Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-09-24
Local Miscellany.


| AlICuS SOmfuS.
| Circuit Court October IS.
County Court November A:
/ Master George Eyster had bad fall
at the Charles Town High School today.
and was painfully though not seriously
injured.
Miss Fannie Brown has been appointed
a teacher in the Charles Town High
School. to fill pressing demand in the
primary department.
The store of Mr. l. Shirley, at Shen-
andoah Junction. was broken into We'd
nesday night. and a lot of groceries.
queensware, etc carried off.
Mr. Robert jenkins is crushing stone
on the Davenport farm of Mr. John c
Burns, to be used in making good road
way in to the farm dwelling.
The annual convention OF the Jefferson
County Sunday School Association will
be held in Shepherdstown on Friday and
Saturday, October II and IL.
An interesting game of base ball was
played here Tuesday. Winchester win
ming from Charles Town q to 8. Johnson
was in the box, but his support was de-
| fclent.
| Messrs. Rissler & Sechrist in double
column advertisement in the SPIRIT this
week, call attention to their stoves and
ranges, OF which they have fine stock
of the best makes for the fall trade.
Mr.. Lewis Starry had in from his corn
| field last week few ears of corn which
were among the finest we have ever seen.
An average such as that would certainly
yield about fourteen barrels to the acre.
| Rev DR. A e Hopkins. whom the Re-
view refers to as lone of the most prom
inent preachers infthe Southern Assem-
bly, of the Presbyterian Church, preached
in Romney Sunday morning and night
Mr.. and Mrs. t. B Howell, of Keller,
this county. announce the engagement Of
their daughter. Meta Josephine, to Mr..
Ira Herbert Irwin, of Shenandoah June
ton, wedding to take place Tuesday eve-
ming October 5.
Mr. Brady Shoemaker on Saturday
morning, whilst threshing at Mr. Charles
Kable's, fell from the top of his machine,
and one of his arms becoming caught by
strap running over pulley. was brok-
en-. DIR Osburn gave him attention.
The spacious and we'll located offices
of the Citizens Fire Insurance Company.
in the Sadler Block, have been hand
somely fitted up with tasteful partitions
and office furniture by the Hagerstown
Show Case and Furniture Company.
Mr. Fillmore Robinson has completed
abutments and bridge on the Summit
Point road near the entrance to Clay
mont. and has built abutments for three
bridges on the new road from Roper's
Mil to the Kabletown turnpike at the
Yates place.
| Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Thomas Heating, of Wlnches-
ter Va and Miss Catherine O'Beirne.
daughter of Mrs Ellen o Beirne, of Har-
pers Ferry, at ST. Peters Catholic Church,
Harpers Ferry, Wednesday morning,
September rs
Mr.. Geo r. Bready. Of Harpers Ferry,
has purchased 4S acres of land known as
the race and base ball grounds near Boil
war, and with this added to 65 acres adj
jacent that he previously owned will
make himself farm which he will SUIT
ably improve.
Miss Margaret Moore, daughter of Mr.
A Moore, was few days ago thrown
| from horse, by the saddle turning. and
was painfully hurt though her host OF
friends will be glad to know that she was
not seriously injured, as she was immi.
nently in danger of being.
Mr.. ]. E. Price, the railroad agent at
Shenandoah Junction who recently
moved his family to Front Royal as
agent for the N. & w. Railway. has come
back to his old home He didn't like
the new position, and has resumed his
former place at the Junction.
A barracks on the farm of Mr. Logan
Shut, near Kabletown, was struck by
lightning Tuesday evening and destroyed
by fire, together with all its contents,
c insisting fly of hay. The loss will
amount to about 81. 5o,, which is GOV cred
by insurance with Moore & Moore.
MIR b { Washington was painfully in
iured few days ago by graphing g
horse which started to.run from feed
trough in his yard. whist in harness and
hitched to buggy. Mr.. Washington
had the horse about the neck just il
front of the shafts, and was in perilou:
position for short while. We ar,
pleased to see him about agaih
Nathaniel Gray, residing near Shan
nondale, was engaged in hauling WOOD
with a team when the saddle horse h,
was riding stumbled and fell with him
Mr. Gray was caught with one of his leg
under the falling horse and was dragged
for some distance. with the result of hav
ing leg broken and sustaining som'
painful bruises. Dr. Pittman gave hin
attention.
2 Lost--On one of the streets of Charlie
J Town, a Lady's Sterling Silver Belt Buckle
A reasonable reward will be given for it
7 return to the SPIRIT OFFICE.
} Our timothy seed is the best that can b.
bouoht G. F. Wall Co.