Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-09-07
Local Miscellany.
Morqap's Grove Fair this week.

tary ticket to Morgan droVe rair.
See the Jefferson Vehicle Co exhibit a
Morgan's Grove Fair. Read their new
| adv.
Mr. II S Jolliffe will have sale Of
household goods on Thursday, Septem
Der 10.
Amos Hunt, colored. was run over and
killed by B & o train near Island Pa.
last Thursday.
Mr. w w Johnson is painting the ROOF
and outside woodwork of the Market
House building.
Palmbaum' store will be closed Thurs
day and Friday. September 10 and IT
Also Saturday, Sept. IS
lanes w Thomas. the popular and
wel.known colored caterer. is critically
III at his home in this place.
The Page property. near Bolivar. wa:
sold on Saturday. by Chas A Young
Trustee, to Jas NJ Mason. Jr. for 1917.
Free lecture in the court house IN thi.
place, by Elliott the lecturer under aus
pices of the Modern Woodmen. Septem
Der 20 at :. 80 p M. Everybody invited
Mr. Jas A Thomas has had building
recently occupied by Prof Denny or
East Washington street torn down. apt
will erect in It's stead handsome bricl
cottage.
Superintendent George R Bready ha.
handsomely improved his property or
High street in Harpers Ferry, and ha.
decidedly the prettiest residence in thai
historic city.
Mr. Cruger w Smith last month pur
chased residence, No 1890 Colunbia
Road, Washington City, and last week
rented it for one year to the Minister
from the Republic of Honduras to the
United States@
Mrs Alice N c Dotson, wife of Rev
Dotson, pastor of the Mt Zion NJ L
Church. colored, of this place. died on
Friday last. aged 81 years. Her remains
were taken to Westminster, Nd. on Sat
urday. for intermeut.
Attorney Geo N Beltzhoover, Jr. be-
came the victim on Sunday afternoon of
acute appendicitis, and was taken to the
Anna Hughes Sanitarium and operated
upon. At this writing he is doing as
well as can be expected.
The Junior Epworth League, under the
direction of Miss Daisy Engle, gave a
picnic in the meadow of Mr.. G. w. Bush
on Tuesday afternoon. oS children were
present, besides some older folks. The
little ones had jolly time.
The Methodists of Shenandoah Junc-
ton will have a Harvest Home on
Thursday, September TO- Dinner, sup
per and refreshments will be served. Rev
D A Beery will deliver an address and
special music will be rendered.
I2I acres Of land belonging to the es-
tate of the late f A Colston known as
the Coyle land WAS sold on Thursday
last. by Messrs r c Colston and S W
Washington, Adm, 5 c. t. a. to Messrs
James Marshall and S Polhamus. for
$42. so per acre.
The Charles Town Graded and High
School session begins Monday. Septem-
Der 10 The first day will be taken up
enrolling old pupils on their certificates
New pupils will bring pencil and tablet
aud be examined. and proceed in what
ever grade they are found prepared to
enter. Pupils from other districts will
bring their transfers.
DR. ] F Y Paine. of Galveston, Texas
has purchased, through Chew & Norris
the southern portion of the H H Nc
Cormick lot, fronting 81 feet on South
George street and running back to South
have been frequent visitors here. and he
will erect handsome residence on thi.
lot and make his future home in Charlie:
Town. Price paid $40
A quiet wedding was solemnlzed or
Wednesday evening. September 1, at {
o'clock, at the residence of MIR G Lippit
Renner on N Mildred street in this city
The contracting parties were Mr. Charlie
Mankin and Miss Julia Hantzmon, boil
of Alexandria, Va. Rev J T Williams
of the NJ E Church South, was the off
ciating minister. The groom is cousi;
of Mrs Renner
A Charter has been issued to the A. d
Goetz Company. of Charles Town. t
manufacture harness, saddlery hides
carriages, automobiles. etc., and do
general wholesale and retail business
The capital stock is $2s, 900 and tn
incorporators are A. d. Goetz. Geo. B
Goetz, Hiram A. Goetz. Maria A. Goet
and Jamie S. Goetz, all of Charles Town
Two suites of offices on the secon
| floor of the new postoffice building hav
been rented Attorney Chas. N. Camp
bell will occupy one of them andAttorne
| H. H. Mccormick the other. Each suit
has two rooms The law Offices of tn
late Judge Daniel B. Lucas in Lawyer
Row have been taken by Mr.. James N
Mason, Sr., and MIR. Chas. E. Bushons
tile fromer to occupy one room as la
Office, and the latter the Other room {
an insurance office.
Fall Opening of Fine Merchant Tail
oring.
We beg leave to notify you thu
on September IS and ID, lsaa
Hamburger & Sons, of Baltimor