Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-07-12
Local Miscellany.

new pews.
DR.. F. NJ. Phillips has purchased a
new automobile.
Corporation employees are at work
cleaning up the streets of the town.
The principal portions of Washington
aud George streets have been oiled.
Mr. c Cullers has purchased the West
End Grocery Store OF Mr. Charles w
Smith.
A large number Of our colored people
attended camp meeting at Inwood on
Sunday.
Mr. ] Shirley Smith has left with us
several timothy heads 1884 inches long.
from the Starry lot east of town.
Mrs Mary Ann Kahn. widow of II e
late Michael Kan. died Thursday at the
home of her son-in law, Mr. James Bow
Ter. in Harpers Ferry. aged about So
years.
Mr.. Vim. Ellyson. OF Richmond, de-
livered an interesting address in the
Baptist church Sunday evening. on 1.-The
Religious Condition and Needs of Vir-
gina
The Ladies AID Society of the NJ E
Church South of Middleway will hold a
yard party in the church yard on Satur-
day night, July 10. Public cordially
invited
Mr. Harry l. Ronemrs has purchased
of the heirs OF the late Joseph Brown the
residence property on East Washington
street occupied by Mr. John M Howell,
for 81, $50.
Mr. .oseph w Martin. of Shenandoi b,
Va. an employee of the Norfolk and
Western Railway Co who was terribly
burned from an electric power wire a,
Shenandoah Junction about FIVE weeks
ago. died last night at the Anna Hughes
Sanitarium.
Mr. Jacob T Nichols, a well known cit
izen of Halltown, died Sunday after
noon, aged OF years. He leaves four
brothers and three sisters. Funeral ser
vices at residence today tuesday at 10
a m. conducted by Rev ORA c Hopkins
Interment in Edge Hill Cemetery.
& o detective Prince arrested John
Mcdaniel, colored, from Green county.
Va, at Engle's for stealing some clothing.
and found a pistol upon him, whereupon
Squire Shuaa art. of Harpers Ferry. fined
him $50 and sent him to the Charles
Town Jail for six months on the latter
charge alone.
A called meeting of Winchester Pres
bYtery was held in Charles Town last
Tuesday to act upon the resignation of
Rev. A. G fAuk, who recently resigned
his charge at Strasburg, Va, to accept
a call to Campbellsville. Ky. The Pres
bytery decided to allow Mr. Link to go.
Presbytery also received Licentiate S.
K. Phillips of Richmond. Va. as men,
Der of Presbytery, and took action to
ordaIn and install him as pastor of the
Berryvllle group of churches next fall.
Allen Turner, son of Mr.. Paul Turner,
president of the American Agency Com
pany, of Baltimore, in jumping off an
excursion train at Harpers Ferry on Sun
day. slipped and one of his feet was
caught under the wheels of a car and
crushed. The boy was brought TO the
Anna Hugh. IS Sanitarium here, and af-
ter an examination it was found that
the foot could not be saved and it was
amputated. Young Turner was on his
way to join his family at their summer
cottage on Bolivar Heights.
The Board of Education of Charles
Town District, at their meeting last
week. fixed the salaries of teachers the
same as last year. both in the district and
in the Charles Town High School. The
teaching force in Charles Town was IN
creased by two. Trustees for the va
rious sub-dlstricts were appointed as fol
lows Mannings, Hempburn Longer.
beam, Samuel Penwell and S G John
son; Mechanicstown, John F Myers,
Joseph Tharp and Charles Kline; Zoar,
N w Myers. NJ B Myers and A F Gar
rot; Shenandoah Junction, Forrest Lit
tlejohn. Jas w McGarry and George
Slaughter; Bardane, J # Smallwood,
w Burr and Ellis M Bell; Ramey's, Rob
Clendenning, ] r Sager and James G
Aldrdge; Riverside. Edward OFT, ] Z
Shackleford and Douglas Staubs.
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