Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-10-08
Local MisceIIanx.

/ See the Carnival.
Carnival this week.
Circuit Court October IS.
Read the Big Carnival adv.
County Court November 4.
!. VIM. Miller is showing splendid
line OF furniture.
Mr. Max Pentz has accepted clerk
ship in F G Buffers store.
Large drain pipes are being put down
at the B. & o. depot crossing.
Read new double column adv. OF the
enterprising firm OF Jones & Jolliffe.
A valuable COW belonging to the Misses
Undertake was killed on the railroad
last week.
A small cash box with 500 in money
was stolen from the saloon of Mr. Geo w
Thomas last Friday.
Mr.. Fillmore Robinson is laying the
foundation for dwelling for Agent Will
iidfuS al NiPpon sldlion.
Mr. w L Dalgarn has erected an addi-
ton to Mrs Eliza Dalgarn's house occu-
pied by Mr. w B Alder.
The Jefferson County Sunday School
Convention will be held in Shepherds
town October IL and IL.
Married. in Charles Town. August IA.
1907. by Rev. DIR. A. c. Hopkins. Mr..
Ray Horn. of Hagerstown. to Miss Ruth
Kemp, of Sharpsburg. Md.
Married, October s.hoo7. at The Palm.
in this place, by Rev. ]. Il. Wolff, NJ.
Joseph Meriquet to Miss Blanche Wrig-
giles, both Of Berryville. Va.
The Coney Island United Shows. of
the Carnival showing here this week, are
pronounced good. and far superior to
those heretofore in Charles Town.
Superintendent J. M. Heldwohl. of the
County Infirmary, has been growing
some mammoth cabbages. and brought
an eighteen pound head into town last
week.
Married, October 8, 1907, at the Pres
terrain manse. by Rev. DIR. A. c. Hop
kns. Mr., Lewis o. Hale to Miss Hem
rietta /. M. Waters. both of Charles
Town.
Clarence Willard Gardner, infant son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Gardner, Jr.,
Of Philadelphia, Pa. died September 6,
1907, of Spinal Meningitis, aged months
and days.
A horse driven by Miss Bates SHE'D
from the Carnival Band, at the Jail cor
ner, last evening, and ran into two col
pred men. one Of whom. Douglas Hart,
was painfully injured and for time pref
ty we'll knocked out. ,
The members of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, South, are contemplating
some improvements on the church this
fall, enlarging. refurnishing etc. A COM
mittee has been appointed to secure
drawings and estimates.
Miss Bessie Kemp. daughter of Mr..
James Kemp. of Fairplay, Md. and
sister of Mrs. Melvin Jones OF this place.
died September 80. aged 81 years. She
was member of the Methodist church.
and was an estimabe young lady.
This week the Coney Island United
Shows are holding an all week carnival
on the Goetz LOT near the Harness Fac
tory. Among the attractions are high
divers, tight rope walkers. jugglars, etc,
The Royal Italian Band gives free con-
certs each evening and night.
Many persons were seriously incon-
venienced by the gas gong out about
nine o'clock last night. At about the
same time the electric lights seemed to
be playing a game of now you see it
and now you don't see it. SO that the
town was for the time being threatened
with total darkness.
Mr. H P Cline has contracted to extend
the Jefferson Milling Company's trestle
along the 3 & o railroad eighty-hve feet,
the full length of their lot westward to
George street. making first-class coal
dump. ten feet high. which will be used
by MIR. o. p. Mckinney in the coal bust
ness. which he will go into largely here.
Woman's Exchange will be open after
October II from $50 a m to 4p. m.