Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-01-28

Circuit Court Februsry IS.

Sircult court reoruBry 10,
County Court met yesterday.
Mr.. Zach T. Fleming. of the Leetown
neighborhood. fell down flight OF steps
and injured himself very severely.
Mr.. Harry NJ. Hopkins and family.
who have been occupying Mrs. Eliza Dali
garn's house on Washington street. have
moved to Philadelphia.
Miss N. v. Eddy & Go. will. about
March l, open Millinery Parlor in the
room lately occupied as the Woman's
Exchange, one door east of 1 he Jefferson.
The Rector's Aid Society will hold an
oyster supper and sale of collars and ties
at Rouss Hall on Friday. January 81.
from 4 until 10. Public cordially invited.
Miss Moliie Milton had severe fall
Tuesday night. in stepping off Mrs. w.
w. B. Gallaher's porch at point away
from the steps. and was quite painfully
injured.
Two large ricks of hay (about 80 tons)
belonging to Mr.. ]. w. Hunsicker. on his
farm near Summit Point. were destroyed
by fire about eight o'clock last night. No
insurance as far as we can learn.
| The plant formerly operated by the
West Virginia Bridge Works of this
place has been sold to the Jefferson
Cooperage Company. The machinery
was sold TO Philadelphia concern.
County Superintendent Edward d.
Turner, of this county. will deliver an
| address to the teachers of Berkeley coun-
ty at their Institute on Saturday Febru-
airy 1, on The Status of the Teachers. :"
Mr.. John D. Crowl superintendent of
the gas works here, was overcome by gas
for time on Wednesday evening. while
looking after the repairing of a gas pipe
on the street near the Bank of Charles
Town.
Mr.. Henry L. Murray. at Mr.. Chas.
w. Browns jewelry store. showed us
yesterday. through microscope, two
gaudily dressed fees, sent him by a young
lady in Texas. Any significance. Henry?
Flee-23-skiddoo
Jas. w. Thomas. our popular colored
caterer and vegetable grower, has leased
for three years the excellent WeIrick lot
opposite the old Berryville tollgate, and
proposes to go into vegetable growing on
more extensive scale than ever before.
A large quantity of dry marsh grass
along the railroad on the Hardwood farm
of Mr.. John A. Washington was burned
shortly after dark Sunday evening. from
spark from an engine, giving rise to
the impression here that some building
was on fire.
Mr.. Howard N. McVeigh. some years
ago popular dry goods clerk in Charles
Town, and later with Armstrong. Gator
& Co, in Baltimore. died recently at the
Union Protestant Infrmary in the latter
city. aged 4S years His remains were
taken to Berryville and Inferred.
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of the National Hotel. is in the front
ranks as to putting weight on cattle. On
March last he bought bunch of cattle
which he has been fattening on his home
farm at Kearneysvile. On January he
sold them and they showed gain of GOO
pounds each.-Free Press.
Brown Bros. have a new baker. Mr..
M. Harris, from Baltimore. Mr.. Harris
is an adept IN his line, and is turning out
some tempting professionally his
mothers. butter nut. Vienna. snowflake,
roll, graham and rye breads, fruit rolls,
Jelly buns cinnamon buns and dough.
nuts, for samples of which we return
thanks to the above enterprising firm.
Rev. H. c. Mcdaniel well-known
superanuated minister of the Baltimore
Conference. M. E. Church. and father
in-law of former Sheriff ]. D. Billmyer,
. died in Shepherdstown yesterday morn
ing at an advanced age. The deceased
was when young man. up to his en-
: trance into the ministry, a resident of
Charles Town. and is we'll remembered
by many of our older people.
At meeting of the stockholders of
the Bank of Harpers Ferry. the follow
ing Board of Directors were elected to
serve for the ensuing year: Jas. Conway,
N. c. Bracket. Geo. Dittmeyer. E. B.
Chambers, Geo, II. Child. Geo. R.
Bready. It. J. Burleigh, c. Victor Dit
. meyer and w. o. Rau Officers elected
by the directors were: Jas. Conway,
president; N c. Bracket, vice-presi
dent; Geo. H. Child. secretary, S. w
Lightner, cashier; Forrest w. Brown
attorney.
The barn of Mr.. Levi NJ. Porter. abou
al miles south of Charles Town. a fine
structure. was destroyed by fire early
Tuesday morning. together with ten beat
of horses and mules. ten head of cattle
one thousand bushels of wheat, three hun
dred bbls of corn. fifty tons of hay, fod
der. shedding. harness. farming nipple
ments, etc. A wagon and team of hor
ses that had been taken out little earle
escaped destruction. Loss about $I2. 900
upon which there is partial insurance
with Washington. Alexander & Cooke
The Town Council, at special meet
ing held Friday night. agreed upon re
newal contract with the Electric Ligh
Company for lighting the town tor on
year at So, 400. This is an increase o
$40 over the previous contract, but NJ
Ehrehart. owner of the plant claime'
that he was running the street lights a
less than he could afford. and his beinl
, the lowest bid for the same number @
} lights. the acceptance OF his proposition