Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-07-09
Local Miscellany.

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Work has been commenced ON the new
bridge at Kabletown,
The Powhatan Band will give an opel
air concert in tue courthouse yard mex
Thursday evening al J. 80 o'clock.
Messrs. John Coleman. Carl Kahn
Aylett Peyton. VIM. Campbell and Logai
Shut are camping along the banks o
the Shenandoah.
On Mr.. and Mrs. Perry w. Bars re
turn from their wedding trip they wer,
delightfully."- entertained by Mr.. and Mrs
G.. N. Horn at Shenandoah Junction.
Police Chief Jas. A. Smith says tina
antoists and motorcyclists will haye t,
ocme down to the law and cease scorch
ing. Otherwise they will be pulled in ant
suffer the penalty.
The ladies of Oakland NJ. E. Church
South will hold an ice cream festival o.
the church lawn on Saturday night, July
Il. for the benefit of the church. Pub
lie cordially invited.
! Mss Bessie Moss Ware, only daughter
of MI. and Mrs. John F. Ware. died
at their home at Castleman' s Mill IN this
county on Thursday evening last. She
is survived by parents and two brothers.
The ladies of Kabletown will hold an
ice cream festival at Mrs. Chas. d. John
sons on Thursday evening, July II.
Proceeds to go toward the erection of a
new church at Kabletown. EVERYBODY
invited.
Mr.. Zeph Bane Jr., residing near
Leetown and popular farmer OF
that section of the county, while
harvesting got wheat beard in his
throat. The accident has caused great
annoyance with much suffering since
A report from him Friday indicated
he is improving.
Mr.. Leo w Ronemus, son of Mr..
T. Frank Ronemus, is learning tele-
sraphy at the B. & o. station under
the training of Mr. w. A. Spengler
At odd moments, he is also using his
opportunities to acquire knowled &c
of station agency work. He is an
earnest young fellow and will make
good.
Mrs. B. D. Gibson entertained at
Bridge on Wednesday morning in hon
or Of Miss Eloise Bowman, of Vesailles,
KY. Her guests were Mrs. James
Shirley, Mrs. Forrest Brown; Misses
Eloise Bowman Trevor Shirley Barbara
Campbell, Frances Greer, Lucille
Scott, Fan Gibson, Margaret Getzen-
danner, Liza Perry. Mildred Daniel,
Elizabeth Harrison, and Miss Belle
Gibson, of Romney.
Russell Colston Blessing, son of Mrs
Virginia and the late William Blessing,
formerly of Charles Town. died at his
home in Washington City last Thursday
night, aged 90 years. He is survived by
his mother, one brother and one sister
His remains were brought to Charles
Town on Saturday and inferred in the
family lot Ia the Episcopal graveyard
the funeral services being conducted by
the Rev. II. NJ. Moffett.
Mrs. J. W. Kyle entertained with g
Bridge party on Wednesday morning al
II o'clock at her home on Washington
Street. in honor of her house guest
Miss MAJ jorle Pierce of Baltimore
Those playing were: Mrs. H. Fl. Nc
Cormick, Misses Yvonne Murphy, Cary
Gravatt, Elizabeth Wys ng, Anna Wy
song, Agnes Wysong. Sydney Wynkoop
Francis Moore, Margaret May Border
Elizabeth Leavell, Elizabeth Beckwith
and Gladys Walker, of Staunton.
Master J. William Miller Jr., tht
four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs
Harley Miller of South Raleigh street
had his ankle painfully bruised Thu
morning. The little chap was ridin}
on the handle bars of Mr.. Newton
Henshaw's bicycle and the two fel
from the machine in front of the Mar
tinsburg Tobacco Company, on Queer
street. Mr.. Henshaw carried the chile
to DR.. G.. B. Hedges and then to Mr.
and Mrs. J. William Miller's residence
-Martinsburg Journal.
The large bank barn and barracks ad
iacent of Mr.. Marshall Burns, thre
miles south of Charles Town wfs burne
Yesterday about 10 o'clock, togethe
with contents of five or SIX hundre
bushels of wheat, harness and gears,et
There were six head OF horses III IN
barn, but they were saved. Loss abou
g., 600. partially covered BY insuranc
with Washington. Alexander & Cooke
A shoit term policy on the wheat ha
only been taken out few days previous
The fire is supposed to have resuite
from sparks from threshing engine.
A number of applicants for remissio
of iail sentences and for pardons wer
passed upon last week by Gov. Gias:
, cock. Among them was included a
application for pardon of John Spink
of this place, who was sent to the pei
itentiary for five years in Februar
1910. Two other men were conVlcte
with Spinks. one of them received Sc
en- years and the other two years. III
one receiving seven years had pre-
5 iously served term in the penitentiar.
. Spinks claims he was drunk when
, and his pals committed the burglar
and therefore was not accountable 4
his acts. A pardon was refused him.
DIR. and Mrs. VIM. Neill entertain