Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-05-29
Local Miscellany.


MT = Taylor IS painting the resi-
,dence of the Misses Yates. on Soutl
George street.
Mrs Sarah Colvn was operated upor
at DR. JENNINGS hospital. and is now
much improved.
The long drought was broken by re
freshing showers Saturday evening, Sun
day and yesterday evening,
The postcffice will be closed tomor-
row Decoration Day) frem 10 m to
p IN, and there will be no rural delivery.
Mr. Joseph B Van Metre has moved
from his farm in Berkeley county to Mrs
Hills just west OF Shepherdstown.w which
he has leased.
Marion. infant son of Mr. and Mrs Gee
w Fleming. died at the home of his pa,
rents. three miles north of CharlesTown,
on Wednesday.
The ladies of the Lutheran Church Of
Uvilla will hold festival at that place
Saturday evening. June g. when season
able delicacies will be served.
Mr. Elias Hlney, substitute carrier. is
taking the place of Mr.. David c. Fulton
who recently resigned as rural mail car.
rier, until permanent appointment is
made.
Lillian Russell. four-year old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs Arthur Hardy. died al
the home of her parents in Charles Town
Tuesday afternoon. after brief illness
of spinal meningitis.
| The public school at Kabletown. Mrs
NJ A Henson teacher. closed with ap-
propriate exercises Wednesday after
noon. and the pupils were treated to an
abundance OF good things to eat.
Mrs ] G Myerly. of Summit Point.sus.
tanned bad fall one day last week. She
was on second-story porch leaning on
the railing, when it broke, throwing her
on the stone steps fifteen feet below.
A fine opportunity to purchase short
horn cattle, we'll bred horses and colts.
Poland China hogs and Shropshire bucks
will be afforded at the sale Of Mr.. Robert
r. Smith, May 81. See advertisement
Messrs NJ GORE & Russell have put a
galvanized iron roof on the Mock !prop-
erty Of Mr. ] w Locke. have put slate
roof and spoutlng on the new house of
Mr. Robert Bow ers, and rooted a porch
for Mr. ] L Pentz.
Mr. Henry Rohrer. a well-known and
highly respected former citizen of this
county, died on Thursday morning last,
at BellvIew. Hagerstown aged So years.
Mrs VIM NJ Burns, of this county, is one
of his surviving children.
Mr. w. c. Wilson, formerly of this
place, brother of Mr. E. L. Wilson, was
killed near the Old Town crossing of the
B. & o. railroad i'll Cumberland Wednes-
day, He was about As years old, and
was once painter in the employ of the
railroad.
The thirty-ninth anniversary exercises
of Storer College, Harpers Ferry, will
be held on Thursday morning, May 81.
at $50 o'clock. All day conference
Wednesday. May 80. Alumni exercises
Thursday at 3 p IN. Address by Mrs
Frances Stewart Mosher, of Roxbury.
Massachusetts.
Twelve of Charles Towns most popu-
lar young gentlemen will give the Guess
What in the Delsarte entertainment
next Friday evening, and will display
the latest styles in millinery, &c. for the
ladies'. 1t will be the catchiest thing
ever given in Charles Town No one
can afford to miss it.
Mrs Cecilia Hoffmaster. wife of Mr.
Warren Hoffmaster, and a sister-in-law
of Mrs John W Clipp, of near Charles
Town. died at her home near Keedys-
vile. Md, May ID, in the saith year of
her age. Mrs Hoffmaster was an esti-
mable lady. and a member of the Sharps-
burg M E Church.
Contractor W. Fl Rodefer, of Summit
Point. has recently erected dwellings fol
Messrs. lanes s. Coleman, r. l.. Biller,
P. g. Biller. l. G. Whitacre, G. R. An
derson and Walter Brown In Clarke
county he has built dwelling for Ncho
| las Moore, and also one for Mr. r. c.
| Moore three miles north of Charles Town
Mrs Susie Rebecca Morrison, wife OF
Mr. D Taylor Morrison, died at her home
in this place at 2 p m on Thursday last
aged 81 years, Besides husband. she
leaves one son and one daughter. MI
Earl Morrison of this place, and Mrs v
A Harder, of near Pittsburg. Funeral
services were held at her late residence
on Saturday morning. conducted by Re,
] S Alfriend. after which the remain:
were taken to Elmwood Cemetery. Shep
| herdstown, for intcrment.
The following officers of Jefferson
Chapter, No. &. r A M. have been chos
en- for the ensuing term: Gustav L
Brown, High Priest; c N Coleman
King; c w Brown. Scribe; George "
Thomas, Treasurer; c Frank Gallaher
Secretary; Isaac Herr. Captain of tn,
Host; Thos c Bowling. Principal So
journer; T A Ramey. Royal Arch Cap
tain; H L Murray. Master sd Veil; F I
Hooff, Master I'd Veil; Z Conrad. Mas
ter Ist Veil; las w Carney, Tiler.