Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-07-27

Read Kahn's new adv.
Sale by Geo H Bowers August 5.

iuS JSHniS oinitI picnic VIII DC Heiu
at Island Park July 2o.
Sale of high-grade stock by Geo H
Bowers, near Leetown. August 3.
The ladies OF St Johns Church. Rip
pom. will hold an ice cream festival July
2o.
The Charles Town Brass Band will
hold bazaar in Rouss Hall July 20, go
aud 81.
Messrs Reed & Long have shipped
6ooo bushels of wheat from Rippon The
past week.
The Tri-State League of Odd Fellows
will hold their annual picnic at Island
Park next Tuesday.
The Street Committee Is having the
west side of North Mildred street graded
for the laying of sidewalk
The Kabletown Sunday School will
hold Children's Day services on Sunday
evening, August l, at 100 O'Clock.
The ladies of the Kearneysville Pres
byterian Church will hold lawn festi.
val on Saturday evening, July 81.
Jefferson Lodge. No 1870 o 0 F. will
hold supper and festival in their Hal
at Shenandoah Junction, July 80 and 81
The Jeffersonville Construction Com
pany at Shenandoah Junction has deter
mined to erect ten new dwelling houses
The ladies of Beulah Church will hold
lawn party in front of their church on
Saturday evening. August 7. beginning
at o'clock.
| Trustee S Z .ung advertises the val
liable ] VIM Miller stock for sale, and a
rare chance to obtain decided bargains
is here offered
Mr.. John d. Crowl, who has had
charge of the gas plant here for sever
al years. will go to Martinsburg to take a
! similar position.
MIN w Myers. residing near Zoar.
had yield of 27a bushels per acre from
"a acre field. Mr. r J Werick harvest
ed crop of 27 bushelr per acre.
Mr. George D Moore, Special Commits
sioner, on SATURDAY last sold what is
known as the Hart property on North
street. to Mr. d W Hannah. for $500.
The N 4 w excursion train to Pen
Mar, July 2o. will pass Charles Town at
925 a m. Returning will leave Pen
Mar at 5:25 p m. Fare for round trip.
SI,25
Mr. Charles Thomas has successfully
managed the Charles Town base ball
team this season. playing series of
eleven games. of which he tied one, lost
three and won seven.
Contractor H P Cline is pushing the
new postotfice building toward compile
ton with rush. and will have the first
floor ready for the removal of the post
office next Saturday night
Col Forrest w Brown. as trustee, sold
IS acres OF land with dwelling house
anu ObdCi OA llC cast
side Of the Shenandoah river. to George
w Staubbs for $3.50. 50 cash.
MIR H A Carroll hrs been appointed
Game Warden for this county. Mr. Car
roll will doubtless keep a keen eye and
year for violators of the game and fish
laws. and such as these had better keep a
good lookout
Mr. G w Rodeter has bought out the
meat establishment of Messrs Moore &
Thomas, in the Market House building,
and proposes to run a irst-cass meat
business there, of which he will give fur
Their notice later on.
Mr. c l. Robinson was a pleasant call
er al the SPIRIT office on Saturday. and
left with us specimens of Northern Spy
apples which he put in cold storage at his
ice plant last September. They are very
as if just taken off the tree.
The Norfolk & Western Railway Co
will run two special trains of ten coaches
each TO Pen-Mar next Thursday on &C.
count of the Presbyterian Reunion
Trains will pass Charles Town at o:25 a
m. In the event of an overflow the o;s5
train will carry passengers.
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage of Miss Virginia Estele
Shaull, of Middleway, this county. to
Mr. Cornelius Ham, formerly of Alabama
but now a medical student in Baltimore
The wedding took place in New York
City on July IL, where Miss s aull had
gone to visit friends. Miss Shlull is a
very handsome young lady. and has
many friends in this county.
The J VIM Miller Company. engaged
IN the furniture and vehicle business in
Charles Town for the past ten or twelve
years, has made an assignment for the
benefit of its creditors. Deputy Sheriff
Z Young is the assignee, and the deed
of assignment empowers him to dispose
of the assets of the company either at
public or private sale and to apply the
proceeds to its debts without preference
or priority. Debts aggregating So, 57S.77
are in the schedule filed with the deed of
assignment and it is thought that the
assets will more than reach that amount.
One of the most brilliant social affairs
of the season was reception given last
Tuesday evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Lee Bushong at their new home on
| South Mildred street ir honor of their
guests, Col. Thomas V. Kessler. q
Pensacola. Florida and Mrs. Norris
/ Lewis of Atlanta. Georgia In the dining