Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-09-09
Local Miscellany.

september II.
Thrush & Slough had fine exhibit OIL
light vehicles at Morgan's Grove Fair.
Mr.. c. w. Clymer has contracted
to plaster the new school building at
| Paw-Paw.
Mort Fuller, yoNDg negro man from
Summit Point, has been jailed here on a
serious charge.
Rachel Irvin, a well-known and much
rcsyocted colored woman, wife of Alfrt d
Irwin. died Saturday. at very advanced
age.
The Chautauqua season tickets are
nearly all gone. and no more will be of
fered after the quote is sold. Buy your
tickets now, and save money
The Ransom postoffice is being fitted
up IN the public school building. and
Postmaster G. r. Sionesifer expects TO
begin business in a day or two.
Frank Mitchell, a well known and
much respected colored man Of this
place, brother of Henry Mitchell.
died on Friday last, aged 81 years.
For the Bryan lecture buy Chautauqua
season tickets. which will not only adj
nit you to that, but to all the other big
events of Chautauqua week. and is trans
ferable.
Buy tickets for the Charles Town
Chautauqua, week of September I2
Season tickets. Can get them at Brown
& Hoof's, Geo I. Lights or Miller
Pharmacy.
The last five or six days have been
very hot for September, especially Sat-
urday, when the thermometer scared
strongly toward the 100 mark. 1t has
been cooler today.
Miss Ellie Wood Page, OF Char
Iottesville, who has been visiting her
uncle, Attorney James NJ. Mason, Jr..
purchased the handsome black riding
horse Of Mr.. Garland H. Moore.
The ladies' Of the Baptist church are
making arrangements for dinner and
refreshments on the day of the coru, r
stone laying of the new church, which
will take place in about two weeks from
now.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage Of Mr. Thomas Perry Lip
pitt to Miss Helen Howard, to take
place in the Church Of the Epiphany.
Washington City, on Tuesday even
ing, September 80.
The Misses Orndorff gave de-
Iightlul party on Tuesday evening al
their home in Ransom. There were
about forty guests in attendance. A
number OF games were enjoyed, after
which refreshments were served
Mr.. Frank l. Yates, of near Rippon,
and who taught school successfully in
Harpers Ferry District, has been ap-
pointed assistant principal Of the high
school of Franklin, w Va. He WI
enter upon his work at Franklin,
September IS
James ". Sampson. charged with
fraud in connection with the organiza-
ton of the order of Owls at Harpers
Ferry, was apprehended in Washington
City and brought to iii here He will
nave hearing before Justice Nichols
IN Harpers Ferry tomorrow.
Mr. Robert L. Bates, OF this coun-
ty, has accepted position as com
mandant OF cadets at the Charlotte
Hall Military Academy, at Charlotte
Hall, Md In addition to being com
mandant Mr. Bates viii teach German,
Physics and Chemistry in the Acad-
envy.
Mr.. Vincent G. Moore, a prominent
farmer and fruit grower, of the Kear.
neySville vicinity, was married IN Bal
timore on Tuesday to Mrs. Margare,
w. Goodwin, OF Washington, d. c.
Our congratulations to Mr.. and Mrs
Moore and best wishes for a blissfu,
welded life.
The ladies of the Foreign Missionary
) ciety of the NJ E Church South had
/ very interesting barrel opening" at
the residence of Mrs. {. Frank GAllaher
few evening ago. and the results were
very gratifying. Mrs. Gallaher proved
herself gracious and GENEROUS hostess
on the ccasion.
Attorney James NJ. Mason Jr, and
little son James, left on Thursday for
Charlottesville, Va. They travelled by
buggy, and intended making the jour
ney along the roads directly east OF
the Blue Ridge, going through por-
tons OF the counties of Lou1oun,
Fauquier, Rappahannock, Madison,
Green, and Albemarle They will
visit Mr.. Mason's sister, Mrs. Ella