Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-05-16
Local Miscellany.
County Court June s.

big Telephone Co building.
i 5. Is. Wills last week caught 10 10
carp in the Shenandoah river
Messrs. Davis & Emmert have painted
the dwelling of Mr. B. F. Langdon, il
Myerstown.
Mr.. Arthur Davenport presented te
the boys of the Graded and High School
six Spalding base balls.
Mr.. Humphrey E. Wiltshire has sold
his house and lot at Millville to his
brother. VIM. H. wiltshire, for $77s
cash.
After long illness Mr.. ]. ]. W. John.
son died at his home near Bardane.
Wednesday morning. in the 10Th year OF
his age.
Rev. Clifton B. Glaize, of Edmonton,
| KY, formerly of this place. was thrown
| from horse few days ago and had an
arm broken.
The Fortnightly Club was entertained
by Miss Eloise Beckwith, lat her home on
South George street. The subject for
the evening was Poe.
The chicken house of Mr.. S. Edward
Clipp at Dust's Crossing this county, was
broken into by thieves on Wednesday
night and about 20 chickens stolen.
Mrs. Thomas r. Moore entertained
the Travel Club at her home on South
Mildred street. Several interesting
papers were read on Ancient Greece"
The work of throwing additional space
into the store of Mr. Max Theodore has
been about completed. and the entire
improvement will be finished in a few
days.
Mr.. G. Lippitt Renner the up-to-date
groceryman of Ransom, has purchased a
handsome new delivery wagon from the
Auburn Wagon Company of Martins
burg.
Miss Mary A. Cromwell. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cromwell, of
MIllville, vicinity was married in Hag-
erstown. May 6. to Stewart H. Kilmer
of Martinsburg.
The Stephenson Seminary stud ents
will have their usual May Day Fete on
Thursday, May IS, at AGO p m, on the
Seminary campus. Friends cordially in
vlted to attend.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Charles
Town Baptist Church will hold Straw
berry Festival on the church lawn on
Tuesday, May 80, from 1880 to 10 p m.
Public cordially invited.
Mr.. Douglas Staubbs is having his
house, the old Riley property, at Wat
sons factory, remodeled and raised by
Messrs. William H. Wiltshire and James
II. Nicewarner, contractors.
Rev. w. R. Flanagan has been called
away on account of the death of bis half
brother, Mr.. J. Landon Warrington, a
prominent farmer of the vicinity OF
West Point, Va. who died on Monday
of last week.
The No-License Committee held an
enthusiastic meeting last Thursday, and
adjourned to meet next Saturday at 8
p m. at which tipe every citizen of JEFF
ferson county interested in the move
ment is invited to be present.
Title Robinson, a wellkuown and
vary uorthy colored woman formerly of
OF tn s place and for a number of years
faithful servant IN the family of the
e1itor of the Spirit of Jefferson, died
few days ago, at the home of her son
IN Martinsburg.
Messrs Woody G. Baker have the
walls completed for the new addition to
the Kahn store-r room, for which Mr. H P
Cline is the contractor, md have also
completed the foundation for the new
dwelling for Mrs. Mary Eddy for the
same contractor.
The historic old blacksmith shop at
Myerstown, about which the hottest part
of the noted Blazer fight ragged, together
with dwelling, and three and half
acres of ground with it, has been sold by
the owner Mrs. Annie B Perks to Mr.. J..
Frank Mason for $3.50 cash.
Messrs. W. c. Reilly, w. F. Alexander
and E. Z. Cooke have sold tract
of mountain land including 2Io acres in
Kabletown District to Messrs. VIM.
Campbell, o. B. Hartman, and T. F.
Huidekoper, for $3,3s3.33. The grantors
in the deed bought the land about year
ago of the executors of the late s. Mason
Clipp.
Mr. L. NJ Loug, the Rippon grain
dealer, is reported to have sold the
remainder of the Ferguson farm. IS acres
near that place to MIR. Edward Zombro,
of Clarke county, for $1,000. The
unimproved portion of the farm was
sold two years ago to Samuel F. Byers'
of Winchester, who had bought Berry
Hill, the Davis homestead adjoining.
A good entertainment is promised the
citizens of Charles Town at the New
| Opera House next Friday mig ut. wher
"A White Mountain Boy" comedy
drama in five acts, full of fun from star
to finish. will be rendered. Benefit o.
Citizens Fire Company, a worthy loca
organization. Gallery rs cts, reserved
seats so cts, on sale at Millers Phar
macy.
1t is expected that $4,000 Molle
pipe organ will be installed in the
Methodist Church by the first of June
Il On the first Sunday in June skilled
musician will be here to play, and Rev
Carleton D. Harris. OF Baltimore, Edlto