Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-05-04
Local Miscellany.
Circuit Court May IS.


Corporation election May 81
Mr. M. G. Merchant is clerking for
Jones & Jolllffe.
MIR, Clarence Ramey. formerly with
Jones & Jollffe. is clerking for OFT Bros.
The new M. E. Church at Farmont
Schaol House, on the east side of the
Shenandoah river. is about completed.
The contract for furnishing supplies
for the County Infirmary was on Thurs,
day awarded to Mr. o L Watson of this
place.
MrWilliam Lucas. who has been clerk
ing for OFT Brothers. has accepted posi-
ton with the Citizens Fire Insurance
Company.
Mr.. James Shirley. formerly Il well
known drug clerk of Charles Town, has
returned from Staunton and accepted a
position at Miller's Pharmacy.
There will be public game of basket
ball at Powhatan College on Thursday af-
ternoon of this week. Game called at d
p. m. Admission. ladies and children
Ioc, gentlemen 2sc, for benefit of Y. w.
c. A.
Mrs George w Bush. who resides on
Mr. t t Perry's farm near town. and who
has been using the United States Cream
Separator for four and one half years.
last week churned II pounds of butter
from 81 gallons of cream.
Mr.. w. w. Rouss. of Shannon Hill, "
has bought handsome pair of bay driv-
ing horses from Messis. c. Z. Williams
and L. l.. Bender. of Martinsburg. for
81. 900. The team matches we'll and last
fall won first RI. MUM at the Inwood
Fair.
President N K Roberts. of the Jeffer-
sonvlle Improvement Company. lis erect
ing building at Shenandoah Junction
in which Mr. e c Virts. late of Water
ford. Va. will open the tinware and stove
business. We welcome Mr. Virts to Jef-
ferson county.
The premises of zee Sing. our popular
Chinese laundryman. were broken into
whilst he was in Washington last Sun
day, entrance being effected by forcing
a rear door open with an iron bar, and
some $3.50 in money, pistol. two pairs
of pants and long knife were stolen
therefrom.
The Winchester and Washington City
Railroad Company has bought triangu-
lar lot on the new addition to Charles
Town from Col. r. P. Chew. The lot is
on North George street, at the intersec-
ton of Second avenue and Fairfax boule-
ward. and is near the company's power
line to Shenandoah Junction, The con-
sderation in the deal was $3.50.
A charter has been issued to the JEFF
ferson Vehicle Company, of Charles
Town. The capital stock SIS, 900. The
incorporates are G F Wall, Geo B Goet2
and NJ Il StriGer, of Charles Town; and
Max Robinson and Claude w Stewart,
of Martinsburg. The new company has
leased the Old Hawks Coach Factory
building Of Mr. Lewis Starry, and will
convert / into vehicle and automobile
repository.
Nts>rs Cleon and George d Moore have
moved into and are occupying their new
l.w cffi~ts. the rooms formerly occupied
| by Col Forrest w. Brown in the Jai
! building. The rooms vacated by then
in the Maxwell building have been LEASED
by the Charles Town Gas Company fol
an Office and display rooms. The ga
company will handle gas heaters ant
kitchen ranges. in addition to conduct
ing the business of distributing gas,
Bessie, the attractive four year-o!'
daughter of Mr. and MIS- Edgar Conklyn
residing several miles south of Charlie
Town, on Thursday drank some iodin
in mistake for cough syrup. A phon
message was at once sent to DR. A
Albn, who phoned back to use milk a
an antidote and then FASTENED out Their
and gave further treatment. The tele
phone at farm house doubtless in thi
case saved the life of precious child.
Slater Holmes, young negro bloc
from Front Royal. had racket wit
: some of his colored friends out near tn
N & w station Thursday evening an
displayed pistol. Officer Smith e
out there in time to take him off of trai
No 27, and Mayor Light gave HIM thre
months i'll Jail and SIS fine. The ne
law is in force since Saturday, and her
after pistol toting here will insure
term in the peaitentlary instead of ia
sentence and fine.
Our popular young fellow townsma
Mr. Norman Johnson has been VII
ming laurels recently for the Easter
College base ball team, of Front Roya
A message from there. dated May
says: Eastern College defeated Il
Shenandoah Collegiate Institute OF Da
ton. Va, to o, in Que of the taste
fieldiug games seen here this seaso
Thompson. of the Institute. held Easte
, down to one run until the seventh i
B ming. when Eastern scored S. The re
lures OF the game were the batting
White and Mabry and the pitching
Johnson. who had the visitors at |
mercy at all times.
The rooms of the Jefferson Club W
be formally opened on next Monday, al