Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-03-24
Local Miscellany.
County Court April s.

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| MIR. Frank c. Trump has been appoint
ed postmaster at Kearneysville.
Messrs Starry and Sykes have mad
repairs to the property of Mr. M Kerch
| eval, on West Liberty street.
Mr.. Fillmore Robinson is putting some
substantial stone steps in the terraces o
Col. Murphy's flower garden. at Clay
moat.
Messrs Woody & Baker are repairing
the brick work of the Presbyterian manse
and Mr. w w Johnson will paint the
building
Mrs ] VIM Wysong. of Shepherdstown
who has been i'll from appendicitis. was
brought to DR.. Venning's hospital Wed
nesday for treatment.
Aunt" Ann Erby. an old and highly
respected colored woman of Charles
Town. died on Monday of last week al
the advanced age of So years.
A number of ministers of the M
Church South passed Charles Town over
the N & w Railway this morning. en-.
route to Conference at Roanoke.
High Point Lodge No. 324. l. o. o. F
was instituted at Summit Point on
March 9, 1908, by D. d. G. NJ. H. L
Wintermoyer, with about IS members.
Married. March 2. 1908. at the Pres
bvterian manse in Charles Town, by Rev
DR. A c Hopkins. Mr. Thomas Gaynor to
Miss Lucy Costello, all of this county.
Messrs w Washington aud Forrest
w Brown have instituted suit against
the Corporation of Charles Town to test
the rights of the town to Railroad avenue.
The Summit Point base ball team has
been organized with the following Off
GERS: Woodward G Snyder, captain and
manager; Albert A Davis. secretary; R
w Baker, treasurer.
1t is stated that Capt. Geo. w. Graham.
of Harpers Ferry. has instituted suit in
the U. S. Court at Martinsburg for $I6,.
900 against the B & D R R for injuries
sustained in recent wreck.
See Max Theodore's new advertise
ment in this issue. Theodore's store has
the reputation of keeping up-to-date
goods. and he advertises the latest things
in spring clothing, shoes, &c.
Col B d Gibson has had the large old
alanthus trees outside of his sidewalks cut
down. and the good appearance of his
handsome residence and grounds will
doubtless be thereby much enhanced.
Mr.. Henry Oehler, of Chester, S. c., a
son-in-law of Mr.. Luther Slifer and for
merly of this place. was taken to Johns
Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore, Friday, to
be operated upon for the removal of gall
stones.
Mr. Ebenezer G Marlatt. aged So years,
died at his home in Harpers Ferry,
March IL from the infirmites of old age.
He worked in the armory there during
Harpers Ferry's halcyon days, and was
a thirty-second degree Mason.
The Presbytery of Winchester will
convene in Charles Town on April ID al
7 80 p. m. The opening sermon will be
by Rev DR.. F. J. Brooke. of Romney
The ladies of the Charles Town church
are making active preparation for this
meeting, and visitors to Presbytery will
be entertained with lunch at Rouss Hall
The Red Men of Shenandoah Tribe,
No. So, of this place will hold bazaar in
Rouss Hall March 20. 27 and 20. A gen.
uine Indian wigwam will be on display
and the braves will see that you have
good time. A grand street parade will
be held on Thursday night the 26th.-
The City Band will render music each
night.
Messrs Woody & Baker are erecting
an addition to the dwelling of Prosecut
ing Attorney James NJ. Mason. Jr.. have
laid crossing over Liberty street at the
east side of Charles, and crossing over
Mildred street at the North side of Lib
erty, and will lay foundations for two
dwellings for Mr. Robinson near his ice
plant.
At the recent sale of Mr. d Myers.
which was extensively advertised. his
eight best mares averaged $22I.25. and
the next six $I65 Sale aggregated the
iue sum of S. 500. At the sale of MIR B
F Yates last Wednesday four-year- olds
brought $500. two-year-olds $3.50 to $I6o.
and yearlngs $50. At the sale of MIR
Miller Bane horses sold very high.
Mr. John K Painter died Tuesday even
ing at the residence of his son, Mr. John
Painter. near Jordan's Springs. aged 7e
years. months and 10 days Mr. Painter
leaves four sons and one daughter, as
follows: Messrs Robert Painter. OF
Charles Town, Louis Painter. of Round
Hill. Loudoun county, Va James Pain,
ter of Charles Town, and John Painter.
of Frederick county. and Mrs Johnson.
of Shepherdstown.
Among changes of residence of our
farmers We note: Edward F Clipp. to
the Glenn farm near Shenandoah juno
ton: John Augustine Smith, to the Man
ming farm; Chas Watson. to the Roper
"Cattail' farm; Joseph and Adam Col
bert to Judge Lucas's "Rion Hall" farm
c Ramey. to the John Boyd farm neal
Middleway: Clinton Ware moves from
his own farm near Kellers turning it ovei
to Mrs Conner. he going to Mrs Amelia
Rau's home farm. Mr. H Cook. who
has been farming Mrs Rsu's place. will
| move to the farm of Capt S Melvin neal
Uvilla, where DR. Vim ] Melvin has beer
farming. J E Woodward goes to thu
Wilson boarding house. AID Miller Bans
to the DR. Bushong property. at SUNNI
Point. Mr. D Myers moves from nea
Gaylord to his own farm near Halltown
The Maxell Wrapper Factory, in con
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