Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-07-28

PIE from making money.
Mr. c NJ West. Of R.ppon. had his mel
automobile in town on Friday.
Don't speak to your old school-mat
liz he is more successful than You.
The Citizen Cornet Band, Of Harper
Ferry. will picnic at Island Park July 80
Merchants must not buy bacon AM
Hard from home packers for cash. onl,
| for trade.
Buy all the goods you can, when 20,
have the money, from the department
stores in the city.
Mr.. Henry Birkitt and family have
taken rooms in the Armentrout house
West Washington street.
ThekMethcdist. Sunday School Of Lee
town;will hold their picnic. Saturday
August /, at Bachs Spring.
SPECIAL communication Of Jefferson
Chapter. EMO. S. r. A. NJ. Wednesday
evening. July 20, at o'clock.
The annual picnic and reunion of ths
Tri-State League of Odd Fellows will b.
held at Island Park mex. Tuesday.
A meeting will be held at Summit
Point tomorrow evening for the purpose
of organizing Bryan and Kern club.
The Purcellville bush meeting. ths
great temperance and literary chautauqus
of Northern Virginia. will begin Angus
4.
If you want wagon, go west after it
Don't have your vehicle painted at homs
unless your dealer will take it out ir
pumpkins
Mr. r N Hardestv has sold to Mr. Mil
Ter Bane his finely improved property in
Summit Point formerly owned by the
Grim heirs.
Get your credit and trade account al
your country store. You must not deal
with any factory at home that requires
cash tor its goods.
Make a success of your home town
and county. Make your county papers
take trade, or quit and send check for
out of town papers.
The ladies of Beulah Church will hold
an ice cream festival on lawn in front of
church on Saturday afternoon, August I.
beginning at o'clock.
Excursion by special train to Conoco-
cheague Island, Pa, by N & W R'y,
August 2. 1908. Train passes Charles
Town at s m. Round trip $50
Children not over IL years, zoe.
Teachers have been appointed for next
session as follows: Woodbury., Miss
Laura Miller; Wright's. Miss Julia Hill;
Snow Hill. Miss To-day Heidwohl.
The Methodist and Baptist Sunday
Schools held an enjoyable picnic at Nor
gans Grove last Thursday. being accom-
panied by the Charles Town City Band.
Charles Lee, colored man, living near
Bakerton. while intoxicated Monday
hight, laid his head on the railroad and
train ran over him. cutting his head
off.
Hon Oliver NJ. Stewart. of Chicago
an eloquent orator, will speak on the sub
ject of prohibition in Charles Town to
night, and at EIarpers Ferry tomorrow
night.
Costa Ferdnando. an Austrian EN-
ployed on the new Norfolk and Westeir
bridge work at Shepherdstown. wa
drowned in the Potomac river Sunda,
week whilst bathing.
Folney and Owen Johnson and Harr,
Painter. whilst getting whortleberries OF
the East side Of the Shenandoah nea
Mannings, killed rattlesnake feet
inches long. with 20 rattles and button
Leetown Chapter. U. D. c.. will pre-
sent the Southern Cross or Honor No
vember 10, 1908. Any veterans wish
ing crosses will please notify the presi
dent, Mrs. G. c. Lucas, Kearneysville
w. Va, at once. AII&SI.
The Board of Education of Shepherds
town district has appointed Henry
Wirgnian principal of the graded schoc
there. Prof Wirgman comes from Rom
ney, where he has had experience il
teaching. Miss Rhoda Needy. of Sher
herdstown. has been appointed teacher Q
the Millville school for the coming year
Mrs Joseph Padgett died suddenl
Sunday morning July 10. at her home i
Bolivar, of heart trouble. aged go years
Her husband and two children Zone c
the latter but two weeks old) survive hei
She was Miss BERTHE Zombro. of Charlie
Town, and the second wife of Mr. Pad
gett. Her funeral took place in the \
P Church, Camp Hill.
Miss Pearl Hughes. formerly 0
Charles Town. a graduate nurse of onl
one year. has been appointed Superin
tendent of Nurses at William Byrd Hos
pital Richmond. She is most worth
and popular little lady. andi is therefor
not surprising that she should be unan
mously chosen for this position, at cor
siderable advance in salary over first Of
fer, by the William Byrd board.
An alarm of fire Just after noon Satui
day was occasioned by the principe
building of what is known as the Duke
smith shops. on South Charles street. bt
ing on FIRE. The FIRE department RESPOND
ed promptly, but the structure being
| light frame one was pretty well burne
out. II was occupied by several colore
| families, whose HOUSEHOLD effects wer
only partly saved. The origin OF the fiji
| is said to have been from the overturnln
OF an oil stove. The building belonge
to VIM. Phillips Sons. and was insure
with Washington. Alexander & Cooke.
| A game of base ball played here la