Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-06-18
Local Miscellany.
County Court tomorrow.

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from Mr.. A. S. Allen. fine new Fore
five passenger car.
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. J. {. Moore hav
taken Miss Mary Campbeli's futnishe,
house for the summer.
Six hundred Boy Scouts of Marylan,
will join the big encampment at Harper
Ferry beginning July Q.
The City Band, Under leadership O
Prof. T. NJ. Baker, have resumed oper
air concerts in the courthouse yard.
Attorney H. v. Sheetz. Trustee il
Bankruptcy. on SATURDAY sold the Pat
sy Lowry property to Mr.. c. E Hughe:
for $500.
The ladies of the Methodist Suuda,
School at Middleway will hold festiva
in the church yard on Saturday night
Iune %. Public invited.
Mr., w. H. Glaize erected the stand in
the Powhatan College lawn from which
the Powhatan Band will begin their oper
air concerts next Thursday at p. m.
Attorney John T. Porterfield has closed
negotiations for the sale of the Cattai
farm of ESQ acres owned by Mrs. Mar.
shall Roper, to Messrs. John Porterfield,
Sr., and !. Frank Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Gwinu, of Chi.
cago, have issued invitations to the mar.
rage of their daughter. Miss Isabelle
MacCIure, to Mr.. Perry Wilson Barr, OF
this city, to take place on Wednesday
evening, June 26. at o'clock. at the
residence of the brides parents. ISIS Lo-
gan Boulevard, Chicago.
The installation of Rev. H NJ. Moi
felt, as pastor of the Charles Town
Presbyterian church, will take place
on Sunday, June q, at II a m.
Rev DR.. Gray McAllister, of the
Presbyterian Theological Seminary,
Louisville, KY, Rev. ]. c. Siler, of
Duffields, Rev DR.. F. NJ Woods, of
MartinSburg, and Rev DR.. ]. Horace
Lacey, of Winchester, Va, will par
ticipate in the installation services.
1t IS especially urged that all members of
the congregation be present.
Mr.. Robert S. Wiltshire died Friday
evening. June 7. at Wood Lawn" his
family home, five miles north of Charles
Town, after lingering illness. aged IS
Davenport H. Wiltshire, and is survived
by one sister, Miss Lucy Wiltshire, and
two brothers. Messrs. Clarence and !.
Beverly Wiltshire. Funeral services
were held at his late home, conducted by
Rev. r. U. Rudd. of Leetown; Rev. J..
c. Sier OF Duffields. and Rev. w. R
Flanagan, of Charles Town. Interment
in the family burial ground.
Martin Jackson. well-known colored
man employed by Mr.. Robert Clenden-
ming on the "Harewood" farm. died sud-
denly last Tuesday. Jackson, who was
looked upon as a hearty robust man,
left home Tuesday morning in good spir-
its and participated IN barn raising at
Mr.. John B. Goodies. Not having re-
turned his wife went out to look for him
about shutdown, and found him, at about
500 p. m, sitting under a tree neal
home, dead. The deceased had lived
about Charles Town for the last five
years, proving himself honest and trustv,
and was generally beliked by all who
knew him. He leaves a wife and SIX
children: also two stepdaughters
The following deeds for the transfer
of real estate in the county have beer
filed for record in the clerks Office
Chas. E. Tribby to Tracy l.. Jeffords,
lot in Harpers Ferry. on private terms
K. W. Clark to W. Fl. Whitmore, lot
in Ransom, one dollar and other consid
Grafton; Charlotte E. Sublette to May
Getzendanner, &C acres near the ole
Watson factory site, adjoining the
lands of the Winchester and Washing
ton City Power Company, consideration
not given; Reuben Jenkins to Jesse w
Cook. lot of one acre on the road from
Moler's to Bakerton. for SIPS; Geo I
Emory to Mollie F. Watson. two acres
known as the Samuel Emery property
on the Middleway and Shepherdstowl
pike, $3.50.
A musical will be given by pupils o
Mrs. K. r. Thompson. of Martinsburi
and Charles Town, assisted by Prof. Geo
L. Monkey and Prof. r. r. Thompson
Prof. Monkey the great Caban Syn
tenor and wonder of his race has travele
extensively both home and abroad
Europe, Australia and America are som
of the countries visited by him Will
staring in some of the largest companie:
has consented to render one of his choic
selections. Prof. Thompson will rende
few of his famous solos aDd his lnimits
bic laughing song which alone will b
worth the admission. Local talent {
Martinsburg aud city will also assist
: this concert to be given in Washingto
Hall, June 27.I9I2 Benefit Wainwrigl
F. b. Church. VIM. Hanyon. manage