Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-04-04

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Peter Brooks has a Jefferson County
phone.
Mr.. Thos. NJ. OFT is erecting dwell.
ing house for Mr.. Nottingham Bryan,
at Halltown.
The Misses Riddle gave delightful
tea in honor OF MISS Richardson Tues.
day afternoon.
Mr. r L Donnelly and family have
moved into Miss Judith Sublette's house
on South Samuel street.
Mr. Truman Roper is erecting dwell
house and will erect barn on his land
on the Berryville turnpike.
Don't forget that Peter Brooks has a
Jefferson County phone. and will receive
and fill your orders promptly.
On the 10th of May next Rev. DR.. A.
c. Hopkins and his most estimable wife
will have been married fifty years.
Mr. Richard B Smith. of the Wickliffe
vicinity, will have his large stock sale
the latter part OF May. Advertisement
later.
MIR Walter Brown has moved his
Bakery and Confectionery store into the
room lately occupied by Mr. Everhart on
South Charles street.
Mr.. e, w. Taylor, of this place, has
been given the contract for repaintng.
vanishing and polishing the interior of
the postoffice in Martinsburg.
The interiors of the show windows of
MIR Geo c Marsteler's store have been
improved, and Messrs Davis & Emmert
are painting them attractively.
Rebecca Johnson, colored. sold her
farm of 62 acres near Tohnsontown six
miles north of Charles Town, to John
Fox of near Bardane, at SIS per. acre.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Pres
byterian Church will serve hot choco-
late and sandwiches tomorrow (Wednes-
day. afternoon in the Chapel. from q to 6.
Mrs. Forrest w. Brown entertained at
an informal tea Wednesday afternoon.
in honor of Miss Faulkner. of Martins
burg, and Miss Richardson, of Omaha,
Neb,
Attorney c. N. Campbell sold the
house and lot of the late Henry Hooe,
Jr., located on Mildred street near the
B. & o. station. to Mr.. VIM. C. Clipp.
for $o4s.
Rev. ]. E. Dotson. colored, is returned
to the Mt. Zion M. E. Church in this
place. The Ladies Aid Society of his
church gave him big reception Wednes-
day night.
Mr. Grover It Bush, one of the sturdy
Bush stock. who has been with his father
here, has branched out for himself, TAX
ing the farm of Mr. V G Moore at
Kearneysvlle.
Mr. B Huyett has erected for him.
self commodious dwelling house on
the Blakely tract of the Huyett land
west of the residence of Mr. Thomas
Frazier. and will reside there.
Mr. R. C. Smithson received a carload
of Maxwell automobiles last week-one
for Dr. VIM. Neill, one for Capt. H. c.
Getzendanner. one for the Jefferson Co.
Telephone Co., and one for himself.
The Misses Ramey are building an
addition to the dwelling on their farm
occupied by Mr. { J Ramey, and Mr.
Robert Boyd is erecting new tenant
house on his farm near Summit Point.
Mrs. Harriet Simmons and Mrs. Mary
Baylor have moved back to their old
home on South Samuel street. which
they recently bought. MIR. and Mrs
Hiney have taken board with Mrs. ]. c.
Holmes.
At the recent sale of the real estate of
the late Jacob Nichols at Halltown. the
dwelling house on three-acre lot adjoin-
ing the public school building was pur-
chased by Mr.. Frank Nichols for 81. 800,
and Mr.. William Bowers bought the
tollgate house on the Shepherdstown
pike for $50.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilson have moved
from Halltown to Gettysburg, Pa. the
former home of Mrs Wilson. Mr.. Will
son was the head mechanic in the Eyster
paper mill almost from the time the mill
was started nearly forty years ago. His
successor at the paper mill will be Mr..
William Clevenger of Bolivar.
Our good colored friend Peter Brooks,
who is as full of generosity as cocoa
nut is usually of milk. has again laid us
under obligations by sending US pair
of splendid fresh mackerel. with some
fine lettuce. new tomatoes and bananas
He is beyond peradventure fully up to
date in the fresh fish and green grocery
line, and our citizens will always fud
him Charley on the spot" in being pre-
pared to fill orders for all the latest and
best in the eating line.
Mr. John 7 Colston moved Thursday
| from his old home to "Mordiugton, al
at the edge of Charles Town. and pro
cession of ten or dozen wagons (his
neighbors and friends joining in to helr
him) passed through town with hi:
household and farming effects. Another
big procession of we'll nigh twenty wag
ons and other vehicles passed threugt
town on Saturday, carrying the effect
of Mr. E w Myers. who moved to thu
Baylor place north of Charles Town.
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