Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-08-24
Local Miscellany.

Line. two of the oldest residents OF Shep-
herdstown, are seriously i'll.
The heirs of the late Fannie Brown
have sold their house and lot on Weirick
street to Mr. Edward Drish for $3.50.
DR. l. T Marshall has. through Mr. R c
Smithson. who has the local agency.
purchased fine Maxwell automobile
runabout.
Conklyn Bros have purchased of Re-
becca Conrad lot of one-elghth of an
acre between Evitt's run and the Bloom
cry turnpike. at the iron bridge, consid-
Grafton $40.
"Mosby's Men" will have reunion at
Front Royal next Saturday. Rev ] I
Williams. of this place, and Mr. John B
Page. Of Rippon. were members of this
noted and gallant band.
Recent improvements to the New Ca.
sino-the addition of a stage, etc.-have
added much to its facilities for exhibi-
tons. and its meritorious entertainments
are drawing large crowds nightly.
Mr. Henry Henson. formerly of Bun
ker Hill, Berkeley county. died August
II, at his home near Tlffin. Ohio. Mr.
Henson was native of Charles Town,
and leaves number of relatives here.
On Thursday. August 26, the members
0f Ix,,l1o .,.ll 1<>td
their third annual harvest home and
reunion Dinner from II to II, supper
from to 6. The best ever for rs cents.
A piece of brass upon which Mr. Harry
Marsteller was working at the Brass
Works. on Thursday, flew from the lathe
and struck him in the head, inhicting a
painful wound. DR. Vim Neill gave him
surgical attention.
The Virginia House, large frame
building in Shephernstown, which for a
number of years has been used princi.
pally as boarding house for students at
Shepherd College, was partially destroy
ed by fire Thursday night.
Mr. Charles Schoenlng. of Flowing
Spring near Charles Town. has purchas-
ed the M l. Dorm farm. Al miles north
of Martinsburg along the Wlliamsport
pike. for SIS, ooo.- The farm contains AZ
acres, of which IL acres is orchard land.
An orchard company has been formed
by Messrs ] H Baker of Buckeystown,
Md, w G Baker, Jr., of Baltimore and
C Jones. of Kearneysville. This com
takes IN the three farms of Mr. e E Jones,
in the vicinity of Leetown and Kear-
neysville, this county, and will be known
as The Farview Orchard Company.
with Mr. Jones as general manager
These farms have on them upwards of
two hundred acres in winter apples and
most of the orchards are now in bearing
condition.
The brick pavement about the & 0
station at Charles Town, which the
SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON has been advocat-
ing. ably assisted by the efforts of the
local railroad officials, is now undoubted-
ly in sight The brick, sand and crushed
stone are here, and ere long the Charles
Town depot will be paved about with the
handsome Grafton brick. enclosed with
in a fine concrete curbing The B G. O
will then have at this thriving little city
first-class station How about the
Norfolk and Western
Freight brakeman Lewis Hodges of the
Norfolk aud Western Railway, Shep.
herdstown man. was assaulted by negro
near the Charles Town station Thur sday
morning. The assaiiant with two other
negroes was trying to beat hisway to the
Beryville Horse Show when the brake
man put them off the train. One OF
them struck the brakeman in the face
with a bottle which cut an ugly cash on
his forehead The negroes then escaped
the injured brakeman coming to the
Charles Town Hospital to have his woune
| dressed.
Clinton tones, colored, aged about p
years, in att. mpting to turn on an cleo
| trio light in Walter Harmon pool-room
| Hagerstown, operated by Peter Brown
| colored, was almost instantly killed Fri
day night The lamp was in from
| window. and Brown tried to turn on th,
light. Failing to do so he asked Jone
| who was a tall man and happened TO b.
passing along he street. to turn on tn
current. In attempting to do SO Jone
touched live wire and fell over dead
The deceased was from Eagles Switch
in this county and was unmarried
Mrs Frank K OFT gave progressiv
euchre party on Thursday evening las
in honor of her guests Mrs Park Yens
ling, Miss Inez Yengling and Maste
Willard Yeugling, of Salem. Ohio. an
Mrs Ferris, of Washington. The entir
house. with its spacious rooms, was bri
liantlv illuminated and beautifully deco
rated with a profusion of ferns and po
ted plants. Miss Inez Yengling, wit
her charming and attractive personally
easily won friends and admirers froi
the guests invited to meet her. and W.
without doubt the belle of the evenins
At eleven o'clock all were invited to II
dining room, where bountiful collatio
was served The table appointment
were exquisite, with its silver candel
bra, cut glass, richly embellished CHI
and cut flowers. tastefully arranged
; The evening was so full of pleasure TIL
lit was with reluctance those present b
their host aud hostess good night.
Tha Charles Town Post Office w: