Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-08-22
Local Miscellany.

horse.
Price of wheat in Charles Town today
SIS cts.
Mr.. Geo. w. Bush lost a horse, and
Mr.. Frank Milton a COW. last week.
| Please read Kahn's new TAILORING
Opening, Monday and Tuesday. seat
and 5.
A concrete crossing has been PITT down
across Avis street on the West side OF
Mildred.
MIR. Chas. E. Jones, of near Kearaeys.
vile. has purchased passenger
touring car
Mr.. VIM Eby has moved into the house
vacated by the Misses Eddy on West
Liberty street.
"Chico," the pet dog of DR.. Frank
HUMPHREYS, was killed by an automo-
bile yesterday.
The Southern Methodist Sunday School
of Middleway viii hold picnic next Sat
urday in Watson's Grove.
Mr.. Ralph M. Milbourne has entered
the service of the Citizens Fire Insurance
Company in Charles Town.
Little Miss Susan Reyes Wysong and
Master Forest Wysoug entertained their
young friends at their home hear town.
Our good friend Peter Brooks has our
thanks for some fine celery, which be is
now handling both wholesale and retail.
The members of the Southern Metho
dist Church at Uuilla will hold their an
nual harvest home at that place on
Thursday, August "a
The w. c T. U. lawn party will be
held on Dr.. Ranson's lawn, opposite the
Parish Building, Tuesday. August 90
Everybody cordially inuited
Edward Stanley, aged about go years,
died atthe residence of his father, Nor
gan Stanley, near Walper's Cross Roads,
last night, after lingering illness.
Mrs. Fowle will reopen her Primary
and intermediate School on Monday.
September the 2S. Individual attention
given to pupils. Number limited to
twelve.
Mr.. E. NJ. Jones, one of oar leading
disciples of Isaac Walton. recently put
IS. 900 young bass received from Com
missioner Bowers in the Shenandoah
near Shannondale.
Our venerable and highly esteemed
fellow townsman Mr. Geo. w. Shirley
celebrated his S5th birthday anniversary
last Sunday aud received a shower of
postal congratulations from a host Of
friends.
Messrs. John c. Burns and William
Wilt, have bought a farm of 500 acres
owned by the heirs of T. w. Fleming, on
the east side of the Blue Ridge near
Paris, Va. The farm is said to be fine
grazing and timber land.
Mr.. r. Fl. Pearman left Monday for a
business trip to Rappahannock county,
Va. Mr.. A. w. Sloan. of York. Pa, an
experienced photographer. who has late
ly come to Charles Town to assist Mr..
Pearman IN his business. will have charge
of the studio during his absence.
Mrs. William H. Wilson entertained
on Monday at luncheon, in honor of
her sister, Miss Cecilia Davenport
Covers were lad for eight. The guests
were Miss Cecilia Davenport, Miss
Acrata VonShrader. Mrs. George d.
Moore, Miss Frances Moore, Miss Adele
Turner, Miss Lucy Briscoe, Miss Barbara
Campbell.
The annual harvest home will be held
by the members of the Lutheran Church
at Uvlla on Thursday August "a, in the
grove near the church. Dinner and
supper will be served at IS cents each,
and cecream and other refreshments
will be sod. The people generally are
invited to attend and enjoy day IN the
woods.
Miss Mildred Daniel entertained at
cards on Tuesday afternoon in honor of
her guest, Miss Mildred Leavell, of
Washington Her guests were Miss Nan
Wilson. Of Charleston, w. Va, Miss
Steele, of Morgantown, Misses M airy
Lucas, Sidney Kearfott and Margaret
May Border, of Kearneysville, Misses
Barbara Campbell,' Sydney Wynkoop,
Cary Gravatt. Eliza Perry, Mary Mac
Donald, Margaret Getzendanner