Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-05-23
Local Miscellany.
County Court June 8.

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Lectown will hold a festival GU f. l.
Watson's lawn, June 10.
Methodists of Jefferson Circuit erected
a new fence in front of their pars mage
at Summit Point last week.
A new awning has been erected IN
front of the store of Mr.. Geo. Z. Mars
teller IN the Dalgarn building.
Mr.. Geo. w. Armentrout cut two of
his fingers severely with an ak whilst
splitting kindlings last Thursday.
Mr.. Robt H. Phillips has purchased
of MIR. A. S. Allen 4o-horse-power
Oakland. five-passenger touring car.
A movement is on foot to establish an
automobile mandatory here, and a
meeting looking to that end will be held
this (Tuesday) afternoon.
We return thanks to Comrade S. C.
Young for his thoughtfulness in sending
US Little Rock papers giving accounts of
the Confederate Reunion there.
Forepaugh & Sells Brothers circus will
be IN Martinsburg on the 2Ist of June.
The same circus will shown Hagerstown
on the 10th and Chambersburg on the
10Th.
See double column adv, of buggies at
cost by the Farmers Supply Co., and if
you want to treat yourself to something
nice at moderate price give them a
call.
The young people of Elk Branch Pres.
byteran Church at Duffields will serve
chicken soup, strawberries, icecream and
cake on the church lawn Saturday night,
June 10.
Cooke G. Phillips have a handsome
new ice wagou-one of the regular up
to-date city kind-and contemplate de-
livering ice in the afternoon as well as
in the morning.
Vivian Rebena, the 9 months old
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Chas. F.
Viands, died at the home of her parents
in this place May 10. of whooping cough
aud pneumonia.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Charles
Town Baptist Church will hold Straw
berry Festival on the church lawn on
Tuesday, May 80, from 1890 to 10 p m.
Public cordially invited.
Messrs. r, c. Smithson and ]. w.
Coffman went to Baltimore last week by
railroad and returned in model /. Max
we'll touring car which Mr.. Smithson had
recently ordered for Mr.. Coffman.
Mr. A. S. Allen announces in double
column adv. the opening of the new
Jefferson Garage, fully equipped and
thoroughly up-to-date IN every particu-
lar. Call and see what complete place
he has.
The Presbyterian of the South OF May
II contains the pictures of the Moderato.s
of the General Assembly from 1861 to
1910, among which is fine photograph
of Rev. DIR. A. c, Hopkins, of Charles
Town.
A chance for bargain in a good
country home is offered in an adver
tisement in this paper by F. l.. Bush
ong, Attorney. Good buildings. nearly
new, and four acres of land. near Har
pers Ferry turnpike.
Rev. J, Harry Moore, brother of At
torney Cleou Moore. was painfully in
jured in Washington IN street car &C
cldent. He is at the home of his son-in
law, w. H. Griffith in Keyser. where b.
is improving as fast as could be ex
pected.
The real estate of the late James w
Thomas. colored, consisting of dwelling
property on South Lawrence street. wa
sold at public auction on Wednesday b,
Special Commissioners Moore, Gibson
and Mason, to William Johnson, colored
for 1900.
| Thomas Mercer, and others have soil
| the old Kable mill site at Kabletown I
| Mr.. Milton o. Rouss. The property thu
transferred has small grist and fee
mill on it. The water rights aud about a
acre of ground are also included, tn
consideration being 81 600.
The National Association of Comptro
lers and Accounting Officers will met
in Washington on June 8, 9 and 10 tn
year, instead of at Birmingham, Ala.
at first decided. County Clerk Chas.
/ Johnson is a member of this Associate
and expects to atteId the Convention.
It is feared that the Graded Soho
building that was to have been erects
at Leetown this summer has been knock'
out The cost of the building as plannt
bv the architect is much higher than Il
Board had anticipated, and all the bI
tor its construction have been rejected
The old Flowing Spring mill proper
has been sold to Mr., John I. Burns
!, Messrs. Moore & Moore, representa-
Saltau and Baker the owners. Nj
fl acres of land, the old mill, the wat
!, power, and good size dwelling hot
y were transferred by the sale. The pr
/ was So 100.
The Spirit of Jefferson Office is in
ceipt of fine supply of the latest a
u most fashionable faces of job type,
GLIDING beautiful invitation and ty
writer type. and is better than ever P
al pared to do the best aud newest styles
y fine Job work. Give us your orders,
" we will do the rest.
A boiler of the Water Company blu
e ed several days ago and caused sh'
ri age of water. Manager A. ). All