Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-11-07
Local Miscellany.
Read Kahn's new locals.
County Cosrt met yesterday.

The first snow of the season fell here
on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolf Gerhardt gave a
Bridge Patty Thursday evening
Mr.. Z. w Taylor has painted the res
idence of The Misses Weirick on South
George street.
A Halloween party was given at the
Parish House by some of the children
of the Episcopal Church. They also
had a sale of fancy articles.
Mr.. C. T. Shugert is improving his
already handsome property on South
Samuel ST., by removing his front fence
and substituting privet hedge intead,
Mr., Carl Wetzel. son of Hon. {. NJ.
Wetzel, is employed by the Experiment
Station for showing the w. Va. fruit
exhibit at the Land Show in Pittsburg.
Watch for and read the advertisement
of VOLTS Under selling Store. The First
Anniversary Sale will start this FRIDAY,
November 10. Hundreds of bargains TO
| be had.
MIR RobertM. Duke, aprominentcitizen
of this county, died at his home near
Bakerton Saturday following a stroke of
parrlvss sustained few days ago. He
was OF years of age.
Excavation is being made for the
foundation of Mr.. Zlnn's large brick
h )use on North Samuel ST. near the b.
& o. r. K Messis. Glaze Bros of
Winchester, are the contractors.
The Valley Brick Co., we are Pleased
to learn from Superintendent John
Strother, is dong a fac business. with.
plenty of orders the past aud present.
month. both at home and from abroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. c. Bowling were
given an informal surprise party on.
Monday night of last week. in the shape
OF ''tin shower" the occasion being
the tenth anniversary of their marriage.
Last night very pleasant evening
was enjoyed at the residence of Mr., r.
H. Pearman. The occasion was Mrs.
Pearman's birthday. After refresh
M hts were served the guests, music was
enioyed the re mainder OF the evening.
The remains of the late Mrs. Mary E.
Wagelev. sister Of Mrs. Martha John
srn of this place, where brought here on
Thursday from Hagerstown. and were
taken to Middleway for interment. Her
death occurred at the home OF her
daughter Mrs G. W. Packet. in Ha-
gerstown on Tuesday.
Samuel White, co'ored. known by
everybody in Charles Town as Sam
Patch" and his wife. Mary. came over
from Hagerstown on Sunday to see us
S am was a faithful part and parcel of the
Spirit of Jefferson household for twenty
three years. and Mary was also with US
for number of years. They are doing
well in Hagerstown, but have an abiding
love for old Charles Town.
The meat house and chicken roost of
Mr.. John p. Rissler, at Kabletown, were
ralded few nights ago, and a number
of pieces of bacon and some fifteen or
twenty chickens were taken therefrom.
Nh Riss'er was at nearby store, and
Mrs. Rissler seeing lantern being car
ried about the meat house and chicken
yard, went out to investigate. She was
told by member of the raidhg party to
go into the house or be shot, and she pre-
ferred to go back.
At the annual stockholders meeting of
the Charles Town and Summit Point
Building Association held in the Office
OF the secretary yesterday afternoon. the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year President, Thornton T.
Perry; Vice Pres't., Clayton l.. Haines;
Sec'y and Treas'r. F. l.. Bushone; So
licitor, Frank Beckwith; Directors, H
J. Miller, John T. Colston, E. Frank
Ronemus, julius {. Holmes. c. T. Har-
desty, Thornton T, Perry. F. K. OFT. T.
Lee Shirley. Clayton l.. Haines and S.
Lee Phillips -.
Rev. Geo. E. Fountain. President of
the Peoples National Orphanage and In
dustrial School Glasgow. Va, which has
for its purpose the c vic Moral Education
al aud Religious Uplift of the Colored
Race, is holding a series of meetings in
the Free Will Baptist church in this place
in the interest of his school, The pur-
pose of these meetings is to inspire our
colored people morally. educatioDally
and spiritually, and all are invited to at
tend. Prof. John F. Floyd, classmate
of Booker T. Washington at Hampden
Institute is assisting in these meetings,
and Rev. c. r Wills, one OF our popular
colored ministers, is also assisting Prof.
Fountain
The fiue new bank barn on the farm OF
Messrs. Huyett Brothers. three miles
southwest of Charles Town which we
briefly noted as having been burned last
Tuesday, was set OH fire by spark from
an engine which WAS baling hay. In the
barn at the time were about so tons OF
hay, and 900 bushels of wheat which
were destroyed with the building and 7:
tons of straw in the barnyard. The loss
is estimated at 81 900. The wheat was
owned jointly by the Messrs
Huyett and Mr.. Edward w. Myers. the
latter having farmed the place last year
and was we'll covered by insurance, Or
the building and contents there was ar
Insurance of $2,25o, both policies being
lcarrieA .,ith WaShinntnt, Alexander &