Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-07-04
Local Miscellany.

days past.
Two children of Mr.. S. P. Biikitt, I
boy and girl. came near drowning il
the Shenandoah today.
Contractor H. P. Cline has begun ar
addition to the dwelling of Mrs Robt. R
Smith. at Silver Spring"
Schuetze's Meat Market will be closed
each evening during July and Angus,
except Saturday. at o'clock.
The goth annual reunion and ex.
cursion of the B. & o. Y. M. C. A. will
be held at Island Park July 81.
Miss Anna Adams, of Mart,nsburg
has entered the nurses training depart.
ment of Anna Hughes Sanitarium.
Hon. Geo. r. Vending has bought
the Kercheval property. with 100 fee,
frontage. on North Water Street (Mill
Lane.
Miss Mary A. Cavalier met with bad
accident last week, while descending the
steps of her home. fell and featured a
fenur bona.
Mr.. Melvin T. Strider has sold Ford
model T touring car to Rev /. c. Hawk
He sold the car formerly owned by Mr..
Hawk to Mr.. o. B, Golladay.
J.E. Webb had his hand and neck
pretty badly burned by an electric wire
whilst working at a tipple at Millville,
and was taken to the hospital at Martins.
burg. for treatment.
MIR. !. Shirley Smith comes with first
report on new wheat, having threshed
one IS acre field EARNED by Richard
Manuel making "a bushels per. Only
is bushels was expected.
Rev. R. Ashlin White, pastor of the
Presbyterian Churches at Gerardstown
Bunker Hill and Shanghai, has resigned
to accept call to the Highland Park
Church in Richmond. Va
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. Z.
Church South of Middleway will serve
ice cream and cake in the church yard
Saturday night, July 8. Proceeds for
the benefit of the Sunday School.
The ladies of the M. E. Church South
will hold festival at Chestnut Hill on
Saturday, July s, beginning at p. m.
and also to be held at night. Object, to
pay for an organ. Public cordially in :
vited.
Plans and specifications for the new
Graded and High School building are
IN the hands of the secretary, any con-
tractor desiring to see them will call on
Garland Moore. Bids will be asked for
next week.
A company has been formed to take
over the electric light plant here recent
ly sold to Mr.. Thos. c. Bowling and op-
crate it. The new corporation will be
known as the Citizens Electric Company
and will have capitalization of $50, 900.
Mr.. Clayton l.. Haines has purchased
handsome Buick Model 81 Touring
Car. Mr.. Haines is agent for Jefferson
and Clarke for these automobiles, which
are among the finest made, and will be
pleased to give all information in regard
to them.
The Jefferson County Board of Review
and Equalization. of which Messrs. w F
Alexander. c. S. Musser, and F. o.
Trump are members and Mr.. Trump the
president, met yesterday and organized,
and after some preliminary business ad-
journed over until Wednesday.
Mr. G. H. Horn returned from Buffalo
Mills. Pa, where he was called on account
of the illness and death of his mother.
She had been sick but short time, and
had reached the ripe old age of about 81
years. Mr. Horns father is still living
and is about 81 years of age, hale and
hearty.
Five negroes-James and Robert
Thornton, John Newman. Byrd Wash
ington, and Harve Johnson-have been
arrested by Constable las. A. Smith and
lodged in Jail, charged with stoning the
automobile of Messrs. Brown Bros. and
its occupants, gentlemen ard ladies. on
the Harper's Ferry pike at Birkitt's Hill
Sunday night. They will have hearing
before Justice c. Frank Gallahsr.
Sarah. the pretty and attractive little
daughter of Lyman and Rebecca Wiener,
whose hopeless illness we mentioned in
our last issue, died on Friday evening
last. of tuberculosis of the brain. aged s
years. Her remains were taken to Ha-
gerstown on Sunday morning for inter
ment. Thus hath ended a brief little
life on earth, which seemed to give
brightness to all around. but its ending
here is only the beginning of an unend
ing, joyous eternity, where the now dis
tressed parents and friends may Join the
little one
"Aroud the throne of God in Heaven"
This community was shocked on learn
ing of the sudden death of Mrs. Florence
Glenn Beall. wife Of, Mr.. DIN Beall. a
her home in Frostburg, Md. today. o.
ptomalne poisoning. The deceased wa:
the daughter of the late Capt. James w
Glenn of this county. and her husband
was former well-known aud popula
business man in Charles Town. Mrs
Beall was frequent visitor to her ole
horne here, where she had many friends
who will be shocked to learn of her sud
| den demise. Besides her husband sh'
leaves four children. She is also sur
vived by one sister, Mrs. Adiel p