Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-08-04

Adams Big Ioc. Show.

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: Jones & Jolliffe advertise big Angus
n reduction sale. Read it.
II Messrs. Davis & Emmert are painting
II the Geizsndanner Building
Hi Judge Faulkner will hold specla
4 term of the jefferson Circuit Court today
iii Mr. Oliver NJ Harris has been appoint
ed teacher the Haltown public school
|II Read Max Theodoie's August Bulletin,
and take advantage of the big bargains
H offered.
HI VIM, Kahn. the old reliable clothier,
4 advertises a very big suit sale in this
issue. Read it.
l Over two hundred tickets were sold al
the B. & O. station here this morning
for Island Park.
| The Methodist Sunday School of Lee.
town will picnic on Mr. F. L. Watson's
lawn, August IS.
The County Court met Yesterday. APP
portionted the railroad tax. and adjourned
over until tomorrow.
| James Adams and his big blnch of fun
producers will appear here. under can
vas. all of next week.
The James Adams Show gives per
formarce every night a n or SHINE
The big tent cannot leak.
Mrs. Annie Crunkleton. wife of John
w. Crunkleton. died at her home at Ka-
b.etown. Tuesday evening
| Mr. John !. Jobe. well-known former
citizen of this county. died in Hampton,
Va, on Monday of last week, aged 63
years.
Geo. c. Marsteller, the enterprising
clother, offers big attractions through
the medium of large four column adv.
in this issue.
lanes Adams Clean Vaudeville Ioc.
Show will exhibit in big tent near & 0
station for one week, beginning next
Monday night.
A number of Odd Fellows and others
went to the Tri-State Picnic at Island
Park this morning, accompanied by the
Charles Town City Band.
Mr.. VIM G. Towns. of Harpers Ferry
and Miss Ida Virginia Grimm. of VIM
chester, were married in Hagerstown.
July IS. by Rev. ]. l.. Simon.
The Teachers Institute for Jefferson
county will be held August I7,to 81. at
Charles Town. Prof John G Knutti
and w S Laidley, Instructors.
Messrs. c. L. Robinson & Co. have
begun the manufacture of ice at their
new plant on the Belt Line. and are sup
plying fine blocks of nice, clear ice,
The Uniform Rank of Knights of Py-
thias. of this place. under command of
Captain S. NJ OF. gave pretty military
drill on our streets Wednesday night.
The ladies of Halltown will hold an ice
cream festival in the school house yard
on Friday and Saturday nights. August
and s. Benefit of the base ball team.
Ladies of the younger set gave big
leap year dance at the Powhatan Friday
night, the youth and beauty of this and
neighboring counties being largely rep
resented.
Contracts have been awarded Messrs.
Glaze Bros of Winchester, for the cree
The Jefferson and the new dwelling of
Rev. DIR. A. c. Hopkins.
| Confederate veterans will hold re-
union at Fishers Hill August 6. under
the auspices of Slower Camp. Hons. H
| ST. George Tucker, William Hodges.
Mann and Henry Z. Stuart. will be the
speakers of the day.
The eligible Chamblin building lot in
the Travers addition, East Washington
street, was sold on Saturday last. by
Special Commissioners Geo. D. Moore.
H. H. Mccormick and J. M. Mason, Jr..
to Mr.. H. P. Cline, for SIS IS.
The lanes Adams Big Ioc Show, un-
der canvas, which will appear here next
week, is said to be the largest and best
vaudeville organization on the road. car
rying their own band and orchestra, and
travelling in two handsome private cars.
| The fifth annual festival of the Lu-
day. August 10. Dinner and supper will
be served at o5 cents EACH An interest
ing programme will be rendered both in
the morning and afternoon, including
good music.
Hon. Oliver M. Stewart. of Chicago,
who Is considered one of the finest plat
form orators in the United States. de-
livered an eloquent and interesting lee
ture on the SUBJECT OF Prohibition. to a
fairly good sized audience. in the Court
| House on Tuesday evening.
There was an immense attendance at
the Presbyterian reunion Pen ar last
Thursday. $50 tickets were sold from
Charles Town, these being all that were
here and not near enough to meet
the demand) and two engines were re-
quired to draw the special train over the
Norfolk and Western railway. Mr.. Thos
R. Moore, of this place. was reappointed
a member of the reunion committee.
Messrs Robert Wiley. Thomas Painter
and Frank Bell last Thursday killed a
large female rattle SNAKE near Fairmont.
in the Blue Ridge Mountain in this coun-
ty, which contained twenty-five eggs. =
, 1t had ten rattles and button, making
! it thirteen years old. The snake struck
Mr. Beall twice on the leg, and it is prob
ably owing to the fact that he had on
three pairs of pants that he is now alive,
the fangs of the snake not penetrating
2 to the body.
William j. Moler.