Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-09-18
Local Miscellany.

Jones & Jolliffe advertise new fall goods
! Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Miller,
a daughter.
See Racket Store new double column
advertisement,
Trespass notices, for posting lands.
for sale at the SPIRIT Office.
DR.. R. E. Venning has been elected a
director of the Public Building and Loan
Association.
Messrs. DAVIS & Emmert will paint
Mr.. John H. Bishop Swelling house and
shop building.
Sheriff James Grantham has installed
Jefferson telephone in his residence
near Middleway.
The Charles Town High School opened
with an enrolment of 3o7, and the Col
ored Graded School with an enrolment
of $50.
The Methodist Sunday School of Lee
town will hold picnic on Saturday,
September ~, in the woods of Mr.. Geo
H Bowers.
Elwood Pennell, lad engaged at the
Bakerton Lime Works at Millville. had
small bone in his leg broken by truck
on Saturday.
The old "Lightfoot" house on the Chas.
H. Goens farm, near Myerstown. was
burned Saturday night. Supposed in
cendiary origin.
The ladies of Millvlle Sunday School
win hold festival Friday and Saturday
nights, September FL and %. Public
cordially invited.
The store of Max Theodore will be
closed on Thursday, September 90, and
and on Saturday. September 2e-account
of holiday. Open each day at pm.
Messrs. F. d. Davis and John A. EN-
inert, and Chas S Hilbert of Washington
City. began hauling in bass last week
caught rs on Tuesday and II on Wednes-
day.
Mrs Bette Dodge. wife of Mr. Will
Dodge. of Washington City. and daugh-
ter of Mr. Geo w Welsh. formerly of this
place, died on Tuesday last, after short
illness.
Prof, Wright Denny has left with us
a prospectus of the Charles Town High
School, of which he is the able and pop
ular head, The High School is one of our
foremost institutions. and is on the sure
road to continued success.
The Presbyterian Building Committee
have accepted plan from Architects "A
B. Mullett Il Co.. of Washington City, for
church spire, and will have specifications
made with the view of having the con-
Itemplated church improvement contract
ed for.
Mr. Charles N Campbell, of this place,
was ole of the ushers at the marriage of
Miss Mary Campbell Moore. of Lexing-
ton. Va to Mr.. Daniel Edward Brown.
of San Antonio. Texas. which event took
place in the Presbyterian church in Lex
ington Tuesday evening.
The hotel season at the Powhatan
closed last week, ana the building is now
being put in shape for school work, The
number of pupils this session, it is said,
will be the largest in the history OF the
school, and preparations for their recep-
ton are being made on a large scale.
We are informed that on the Getze;l-
dauner farm owned by Mr. l. M Long.
situated on the Summit Point pike, near
Summit Point. and tenanted by MIR JOS
eph E Coleman, 1000 bushels of wheat
have just been threshed from IS acres.
an average OF little over "a bushels to
the acre.
There is in Brown & Hooff's drug store
window fine display of vegetables
half dozen Monmouth cucumbers raised
by Mr.. w. II. Elliot, lot of very fine
potatoes raised by Mr.. c. Horace Gal
laher. and big sweet potato, IL inche.
in length and weighing Al lbs raised BY
Mr.. d w. Hyett.