Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-08-09
Local Miscellany.

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The ladies of Beulah church will hold
their annual lawn party in front Of the
church on Friday night, August H.
Mr.. w. w Johnson has painted
Stephenson Seminary. and is painting
and papering / he Palm throughout.
The Millville Sunday School had its
annual picnic on the Shenandoah near
Riverside. and all present had splendid
time.
The ladies of the Kabletown Sunday
School will hold a festival on the church
lawn on Friday and Saturday, August
IL and 10.
The Ladies Aid Society of St. John s
church. Rippon, will hold festival at
the town hall in that place on Thursday,
August, IS, beginning at 6 p. m.
Mr.. Warren Demory and Miss Ada NJ
Fry, both of Harpers Ferry, were mar
ried recently at the residence of Miss
Kate Chambers IN that plrce. by Rev. c,
E. Young,
Mr. H A Lockhart, of the Wheatland
vicinity, was summoned before Justice
c Frank Gallaher on Saturday and fined
IS and costs for allowing stock to run al
large upon the public highway.
Samuel Thomas, colored, of Clarke
county, Va, has been committed to jail
here on charge of forging the name OF
Bob Littleton on a check for $I4 and
getting OFT Bros to cash the same.
Mr. Robt L Bowers VINO has been in
the employ OF the United States Express
Company as delivery man. has been ap-
pointed janitor of the Charles Town High
School building. vice Mr. Alonzo Kanode,
resigned.
Mrs Annie Fairall, of Shepherdstown,
and Mr., ]. Elmer Rentch. late of the
United States Army. were married Tues.
day. They will reside below Baltimore.
where Mr.. Rentch is employed by the
Government.
A team driven by the Misses Daley
was run into by an automobile driven by
young man by the name of Murphy on
Wednesday evening. The buggy was
serious injury.
Our good friend VIM T Elliott. on Sat
urday favored us with a basket of fine
plums. for which we return thanks. Mr.
Elliot is one of our sturdy yeomantry who
deserve and reap success. May he live
long and prosper.
The ladies of ST. James Cath olc
Church will hold Lawn Fete IN the
churchyard on Tuesday and Wednesday
nights, August 10 and Proceeds for
the benefit of the church. The public
IS cordially invited.
Mr. Joseph Brown, son Mr. William M
Brown. of near Summit Point. fell a
distance of 20 feet from a ladder while
stacking wheat at his home, and frac-
tured the bone in his heel. DR. G A
Davis gave him surgical attention.
Companies A and d, 18th Va Cavalry,
will meet in reunion at the Harvest Home
of the Lutheran Church at UvillaAugust
II. No baskets necessary, as the ladies
of the church will furnish dinner at 25
cents. All Confederates cordially IL
vited.
The ladies of the NJ. E. Church South
will hold a lawn festival at the home
of Mr. John H. Ramey, near Aldridge,
on Saturday, August -. commencing at
o'clock p. m, proceeds to hquidate debt
on parsonage at Summit Point. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
Frank Tillett, young lad aged about
II years, son of Mr.. James Tillett,
jumped aboard Norfolk and Western
freight train Sunday afternoon. and
when near the station jumped off and
got one of his feet caught under a car
wheel. He was taken to the Anna
Hughes Sanitarium, and later his foot
was ampu.ated.
Deputy Marshal H A Brown came to
the county last week from Wheeling and
with Mr. James A Smith went to Rippon
where he arrested Tom Gamer, and
then to the east side of the river near
Paramount where he arrested Thomas
Mason, both of whom had been
indicted IN the U District Court at
Wheeling for illicit whiskey selling.
Mr. d Z Roger of Leetown vicinity,
who is one OF the pioneer alfalfa growers
of the county IS preparing ground for
sowing fifteen more acres to the crop.
He already has twenty acres in full
bearing, some of it planted four or FIVE
years. Two harvests of the crops have
already been cut. aud have yielded about
fifty tons of hay. Another cutting will
be made later on in the season
Mr. Jacob N linn. who purchased the
Allen farm near Gaylord, several years
ago, has purchased from Maj A w Nc
Donald the house and lot occupied by
Prosecuting Attorney George d Moore
on First avenue. Nj Zinn will move to
town Octber. and rent until April l.,
when he gets possession of the house
purchased. The purchase price of the
property was $500. The sale was
made through the agency of Moore &
| Moore
DR. w V Stanley the we'll known
veterinarian, went to the Pasteur In
stitute in Baltimore on Tuesday for