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

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The picuic 81 The Tri.State League q
& Odd Fellows viii b held Il Island Park
Augusta
MrH S Lee IS putting up $500 pan
Of scales for the c F Wall Co. from the
Fairbanks Scale Co.
Il Our good old country miller Mr.. w. G.
Feagans, Of Wheatland, is now busy
lgrinding new wheat.
| Several pleasant companies from
Charles Town spent the 4th pleasantly on
the banks of the Shenandoah.
Mr. Cleon Moore was painfully injured
by a fall down stairway at this home
Both Of his wrists were sprained.
Oklahoma now takes its place in the
galaxy of States. and the American flag
bears forty-six stars on its azure field.
| The Harpers Ferry Band will purchase
white duck suits and caps and will give
open air concerts on Thursday evenings.
Miss Mary Mcintyre. of Kearneysville,
died in the Kings Daughters Hospital
in Martinsburg Wednesday. aged SO
years.
| Mr. Chas G Skinner had his left arm
painfully injured by being thrown out of
buggy in Fauquier county, Va. few
days ago.
The mercury has been dancing to-
wards the 100 mark yesterday and today
Cooler weather predicted for tonight and
tomorrow.
| MIR. B. H. Hiner. a lawyer of Frank
Ign. Pendleton comfy. has announced
his candidacy for Congress on the Demo-
cratic ticket.
Gov Dawson writes from Asheville. N
c. that he is much improved. has gained
flesh and experiences none of the trou-
BILE which he feared.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bowers entertain
ed the Bible Class of Rev. ]. T. Williams
very pleasantly at their home on West
Liberty street Thursday evening.
Charles Snowden. colored. driver of
the Southern Express wagon. is having
/ substantial frame dwelling erected on
Eagle avenue near the N. & w. station.
The City Band and Shenandoah Tribe
of Red Men went to Frederick City on
Saturday. and the Band won the second
prize of twenty-five dollars in the band
contest.
The Fourth of July passed off here
without any particular celebration. The
banks and clerks Offices were closed.
national colors displayed. and quantity
of fireworks exploded.
Mr. H. E Mundey has sold the Model
Bakery at Shepherdstown, to former
Sheriff ]. d. Billmyer. who will conduct
it in the future. The Jefferson Market
is the agency for the bakery in Charles
Town.
Mr. Chas E. Schultz, whose soft drink
establishment was destroyed few days
ago by the explosion of gas tank, bought
new and up-to-date equipment and in
short time will be better prepared than
ever to manufacture soft drinks of all
kinds.
The Charles Town base ball team went
to Shepherdstown on Wednesday and
crossed bats with the team of that place.
Score 4 to 3, IN favor of Shepherdstown.
A return game will be played here this
Tuesday afternoon, for the champion
ship of Jefferson county.
Samuel Domer, colored, who shot and
wounded his wife in Shepherdstown last
March, and who escaped at that time,
was caught by Sheriff Earnshaw near
Hagerstown. had hearing before Jus
tee Moler in Shepherdstown, and has
been lodged in the Charles Town Jail.
The Shepherdstown Branch OF the An
ti-Saoon League was organized last
week by enrolling IS representative citi-
zens as members, and electing Benjamin
Hartzell chairman. The other officers
of the league are d L Rentch. vice chair
man; ] d Muldoon. secretary; w P
Licklider. treasurer; with Fl L Snyder
and B 5 Pendeton as assistants.
Mrs Annie v Riley. wife OF Mr. Al
fred Riley died Thursday evening about
seven O'Clock at her home one mile south
of Summit Point. Mrs Riley. who was
81 years of age. was a Miss Wyndham,
of Clarke county. before marriage. and
was member of the M E Church South.
Her husband, four sons and six daugh-
tiers survive her. The funeral was held
at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. in the
Nj E Church South at Summit Point, af-
ter which the remains were brought to
Edge Hill Cemetery. Charles Town. for
burial
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