Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-07-11
Local Miscellany.


sian well sunk on his premises ON Eas
Washington street.
have had their stacks repainted by ar
expert from Baltimore.
The goth annual reunion and ex
cursion of the B. & o. Y. NJ. c. A. will
be held at Island Park July 27.
The ladies of Beulah Church will hold
lawn party on Saturday. August S. or
the lawn in front of the church.
Mr. Hahn. of near Summit Point. ha.
sold to MIR. Schuetze of Schuetze's Mear
Market eleven fine corn fed cattle.
c. F. Wall purchased of Miss julia
Terrill and Mr. S H Knight twent,
choice black angus steers last week.
The Powhatan Band is making ar
engagements to give series of week.,
concerts for the residents of Ransom.
Mr. Gordon Ballenger and Miss Edith
Hooe, daughter of Mr. Alexander Hooe
all of this place. were marrltd in Freder
lex City. July 4.
Mr. and Mrs NJ K Bowers gave an er,
joyable social at their home Wood
berry" few nights ago IN honor of MI
Goldsberry. of Kansas.
Mr. A Rust advertises the Monarch
Restaurant Io8 w Liberty st, and call:
attention to his full line of soft drinks
See adv of the Monarch Restaurant in
another column.
The five negros accused of stonne
the automobile of Messrs. Brown Bros
a few nights ago had hearing before
ustlce c. Frank Galaher on Saturday
and were held for the grand jury.
Married, on Saturday last, by Rev Dr.
A C Hopkins, at Mansfield" the resi-
dence of the officiating minister IN this
place, Mr. Harry Mason Painter to Miss
Gertrude Rcderick both of Kabletown.
Little Bonnie Rodrlck, son of Mr. B
w Rodrick, whilst wading in the water
near the town mill yesterday, cut his
foot very severely on piece of glass;
DR. VIM Neil gave him surgical atten-
ton.
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Burns was standing at
a wire fence on his farm on Friday af-
ternoon when hog tried to get under
the fence and was knocked over by
lightning. Mr.. Burns also felt the
shock.
The first new wheat to come to the
Charles Town market was handled on
Tuesday, July 4, by Messrs. William E..
Reed & Son, who state that the quality
of the wheat is very satisfactory, and the
condition good.
The Red Men accompanied by the
City Bard attended the Fourth of July
celebration at Frederick. Md. The Red
Men carried off the first prize of $50 for
the best appearance in the line of march,
and the City Band received prize of
$50 for the best music in the band contest.
Mr. Harry c Hyatt, well-known and
worthy young man of this place. and
Bessie V Trussell, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Chas H Grim. also of Charles Town,
were married at the home of the officia
ting minister in Frederick City. Md. on
Monday. July g. by Rev E Holmes La
mar, pastor OF the M E Church in that
city.
The Ice Plant of Messrs. c. l..
Robinson & Co. has just installed ITS
new pump. This is to be used for the
purpose of utilizing water that in the
past has been running to waste. 1t will
now be filtered into cistern with a
capacity OF more than $4,000 gallons
thence will be pumped out and used fol
cooling purposes.
Mrs Ellen Campbell died on Saturday
evening last at her residence in thi:
place, aged about 50 years. She>leave:
one daughter, Miss Mary Campbell,
teacher in the Charles Town High School
The deceased was a sister of the late
Thos E Sublette. Funeral services were
held yesterday afternoon, in Zion Epis
copal church, after which interment wa
made in the Episcopal graveyard.
Our enterprising and deserving younf
h lea
the room in the ibson building adJoin
ing the one heretofore occupied by him
and is putting in a large latest improved
portable bake oveu-sonlething that III
can easily remove and take elsewhere
should he have cause to change HI
quarters, and not be thrown out as n
has heretofore been. He expects to b
ready for baking the latter part OF thu
| week, and will then serve the publi
with everything in his line.
| Mr. Charles T Butler, aged IS years
son of the late DR. c T V S Butler @
Shepherdstown, died suddenly on Sal
urday last at the Anna Hughes Santa
rum in this place. He had been mana
ger of the Virginia Free Press here TO
several years His remains were take
to Shepherdstown and inferred yesterda
afternoon in Elmwood Cemetery at thu
place. The pallbearers were DR. I .
Ramey, Geo d Moore and Geo-M Belt:
hoover. Jr, of this place, and Harry Hill
DR. Hopkins Gibson and DIR Burwell,
Shepherdstown.
Miss Nan Brooke gave card party
the Misses Bedinger, of Kentucky. WI
are spending the summer here. Tho:
PLAYING were Misses Virginia, Sallie an
Henrietta Bedinger, Misses Dorothy an
Imogen Thompson, Lucille Scott, Eliz