Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-07-21
Local Miscellany.
Born to MIR. and Mrs. wildey welIe,


for July 14th.
/ Messrs. Woody aud Bakerare layins
the brick work of the new Miley anc
Goetz building.
Messrs. Wade & Graham have started
force of brick layers on the walls oil
the new ~ & w. station.
Mr., Marshall Roper had wager
smashed up by car at the B. & o. de
pot last Wednesday.
Mr.. R. H, Pearman has rented Mrs
George Baylor's property. corner Of
Congress aud Mildred Streets, and took
possession last week.
The N. & W. Railway will run an ex
cnrsion to Conococheague, Pa, on Sun
day, August 2. Special train passe.
Charles Town at TIT a. m.
Samuel Galloway informs US that he
has shipped over 200 fat cattle within
the last 80 days. and that great many
cattle are being shipped out.
Mr.. H. P. Cline is building a gable
and making other improvements to the
property of Mrs. w. C. Carroll, corner
Washington and Weat streets.
The teachers of the primary depart.
ment of the Presbyterian Sunday School
entertained their class on Thursday
from 4 to 7 on the chapel lawn.
Mr.. Ernest Wood had the delivery
wagon of d. c. Winebrenner & Co, to
upset on him yesterday breaking his
collar bone and sust aiming other severe
injuries.
The annual Presbyterian Reunion at
Pen Mar will be held on Thursday, July
Both, Special train will pass Charles
Town at TAT a. M, and returning leave
Pen Mar at 5:25 p. m. Fare $L.25
round trip.
Mrs. A. d. Barr entertained at tea on
Mon day e:ening. Among her guests
were Mrs. H. D. Rust, of Washington;
Mrs. ]. M. Lancaster, of Richmond;
Misses Edith Mcclure and Agnes Phil
lips and Mr.. and Mrs. Perry w. Barr.
Mr. Cleveland Fur, of Ransom, was
suddenly called last week to Bluemont,
Loudoun county, on account of the i'll
ness of his youngest child. His wife and
children had gone to Bluemont on a
visit. Mr.. Fur has not yet returned,
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ
E. Church, South, at Summit Point,
will hold an ice cream festival and
parcel post sale on Friday and Sat-
urday nights, July "a and Is, in the
school house yard. Everybody come
and bring friend.
Miss Lillian Dinkle was hostess on
Thursday evening last, giving Melon
Party in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Straith Beller. of Roanoke. Mrs. H, NJ.
Moffett entertained the guests with vo-
cal selections, and Mrs. w. A. Spengler
with some delightful instrumental pieces
The annual harvest home of the Lee.
town Baptist church, will be held July
10 There will be preaching at II aud
o'clock. Dinner and supper will b
served in the yard and refreshments
will be sold. Everybody is invited to
come aud enjoy pleasant day.
Mr.. Thomas j. Farmer, the greatest
evangelist in America will deliver an
address on Sunday, July 10Th, at p.
M. in the New Opera House. For 30
wears he lead a remarkable career and
speaks from experience about the
things we all ought to know. His SUBJ
iect will be from prison to Pulpit.
To enforce the Yost Prohibition
law, the authorities at Harpers Ferry
arrested Charles T. Smith, the former
agent for the Cumberland Brewing
| Company. His offense was to al
low his beer delivery wagon with the
| brewery's name on the bed, to be
driven about the town. Mr.. Smith
gave bond for q hearing next week
Znn & Co. have been awarded the
contract for the heating and plumbing
plant for the new N, & w. station, have
about finished the heating aud plumbing
OF the new Baptist church, and have pu'
heating and plumbing plants IN fo'
Messrs, f. E. Cooke, Floyd Swimley
and Brown Hendricks, and hot watel
heating plant for Geo. B. Zinn.
s. Walter Washington, Jr., met witt
an accident at the N. & W. station OF
Tuesday evening, that might have beer
much more serious but for the light
ness of his pony phaeton. He ha'
driven to the station to meet his fathe
and the pony becoming FESTIVE on tn
auproach of the train, broke away
throwing Waiter down, and the wheei
of the phaeton ran over him, resulting
in no injuries apart from a few ba
bruises.
A merry camping party has been o
the river this week at Camp Xii Kare
Chaperoned by Mrs. Richard w. AieS
ander and Mrs. Chas. E Baylor. Thos
in the party are Misses Harriet. Catf
crime and Rosa Baylor, Margaret Alex
ander, Margaret Wright, Julia WY
koop, Lucy Green, Julia Peyton JAM
Rushonq. of Hagerstown; and JUL
Davis, of Clarksburg; Messrs. Jon
Alfriend. Jr., Howell Brown, Ayie'
{ Peyton, Logan Shut. George DEM!
William Campbell. Jr.
y The monthly business meeting OF eia
No Nine was held at the home OF M
d. w. Hyatt, in Ransom, last iuesas
night with a large per cent OF tue "a"