Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-08-11
Local MISCELLANY.

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very critical conditiod and is not e,
pected to recover.
Mr., Z, W. Taylor has painted the re.
: idence of Mrs. w. w. 5. Gallaher o
West Liberty street.
| The monthly business meeting of Clas
No. 9 will be held at the home of MI
Ed. Winkler, Thursday night at eigh
O'Clock.
Save yourself the trouble of prepar
ing lunch for August 18th and 18th, an,
buy it the U. D. C. Tent" on tn,
Horse Show grounds.
Mr.. w. B. Davis has neatly letterec
the door of the Office of the CharlesTowr
and Ransom Board of Trade in the Banl
of Charles Town building.
VIM. Hale, the colored detective who
is charged with causing the death o.
James Goodman at Shenandoah Juuc
ton, was lodged in jail here last night
Little Jack Brazier entertained q
number of his young friends with {
donkey" party on Friday Afternoon
last, the occasion being his first birth.
day.
The ladies of ST. Andrews Guild gave
a Lawn Fete at Mrs. William Neil's on
Thursday evening, which was well pa.
tronized having netted forty three dol
lars.
DR.. and Mrs. Roszel, of Winchester,
and Miss Margaret Chew, of this place
are among the Americans in Europe.
When last heard from they were in
Italy.
Mr.. Granville Mock aspainted hand.
some signs for Mr.. Hyman Wiener on his
new building on North George street,
and on the window of Trussell's Meat
Market.
Eight persons confined in the county
Jail sentenced to work on the county
road have been put to work quarying
stone on the land of Judge Beckwith
near town.
The new Baptist Church building will
be dedicated the second Sunday III Sep
TENDER. This will give time for the fin
ishing of the basement and laying of
concrete walk.
The Powhatan Brass and Iron Works
have been closed down for couple of
days on account of the death os Mr.
Harder, President OF the corporation, in
New York Sunday.
The ladiea of Jefferson Circuit NJ. E..
Church South will hold yard party on
the lawn of the Misses Ramey near Aid
ridge, on Friday night, August a. Pub
he cordially invited.
Mr. John D. Johnson is improving the
store room of Col Forrest w. Brown.
lately occupied by Mr., w. B. Alder, and
is making extensive Improvements to
the Mountain Mission.
The County Convention of the w.
T. u will be held at Summit Point at
the Methodist Church, beginning at I 80
D. M, FRIDAY August II. Delegates
will be present from the local unions in
the county.
The Misses Holmes have presented to
Shenandoah Tribe of Red Men an Indian
water bottle obtained by the late Capt,
|, e. Holmes on his travels. 1t is sup
posed to be several hun dred years old
and is quite Il relic.
An addition of forty feet is TO be made
to the Powhatan Brass Works imme
dlately. The new building is to be on
the west SIDE of the main bntIding. This
is another indication of the sound bust
ness conditions in Ransom.
Referee in Bankruptcy Wilb.r H.
hon. came down from Martinsburg
on Wednesday and held a session of the
Bankrupt Coult in Charles Town. James
NJ. Mason. Jr., Trustee. was directed to
sell the real estate OF OFT Brothers.
The Shenandoah Baptist Association,
embracing the counties of Page, Warren,
Clarke and Shenandoah in Virginia and
Jefferson. Berkeley and Morgan of West
Virginia will convene in Front Royal
August 20. and last three days.
The County Convention of the W. e.
T. u. of Jefferson county, will be hello
at Summit Point, on Friday, August
18th. in the M. E. church. Delegates
will be present from six local Unions
in the county. Session will begin al
80 a. m.
An automobile with a lady driver was
on Friday run into the front door OF the
A. B. Department Store, but fortunately
not very much damage was done. Inc
car was coming up George street from
the court house and failed to make th'
turn at the corner.
The annual reunion of Co. A and ID
18th Va. Cavalry, will be held at TIT
harvest home of the Lutheran church a
Uvilla on the 18th OF August. All Con
federate veterans are cordially L
Join us. The ladies' of the church VII
serve dinner at 25c.
Iiohtnlng struck the barn on the tarh
of Rothwell e. Co.. near Leetown, occu
pied by Rev. w. H Bradley Saturda
afternoon, and the barn and content
VIZ burned. Mr., Bradley lost hors
and mule, 900 bushels OF wheat and va
| - e.. -, i,,o i'm Elements.
The large addition to the cold storag
nlant of the c. l.. Robinson Ice ant
| Cold Storage Corporation is now wei
under way. The erection of the lowe
story is about completed. except the M
ishing up with cork. etc. Two SOLID con
crete floors have been put in, and IN
false work is now bang erected Tor 'n