Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-03-28
Local Miscellany.

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phone.
| Sec new adv OF Pcafnlsn. the Pho
tographer.
Mr.. D. w. Hyatt has moved into his
fine new house in Ransom
A fierce hail and thunder storm pre-.
vailed here for short while Yesterday
afternoon.
A large flock of wild geese passed over
Charles Town northward late Saturday
afternoon.
Mr. Hosmer Beller has been taking the
enumeration of the youth of Charles
Town District.
Mrs Phillipa Catharine Bradshaw died
at her home near Summit Point, March
20, aged 81 years.
Don't forget that Peter Brooks has a
Jefferson County phone. and will receive
and fill your orders promptly.
Mr. N Brilliant, a well-known citi.
zen. has moved from near Middleway to
the neighborhood of Shepherdstown.
Bishop Gravatt is assisting Rev. Jacob
Birmingham in weeks mission at St.
Luke's Episcopal church in Wheeling.
The Kate Fuller Entertainment Co.
gave very interesting entertainment in
the New Opera House last Friday night.
Messrs Davis & Emmert have paint
ed the interior of Mr. r E Miler's saloon
and Mr. Joseph Buddenhagen' restau-
rant.
Mr. J T Campbell. of Kearneysville.
sold a good standard bred mare. a good
trotter. to a New York man last Wednes.
day for $3.50.
Little Miss Margaret Gibson celebrat-
ed her eleventh birthday anniversary
last Friday. giving party from 3 to s
to her young friends.
The series of meetings held IN the
Baptist church closed Sunday night
There were number of professions of
faith during the meetings.
Mr.. Aglionby Conner. who has been
the accommodating clerk at the Nation
al Hotel for the past couple of years. has
resigned and will engage in other bust
ness,
With Mr.. Charles Rogers as manager,
a new motion picture show has been
opened in Washington Hall with an up
to-date machine. producing pictures that
are much admired,
d. Grove Henkle, John NJ. Howell
and j. ID. Derr. of this county. have
been summoned as grand jurors for the
United States District Court to convene
in Martinsbnrg April a.
Lewis Johnson. worthy colored man
residing several miles south of town. con-
tinues poorly, and his many friends. both
white and colored. will regret to learn
that he does not improve.
Mr.. E. G. Wilson has planted out an
orchard of winter varieties of apples on
the tract of land containing 81 acres
recently purchased of Mr.. VIM. NJ
Burns, at Oakland church.
Attorney John T. Poterfiel6, rep
resentng the owner. James H. Robinson,
sold a frame residence property. with
three lots, on Camp Hill. Harpers Ferry,
to Messrs. Young and Staley, of Fred
erick Md for 80 100 cash
A branch of the LoyalO Order of Moose,
which Capt ] Ed Wyatt has been getting
up here. will be organized tonight IN
Pythian Hall. Some fifty or sixty names
have been enrolled for membership, and
a team from Martnsburg will be here
to participate.
W H Wiltshire and James Nicewarner
have completed two.story frame build
ing for ] E Brown. on lot purchased
from the Lucas heirs at Halltown. They
have also contracted with Mr. D Howell
to improve the house on the north end
of his "Hopewell" place at Riverside.
Inspector General J Ogden Murray in
forms us that for the Confederate Rev.
MON at Little Rock the following round
trip rates via N & w Railway will be
given Shepherdstown. $22. o5, Charles
Town, $2I.So. Tickets sold May 10, IA
and IS. Tickets can be extended thirty
days by payment of 5octs to agent at
Little Rock.
The recent quarterly conference for
Charles Town station. Nj E Church
South. appointed Mr. o NJ Darlington
superintendent for the Charles Town
Sunday School, and Mr. Milton Burr
for the Sunday School at Bethany
Messrs S H Lands. John H Bishop. O
NJ Darlington, E B Reed, S H Knight,
D w Ramey. N S Strider, Milton
Burr and Jas w Burr were appointed
Stewards, and S H Lands was appoint
ed District Steward.
The dwelling house owned by Mrs
William Overly at Myers ford on the
east side OF the Shenandoah river was
burned on Monday night of last week
The tenant. Willis Huff had moved
out OF it on Monday, leaving the house
vacant. Another tenant was to haye
occupied it on Tuesday, he having
already made some repairs on the prop
erty. The dwelling burned was the
homestead of Mrs Overly and her family
for nearly fifty years. There was AN
insurance of 5000 on the house and the
buildings on the place.
Messrs. Glaize Bros, the well-known
Winchester contractors, who have already
erected a block of houses here as an