Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-09-17
Local MISCELLANY.


Mr.. G. L. Renner has added to tn,
equipment of his store fine new platform
scales.
Contractor H. p. Cline is rem~lelins
aud handsomely improving the residenc.
OF Mr. Chas. II. Moore.
Mr. ID. S. Hughes has had coucret,
pavement laid in front of his store occu
pied by Mr.. G. L. Renner. in Ransom
Contractor P. R. Pulliam, of Berry
vile. is erecting new barn for Capt
Milton Rouss to replace the one destroy
ed by fire.
Miss Mary Young. daughter of the
late George Young, died at her residence
in this place on Friday night last aged
about As years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. Wire announce
tie engagement of their daughter. Mar
guerite Moss. to Mr.. c. ]. VS.. Thomas,
wedding to take place this fall.
The Powhatan Band will hold a lawn
Fete on the Powhatan College campus
on Thursday. Friday aud Saturday
nights. September Io. 20 and 81.
Mr.. Albert Link threshed the best crop
of wheat in the Shenandoah Junction
vicinity, having an average yield of %
] I-2 bushels to the acre all over his farm.
Mr.. VIM. M. Allen. who is farming
the Saunders place near Rippon, thresh-
ed his wheat, his crop making 20 bushels
per acre. One field yielded 22 bushels
per acre.
Mrs. George S, Eyster. of this place,
announces the engagement of her sister.
Miss Emma M. Amber, to Mr.. v. Kee-
nan Wright. of Norfolk, Va. The we'd
ding will take place in December.
Joh1 Welcome. the Harpers Ferry
negro who was charged with fatally
| shooting an Italian in a race riot on the
canal near Spencer's saloon on July d,
was captured at Pulaski. Va. and taken
to Jail in Hagerstown.
Millville Camp. P. o. S. of A., will
hold picnic at Watson's Eddy, on the
Shenandoah River. on Saturday, Sep
TENDER 81. All orders are invited to at
tend. Everybody come and bring their
families and sweethearts. Plenty of
music and refreshments on the grounds.
The Jefferson Hotel in this place has
been leased by Mr.. w. ]. Wright. of
Buena Vista, Va. who will take posses
sion October 1. Mr.. Wright is an ex-
perienced hotel man, and comes well
recommended. We welcome him to
Charles Towu and wish him much sue
cess.
The fall opening of Millinery at !. N.
Crigler's IN the Telephone Building at
tracted many visitors last Friday and
Saturday. Mrs. Crigler and the Misses
Crigler received their lady visitors with
signal courtesy. and the many handsome
things in bonusts, hats. flowers. ribbons,
feathers, etc, IN all their various shades
aud styles, were shown to the best ad-
vantage and greatly admired.
Dr. James Robert Pentuff, who recent
| ly became Co-President of Powhatan
| College, with DR.. S. 2. Hatton. is busly
engaged in preparations for opening the
school on Tuesday, September 90. Pros
poets are favorable for a large attend
ance the coming.yea Two changes in
the faculty have been made, though
there has been no announcement of the
fact. Prof. Henry Pyles, instructor IN
mathematics, and Mrs. Myers, art and
domestic science teacher. in last years
faculty have resigned. Their successors
will arrive ID time for the beginning of
the term. Prof. and Mrs. Hatton and
the latter's mother. Mrs. Berry. left last
week for Tampa. Florida. where they
will reside.
While returning from the fair at
Morgan's Grove Thursday evening OF
last week. pair of horses driven by
Mr.. Marshall Roper took fright at
train OF freight cars at Shenandoah
Junction, causing an accident that re-
suited in injurlng Mrs. Roper and her
father, Mr. Sllas Clipp. In starting to
run away, the team pulled the carriage
into depression four or five feet deep
bv the side of a culvert. The vehicle
was overturned, and caught two of Its
occupants beneath it, Mr.. Roper held
on the lines and was pulled from the
wreckage by the horses which were stop
ped by two men who happened to be near
at the time. The carriage was almost
a total wreck. None of the occupants
of the vehicle were seriously hurt.-Ad
vocate.
The family of Editor R c. Rissler, &C
companied by Mrs. S. Lee Phillips and
with Mr.. Brown Rissler at the helm
were returning Sunday evening in the
formers automobile from the home o.
Mrs. Samuel l.. Rissler in the country
when they narrowly escaped a mos
serious accident. The car was mount
ing the top of the hill on the Bloomer!
pike at Mr.. c. F. Wall S former residence
and ahead was buggy whose occupan
! had been repeatedly warned by sigma
and failed to move to one side OF tn
road. The consequence was that Brow
Rissler had to run the car over too ia
to one side and it was overturned. l
was a miracle that no one was seriousi
hurt The driver of the buggy, WI
caused the accident. should be handle
severely tor not complying with the lay
and moving to the right on signal iron