Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-08-31
Local Miscellany.
Morgan S Grove Fair next week.

as a notary public at Harpers Ferry.
Miss Mamie Phillips gave splendid
lawn party to her guests Thursday night
See the Jefferson Vehicle Co exhibit al
Morgan Grove Fair. Read their new
adv
Read Kahn's new adv and locals In
teresting reading on school and college
suits.
Misses Mary Morris and Rosebud Ma
son gave party to their friends at their
| home on Tuesday night.
Tommy Burnes. the champion dancer.
is making good at the New Casino. and
| drawing large crowds nightly.
The Shenandoah Baptist Association
held grand and largely attended meet
ing at Shenandoah Junction last week.
Thornton Perry. Loyal Grav att and
| Harry Phillips walked from Harper S
| Ferry to Washington City in two days.
Mr. Thos S Watson. of the Middleway
| vicinity. threshed 725 bashels of wheat
| from 40 acres, upon which he used no
| phosphate.
| Mr. d Billmyer, Jr, of Shepherdstown
| aud Miss LYDIA Hartley of Fort WORTH
| Texas, were married recently at Hinton,
this State.
| The ladies of the Epworth Luegue
| of Bakerton will hold festival at Oak
! Grove School-House on Saturday, Sep
TENDER
Messrs Rider & Rider have been sup.
plying the commodious new residence of
DR. Venning with an elegant heating
plant, bath room outfit, ETC.
It's grandson of the late Postmaster
General and President of Washington
and Lee University, and Mr. VIM Fl Will
son is the proud pater familias
Henry Wall, aged 10 years. an orphan
boy employed by Mr. Lynn Magruder.
near Kearneysvile, was kicked in the
breast by colt on Sunday and killed.
The Modern Woodmen of this place
and the Charles Town Brass Band at
tended big picnic of the fraternal or
ders held at Sharpsburg last Saturday.
DR. and Mrs Howard Osburn gave
dance Wednesday night at their elegant
home at Rippon. Lunch was served at
| IL o'clock. and the event proved a most
enjoyable one.
The ladies of Oakland will hold an ice
cream festival on Wednesday night.
| September I. 1909 If rain on Wednes
day will have il on Thursday, Sept
Public invited
Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Line, widow OF
Mr. Thos r Line, and well known and |
highly respected lady, died at her home |
in Shepherdstown on Tuesday evening,
in her 18th year.
Mrs Mary Jones. widow of Osburn |
Jones, formerly of Brucetown, Va, died |
at the residence of her son. Raleigh |
Jones. near Middleway, on Friday even
ing last, aged 10 years.
Mr. James R. Richard. 81 years old, |
one of the oldest residents of Shepherds |
town whom we mentioned last week as
being paralvzed and having been a for |
mer lock maker died Thurs day night
The sale of the Silver Spring herds of
Shorthoru cattle, Percheron horses, |
Shropshire sheep and Poland China hogs
of the late Robert K Smith was held |
last Tuesday by Richard B Smith adj |
ministrator and good prices were realized.
Mr.. Jacob Wintermoyer. So years old,
well-known clothing merchant. of Shep.
morning from the result of a stroke of
paralysis. He served in the Confederate
army and was prominent Odd Fellow.
Mr. c NJ Irelan. of Washington City,
has purchased from Mr. S w Shewbridge
Rebels Rest, near Summit Point. con-
tanning ten room dwelling and acres
of land. Mr. John o Johnson. of this
place, is handsomely improving the prop
erty for the new owner.
We return thanks to Mr. R J Weirick
for liberal sack of his Rising Sun
full roller process -four. The products
of the Spring Grove Mills are too well
known to need endorsement at our hands
and the enterprising proprietor is always
fully abreast of the times. May he live
long and prosper.
The Board of Directors OF the Farmers
and Merchants Deposit Company have
elected Nj Lewis G AlbIn Assistant
Cashier in place of Mr. John w Locke,
who recently resigned. Mr. Albin has
for several years been the popular and
efficient manager of the Farmers Sup
ply Company's Hardware Store.
DR.. Walter S. Cockrell, who lived near
Harpers Ferry, died Friday after an
| illness of some months. He was IS years
physician, but gave up his practice some
years ago. He is survived by three bro
theirs, Messrs. F. ", M. l.. and Thomas
| Cockrell, of this county, and one sister,
Farmers of the Oakland vicinity have
formed the Oakland Horse Company and
purchased thoroughbred imported Per-
cheron stallion. Mr. Chas w Boyd is
president of the new company. and
Mr. Joseph F Painter is the manager.
Gaz, the new horse is a magnificent
| animal, and will be put in service by