sister, Mrs, Warner
Whiting, and Lee Wager Brown left Satur-
lay for Pittsburg- Mrs. Whiting accom-
panied them and will make an extended
Tisit to her sister. Mrs VIM. G.. Little, where
Mr. Wager makes his home.
The removal of large tree from in
'front.' of the new Bank of Charles Town
building allows that handsome building
% show up to much more advantage
The woodman axe will likely do as much
or the new building being erected by the
Farmers and Merchants Deposit Com
oany.
We were pleased to have call from Mr..
Mr., Geo. N. Shugert, of Chacahoula, La,
who with his wife is visiting his relatives
mere. George is another on the list of for
ner Charles Town boys who have done well.
he has been gone twenty years, and is al
most amazed at theimprovementsi in CHARLES
Town. Says if he had got here in the night,
ike Tom Watson he would scarcely have
Known where he was at'
The Baltimore and Ohio passenger
station, the post-office. and the general
store of F o. Trump. all of which were
IN the same building. at Kearneysville,
we're broken into and robbed FRIDAY
night. "A negro named Ferguson IS ID
he custody of the Federal authorities at
NartinsburQ and has confessed IN the
crime.
Cooke & Phillips have taken the agency
Tor the Brown gasolene engines. See the I
sample at their store. !