Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-05-21
Local Miscellany.


locust bloom is abroad in the air
Nj. Eddie Fellefsis moving his famil
INTO his new house OH 5th avenue
Ransom.
Mr.. J, Shirley Smith whilst in Roanoke
favored us with copies of Roanoke papers
for which we return thanks.
A dwelling house occupied by Mr.
CHARLES II. Hines, at Kabetown, wa
damaged by fire Tuesday morning.
Miss Bessie Travers gave Tea il
honor of Miss Laura Campbell. who ex
poets to spend her vacation abroad.
On the goth of May the people of Har
pers Ferry will decorate the graves O
their dead in their various cemeteries.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Brazier have
leased part of the residence of Mrs JOSEPH
Trapnell, and will occupy the same abou
Ju!yI.
Eighty-three tickets were sold at the
Charles Town station Sunday morning
for the Washington and Baltimore ex
curSon.
Mrs. Thomas r. Moore entertained
the Travel Club. with Miss Mary
Humphreys. of Norfolk, as the guest OF
the Club.
Mrs. Anna Bell Roberts. wife of Mr.
Ohm Roberts, died suddenly at her home
lin Nippon, Wednesday morning. aged
43 years.
Anna Moore Link, the charming little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. / Albert Link,
was hostess at birthday party given. to
her young friends.
Clean up your back yards. your front
yards, your alleys and your entire prem
ises this week. and the town will have
the refuse hauled away.
The Sir Knights of Potomac Com
mandey, Knights Templar. went. over
and held Ascension Day services in
Shepherdstown on Sunday evening.
The farm house of the late Edward
A. Colston, two miles west of Summit
Point, has been sold by James A. Brown
to Morgan Orndorff, of Frederick coun-
ty, Va. for $4,000.
Mr.. H. P. Cline has contracted to
erect a large pebble dashed dwelling
house, with all modern improvements.
for Mrs. John NJ. Trapnell, on her lot on
| South Mildred street.
Whilst cleaning up this week also use
the whtewash brush freely upon fences
and outbuildngs. There is nothing else
that adds so much to the attractiveness
of your premises for so little money.
On May 20, "a and rs the Powhatan
Band will hold fair in Rouss Hall.
There will be a street concert on May %.
A prize will be gwen every night. The
far will be held to make money to buy
new uniforms.
Mr.. 7. P. Lippltt. of Porto Rico, made
brief visit to Charles Town last week,
and whilst here made a gift TO Zion
Church of two desirable lots near the old
Glove Factory. upon which that church
will erect chapel.
There will be an illustrated sketch of
the late Rev. DR.. A. c. Hopkins in the
Confederate Veteran in the near future
Those wishing to purchase copies can
get them by leaving their name with Mr..
Geo. H. Hagley at once.
Leetown Chapter, U, D. c will meet
a the home OF Mrs. S. D. Engle, in Md
ldleway, at =. m. May 81. The public
is cordially invited to attend the decora
ton of the soldiers graves in the grave
yards Of the town a 4:3o p. m. the saue
day.
MIR. w. L. Manuel and Miss Essle
Welsh, both of Bakerton, were married
in the Jefferson Hotel parlor today, Rev
J. c. Hawk officiating. The gentlemen
WIS attended on the happy occasion a:
witnesses made up a generous present
to the bride
A special train carrying officers of the
Virginia infantry organizations to Win
chester, for the annual training encamp
ment to be held there this week, passed
Charles Town over the B. & o. railroad
Sunday afternoon. The train stopped
here for about ten minutes.
Mr.. Robert L. Osbourn died Wednes
day morning at his home on Sandy Ridge
: about three miles southwest of Shep
herdstown, IN his 18th year. He was
Confederate veteran. having served hrs
in Company F. First Virginia Cavalry
and later in Company d, Twelfth Var
ginia Cavalry.
The Messrs. Miley contemplate erect
ing in the near future building to b.
occupied as fats, on their lot on Wash
ington street next to residence occupies
by Mr.. II. P. Cline. The building will b.
two stories high with four complete
fats on each floor. The contract ha
not as yet been given out
The Ladies Aid Society. of ST, John
Church, Nippon, will have an evening
entertainment with Victor Victrola,