Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-08-06
Local Miscellany.

Mr.. Henry Baker, IT,. of Rippon. ha.
been appointed teacher for the Wheat
land School.
The Beulah Sunday School will hold
its annual picnic Oh the church lawn
Friday, August 9. 1912.
Messrs. j. w Riley. John G. Elliot,
and D. w. Hyatt have had their dwell
ings IN Ransom repainted.
Burns & Shugert offer spring and
summer goods at greatly reduced prices
See their new adv. in this issue.
Mr.. Jacob Bane underwent surgical
operation at the Charles Town Hospital
yesterday, and is since doing we'll.
The Rippon town hall, which was dam.
aged by storm not long since. has been
put in shape and is all right agaiu.
Mr., R. H. Spielman is at the Palm
Hotel. representing the Royal Wooden
Mills Co., of Hagerstown, " Tailors to
All Glasses"
Wilson Arnett, a well-kuown and
highly respected colored man OF Charles
Town, died suddenly this morning OF
heart trouble.
The ladies of the Summit Point Epis-
copal Church will hold lawn party on
the school house gro unds at that place
on Wednesday night, August 7.
MIR. John o. Johnson has erected a
commodious side porch and added Other
improvements to "Altona." the hand
some suburban residence of Mr.. c. F.
Wall
Mr.. Frank l.. Downey. son-in-law of
Mr.. J, H. Ramey. was operated upon
for appendicitis at the Charles Town
Hospital Thursday night. and is since
doing well.
I63 tickets were sold at the N G. W.
station at Charles Town for the Presby.
terian Reunion at Pen Mar last Thurs
day. aud asa for the colored excursion to
Conococheague on Sunday.
Mr.. !. Henry Jennings, of Middleway,
had the misfortune to lose his faithful
old driving horse Jim" Jim was 90
ing to water and backed over into the
mill race and died from the effect of his
injuries.
The Sunday School of the Charles
Town NJ. E. Church, South, will hold
picnic at Watson's Eddy; on the Shen-
andoah river, next Thursday. August s.
All who desire to attend will meet at the
church at 9 a. m.
The picnic of the Sunday School of
Zion Episcopal Church took place Tues
day afternoon from to in the mead.
ow on the farm of Mr.. Thornton Perry,
near town. Games and sports were
INDUCED in and the young people en-
joyed the afternoon to the fullest, a
delicious supper being served,
A party composed of Misses Eva,
Marie. Gertrude, Alma and Elizabeth
Phillips, Mary and Alice Rissler, Grace
Stonesifer and Edna Kable and Messrs.
Eugene OFT. Richard Riley, Newton
Smith, Harry Walker. George Walker,
Fred Alder and William Phillips are
camping on the Shenandoah.
Messrs. ]. N. Zlnn & Co local agents
for the Thomas dr,n oava a dauonctra
ton of the machine at their warehouse
near the b G. O. station on Thursday.
The firm gave complimentary dinner
at the Palm Hotel to some of the farmers
who have purchased drills this season
Their sales of drills plumber fifteen thus
far.
Mr.. Samuel L. Phillips who has been
connected with the clerical force in
the congressional library in Wash
ington for the past year, has been
appointed to the position of instruc-
tor in mathematics in the Georgia
Military Academy at College Park,
Ga. The school is among the larg-
est institutions in the south Mr.. Phil
lips will enter upon his work there
about the middle of September.
Thomas Reinhart, son of Mr., and
Mrs. E H, Reinhart, of this place, is i'll
at his home here with a very peculiar
illness Mr.. Reinhart had been employ
ed in Hagerstown, and came home on
the evening train Mondav. When he
reached home he fell unconscious on
bed, and has since been unable to speak
word, although he has recovered con
seriousness sufficiently to recognize those
about him. His physician has been un'
able to definitely ascertain the cause oil
his condition, but thinks that he will
soon be better.-Register.
Mrs. Harriet E. Snapp, wife of Mr.
G. w. Snapp. died at the home of hei
daughter, Mrs. S. H. Knight, three
miles north of Charles Town, on Mon
day, July 20. aged IS years, Mrs
Snapp was devout member OF ths
Luthern church for many years. Hei
husband and two daughters. Mrs. s
H. Knight, and Mrs. Daniel Hyatt. o
Charles Town. survive. The funera
was held Wednesday afternoon will
services at Mr.. Knights home at
o'clock by Rev. Asa Richards Luther
minister of Loyettsville. Va. Thu
burial was in Edge Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Julia Paca Kennedy died at he
home in Charles Town Thursday morn
ling, in the 18th year of her age. Mrs
Kennedy was the widow of the late Ed
mund P. Kennedy. Before marriag
! Me- Dooo apd snamber OF on