Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-09-17
Local Miscellany.

East Lynne.
| East Lynne tonight.
| EastLynne at Washington Hill tonight
| See adv. of c. E. BAYLOR & Co. ant
order your coal now.
Stephenson Seminary opened under
most favorable auspices.
The Charles Town High School opened
with an enrolment of 33S pupils.
Powhatan College. we are informed,
has bright prospects for the coming term.
! The new Southern Methodist church at
Shenandoah Junction was dedicated last
Sunday.
Mr.. James Westerfeld. a native of
Harpers Ferry. died in Washington City
on Thursday last. aged So years.
A valuable mare belonging to Mr.. John
W. Bishop dropped dead whilst working
to pillow on his farm in Loudoun comfy
last week.
Mr.. John H. Bishop is erecting, for
Mrs. w. e. Carroll. neat iron fence
around the Locke lot in the Methodist
graveyard.
Moore & Moore have sold for Marshall
Taylor the latter's property near Summit
Point to G. Newton Harris, of Kable-
town, for S., 100.
The judges and clerk of the Supreme
Court of Appeals were entertained Tues
day afternoon by Capt. H. c. Getzdan-
ner at Shannondale Springs.
Mr. Edward Phillips is handsomely
improving his residence on South East
Street adding new porch in front and
a large two-story addition in rear.
Mrs, Chas. E. Fritts was awarded the
free trip to the Jamestown Exposition at
the expense of Messrs. Jones & Jolliffe
in the second drawing held at their store
last Saturday.
Mr.. Thos. L. West has been bringing
to town some especially fine tomatoes,
and Mr. w I Elliott has been exhibiting
some mammoth cucumbers in Brown &
Hooffs' show window.
Married. at the Presbyterian nance in
this place, September 10, 1907. by Rev. DR..
A. {. Hopkins, Mr.. William Jack Smith.
of Harpers Ferry, TO Miss Daisy Russell
Cost, of Loudoun county. Va.
Married at the Presbyterian manse in
this place, September 10, 1907, by Rev.
DR.. A. c. Hopkins. Mr.. VIM. H. Quantz
of Cumberland, Md. to Miss Bessie l.
Crist, OF Rockingham county. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. James M. Hendricks
have announced the engagement OF their
daughter, Nellie May. to Mr. M. S. r.
Moler, of Keller, this county, wedding
to take place the middle of October.
Mrs. Mamie OFT. wife of Mr.. Thomas
w. OFT. died Wednesday at her home
near Manning's School House. aged 81 |
years. She was daughter of the late |
John H, Hostler, and leaves a husband |
ANU iOul
Little Robert, only son of Mr.. and |
Mrs. r. B. Lewis. died at the home of |
his parents in this place on Wednesday |
last. aged months. Mr., and Mrs. Lewis |
wish to thank their friends for much |
kindness shown them during their child's
sickness and death,
Joseph King will present his famous
play, East Lynne. at Washington Hall |
tonight. Staged under his personal di-
rection, with Gertrude Arden as Lady |
Isabel. supported by New York CON-
pany. Tickets on sale at Lights Drug |
Store. Prices-25, IS and SO cents.
Mobiles M. E. Bolinger. Thos, c Bow
ling, T. A. Ramey, F. B. Hoof and
Chas. W.. Gustav d. and Theodore A. |
Brown went to Front Royal Thursday |
night to assist the mobiles of Acca Temple, |
Of Richmond, in Inducing some forty |
one candidates into the Mystic Shriners |
The visitors were handsomely banqueted |
and report having good time.
Miss Ivy Kern, the I7-year-old daueh- |
ter of Howard P. Kern, one of the most |
prominent residents of Frederick county, |
Va, eloped to Charles Town with "Bud"
Nageley, of White Hall, and were mar
ried by Rev. James IL. Wolff. Mr.. Kern
was unable to locate his daughter, who
left home Saturday week. until Wednes-
day. when the young couple returned |
suing for parental forgiveness.
Our fall stock of ready-to-wear clothes |
for men and young men are arriving daily.
GEO, C. MARsTELLER.