Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-05-28
Local Miscellany.

The Post Office will b. closed on
Thursday Decor alton Day. from 10 a
N. to p. m.
Mr Johu y. McDonugh Ii IS att1 activity
paiutcd the new dwelling oil Mr.. Truman
Roper, on the Beiryville pike.
Mrs H. c. Getz sndanner entertained
the Episcopal choir, of which she is .
member, on Thursday evening last.
The members of the Powhatan Band
paraded Saturday IN their neat new
uniforms. and looked very handsome.
A match game of base ball was played
here Saturday. VS. Charles
Town. Score 10 to 6. IN favor of the
home team,
Mrs o NJ Phillips has improved hel
dwelling with handsome colonial porch
on the south front, erected by contractor
H. p. Cline.
Mr.. John Cowley had his leg very pain
fully injured Friday by flying spaul
from a stone that he was sledging in
Edge Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. Joseph Myers died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. ]. Lee HuNer,
near Rippon, on "Wednesday after
noon, aged IS years.
The public school at Smimley Grove.
Middlewav District. Miss r. Helen
Bates teacher, closed on Tuesday with
appropriate exercises.
The funeral of the late Henry d. Rust
will take place from the Hip b. & o.
train on Wednesday morning, May 90,
1912. Interment in the Episcopal grave
yard.
The dwellings of Justice c. Frank
Gallaher and the Misses Riddle have
been nicely painted in white-the former
by Mr.. C. w. Taylor and the latter by
Mr.. w. W. Johnson.
Mr.. Goetzs handsome residence is
nearing completion. Mr.. Hastings is
the arcritect of this building, and is
making it one of the most complete and
convenient homes in the Valley.
Married in Frederick, Md, May Is,
by Rev. Alone D. Winters, Miss Elsie
Anderson, daughter of Mr.. WIN. A.
Anderson, of Charles Town Ito Mr..
Benjamin F. Romine, of Rippon, w.
Va.
Mr.. w. Edgar Leedy, formerly of this
county, will graduate and have conferred
upon him the degree of Bachelor OF
Laws" at the coming commencement of
the Washington College of Law, Wash
iugton, Dc.
A telegram received here from San
Francisco announced that Mrs. Belle
Avis, wife of Mr. John K. Avis. former
ly of Charles Town. died at her home in
that city Thursday morning, after pro
tracted sickness.
The marriage OF Miss Edna Wiley and
Mr.. Gordon Keith, OF Middletown, Va,
took place Wednesday evening at
o'clock at the home of the bride. The
bride is sister of Mr.. G. DIN Wiley .oi
this place ard has been afrequent visitor
here.
Washington Camp No. 40 P. o. S
OF A, of Melville will hold an ice
cream and strawberry festival on Sat
urday evening, and night, June IS. Ii
the weather is unfavorable on thai
evening, it will be postponed unit
June p.
Rev.Dr. Hitchcock. of Shepherdstown
will preach a memorial sermon to Wilde,
Lodge, 1. o. o F., in the NJ E. Church
South in this place, on Sunday, June 9
at 2. 80 p. m. Public INVITED. Odd Eel
lows Of the county requested to meet a
the lodge room at 2 O'Clock.
A new scheduled has goneinto effect Oh
the B, & o. railroad The only chang
on this division is in train No 20. leave
| Winchester at 5.55 a. M, passes Charlie
Town at 6.35. and reaches Harpers Ferr,
at 6.57, where it makes connection witt
the eastbound Chicago limited. due Their
at 7.oI a. M, and reaches Washington
at $50 a. M, Baltimore at Gas a. m.
Philadelphia ct 1902 p. M. and Ne,
York at rs p. m. thus making the ru
from Charles Town to New York in
little over seven hours.
Accompanied by number of the
friends, the members of the executiv
board of the Winchester and Washingto
lCity Railway Company spent Frida
afternoon inspecting the improvement
which have been made recently at th
company's large electrical plant alon
the banks of the Shenandoah river I
Millvllle in this county. Theentire plai
cons sting of the water-power station an
the steam-power auxiliary plant. wei
gone over. but special at tention was pal
to the new tail race and the new tran
formers. These improvements cost tt
company many thousands of dollars, an
they have enhanced the value of II
conpany's property. The trip was mac
from Winchester IN the cars of Cap
Lewis F. Cooper. president of the cor
pany, and Mr.. w. H. Baker. Col. r.
Chew, member of the board of dire
! tors. joined the party here. Aft
9 spending several hours at the plant ar
. explaining the workings to the visitor
the members of the party motored
Charles Town, where ices and other r
: treshments were served at the handson
parlors of Messrs. Brown Brothers.
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