Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-08-10
Local Miscellany.

among FARMERS on the south side OF the
county.
Mr.. George w Armentrout has relaid
pavement in front of the Walker prop.
erty on West Congress street.
Messrs w H Whitmore & Son are
erecting double granary for County
Commissioner Daniel Hefebower on hrs
Eby farm.
Mr. Charles Hilbert. of Washington
/ City. has been doing some artistic letter
ing on the trout plate glass window OF
Washington. Alexander & Cooke.
Messrs Woody G. Baker have com
pleted the brick work of the commodi-
Gus and handsome new dwelling being
erected for Mr. VIM Wilt at Rippon.
Mr. B F Rosson, the blind colporteur
for the American Bible Society, will de-
liver discourse on the Bible Thursday
evening. at Beulah, at eight o'clock.
The material for the improvements to
be made to their plant by the Charles
Town Water Company has arrived. We
understand work will be started at once.
The game of base ball last Friday be-
tween the single and the married men
II to 2. What's the matter with the
Benedicts?
| E 1ato ,al
rad, at Bloomery. was sold at public auc-
ton on Saturday. by VIM M Burns. at
torney in fact, to James M. Kavanaugh,
of Harrisonburg, Va.
Washington steet between Mildred
and Church streets has beeu oiled by
private subscription, and the block be-
tween George and Samuel is being
cleaned up to be oiled in the same way.
Prof. Engle, Miss Alvernon Cross and
Miss Katie Chambers have been appoint
ed teachers for the Harpers Ferry school,
and Miss Cockrell, Miss Mary Gardner
and Miss Rightstine, of Shepherdstown,
for the Bolivar school.
Miss Eliza Welsh had night bloom
ing cereus out in handsome bloom
several nights at her residence on
Mt. Parvo avenue, showing six flowers
on Thursday night and two each on Fri
day and Saturday nights.
Mrs X Kyle. mother of Mr. w
Kyle, the popular head of the Western
Union telegraph system here. dropped
dead on her porch at her home in Thax-
ton, Va, last Saturday. She is survived
by her husband and a number of sons
and daughters.
A wheat stack with small rick of hay
owned by Mr. Johu Hoffmaster, half
mile east of town was destroyed by fire
about ten o'clock Tuesday night The
fire occurred at Mr. Hoffmasters place
on the Washington boom. and the origin
Of it is not known. There was some
insurance on the wheat.
A barn with its contents on the farm
vi Nhto i'NNOiit uShSiy tiliCC llliES west
of Charles Town, was destroyed by fire
about noon on Thursday The building
had IN it about 1900 bushels of wheat
with quantity of hay estimated at 80
tons. Mr. Frank Fowler who farms the
place had the grain partially insured.
Mir John Emmert. who has the reputa-
ton of catching all the large bass in the
Shenandoah near the Bloomery, brought
IN fine string of some twenty on Satur-
day last, many of which weighed from
two to four pounds MIR. Phillip Davis
and Mr.. Charles Hilbert gave splendid
assistance with the landing ret John
has never showed us, bur, then, the
sport has just begun.
Bernard Peytou. promising young
man, died at the Anna Hughes Santari
um this morning. following an operation
for appendicitis performed last Thurs
day. The deceased was eighteen years
of age, and was spending a vacation
with his mother, Mrs Bernard Peyton,
when he was stricken with the attack
which ended in his death in the prime of
a bright young manhood. He was for
year or more clerk in the Bank of
Charles Town, and for some time previ-
Gus to his death was engaged with the
American Bridge Co at Pencoyd, Pa
He was fine clerk, very popular, and
with apparently promising future be-
fore him He was a nephew of Bishop
w l. Gravatt. and is survived by bis
mother, two brothers and two sisters.
Mr. Charles NJ Watson. a native of this
county, died in Hagerstown on Thurs
day last. Mr. Watson moved to Wash
ington county. Md, when a young man
in 1877, and married there In 1887 he
moved to Hagerstown, where he entered
the grocery business, and continued in
that business for many years, gaining for
himself solid reputation for integrity
and honesty. He was in the 6Ist year of
his age. aud leaves widow, two daugh-
ters, and one son, besides four brothers
residing in this county. Messrs John r.
James E Floyd l. and L. L. Watson.
aud five sisters, Mrs Fannie Rosenberger,
III Shenandoah county, Va, Mrs. Maly
Nicely, Mrs Lucy Watson. and Misses
Sallie and Annie Watson. of near Lee
town. His remains We're brought here
Sunday morning, and taken to Middle
way and inferred in the Masonic Gene
terry at that place.
Just arrived, very desirable car of ewes.
G. F. Wall.