Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-07-18

Corporation employees are engaged in
cleaning up the streets.
Mr.. l. N. Merchant lost a valuable
horse bv lockjaw last week.
Mr. r c Smithson has sold Maxwell
runabout to Miss Anna Hughes.
Master Brooke Wynkoop fell from a
cherry tree, fracturing his arm.
Messrs. William Wilt and John c,
Burns have purchased handsome auto
| mobiles.
DR.. A. +. Thomson bought the prop.
erth of w. H. Rodeffer at Summit DIN,
for 81 200 cash.
Mr.. Robert Costello an aged citizen
of the county. died at his home near
Rippon July 8.
Contractor H. P. Cline is making
important improvements IN the Coleman
Hardware store-room.
Mr.. w. B.Allder has leased the Hotel
MEG luskey. on Camden street opposite
Camden Station. Baltimore.
The goth annual reunion and ex-
cursion of the B. & o. Y. M. C. A. will
be held at Island Park July 81.
The ladies of Beulah Church will hold
lawn party on Saturday. August S, on
the lawn in front of the church.
The Charles Town Water Com pany is
to discard water power for electricity at
their pumping station at the old Locke
mill.
An unknown man. foreigner, was
struck by an eastbcund teight tram near
Shenandoah Junction. last Wednesday,
and killed.
Ware authorized to say that the re-
ported marriage of Mr.. Gordon Ballen-
ger and Miss Edith Hooe, IN Frederick
City July a. is untrue.
The traction engine and threshing
outfit of Thos. H. Rutherford was sold
this morning by James NJ Mason, IT,,
substituted trustee, to the Frlck Co, for
$3.50.
Lewis Johnson. a well-known and
much respected colored man, died yes
terday morning at his residence about
three miles south of Charles Town, after
lingering illness of consumption.
The Winchester and Washington City
Railway Co has large force of workmen
engaged in opening out large tail race
at their electric power house near Mill
vile. This improvement. it is calculated,
will prove of immense benefit in times of
low water.
Miss Lydia Rosalie Marmion died at
her home in Harpers Ferry on Sunday
morning, after protracted illness. The
deceased was daughter of the late DIR
Nicholas Marmiop, leading physician
of Harpers Ferry, and sister of DIR w
V Marmion, the eminent ocuist of Wash
lngton City.
Miss Frances Shepherd, formerly OF
hepherdstown, now of Martinsburg,
and Mr.. John 5. Shaull. shoe merchant
of Martlnsburg, formerly of thisloeality.
were married Wednesday at noon in
the Episcopal Church at Harpers Ferry,
by Rev. J. S. Aifriend, of Charles
Town.
Mr.. Charles A. Watson, who has
bought farm in Worcester county. Md.
has been over there superint ending the
erection of house aud the construction
of other improvements on it. returned
Saturday to visithis family for a few
days. He will take his family to their
new ONE this fall.
Miss Margaret Getzendanner gave a
moonlight straw ride IN honor of her
guest, Miss Bette Glinn, of Charlottes-
vile. There were over fifty young la
dies and gentlemen IN the party. Among
those from distance were Mr. and Miss
Johnson, Miss Amber, Mr. Taylor Bra
gonier, Miss Mary and Mr. Jack Lucas.
The contract foi the erection of new
public school building at Leetown has
been awarded to Frank o. Trump. OF
Kearneysville. and he has already start
ed work on the structure. which is to be
completed ready for occupancy by the
beginning of the school year in Septem-
ber The building will be neat brick
structure Of two rooms. and is located
in the village of Leetown near Strider's
store. The contract price is q 900.
Junlus P. Watkins, on years old. died
Saturday night at The Jefferson in this
place. after an illness of some mouths.
He was a native of Richmond, Va. and
resided in Baltimore for some years. He
was in the hotel business in Charles
Town few years ago. and also at Shep-
herdstown. The remains were taken
Yesterday to Newmarket, Va. He is
survived by widow, who is daughter
of Mrs. E. c. Sibert, of Charles Town.
Mr.. Geo. H. Bowers is having more
improvements put on his farm near the
Sulphur Spring ford, west of Leetown.
A contract for new horse barn 80 by so
feet has been given out. The barn is to
be frame, with all the material dressed
and will be painted both inside and out.
A carriage house and garage will Also
be erected as soon as the barn is COM
pleted. The latter building will be
spacious, with enough room for five
vehicles and an automobile.
Frank ]. Beckwith. Jr.. and Thornton
T. Perry, I'd, committee, have issued
invitations to series of dances to be held
at PowhatanN College. The chaperones
are: Mrs. w. Foutanine Alexander,
Mrs. 7. Frank BeckWith, Mrs. Thomas