Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-11-01
Local Miscellany.
County Court next Monday.

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A little snow fell here last Saturday.
Messrs. Davis & Emmert have painte
the front of the Locke store-room.
john N Schell has sold hrs hbme nea
Uvilla to Reuben Jenkins for SI.1oo.
The published report that A Spencer
saloon along the canal opposite Harper
Ferry. had been burned is incorrect.
A dissension has developed in tn
Wainwright Free Baptist Church. (Col
ored.) of this place. and new church
talked of.
We learn just before going to pres
that the barn of Mr. T E Baumgardpcr
near Halltown. was burned TODAY. Hav,
not heard particulars.
Married. October 26, by Rev. DR.. A
c. Hopkins at his residence in Charlie,
Town, MIR. Neill S. Watson, son of Mr.
Lloyd Watson, of near Summit Point. t.
Miss Margaret c. Bane. daughter of Mrs
Annie Bane. of Charles Town.
Hon c NJ Wetzel. of this county and
Hon ] Sloan Kuykendal. of Romnev
spoke at Harpers Ferry on Thursda,
evening. Mr. Thomas w Beale presided
over the meeting. and music was fur
nished by the Citizens Cornet Band OF
that place.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M f
Church South OF MddIeway will hold a
Feast OF Four Tables on Thanksgiving
night. November "a. 1910. in the Masonic
Hall. Proceeds for benefit Of the Mid
dleway Sunday School Public cordially
invited. Con,,ttaa
The suspension of the license of the
Grand Fountain. United Order of True
Reformers. following the appointing of
a receiver for the True Reformers Saw.
inas Bank at Richmond, Va, involves
losses ia which a number Of our local
colored citizens will participate.
Messrs. Lee Young and Packet Broth
ers each sold a young draft horse to Nc
Henry Brothers, of Hagerstown. The
one aold by Messrs Packet was espe-
cially fine. three year-old sorrel, of
Percheron stock, and weighed 1905 lbs.
Mr. Youngs was four yerrs old and
weighed when sold 1900 pounds.
The real estate of the late Joseph E
Engle at Shenandoah Junction was sold
last Tuesday in two tracts of 100 acres
each. Harry G. Hendricks bought at
SIo4 per acre the west farm, on which
Mr. Engle resided, and Messrs. William
Brantner and Norman Lucas bought the
place nearest Shenandoah Junction at
500 per acre.
The apple crop of the Rouss Brothers.
Of this county. just picked and packed,
to 1900 barrels. In the orchard
On the Shannon Hill farm 500 barrels
were packed, while the Myerstown or
,hard YIELDED 2. 200 barrels. Their entire |
crop of winter apples has been placed in |
cold storage and will not be sold until |
alter in the season.
Mr.. Sturgiss in his speech SATURDAY. |
light stated that cotton was on the free
list. He probably meant raw cotton,
md failed to tell his audience that there
5 an immense tariff on all kinds of man
fractured cotton for the benefit of the
New England manufacturers Raw
hides are also free. whilst there is a
trong tariff on the manufactured articles
# leather. so that the New England
in this buys his raw ma
erial low and makes the poor man
weat when he comes to the matter of
shoes.
Mr. Albert H Carroll. member OF the
Baltimore banking firm of
Williams & Co. nephew
f exGov John Lee Carroll, and lineal
escendent of Charles Carroll of Car
clifton. signer of the Declaration of In
ependence, died Saturday following an
peration tor intestinal trouble. Mr.
,arroll bore the reputation of being a
plendid young man. and was guest
at month ago at the banquet given by
insurance Co people at The Jefferson ID
MS place.