Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-06-20
Local Miscellany.

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Mr.. Chas E Jones has purchased (
| hve-passenger automobile.
Shakespearean stars at the New Oper;
House tomorrow "wednesday night.
Mr, Joseph Fidinser has gone te
Johns Hopkins,Hospital to DC operated
upon.
W. L. Wilhelm, OF York. Pa, is wiring
the big Gibson building under course Of
construction here.
Mr.. Wm-A. Kohlhousen. some year:
ago resident of Charles Town, died
June 7, in North Fork. w. Va.
Mr. b. F. Langdon, the live stock
dealer of Myerstown.. shipped two car
loads of fue cattle from Rippon last
Thursday.
Mr. Samuel Aronhime, father of Mr.
E. Arenhime of this place, was struck by
a street car in Baltimore and killed Tues
day night
An ice cream festival will be held IN
Mr. r. U. Smiths yard, in Middleway
July 4-afternoon and evenng-by the
Leetown Chapter, U. d. c. They will
be very glad to have the patronage OF
some of the Charles Town folks.
Blue Ridge Lodge No. 1871, knights
of PYthias, of this place, will on Wednes
day.evening. July 5. give reception in
their Castle Hall in houor of Hon. Sam
uel B. Montgomery. Grand Chancellor
Grand Lodge of West Virginia, who will
visit Blue Ridge Lodge at that time.
The Charles Town Wholesale Grocery
Company has been organized by the
election of VIM. E. Reed president and
G. N. Horn manager. 1t is understood
that about all the stock has been taken
and all that remains to be done is to
either secure building that is already
built or build one.
BY the upsetting Of stick wagon in
which he was riding in Charles Town,
Mr.. Marshall Roper was thrown out and
was dragged some distance by runa-
way horse he was driving. A thumb
on his right hand was torn off, and be-
sides he sustained painfully bruised
leg. Drs. Skinner and Bender gave him
surgical attention.
Mr.. Harry R. Phillips, son of Mr.. S.
Lee Phillips of this place, was member
of the graduating class at Washington
aud Lee University last week. and took
the degree of Bachelor of Sciences. Mr..
Milford Slough, son of Mr.. w. w.
Slough, the well known vehicle man
ufacturer of Shippensburg, Pa, was also
a graduate, taking the Bachelor of Arts
degree.
A postal from Mrs Josie T. Rogers,
(nee Miss Josie Taylor, formerly of this
place written to us from her home at
Chattanooga. Tenn, says: "Mrs. d. w.
Weller was removed to her home today
from the Newell & Newell Infirmary,
where she underwent a serious opera
ton May "a. The operation, which was
entirely successful, was performed by
four of Chattanooga best surgeons,
under direction of DR.. A, w. billiard. 3"
The hardware store of the late c. n.
Coleman has been sold to Messrs.
Charles B. Coleman aud H. B. Frazer,
of Kanawha county, and will be known
as The Coleman Hardware Co." These
Young men are live, energetic. affable
business men, and we welcome them
to our community, feeling sure that they
will fully sustain the high reputation and
standard that this well-known house has
always enjoyed. Mr.. Frazer, the junior
member, will have charge of the bust
ness, and Mr. Francis Littleton will
continue with the new firm.
Mrs. S. J.. Props, of Halltowp, was
very mucn surprised when Informed
that her daughter, Mrs Fannie Earn
shaw, was married to NIP. S. Forney,
of Lenoxdale. Mass. but at present en-
p,oyed in Washington City at the Army
Medical School. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. r. P. Williams, of
trinity Episcopal Church. June I, 1911,
at six D. m. Ga the following Sunday
they were given a delightful dinner by
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Johnston at the
Tenney. Mrs. B. w. Rodrick and son
were also present for the occasion.
The excavation for the new Jefferson
Co. Telephone Co. building, which has
been made amid bed of solid rock, !:
nearly completed, work on the founda
ton walls is in progress. and Contractor
H. P. Cline will push things forward
The rear part of the new building vii
be used for the managers and assistan
managers offices on the first floor, and t.
the rear OF these will be work shop TO
the linemen and a garage for tie storage
of the company's automble. The tot
floor VIII be used Tor the excnauSe lOohi
but il will not be nect ssarY for patrons
using the telephone to go up steps as
public booth will be placed on the frs
floor in a hall adjoining the manager
office. When the rear part is completed
the exchange will be moved and TIT
front part built, and the present quarter
torn down. This will be used tor larg
store room on the first floor, the secon'
and third will be used for offices ant
flats. tits said this will be one of the n
nest and most complete buildings whic
has ever been put up anywhere.
Four Shakespearean Stars.
Hanfnrd and his VIII