Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-04-13

Mr. w c Bragg purchased the Spinks-
Earnshaw property, for $7Io.

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Miss Lula Dailcy's beautiful red lily
had twenty-five bloom this spring.
An april shower" of SHOW covered
the grown here Saturday morning.
The Harmony Club gave an enjoyable
Easter dance in Rouss Hall la night.
A good boy wanted to learn the print
ing trade IN the SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON
Office.
| DR. d B Bushong, a well-known ply
scian of Summit Point. is having new
building erected and will open drug
store at that place
i Mrs. Phillips. wife of DR.. F. ii Phil
lips, is at the Anna Hughes Sanitarium.
where she underwent an operation for
appendicitis few days ago.
Mr.. Geo. W. Armentrout has, through
Messrs. Chew & Norris. sold his residence
property on West Washington street to
Mr.. e. E. Conrad for 81. 800
Rev r r Robinson, who has been pas
tor of the Mt Zion NJ Church (Colored, }
of this place goes to Hedgesville, and is
succeeded here by Rev J E Dotson.
Married. Thursday morning in the par
l,r of the National Hotel by Rev. J.. H.
Wolf. Mr.. Marvin Hubbard to Miss Es-
Ter Johnson, both of Berryville. Va.
The public drinking fountains which
Mr. Goetz will present to the town of
Charles Town have been shipped and are
expected TO arrive and be put up in a few
days.
Contractor G B Rodefer has under
way the erection of a large cold storage
plant along the line of the Is & o at Sum
NIT Point tor DR. + Thompson. one OF
our largest fruit growers.
Mr.. John H. Bishop was thrown from
his wagon by sudden lurcA. over in
Loudoun county last Thursday, and had
couple of his ribs fractured. He is
home now and is doing fairly well.
I The new Charles Town Brass Band
made its first appearance in public last
evening, under direction of its instructor,
Prof. Il. M. Baker, and gave creditable
open air concert in the public square.
Amour cement has been made of the
engagement of Miss Alice P. Furgason
| eff Memphia. Tenn, to MIR. Chas. An
drew Lewis. son OF MIR. Geo. K. Lewis.
of this place. marriage to take place May
| 10.
The pupils of Riverside School will
give an entertainment, consisting OF
music. dialogues, Rotations; ETC., on
Friday evening. April 10, commencing
at 80 o'clock, for the benefit of the
school. Admission 10 cents
Rev. w. R. Flanagan will deliver
sermon to Wildey Lodge, No. 27. l. o.
| o. F., III the Charles Town Baptist
Church. on Sunday afternoon, April IS.
at 80 o'clock, in commemoration of the
founding of American Odd-Fellowship
The engine and grinder exhibit at MIR
| c N Coleman's hardware store attracted
much interest and was very satisfactory
The engine and grinder were sold to one
of the spectators present. Mr. Ware.
and were at once loaded up and taken
away.
Mrs " E Leedy gave handsome
birthday dinner Saturday at her home at
Shenandoah Junction. Among the guests
present were Mr. B E Beavers, Mrs DR. 7
A Ramey, Mr. and Mrs James M Snyder,
R-v and Mrs r K hewitt and John 0
Aglionby.
Benny Donesky, Russian, was run
over by the Valley train near Harpers
Ferry and seriously injured. He was
caught on a bridge and laid down in the
middle of the track to save himself. He
saws he is from Pittsburg, Pa. where he
has an uncle.
Miss Viola Custer and mother. of Sum-
nit Point. staunch friends OF the SPIRIT
have our thanks for some excellent honey
distilled in large part. no doubt, from
the prolific beds of sweet flowers they
are wont to cultivate about their attrac-
tive home in that locality.
Cards are out for the marriage of MI
Daniel Summers Hughes, OF this place
to Miss Laura Virginia Miller, daughter
of Hon and Mrs Joseph A Miller, Of
Ninevah, Va, wedding to be solemnizeo
April 2S, at "Wheatland." the home O.
the bride, in Warren county. Va.
Miss Leotia Sechrlst died at the
home of her parents at Capon Springs OF
April d. after brief illness from pneu
mona. aged 20 years. Miss Sechris
was the only daughter of Mr. William Sc
christ who has been in the employ o
Contractor H Cline the past winter.
Among the leading liberal home con
tributors to the Citizens Fire Company
toward the purchase of their steamer
have beer: The Jefferson Coopera2e &c
jefferson Milling Co. A d Goetz. Pow
hatan Brass and Iron Works, Arthu
Davenport and NJ Palmbaum & Bro
Each contribution $25,
A private letter brings rs the sad u
, telliqeuce that Rev E l. Wilson, who wa
paralyzed at his home at Waterford Lo
doun county, Va, some weeks ago.
gradually sinking, and that the END
probably not far away. His many trien
will learn this with extreme sadness.
Martinsburg Statesman.
Mrs. B. F. Langdon, of Myerstow