Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-06-11
Local MISCELLANY.


Academy, Winchester. hast week
The llaiucs farm vi I27 acres, uea
Wheatland, has been sold by Mr.. Harr
r Kern TO Miss Leia K,teli, u. of Clark
county.
The ladies' of The NJ. L. Chmch SoutI
OF Middleway will hold yard party, Oh
the church lawn. on Saturday evening
June IS,
The JUNIOR Epworth League of the M
E. Church South enjoyed picnic on tn
besutiful grounds OF Mr.. G. w. B ush OF
Friday afternoon.
| A report of the annual meeting of tn,
Woman's Home Mission Society of tn,
Baltimore Conference, M. E. Church
South will be found on our fourth page
The Yellow Amazons, club of youns
girls, were entertained by Miss Shannon
D=nuy on Saturday evening. Mis-,
Grace Beard will entertain toe club or
Friday evening of this week.
Deputy Sheriff Wentzell early Tuesda,
morning went out to Millville aud nab
bed Elmer Scott, (alias George Jones,) q
negro who killed a man at Alexandria
Va, and escaped to this county.
Lett at some store or other place OF
business in Charles Town, crooked
handle Umbrella. A phone or other mes
sage as to its whereabouts will be thank
fully received at the Spirit office.
Rev. DR.. H. e. Haithcox preached a
sermon to the members of Wildey Lodge
in the NJ. E. Church South in this place,
on Sunday afternoon, delivering an in
teresting discourse from the text, God
is love-"
The engagement of Miss Evelyn.
daughter of Mr.. John G. Shirley. of
Middleway, to Mr.. George E. Ferris of
Port Royal, Virginia, has been annouced
The marriage will take place on Wednes-
day, June Io.
Turnpike Commissioner Nc Donald has
the road way on the Berryville
pike at Rowland's Mil by taking out the
bridge over the former mill race there and
filing up and grading where the bridge
formerly stood.
Hunter G. Dick, young B. & o.
brakeman, was caught between an en-
CINE tender and stone car in the
quarrles at Kearneysville Friday morn
ing, May 81. and Sustained injuries from
which he died that night
Washington Camp No. 40 P. o. S. of
A., OF Mlllvlle will hold an ice cream
and strawberry festival on Saturday eve
ming and night, June IS. 1.-THE weather
is unfavorable on that evening. 1t will be
postponed nutiI June ~.
There will be an illustrated sketch of
the late Rev. DIR. A. c. Hopkins in the
Confederate Veteran in the near future.
Those wishing to purchase copies can get
them by leaving their names with Mr..
Geo. H. Hagley at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rosser l.. Daley have
issued invitations to the marriage of their
daughter, Russie Lee, to Mr.. Edward
Earl Forward, the ceremony to take
place at the brides home, IN Ransom,
Wednesday afternoon, June 10. at 4
o'clock. MIR. Forward is in business in
Hagerstown.
We are pleased TO note that our town
and county men Messrs. Packet Bros.
carried off four ribbons with their fine
horses at the Leesburg Horse Show last
week-Ist for best conformation and
matched pair FL and sd for single road
sters, and second tor single harness
horse.
Charles Hermann & Son. of Frederick
City, Md, have favored us with selec-
ton of choice Towering plants, for which
we returned many thanks. The Messrs.
Hermann are experienced and propular
florists, aud all orders given them either
verbally, by mail or telephone. receive
prompt and careful attention.
The Jacksonville property at Shen-
andoah Junction which Included I55
acres improved by the large Aglionby
Mill and over II acres of the Jefferson
vile Mani, & Imp. Co., lying on the
Warm Spring and Charles Town road,
was sold on Monday of last week, by
Special Commissioners Forrest w. Brown
aud lanes M. Mason. Ir to the Nation
al Citizens Bank, of Charles Town, for
5000.
Mrs. Milton Rouss entertained last
Thursday morning with delightful
Bridge Luncheon" at her beautiful
home Shannon Park" Mrs. Rouss'
guests were: Mesdames: E. E. Cooke,
W. Fontaine Alexander, Chas. L. Crane,
john B. Brazier, Mary S. Baylor, Will
liam Campbell; Misses Sara Coe, Mar
garet Mason. May Getzendanner, Betty
Sublette, Margaret Crane and kat3
Aisquith.
Mrs. Frank Gallaher gave most at
tractive reception on Tuesday evening
at her home on S. Samuel Street IN
honor of the visiting ladies OF the
Woman's Home Mission Society OF ths
Methodist Church, South. in session
here last week. The house was mos
artistically decorated with flowers, anf
delicious refreshments were served
Mrs. Gallaher was assisted in receiving
her guests by Mrs. James Davenport
of Roanoke.
An alarm of fire a little before nool
Wednesday was caused by the burning
of large pile of shavings near the tae
tory of the Shenandoah Valley Barre
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