Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-02-23
Local Miscellany.

and barn at Flowing Spring lighted by
electricity.
Mr.. George Elliott is having an addi
ton erected to the Elliott tenant house
at Flowing Spring.
Contractor H. P. Cline has the Large
new three story warehouse of the Farm
er's Supply Co. up and under roof.
Mrs. Margaret J. Moore, wife of Mr.
I. v. Moore, died at her home near Ba
kerton on Monday of last week. aged &c
years.
Martin L Hall G. Cos Perfect Boston
| Coffee, served at the Odd Fellows socia
aud highly complimented, was donat.
| By w. S. Merchant.
The Philomatheon Literary Society q
Powhatan College will hold an open2ses
sion on Thursday evening. February IS
| at 7: 40 o'clock. Public cordially invited
A bill for the relief of Harper's Ferr,
School District (war claim for ~. I2I. u
was ON Feb. read twice IN the House
of Representatives and referred to TIE
Committee on Claims.
Mr.. ]. d. Cox has closed negotiation
| for the sale of 100 acres of timber land OF
the east side of the Blue Ridge in Lou
doun county to Capt. H. c. Getzendanne
on private terms.
Mr.. A. Vernon Carney has taken hi
former position as agent aud operate
for the Western Maryland Railroad Com
PAW at Odtown, Md. Vernon is a com
petent and popular young man. and W
wish hun much success.
| A small boy named Charlie O'Banno
was badly injured on Tuesday evenin
by the explosion of dynamite cap
Weller's shop. The lad was taken to To
Anna Hughes Sanitarium. where thre
fingers and thumb were amputated. :
Miss Mary Mcclure. student at ST.
phenson Seminary, was operated upo
| for appendicitis by DR. R E Venn'ng La
week. and is since dong well. Miss NJ
: Clure is a daughter of Judge J G Nj
Clure, of Parkersburg, and her moth'
2 is here with her.
Owing to the alertness of Postmast
Il H. N. Bradley, Charles Town now e.
lows the service of free delivery. NJ
Bradley is conscientious and painst
king official. and his tenure OF office
= meeting with success in every way.
+ Shepherdstown Independent.
= The dwelling house of MIR. Henry
= Mason, on the east side of the Shenando
~ river, was destroyed by fire Tuesd
morning. Loss partially covered BY
le surance amounting to $226. with Was
ineton Alexander & Cooke. Most OF N
Mason's furniture was saved.
Blue Ridge Lodge. No 1871, Knights
Pythias. of this place. celebrated the f
ty-fifth Pythian anniversary last Frid
evening. Past Chancellor 5 M Ott re
an interesting sketch of the order. r
Chancellor John T Trussell made emf
er taining remarks, and refreshments W
literally served.
Messrs. Rider & Rider are fitting
new house of Rev DIR. A {. Hopk
for Broomall vapor heat. the new OF
81 building on Washington street for SIN
pipe steam, Episcopal rectory for sin
COS pipe steam bath and water. and the
dwelliro Of Miss Bessie D. Baker,
OH hot water heat.
ok. Nancy Mitchell, daughter OF He
Mitchell, a muuh respected colored
of this place, was operated upon at
~ Anna Hughes Sanitarium on Sun
afternoon for the removal OF tur
or The operation was considered success
and she has since been doing as wei
,Oo could be expected.
Our well-known townsman Mr.
yers Kercheval has accepted the agency
the Rand, McNally e. Co maps and
er publications. and will take order
the various valuable articles issue'
this standard house. The maps han
nv MIR Kercheval from this house wi
found very useful aud full OF informa
and valuable at all times for read!
ference.
Our up-to-date funeral director
Is Strider has provided for his bus
a handsome new funeral car. 1t is
in fine proportions. with heavy
glass panels, under opening for car
stools. etc. and interchangeable whit
y black drapery-altogeher probably
y finest funeral car in this section.
hearse which it succeeds has been
oy for thirty-one years. and is yet IN
my good order.
,um Joseph w. Git, formerly OF Ha
Ferry. was killed at Bloomington
west of Piedmont. by the explos''
100 poupds of dynamite. being u
|QT for blasting. The building first TO-
~ and OFT was told to run. but failed
so. The shanty was blown to
Five or six men were in the bul
EFT but all escaped except OFT. The
S Oh shook Piedmont and the peopI
VA. greatly excited for time.