Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-04-06
Local Mi.ceIlanv.
What was it3
Next Sunday will be Easter,

i f>iueI.
| See card of Justice r. C.-Green ii
mis- paper,
Geo G Marstelier advertises sprin,
md summer sly les IN this issue.
| Mr.. Perry Pier died at his home neal
Myerstown April 2, aged IS years.
| Mr. Harley Miller is moving into tn.
Bates house on South George street.
The j. VIM Miller Co. have had theii
large plate glass fronts hanpsom=ly let
tered.
Mir. Frank Harrison will move int
tue Hughes house on South Samue
street.
Mr.. Thomas Files. prominent resi
lent of the Kearneysville vicinity, dice
Yesterday. aged IS years.
Millvlle has been taken off the Shen
sndcah Junction Circuit and added t.
the Shannondale Mission
Mr. J H yesterday has bought of Mr.:
David Howell her lot corner of Congress.
street and Mt Parvo avenue.
All school teachers who des re to secur,
a certificate this year will have to pas:
an examination on agrcultu. e.
The round trip tickets to the Confed
crate Reunion. MAJOR Murray inform.
IS, vii be good for thirty days.
MIR ID {. Fulton Is on leave from the
postoffice, and Mr.. Edward Moreland, as
substitute cIrik, Is fling Ills place.
The County Court held special term
last Saturday, to receive reports from
county officers and justices Of the peace
Corporation election May 27. The
| terms of Messrs c w Brown, w L Dal.
garn and Thos R Moore expire this year
Mr. w w Rouss is having work com
menced on fine barn which he will have
erected on his beautiful Shannon Hill
place.
Mr. Milton Rouss, Mr. Graham Wilson
aud Messrs Wetzel and Tyler are spray
ing their fne orchards in an up-to-date
manner.
The eight annual Sunday School Con-
vention of the Shenandoah Baptist AS
S )clation will be held in Charles Town
June 4.
Mr.. VIM. Eby has moved into the DIR.
Tomlinson house, and Mr.. d. c. Fulton
has moved into the Carroll house vacated
by Mr., Eby.
Mr.. Chas. E. Hilbert, of Washington
City, has done stylish gold lettering on
the windows of the Citizens Office Build
aud Miller's Pharmacy.
Prosecuting Attorney Geo. d. Moore
has rented the offices in the Jail building
lately occupied by Col Forrest w. Brown.
and will move in there this week.
Contractor H. P. Cline is having exca-
walton made on West Liberty street fol
the Paradise" building to be moved
from George street and placed thereon.
The Spinks- Earnshaw property, on
West Washington street. was sold Satui-
day by Special Commissioners F. l..
Bushong and Geo. d. Moore, to Mr. F
D Davis, for 800.
A meeting of the Jefferson County
Fruit Growers Association will be held
at the Court House in Charles Town. on
Saturday. April 10, at 10 o'clock a. m
A full attendance is requested.
Mr. Thos West has purchased from
Mr. Robt r Smith 81 acres of the Howard
farm, opposite Mr. Smiths below Rip
pom. This piece of land joins Mr. West
and gives him nice farm of 40 acres
Major" W. H. Baker. son of Mr.. A
G. Baker, of Summit Point, had finger
so badly lacerated while saving wood
that it was necessary to have 1t amputat
ed, which was done by DR.. G. A. Davis
Mrs Mary Pigeon, who for the past ten
or fifteen years resided three miles north
of town On the Leetown road. died at the
home of her brother. Mr.. John Haysett
near Leetown, Wednesday morning
aged SO years.
Mr. William c Clipp has sold his resi-
dence property with an acre of land Oh
South Samuel street extended to Mis-:
Kate Eby and sisters Consideration
81, 500 cash. the purchasers being allowed
immediate possession.
The City Band serenaded the younf
ladies of Powhatan College ON FRIDAY
evening. The Band will resume thei
open air concerts at the stand IN front o
the courthouse on Friday evening o
next week.
The pupils of Riverside School will
give an entertainment, consisting o
music. dialogues, Rotations, etc, oil
Friday evening. April 10, commencn,
at 7:3o o'clock, for the benefit OF tn
school. Admission 10 cents.
Miss Pattie NJ. Alhertson died at tn
Home for Incurables in Baltimore las
week. Miss Alhertson was daughte
of the late Captain Alhertson of August
county, Va. and was few years ago
for a short while. resident of Charlie
Town.
At the annual meeting of stockholder
of the Bank of Charles Town, yesterday
the old directors were reelected. Tn
directors subsequently reelected the POI
I'll Ar aud efficient officers heretofore serN
inn II, this old q nd iI1stlu nopular fuar