Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-07-21

Messrs Brown Bros. have purchased 3
fine five-seat automobile.

fine five-seat automobile,
Mr. B F Dooley is tin roofing the ne
dwelling house of Charles Snowdei
: near N & w depot.
Messrs Davis & Emmert are paintin
the outside wood work of the Howe
building on West Washington street.
II The ladies of Beulah Church will hol
| an ice cream festival on lawn in front Q
church on Saturday afternoon. August !
beginning at 6 o'clock.
III Messrs Hiram A and Geo B Goetz hav
purchased an automobile runabout, Tn
machine is of attractive appearance. Will
an eighteen horsepower engine.
II Several new turbines and additiona
machinery are being installed IN tn,
power house of the Winchester ant
Washington City Railway Co. at Mill
vile.
Mr. M ] Rohr has contracted to i'm
prove the M E Church at Harpers Ferry
erect tower. make middle entrances
with middle aisle, put in steel ceiling
furnace. etc.
Our good colored friend Peter Brook.
has favored Us with some fine celery
plants. for which we return thanks. He
has more of the same kind, with which
he will fill orders at reasonable rates.
I
The recent cornerstone laying of Syl
vania Baptist Church. (colored) at Rip.
pom. Rev W B Duson pastor. was an in
teresting occasion and financial success,
$I62.27 being raised toward the erection
of the new church.
The boarders of Mrs H Cline had an
enjoyable straw ride to the Shenandoah
river Thursday afternoon. and were
sumptuously entertained by Mrs. Cline
on the banks of the river. On yesterday
Mr. Cline took a fishing party to the
Shenandoah.
On Saturday July II. at midnight at
the Sanitarium. an Infant son of Mr. and
Mrs Charles Schoening. of Flowing
Spring, died after brief illness The
funeral took place on Sunday evening
following at Edge Hill Cemetery. con-
Quoted by Rev. J. T. Williams.
An alarm of fire on Wednesday was
caused by slight blaze at the residence
of L. L. Page. colored. Mr.. Page went
to throw lighted match out of win
dow and accidently set fire to the cur
tains. He requests US to return thanks
to the firemen for their ready response.
Misses Rebecca Williams, DAISY Eugle.
Bessie Ridgeway, (of Winchester
Blanche Young. Lama, Venita and Con-
stance Osbourne. and Messrs w Blvens.
(of Wadesboro. N CD and Robt L Young.
formed party who took a pleasant out
ing on the Shenandoah last Thursday.
Mr.. Ambrose Hendricks. we'll known
and respected farmer residing in the
Uvilla neighborhood. made desperate
attempt to kill himself while in tempo
porarily deranged condition few days
ago. and succeeded in INJECTING such in
juries about the head that he may die as
result.
Robert Vanvactor, sixteen years old
son of Mrs Owen Vanvactor fell from an
apple tree in the yard at Capt Nat Con-
RAIDS at the Bloomery Thursday week.
and sustained serious injuries. his left
arm being dis.ocated at the wrist and his
leg broken near the hip Drs. Albln and
Pittman attended him.
A pleasant party. consisting of Mr. and
Mrs w F Alexander. Mr. and Mrs E E
Cooke. Miss Mary Alexander. Miss May
Getzendanner, Miss Bette Sublette, Mrs
Latrobe. Miss Elizabeth Wysong, Miss
Marie Neill, and Messrs ] B Brazie-. A
S Allen. Courtney Riley. T A Mullett
and e K Wysong, have been company
for several days at Camp Easy" on the
Shenandoah.
Mr. Chas E Schultz. who recently had
blow up at his plant for manufacturing
soft drinks, has installed a new appa-
ratus and expects this week to resume
manufacture. Mr. Schultz has earned
an enviable reputation for his products,
and as home nan he should be liberal
ly patronized-more especially so when
you pay more money for an inferior ar
ticle by sending abroad.
A man named Tom Tilett. from Front
Royal. Va. whilst the stone crusher of
Mr. Robert Jenkins was in operation yes
terday afternoon in the yard at the fac
tory of VIM Phillips Sons, attempted to
pass through the belt running between
the engine and the crusher, and was
whrled around and thrown over pile of
large stone, cutting his head and doing
him up pretty severely.
The Board of Education of Middleway
District has appointed trustees in the
sub districts as follows: No /, Lynn
Magruder. Walter Wilt. John Stanley;
No 2. Rev E t Mason. F l. Watson. Jos
ShaulI; No 3. N R Roberts. Samuel T
Markell, Lynn Wotson; No 4. Stanley
Hardesty. Morgan Edwards. ] w Brown.
Teachers salaries were fixed at $40 for
holders of No certificates. $35 for No 2
aud $50 for No certificates.
Mr. G Butler was called to Baltimore
last Tuesday on account of an accident
to his son Frank on Monday. The latter
is street car conductor. and whilst in the
performance of his duty and on the step
of his car the tongue of passing wag-
on struck HIM Fortunately the tongue
veered about the instant it struck Frank,
otherwise the blow must have been fatal.
AS it was. though knocked out for time.
there is no apprehension of serious
result.
Employees of the Jefferson County Tel
ephone Company are engaged in chang