Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-04-19
Local Miscellany.
City Band Fair this week.

held in Rouss Hall April Fl. ~ and %. Z
Mr. E Price has purchased of Mr. w
p Bell his very pretty home at Shenar
dosh Junction tor $3.50.
The Charles Town City Band will hold
fair in Rouss Hall on Thursday. Fri
day aud Saturday. April 81. ~ and 49,.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. James Alfred
bearing. of Shenandoah Junction. April
9, fine son-James Venning Littlejohn.
MIR. John Strother has leased the house
owned by Mr.. H. A. Carroll on Third
avenue, and will occupy it with has fam
lily.
Mr.. John B. Appel has accepted a
position with the Standard Stone and
Lime Company at Millville. to do car
penter work.
Mrs. Olive Engle. one of the oldest
residents of the vicinity of Manning S
School house. died April 6, III the Soth
year of her age.
Scott Wysong, the bright yonng son of
Mr.. Geo. E. Wysong. has accepted a
clerkship with the Citizens Fire Insur-
ance Company.
The congregation of the NJ. E. Church
South gave their new pastor (Rev. ]. c.
Hawk and family handsome reception
on Friday evening.
Mr.. John o. Johnson sold building
lot on South Samuel street to Mrs. Mary
V. Eddy for $3.50. The lot fronts S
feet on Samuel street.
The drawing for the fine $50 Drugget
at Edmondson's Bargain Store took
place today, and the lucky number Il So
was held by N. NJ Moler.
MIR H Scaffell and Miss Elizabeth
Smeddley. of Front Royal. were married
Tuesday evening in the National Hotel
parlors, by Rev J c Hawk.
Attorney Geo M Beltzhoover, Jr. has
moved his law Office to the room in the
Law Library row next south OF the Yves
tern Union telegraph Office.
Rev A r Corn was appointed to Har.
pers Ferry and Middleway at the recent
session of the Maryland Conference Of
the Methodist Protestant Church.
Contractor H. P. Cline is making ex
tensive Improvements to the dwelling oil
Rev. VIM. Craven, colored, paster of the
Wainwright Free Baptist Church.
Miss Laura V Yates of this place, and
Mr. Melvin Van Metre, of Jefferson coun
ty. were married Tuesday evening al
the Parsonage of the NJ E Church South
by Rev J c Hawk.
A largely attended meet ing Of the lef
ferson County Fruit Growers Assoeia
tioa was held IN the courthouse OF
Tuesday. Interesting talks were made
| by prominent members.
The Charles Town City Band, under
direction of Prof T NJ Baker, gave Har
pers Ferry surprise IN the form of al
| open AIR concert Wednesday night. max
ing the trip in automobiles. Mr. C!eve
| land Furr was Soloist.
Messrs w. F. and Herbert L. Alex
ander have purchased young orchard
of Is acres from the Alexander heirs, tn,
purchasers being among them. tor 81, 500
The orchard was a part of the farm
recently sold by the same heirs to Messrs
S. p Stickel & Son.
Mr.. George Polling. who has been il
the employ of Messrs. Dehl Brothers il
Charles Town for several years, ha
leased piece of ground from MIR. Fen
ton Griffith on East Congress street, mex
to the entrance to Edge Hill Cemetery
and will open a marble yard there.
Messrs. Melvin T. Strider and Geo.
Diehl have purchased lots in the Hunte
addition. at 5000 each. Mr.. Strider O
South Mildred street, and Mr.. Diehl o
South Church street near his fathers res
dence. The sales were made throug
the real estate agency of Moore & Moor,
Mr.. J. Henry Dutterer has bought ii
farm where he now lives, on the Harpe
Ferry turnpike. from his father, NJ
Jacob II. Dutterer. The farm was TO
merly the property of the late John +
Strider. and contains 253 acres-one {
the show farms of the county. The prie
was $2I,5I9.34.
The enterprising firm of Sachs & G.
have moved into the Market Hou.
Building. and have one of the handsor
est stores in town, with courteous at
attentive salesladies and statesmen, and
fine stock of new goods we'll worthy
! inspection The merchant tailoring d
partment is in the rear room.
Mr. Theodore Shugert IT.. who hi
been capable ard popular official IN Il
Bank of Charles Town for year or tw
has resigned his position to accept OIL
in the office of the Citizens Fire Insuran
Company. Mr.. Claiborne Porterfeld b
returned from Florida and will take p,
the work IN Mr.. Shugert's place in Il
Bank.
A special from Fredericksburg, w
says: w. J. Phillips, of this city. vi
led the singing in a revival at Charl
Town. w. Va. several weeks ago
Rev. r. A. Williams, has received
handsome rosewood cane with sterlii
silver handle. suitably engraved. fro
the congregation of the Baptist Chur
at Charles Town.
Contractor Westenhaver. of Martin