Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-08-05
Local Miscellany.

this year.
The Beulah Sunday School viii hold
its annual picnic on the church lawn on
Friday, August
Mr. L, f. Cooke has purchased.
through the Jefferson Garage. five-pas-
senger Ford automobile.
Miss Katie Leslie. we are pleased TO
note, has been appointed teacher IN the
Charles Town High School.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. William Cumps
ton at Riverton, N, J.. daughter.
Mrs. Cumpton was formerly Miss Eliza
beth Washington.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. E.
Church South of Middleway will hold a
Lawn Party in the church yard on Sat-
urday, August 9
Married atthe Baptist parsonage Sat-
urdav evening, by Rev. S. w. Cole, Mr..
Iohn S. Dunn and Miss Nellie V. Man
uel, both of this county.
The annual picnic of the Methodist
Sunday School of the Fairmont church
on the east side of the Shenandoah river
will be held on Saturday. August go.
Miss !. F. Price, the popular music
teacher at Powhatan Coles e for some
! years, has been appointed to the choir OF
music in the University School at Mont.
gomery, w. Va.
Rebecca White Trap1ell. little daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Trapnell,
celebrated her seventh birthday anniver.
sary on Tuesday evening by giving a
party to thirty of her little friends from
until 9.
Troop A of the IS: h United States Cav.
airy, enroute from Gettysburg to the ma.
neuvsr camp at Winchester, came over
from Keedyville to Charles Town yester.
day morning aud encampsd here until
this morning.
A fine work mare, the property of MI
| William T Elliott, near Leetown, was
killed by lightning Wednesday while II
pasture. The animal was insured with
the Washington, Alexander & Cooke
agency for 5000.
| I37 tickets to Pen Mar we're sold at the
Charles Town station of the N. & W.
Railway last Thursday. 100 were sold
to Island Park over the b. & O. the same
day, and on Sunday the N. & w. sod
I85 tickets for the colored excursion &c
Cor ocochigue.
We are pleased to see the yard in real
of our office in the Hooff Building Zoe
cupied by Mr.. G. s. Cal!an dealer il
hard ware and agricultural implements
resume its wonted active appearance
with the familiar forms of Mr.. w. T
Henshaw aud others of our best farmer
n view.
William Tharp. eight yeats old. sol
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Tharp, died a
the home of his parents IN Ransom, Tues
lday at noon. Death resulted after tw
weeks illness from diphtheria. Mrs
Tharp, the little boys mother. and hi
sister, Lena, have been suffering from
mild attack of the disease.
Karl Conrad, former Charles Tow
boy, son of Councilman {. Z. Conrad,
non commissioned officer of the lit
United States Cavalry. now at the ma
neuver camp near Winchester. He hs
been in the service over two years, an
his regiment before coming to W'nche:
ter was stationed at Fort Oglethorpe
Georgia.
Operations :: the Jefferson Mill hav
cen suspended for few days for in
provemeuts. A motor of a huudre
horsepower has been installed. Elet
tricity will be substituted for the steal
engine as power producer, the chang
making the Jefferson Mill one OF the be:
equipped -four manufacturing plants
the country.
A return game of base ball betwee
Charles Town and Marist College. plays
: hele asst Friday, resulted IN a victor
y for the home team-score to in a te
inning game. Yesterday the local tea
was defeated by the crack tea
of Stanton, Va score g to 7. III
second game will be played today ar
}. the third of the series will be played t.
, morrow.
Camp No. 10. P,O. S of A of Charl
Town, have elected and installed the K
lowing officers for the ensuing
months: John D. Cockrell, Past Pre-
dent, William H. Anderson, Vice Pre-
dent; G. W. Qlick, NJ of F.; C:C.Pert
Conductor; G. W, Apders N, luspecto
Logan Magaha, Guard DR.. J. M: IA
son. Chaplain; John H. Magaha, K,
Leonard Nicewarner, l.. S Geo.
Bush, Trustee.
Quite an impressive little serv
was held in the Baptist church yard Nj
day morning at 9 o'clock before break
ground for the new building. The P
tor offered prayer and made some app
nriate remarks. How finn aFoundatio
was sung. after which the first shove
earth was lifted by Mrs A. d. Barr,
sisted by Mrs. MIlbourn and Mrs. q
q The work is p)w in progress, and o
two Sundays remain for worship in
ola bui'd ng.
SIX new patent kilns for burning i
u are being completed at Bakerton by
- Washington Building Lime Compa
Four of them will probably be re
for operation today, and the remain
within week or ten days. With the
new kllns in operation, the comp
will have 27 patent kilns working.