Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-08-08
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Tuesday. August s. Personal Property.
by D. A. Christie.
Wednesday, August Personal Prop
ertY. by F. a. Yates.
Friday. September - Hotel Powha-
tan. by F. Beckwith. George Baylor,
Thos. D. Ransom and F. w. Brown,
Special Commissioners.
Mr., F. A. Yates last week threshed a
IS bushe1 per acre crop of wheat.
Mrs. George s. Eyster gave very enjoya-
BILE card party at her delightful home at
Halltown Thursday.
Lost, pair of silver-franle nose glasses,
for the return of which to the SPIRIT
Office a reasonable reward will be gwen.
Mrs. H. B. Simmons and Mrs. C. E. Bay
lor's invitations TO a card party at there
home IN this city attracted much of the
youth and beauty of society on Friday.
Jefferson Building and Loan Associa-
ton will sell money on the redemption of
shares of stock on Tuesday, Aug. s,
1S99 at u o'clock p. m, at the office of
David Howell, Treasurer.
The boom farm, formerly owned by Mr..
John T. Colston, known as the Gill Farm"
was sold at public sale in front of the Court
house Wednesday and was bought by Mr..
John L. Colston at $500 per acre. Tract
contained 1864 acres.
MI. Percy Elliott was taken severely ill
with APPENDICITIS last week and was taken at
once to Washington for hospital treatment.
We are glad to know that his condition is
improving and that he will soon be suff-
GENTLY recovered to return home.
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Married Thursday evening, Aug. 3rd, 1899,
at the home of the groom in Charles Town,
by Rev. l. r. Milbourne. Mr.. Arthur Nice
warner and Miss Laura Simpson. Refresh
ments were served after the marriage and
all the guests spent very pleasant evening.
G. II. Moore thrashed for Dee WittStrider
this year 500 bushels of wheat by half past
nine o'clock. Beginning in the morning on
another occasion, he threshed III for Geo
II. Turner and moved one-half mile to b.
Middlekaut17s and thrashed 72S bushels by
8 O'Clock and again moved mile and etaIl
done in one day, making $40 bushels-Adv
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The Town Council last night ordered
that brick sidewalks be laid on both sides
of George street, from Washington street
to Beckwith's alley that the defect in
drainage in the locality of the intersec-
ton of Liberty and Samuel streets be
remedied; and that the Street Committee
be empowered to employ County Sur
veyor Hendricks to do engineering work
for the corporation.
One of Charles Towns most prominent
young business men has been seen quite
frequently on Sunday evenings driving
ont in the direction of Uvilla, but recent
ly has changed his route beyond Summit
Point. The supposition is that he thinks
the dirt road will be much easier on his
horses feet, but we would advise him to
still continue on the pike, as the dirt
roads get very muddy in winter.
Mrs. Kate Flagg and grandson, Master
Edmund Flagg, of Falls Church, Virginia,
who have been at Mr.. G. Horace Gallaher's
for two weeks past, went to Luray, Page
county, Tuesday. She expects to return
in week and go to Shannondale. Mrs.
Flagg is a daughter of the late Sidney 5.
Gallaher, of this town. and widow of Mr..
Edmund Flagg, of Washington City. who
was distinguished author and able news
paper man years ago.
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