Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-05-10
Circuit Court May IT.

Mr.. Fl. c. Fellers has improved th
porch of Mr.. Chas. l.. Crane.
Taking the heavy locust bloom as al
indication, big corn crop is foreshad
owed.
Mr. Samuel Michael aud sisters arr
having fine barn erected on their farm
near Zoar.
Miss Shannon Denny entertained hei
young friends at birthday party on
Wednesday.
A Jefferson County telephone has been
installed in the lodge bailding at Edge
Hill Cemetery.
/ Mr.. Francis Littleton has taken a
position as clerk in Mr.. c. N. Coleman s
hardware store.
| The Winchester District Conference,
NJ E Church South. will be held at Shen-
andoah Junction. beginning July Io.
Master Robert Moore, son of Mr..
Gerard d Moore, entertained number of
his young friends on his tenth birthday.
| Contractor H Cine has been erect
ing buildings. etc. at the new brick yard,
and it is expected to commence making
brick at once,
Mr. w Feagans. of Wheatland, has
received news of the death of his only
sister, Mrs Ohio Selby, which occurred
recently at Wilmington. Delaware.
Miss Bette Keyser, of Harpers Ferry.
died yesterday afternoon. after a short
illness of paralysis She was II years
old, and is survived by a brother, Joseph
Keyser. and sister, Emily Keyser.
A barn owned by the Washington
Building Lime Co., at Bakerton, was
destroyed by fire Saturday together with
the contents, including two horses
Loss about 81 900, covered BY insurance.
Mr. Walter . Moler. son of Mrs Ida
Moler. and Miss Beulah B Moler, daugh-
ter of Mr. Newton Moler, of Bakerton,
were married at Shenandoah Junction on
Sunday by Rev w A Lynch, of the M
Church South.
Mr.. A. d. Barr has been elected sec
rotary of the Independent Fire Com
pany. in place of Mr.. John t. Trussell,
resigned and removed from town. The
renting of Rouss Hall will hereafter be
in the hands of Mr.. Barr.
Miss Christine Tingling, National Lee
turer of the W. c. T. u. will deliver
lecture on Civic Righteousness, in the
Court House in Charles Town, on The
evening of May 2I, at o'clock. Public
cordially invited to attend.
Rev. l.. C. Vass. many yearsya mission
airy to the Congo Free State of Africa.
will deliver an illustrated lecture on AT
RIGA. in the Presbyterian church, Wednes-
day, May, II. at p m. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
A store owned by Mr.. James w. Riley,
near the Charles Town High School,
occupied by Mr.. l. w. Dick, was partially
burned shortly after o'clock Sunday
morning. The stock was much damaged.
Loss covered by insurance.
Mrs. l.. J. Durrett has bought from
Alex Henson his dwelling house and
seven or eight acres of land opposite
Elmwood Cemetery at Shepherdstown
tor So 1870 She has moved into the 4
house, Mr.. Henson taking the house that
she vacated.
Col Robert E Lee, Jr, will be the ora
tor at Shepherdstown on Memorial Day
there. June 4. Congressman John Lamb,
of Virginia. will be in Shepherdstown
at the same time. the guest of Hon John
P Kearfott, of Kearneysville. and will
also taae part in the memorial exercises.
Miss Annie Catherine Wilson died
Saturday afternoon at the home of her
sister, Mrs NJ E Kirby. in Bolivar, after
short illness. Her parents were James
F and Marlal Wilson. early residents of
that place. and she was a sister of the
late Z Willis Wilson. former Governor
of West Virginia.
Mrs Maggie Arvin, widow of Robert
Arvn. of Harpers Ferry. died Saturday
night. Her former husband was Charles
Lloyd and they lived near Charles Town.
She was sister of Mr. Edward Drish of
this place. Funeral services at her late
residedce tomorrow "wednesday at 10
a m. Interment IN Edge Hill Cemetery
at this place.
The firm of West & Wilt, engaged
in general merchandising at Rippon. has
been dissolved by mutual agreement of
the members. Mr.. West has bought out
his partr er who will go into the grain and
farm machinery business in partnership
with his father. Mr.. William Wilt, at
Rippon. The dissolution of the firm of
West & Wilt became effective May1.
Mr.. Chas. H. Kabe has sold house
and lot adjoining the property of Mrs.
Margaret Kable IN Kab.etown, to Mr.
Logan B. Shut, for $3.50. Postmaster
H. E. Mundey. of Shepherdstown, also
disposed of small tract of less than
three acres with Improvements thereon.
formerly the property of John H Snyder,
near Shepherdstown, to John l.. Athey.
for 81 900.
Mrs. Richard Manue. of east of town
has been in Washington for two weeks.
While there she underwent an operation
for the removal of one of her eyes. Her
aff1 lotion WAS a rare one The biond