Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-09-10
focal Miscellany.

gan, near IiaiitoWn, daughter.
Mr.. w. w, Johnson is painting tn
wood work of the Jail building.
Miss Bessie Manuel and Mr.. Franz
Hill were married in Hagerstown An
gust 81
A son of MIR. John w. Heck. formcrl,
of this place, was drowned at Cumber
land few daysago.
Mr. Edward Simpson and Miss Gladly
& ordon, both Of this place, were marie,
IN Washington City on Sunday.
Sec Large advertisement announvin.
new fall goods of the Aronhime & Bel
rend Department Store on first page.
Little Miss Margaret Alexander enter
tanned large number of her friends her,
by giving dance on Thursday evening
Mr. and Mrs. E. Hiney have rented
Miss Judith Subjects house on Soutt
Samuel street and expect to take posses
sion this week.
Mr.. F. l.. Wartenbee is painting the
dwelling house of Mrs. Geo. w Ha,nes
occupied by Prof. Wright Denny, on
South Samuel street.
Mr.. J. Shirley Smith showed us on
Saturday, the smallest hen eggwe have ever
seen-a wee elongated globe less than a
half inch in diameter.
Announcement was received by Mr..
and Mrs. w, S. Kennedy from Upper
Mt Clair. New Jersey, of the biith of a
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Trap
nell on Saturday, September 7.
Our good suburban friends Messrs.
John and Charlie Burkitt have favored
us with some fine. beans and roasting ears,
for which we return many thanks.
The Daughters Of the Confederacy
will resume their meetings Thurs
day, Sept. 10Th at 7:30 P. M, in Rouss
Hall. MRS. c.. N. COLEMAN, Sec'y.
Mr. Henry N. Vermilllon aud Miss
Blanche V. Myers. both of Riverton,
Va, were married at the Presbyterian
manse August rs, by Rev. H. NJ. Moi
felt.
MIR. Eugene Walden Rihl. and Miss
Nell Hazen Lung, Washington couple,
were married in the parlors of the Palm
Hotel on Tuesday afternoon, by Rev.
w. H. Cumpston.
Mr.. Jacob Scheerer and Miss Florence
B. Purdham, of Charles Town, were
married Thursday evening at the par
sonage OF the NJ. Z. Church South, by
Rev. !. c. Hawk.
Rev. E. w. Meeks, of Martinsburg,
and others. will speak i'll advocacy of
the Prohibition Amendment in the M. E.
Church South at Middleway on Thursday
evening next, at p, m,
On Saturday, August IT, Miss Alma,
only daughter of Policeman Warren Ma
hone OF Ransom, and Mr.. Chris Henry,
of the county, drove to Leetown and
were married by Rev R. U. Rudd.
A good ''wet" friend of ours, asterlng
Confederate veteran, wishes to know
from whom he borrowed so cts. recently.
He cannot call to mind the person. and
wishes to pay it, for he is an honest man.
During a wlndstorm on Monday of
last week silo IN course OF construction
at "Grassmere" the farm of Messrs.
Huyett Brothers west of town, blew
down, much of the material III 1t being
rendered useless.
Mr.. Geo. w. McAtee on the farm OF
Mr.. Thos. ]. West, four miles south OF
town, threshed o5S bushels of wheat oft
of * acres, an average of about II IL
| bushels to the acre. One field of nine
acres made yield of I46 bushels.
Messrs. Daniel Hef blower and d. B
Shoemaker have bought an up to-date,
latest improved Aultman & Taylor
Clover Huler. and will be in the field to
give the people of Jefferson and adjoin-
ing counties the best work and most
satisfaction in this line.
Mr.. Vernard A. Mills and Miss Mary
| A, Anderson were married at the Pres
byterian manse last Wednesday, by Rev
n. NJ. Moffett. The bride is daughter
of Mr.. Geo. W. Anderson. and the groom
| formerly of Front Royal, is an employees
of the Shenandoah Valley Barrel Factory
Mrs. d. w. Border entertained infor
mally at a tea on Tuesday Afternoon
from 4 to 6, in honor of her daughter
in-law Mrs. Ralph Border. Mrs. Bor'
der was assisted in entertaining he
guests by Misses Margaret May Borde
Margaret Getzendanner, Mildred Dan
iel. Eliza Perry and Frances Hemphili
One Of the main electric wires burned
in two in a tree at Mrs. CAROLS corne
on Sunday just after noon. 1t carried
about goo volts. and might have don
fatal damage. As it was. Information
was promptly given to Mr.. Thos. I
Bowling, president of the company, an
he had the current Immediately cut oil
and took steps to have the break repalre'
On Friday morning last, Cess than
week after the death of darling siste;
the soul of Frederick. aged months
infant son of MIR. and Mrs Harriso
Huff of this place. winged its fiign
heavenward to join little Rose in tn
realm above. Funeral services an
burial Saturday morning, Rev. h. N
Moffett officiating. Interment in Edg
Hill Cemetery,
Nj c d. EbY has installed an eles