Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-07-29
Local Miscellany.

has purchased an automobile.
CITY Band Lawn Fete on lot adjoining
Post Office, next Thursday and Friday
The Boy Scouts of Martiusburg LEI,
Friday for their campat Rafting Spriug
near Harpers Ferry.
The "Jennie Smith" picnic of the B
& o. Railroad employees will be held al
Island Park, July 81.
Mr.. ". II. Glaize is erecting large
barracks and making other improvements
for Mr.. C. w. Blue near KearneysviIle.
Mr.. John E. Thompson. formerly a
resident of the Kearneysvile neighbor.
hood, died at his home in Martinsburp
last Saturday, in his 10Th year.
Mr.. L. NJ. Long, the well-known Rip.
pom grain dealer, has already shipped T..
600 bushels of the new crop of wheat,
and received an order Friday for go, ooo
bushels.
Sommervlle, little son of Mr.and Mrs.
Geo. E. Wysong, was operated on Tues.
day for the removal of needle that pen
etrated his foot some six weeks ago, and is
doing well.
The valuable horse of Mr.. G. L. Rem
ner got out OF pasture field near the
belt line track, and in crossing the track
tell into defective cattle stop and kill
ing himself.
The Architect. Mr.. J. w. Woltz. will be
over today TO lay off the new Baptist
church. aud Contractor H. P. Cline will
break ground this week for the foun da.
ton of the building.
The local baseball team played game
OF ball with Marist College, Washington,
D. C., last Friday, and were defeated to
the tune of s to 2 They will on Friday,
August I, play return game with the
Collegians, and say this game is theirs.
The First Anniversary Sale of the A.
B. Department Store last Saturday rev
many visitors. There was music all day
on the balcony, and large new electric
sign over the main entrance added much
attractveness at night. The sale will be
continued this week.
One of the latest things in the grocery
market is "Ka-Ko," a prepared cake
-four containing eggs. milk, sugar, short
enng baking powder and flour, all ready
to add little water and put 1t into the
pan. We have tried it, and it is all right.
For sale by S. H. Lands.
The thresher of Mr.. John Myers was
burned yesterday afternoon at the Judge
Faulkner farm. owned by MIR. John Ba-
ker, near Bakerton. Five hundred or
more bushels of wheat belonging to MIR.
VIM Keller were destroyed. There was
insurance on both thresher and wheat
An alarm of fire sounded yesterday was
occasioned by smoke issuing from the
new fertilizer factory of Messrs. w ash
ington. Alexander & Cooke. occacioned
B. Robinson made the discovery and ex-
tin9uished the FIRE before any serious loss
ensued.
A fire on the farm of Alexander T.
Jones, near Summit Point, tenauted by
W. l.. Hoover, Friday afternoon. destroy.
ed the thresher and wagon of Mr.. r. E.
Boyd, together with the barn and 800
bushels of wheat and over 200 bushels of
barley. The thresher was insured, but
there was no insurance on the grain,
making the loss fall heavy on the tenant,
Mr.. Hoover
The Norfolk & Western Railway will
operate two special trans to Pen-Mar
next Thursday, July 3Ist. on account of
the Presbyterian reunion One will
leave Elkton at 4. m. and reach Pen
Mar at 1929, making no stops north OF
Ashby. The other will leave White
Post at a. M, and reach Pen-Mar at
g.: 80 a. m, stopping at all stations on
this end of the line. 1t will pass Charles
Town at 7:47 a IN and the fare tor the
ronnd trip will be $I.25. Returning. the
trains will Leave Pen Mar at 5:25.
The City Band will gi:e an open air
Fete on Thursday and Friday nights.
July 81 and August on the lot adjoin-
lug the Post Office. WHICH Mrs. Gibson
has kindly rendered, The entertain ment
will be for the benefit of the bands direc-
tor. Mr.. Thomas NJ. Baker, whose health
continues very greatly impaired. Mr..
Baker has probably done more for band
music than apv other one man in the
county; has time and again given his
services without compensation for the
pleasure of the local public. You will
now have an opportunity to do some
thing for him. Don't forget the benefit.
Mr.. Alfred E. Pearsall of the New
York Press Club. passed through Charles
Town recently and gave US a pleas
ant call He is travelling IN a novel
way. Has spanking pair of horses att
tached toaveTy convenient vehicle which
may be called his travelling home. Con-
tains bed, cooking utensils and supplies.
organ, etc. Mr.. Pearsall says lie has a
bungalow in Florida where he spends his
winters. and meanwhile makes his way
southwark by easy stages, having with
him beautiful little English Whiffet
dog tor company, and his organ with
which to enjoy himself in leisure mos
ents. Mr.. Pearsail Isl an intelligent gem
tleman, and an entertaining ccnyersa-
tionalist, and we enjoyed his call very
much.