Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-06-09

Charles Town June 40,
| Shannondale Springs now open t
guests. See adv in another column.
i The M Sunday School of Middlewal
viii hold yard party on Saturday night
i June 10.
| Companies D and A, I2th Virgins
Cavalry. will meet IN reunion at Nor
gan's Grove. Saturday. June -.
| The Phoebe Brown property. in Weir
ick's Row, was sold on Friday last. by
D Gibson. Trustee. to A Young. fol
$a36
On June Messrs L r Huyett & Sons
delivered to c r Hardesty's Sons. al
Summit Point. 1874 lambs which averaged
77A lbs.
The ladies of the Leetown NJ Z church
South will hold a festival in Strider's
Hall on Friday and Saturday evenings,
June IL and 10.
Contractor H p. Cline will erect q
handsome brick dwelling for DIR. ]. ].
Pittman. on lots on North George street
recently purchased by the latter.
A cablegram announces the safe arrival
in England of Bishop w. L. Gravatt and
Rev. ]. S. Alfriend, of this town. and
Rev. j. S. Douglas. of Martinsburg.
Tom Armstrong. colored. for some
time showing signs of returning insanity
has been recommitted to the asylum at
Weston. by Justice c. Frank Gallaher.
James H Thompson. the popular bar
Der. who has been laid up for the last
week or two with sore hand. is now at
his place of business just east of the JEFF
ferson Hotel. Give him call.
Capt. Overly. of Brunswick. Md.
whilst up in this county few days ago.
with the aid of Joe Hooker landed a
twenty pound carp out of the Shenan-
doah river.
Messrs Chew & Norris have sold for
DR. Plttman his residence on South
George street. in this place. to Miss Mary
v Alexander. for $6.35o We learn that
Miss Alexander win make her residence
here.
Mrs. Emma v, Ford died Sunday,
May 81, in Martinsburg. aged 81 years.
leaving husband and three brothers,
one of the latter being Mr.. Simeon H.
Knight. of near Flowing Springs. this
county.
Washington Camp. No. 80. of the Pa
triotic Order Sons of America, of Kear
neysville. will hold another one of their
celebrated festivals on the lawn adjoin-
ing the Camp Room, June 10 to I3 in
elusive
Mrs. Susan Hopkins Kemper. wife of
Chas H Kemper and daughter of the late
James d. Gibson of this county. died
May 5. of paralysis. at her late home
Warren Park" near Clifton Station,
Va. in the Oath year of her age.
A~charter has been issued to the United
States Onyx Company of Harpers Ferry.
for the purpose of mining for onyx. The
incorporators are T ] E Yocum. R
Still. Jr. Hugh r Miller. ] P Gilberton
and S E Viewer. all of Carlisle. Pa.
A. G. Wynkoop. Real Estate Agent.
has sold for the Executors of James M.
Ranson's Estate to DR.. J. J. Pittman for
$500 cash. lots 1. 2. 3 and 4 in Block 81
fronting on George street. extended north
of B. & O. R. r. Also two lots of D. S.
Hughes adjoining. for $Ioo each.
The mounted detachment of Co. G. Ist
Regiment d. c. N. G.. returned from
Winchester Thursday afternoon and
went into camp in MIR. Thornton T. Per-
rvs meadow again, remaining until Fri
day morning. when they broke camp and
left enroute home to Washington City.
w. A. Higgs. of the Jefferson Cooper.
age Company. has been elected president
of the Railway Safety Appliance Com
pany, recently incorporated at Staunton.
Va, with capital of 5000, 600. The OBJ
ject of the organization is to manufacture
safety appliances for railroads. The
company was formed primarily to exploit
the Miller system of railway control. the
invention of H. b. Miller. probably the
cleverest device for the prevention OF
railway wrecks ever created. MIR. Miller
is Stauuton man.
Mr. ] Roman Steck of Franklin county.
Pa, has leased the old coach factory of
L Starry. and will at once open up
carriage repair works there. dong coach
work in all of its departments Mr. Steck
comes highly recommended. Hisfather is
foreman in the Stewart Carriage Works
at Martinsbnrg, and his grandfather. Mr.
NJ l. Steck. was in the carriage: business
at Welsh Run. Pa. for 43 years. much Of
his work being sold in this county Mr.
] Roman Steck has worked in his grand
fathers factory since he was ID years old,
so he understands the carriage business
and therefore guarantees satisfaction
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