Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-10-11

Circuit Court October IS.

near Bakerton last Tuesday.
Miss Nettie Huyett has been appoint
ed teacher of the new Wheatland School.
There will be Farmers Institutes held
at Rippon and Shenandoah Junction the
FIRST week in January.
Sachs & Co have been having very
pretty opening, showing the latest styles
and fine display IN all lines.
Dorothy G White. infant Daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Turner White, died at the
residence OF her parents on Friday last.
aged months.
Mr.. r. w. Alexander gave banquet
Thursday evening, at The Jefferson. to
the officers OF the Citizens Fire Insur-
ance Company.
Mr.. w. c. Frazier is about completing
fine new dwelling house at Summit
Point. with all modern comveniences
and improvements.
Miss Maggie Wilt and Mr.. VIM. Lee
Caniford. both of Harper's Ferry. were
married at Harpers Ferry Sept. 20 by
Rev. VIM. Rogers.
Miss Marie Muzzey. a charming young
daughter of Mr. F w Muzzey of Shep-
herdstown. aged 20 years. we under
stand died this morning of typhoid fever.
Mr.. Chas E. James has purchased a
house and lot of C. F. Wall on Tenth
avenuel for 1855. The sale was made
through the real estate agency of Moore
& Moore.
Mr. John Lynch. of Halltowu, was
kicked in the face by a horse last Sun
day. and very severely injured. He was
brought to the Anna Hughes Sanitarlum
for treatment.
Col. w. E. Craighill. U. S. A, has
been transferred from Washington to
Portland. Maine. Col. Craighill has been
spending some time in Charles Town
with his family.
The stable and corn house on the
premises of the late ]. T. Nichols at
Halltown was burned Saturday night.
entailing loss of about $500 Insured
with Moore & Moore for $3.50.
DIR T A Ramey. President of the West
Virginia State Camp of the Patriotic
Order Sons of America. on last Friday
night instituted Bakerton Camp No 80 of
that order with twenty-six members.
Miss Mary Burr. of Rardane, and Mrs.
John Irwin and Mrs. John Dreamer, of
Shenandoah Junction. represented their re-
spective churches at the meeting of the
Foreign Missionary Society of the Baltimore
Conference in Front Royal.
Mr. H Ramey announces the coming
marriage of his daughter. Miss Maize
Bushman. to Mr. James Ernest Watson.
to take place Wednesday afternoon.
October 20. at 6 o'clock, at Redwood
Hail."
Rev ] E Dotson preached the annual
sermon before the Rising Sons and
Daughters in Mt. Zion NJ E Church.
Colored. Sund ay afternoon. The men,
bers OF the organization turned out IN
full regalia.
The Norfolk and Western Railway will
sell round trip tickets to Norfolk. for the
coming Virginia Confederate Reunion.
at $s.o5 for the round trip from Charles
Town. Tickets on sale Oct 10. II. and
IS. limited to Oct. ~.
At meeting of the creditors of VIM.
R. Moler in the bankrupt court in Mar.
tinsburg. John o. Lemen was appointed
trustee. The liabilities of Mr.. Moler will
be from 81. 200 to 81, 500. while the assets,
it is said. will not exceed $500.
The late drought. the most severe in
the history of the Oldest inhabitant, wa:
broken by good little rain Friday
morning and another on Saturday. re
freshing all nature and filling the hearts
of humanity with much thankfulness
Announcement is made of the ap
preaching marriage of Miss Eleanor
Duke Campbell, daughter of Mrs. Mary
w. Campbell, of Cumberland. Md. te
Mr.. John Ramsey Warfeld. of that city
The ceremony will be performed at the
brides home October I2th.
The Annual meeting of the Woman
Foreign Missionary Society of the Bal
timore Conference. NJ. E. Church South
| was held in Front Royal, Va. Sunday
Monday and Tuesday of last week. Mrs
I, T. Williams presided. Bishop A. w
Wilson preached the sermon Sunda
| morniug
Mr. H Wolf, of Berkeley Springs, ha
rented the east room in the Talbot
building, and will in a short while ope
a complete line OF clothing. furnishings
&c, there. Mr. Wolf is successful mel
chant OF Berkeley Springs. and we hav
no doubt that he will be given cordis
welcome by our people.
The family OF Fonrose T. Shipley ha
been greatly afflicted during the past 81
or seven weeks. eight of the househol
having had TYPHOID fever. Mrs. SIMPLE
is the only one of the family who has NJ
been sick. Mr.. Shipley is now able
be out and two of the boys are up. b'
FIVE are bedfast. Silas Shipley has bee
very sick the pas. few days. Register
Mr.. Milton w. Burr. a prospero'
young farmer of the Bardane vicinit
has bought, through the real esta
agency of Messrs. Chew & Norris,
farm of I4o acres owned by Mr.. Ada
Young, near Nippon. The place h