Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-08-25

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at Harpers Ferry.
Mr.. W. B. Davis has painted a nea
and attractive sign for the o. NJ. Phil
Fps Lumber and Supply Co.
Mr. Granville Mock has painted hand
some signs on the show win lows of Mr.
| 6. w. Thomas grocery store.
| William Allen, prosperous voun,
farmer, purchased ten nice two Yea
old steers of c. F. Wall the past week
Mr., E. P. Woods wishes to thank hi,
many friends and neighbors for theil
kindness shown him during his recent
indisposltion.
Save yourself the trouble of prepar.
ing lunch for August 18th and 10Th. and
buy it at the U. D. C. TENT" on the
Horse Show grounds.
The ladies of the M. E. Church South
at Uvilla will hold their annual Harves,
Home dinner on Thursday. August 81,
Public cordially invited.
An alarm of fire about 5 o'clock on
Wednesday evening, was caused by a
chimney becoming afire at the resi-
denee of w. H. Whitmore, in Ransom.
Owing to the increase in business
at the Leetown Roller Mill. the pro-
prietors, Messrs. Gardner Bros, have
employed Mr.. Sampson as second as
sistant miller.
| will buy anything you have to sell
in the live stock line on August 18th,
at Rippon; August u at Shepherds
town; Aug. rs at Bardane Aug. %,
at Charles Town. c. F. WALL.
Ground has been broken for the
new addition to the Charles Town Gen.
eral Hospital. The contract has been
awarded to Mr.. H. P. Cline and the
building is to be completed by the goth
of December.
The lecture in the Court House on
Tuesday evening by DIR. Harriet B.
Jones, of Wheeling, on tuberculosis
and its cure and prevention, was most
instructive, and we are sorry anyone
missed it.
Mr.. Ben Wood has gone to Rector
town, Fauquier County, Va, to take
charge of the line work for the Pied
mont Telephone Company which has
extensive lines in western Loudoun
county and northern Fauquier.
Mr.. John Seldom died in the hospital
of appendicitis at 9 p. M, on Monday
aged about SO years. His wife and FIVE
children survive him. Funeral services
at 10 a. m Wednesday, in the Episcopal
Church.
Among the sales made by c. F.
Wall the past week were 80 ewes to
Warren and Sam-l Hunter; 90 TIC.
J. w. Harper; zoo to William Nor
row; Is to James Funk so to Wiz,
liam NARROW and around 500 to New
Jersey parties.
The family of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
H. Higginbotham, near Wheatland, is
now evenly balanced between the
number of girls and boys composing
it, new boy having arrived Oil
Thursday of last week. They now
have four boys and four girls.
Messrs. James NJ. Mason, Jr. and For
rest A. Brown. Special Commissioners
sold the entire Marmion properties last
week at public auction. Mrs. Beatrice
Marmiou, of Washington. ID. c, bought
Lot 40, and Miss Annie Marmion
bought the residue.
Mr. c. w. clymer is pebble dsshing
the Trapnell property occupied by Dr.
Ramey, and has contracted to do the
plasterlpg of the N & w. station. He
also has the work on the c. L. Robinson
Ice and Cold Storage plant well under
way.
The marriage of Miss Anna Susan
Henshaw, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
c. w. Henshaw, of near Middlewas,
this county, TO Mr.. Walter Tanquarry
Glaize, of Strasburg, Va, took place
| on Tuesday morning in Charles Town,
| The officiating minister was Rev, II.
Ashlin White, of Henderson, N. G.,
who is temporarily sojourn.ng IN town
MIR. Robert l. Bates, of the Middle
wav vicinity, has been appointed prIll-
cipal of the new high school at Moore
field, w. Va. A new high school,
building is nearing completion there
at a cost of $4,000, and it will be
Mr. Rates task to organize the first
high school in the town. Mr.. Bates
Taught successfully in military
school in Maryland last year.
Mr.. !. P. H, Woody, the weh-kuowr
Charles Town shoemaker, fas instaiIee
extensive shoe making machinery in hi
shop on Washington street and expects
to manufacture shoes on large scale
Mr.. Woody has followed up the ousi
ness that has been conducted for nearly
a century by his father and grandfather
We wish him much success IN his new
departure.
The Shenandoah Baptist Association
embracing the counties of Page, Warren
| Clarke and Shenandoah III va 8 ne
Jefferson. Berkeley and Morgan OF Yves
Virginia will convene in Front Koya
August 90. and last three days. Inc
delegates from Charles Town are as fo'
lows: w. c, Clipp, A, d, Barr VIM
Wilt. E. E. Furr, Mrs. S. w. Cole, Mrs
lI. R. Milbourn, Mrs. G. B. LaBoYteaus
and Mrs. o. L. Wiltshire.
Justice T. c. Green conducted /;
hearing on Saturday afternoon II
the County Court room in the case o. 81
William Hale, colored, charged ., Wl.l
responsibility for the death OF Wlillan
Goodwin, train rider at Shenandoah
Junction on Saturday, August |.
was charged that Goodwin Deiesis "
that Hale was an ofIlcer IN tIyMs
L,r the latter tell unQcl