Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-11-14
Local Miscellany.

Local miscellany.
Corn and wood wanted at the SPIRIT
Office.
Mr.. c. w. Taylor is painting the Pow
hatan College building.
Mr.. R. c. Colston is having a new
barn erected on his farm near Summit
Point.
The ladies of Millville will hold meat
and oyster supper on Friday and Satur-
day, December l and 2.
Mr.. Daniel A. Claig. residing near
Wiltshire's School House, informs us
that he raised 4ss bbls. of corn on acres
of land
DIR. Ramey's Dental Office will be
closed from Nov. 10 to Nov. IS. 1926.
Patients please take notice and prevent
disappointment.
Mason Price, son of Mr.. John Price of
Leetown. died November 3, after an i'll
ness of several weeks of typhoid fever,
aged IS years.
A burglar or burglars entered the resi-
dence of Col. 7. Garland Hurst. at Har-
per's Ferry, on Monday night of last
week. and stole ST. in money.
A. paper was circulated among our
Hebrew citizens last week for the relief
OF the Russian Jews aud substantial
sum was promptly contributed.
Contractor H. P. Cline will erect q
handsome new dwelling for Mr.. A. c.
Moore on the farm recently purchased Of
Mr.. Geo. w. NARROW, near Daley.
| Married, at The Palm in this place
on Thursday last, by Rev. J. H. Wolff
Mr.. Lawrence ]. Lloyd to Miss Elizabeth
| Carroll-both of of Clarke county, Va
Kearney Roper, I5-year-old son of Mr.
w, A. Roper, had the upper bone in his
left leg broken Thursday morning while
playing at the High School DR.. Pittmar
reduced the fracture,
Aspirants as owners of big porker.
this season had better go little slow
and be prepared to stand from under
when John A. Emmert's big four are
ready TO tip the scales.
Mr.. H. t. Miley, of this vicinity, ha.
purchased the Crisman property at Sum
nit Point. including the dwelling. store
room and warehouse now occupied by
Mr. Thomas Kuykendall,
Messrs. NORRIS & Webster have pur
chased Of Mr.. H. H. Cooke house ant
! of an acre of ground near the Berry
vile turnpike, for $475. and will use th,
building for a slaughter house.
Visitors.to Washington City, or persons
who may be going there for few days
may obtain pleasant. home-hke accommo
dations. conveniently located. with Mrs
NJ. V. Dorsey. (nee Miss Virgie Swan, a
1907 II. street, N. w.
Mr. John w, Irwin. of the Irwin s
Leedy Cigar Co.. of Shenandoah June
ton, has bought of Mr., H. !. Hardest,
the D. Grove Henklc farm. near Keller
in this comfy, containing ISS acres, TO
$3.50. Sale made by Chew & Norris.
Mr.. John c. Colvin, who recently re
turned from Colorado and went from
here to Luray. died few days ago a
the residence of his wife near that place
Mr., Colvin was native of Rappahan
mock County Va He leaves mother
and three brothers, Messrs. Lewis
Goldie and Clarence Colvin in thi
county.
| Mr.. J, w. Eddy, formerly of 9Th,
! Briars," Clarke county. Va, the OLE
homestead of the late John Esten Cooke
the author has purchased the J.W. Rile,
farm, near Middleway, the birthplace o
the late Hon, VIM. L. Wilson, containing
81 acres, at $42, so per acre. Sale effect
ed through the real estate agency o
Chew & Norris,
Mr.. Milton Baumgardner. formerly
station agent at Halltown, has been il
western Canada prospecting and bein,
pleased with the country he has bough
900 acres of wheat growing land and vii
begin farming it in the spring. Mr.
Baumgardner is brother of Messrs. t
E. aud George Baumgardner, of tn
! HalltoWu vicinity.