Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-08-18
Local Miscellany.

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will be very grateful for it return.
4 Green's Nebraska Indians played
Charles Town in base ball here Saturday
and there was an immense crowd present
| Score "a oo.
| French Walker. worthy and well.
known colored man. died Saturday al
his home out on the Berryville turnpike,
aged SO years.
The good folks of the Rippon and
Wheatland vicinities enjoyed their annual
picnic on the banks of the Shenandoah
last Wednesday.
Mr. Alex Henson has put in concrete
curb and laid brick pavement in front
of the property OF Mr. VIM H Moore, on
South West street.
| Died in Lincoln. Nebraska. August g.,
Mr.. John D. Humphreys. son of the late
Major David and Mrs. Mary c. Hum
phreYs. and formerly of Norfolk. Va.
Commissioner West, of the District of
Columbia, has been visiting Major Richard
Sylvester at the later's summer cottage on
Bolivar Heights. and participated IN the
Majors birthday dinner last Friday.
Miss Hilda Ainsworth. aged sixteen,
the oldest daughter, of Mr.. aud Mrs. Jas.
Ainsworth. died of tuberculosis at her
home near Kabletown, after lingering
illness.
Mr.. Joseph r Howell. one of the old
est citizens of Kabletown district. died
Thursday night on the east side of the
Shenandoah river, south of Myerstown,
aged So years.
Darrell. little son of Mr.. John Wage
ley. was run over by frightened horse
at the base ball grounds on Saturday.
and painfully, though not dangerously
injured. DR.. Neil gave him surgical
attention.
Miss Mamie Moore. daughter of Mr..
A c. Moore of near Bloomery. has been
appointed teacher for the public school
at Mechanicstown for the coming year.
Mrs. Margaret A. Wetzel has been reap
pointed teacher of the school at River
side.
Two games OF base ball we're played
at the reunion here on Friday. between
Shenandoah Junction and Boom teams
Score of first game IA to 7. and second
III to Io-both in favor of Charles Town
There were no flies on the Shenandoah
Junction rooters.
Mr. Robt l. Bates. sou of Mr. VIM G
Bates near Middleway. has been appoint
Ell prir cipal of the high school at Hedges
vile, Berkeley county. Mr. Bates has
taught in the county several years past.
and has been student IN the West V r
gina University.
Rev J S Alfriend has returned from Eu-
rope and reached his home here last evening.
After leaving England he and Bishop Ora
watt went to Paris, from whence the Bishop
went to Italy. Mr. Alfriend meanwhile Wis
iting Switzerland and returning via Holland,
Belgium and Germany.
Mr. c F Wall has begun repairs on his
farm that will include hot water heating
throue ut the house, hot and cold water
up stairs and down. macadamizing al
walks aud roads to pens and barn. which
with pant, papering. whitewash. electric
lights 4 gas will make his farm second
to none He expects these repairs to ex-
tend i,,to the summer If 1910
The Baptist Sunday Schools of Lee
town. shenandoah Junction and Sum.
nit Point will hold union picnic in the
grove of Mr. NJ E. Trussell near Lee
town, on Saturday. August 81. There
will be two train loads from Shenandoah
Junction and one from Leetown, drawn
by traction engine. The Brass Band
of Charles Town will be in attendance.
The Summit Point Bryan and Kern
Club is forging ahead. and proposes to
raise for campaign purposes one dollar
for every voter at that precinct. These
Democrats are authorized by the club to
receive contributions for the campaign :
Robt. R. Hardesty. VIM. M. Clements,
DIR. A. p. Thomson, John w. Roberts.
Robt. L. Withers and Miller B. Bane.
Capt. II. c. Getzendanner has leased
the coal yard owned by the Jefferson
Milling Company. and lately rented by
o P Mckinney. and will continue the
coal business there. In a few days sever
al big shipments of coal both soft and
anthracite will arrive, and the new man.
| agement will be ready to fiji orders for
the fuel Mr. Jack Getzendanner will
have charge of the business.
| Messrs Hardesty Brothers who. few
months ago bought the genera! store of
the late DR.. James Wigginton, at Sum-
NIT Point, have now purchased the store
stock of Messrs. H. Il. Miley & Co., at
that pl ce. The inventory preliminary
t. the latter purchase was taken last week
| Messrs Hardesty Brothers will combine
the two stores by moving the Wigginton
stock into the building used by Miley
& Co.
The waiting room in the Norfolk &
Western depot at this place was entered
by robbers Wednesday night. and mail
pouch with its contents was taken out
A short distance north of the station q
number of rifed letters were found the
next morning, and the mail pouch itseli
was found in the mill race nearby Three
. men apparently tramps. had been seen il
the vicinity of the depot on Wednesday
and Thursday morning they were oh
served going towards Shenandoah juno
: ton. Postmaster Bradley and watch
man as NJ Phillips started in pursuit
; captured the three men, brought then
back and lodged them in jail pending al
investigation.
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