Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-07-01
Local MISCELLANY.

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, Mfr. and Mrs. NJ T. Strider move
last week into their new home on Sout
Mildred street.
Contractor Henry Martin islaying cor
crete pavements at the new High Schoc
building, aud also dong the grading an
laying of sewer pipe.
The lot of Col. B. D. Gibson in rea
of the post Office. recently used by til
merrv-go-round, has been secured a
site for the big Chautauqua tent.
The many friends OF Miss Virginia
Shut will be gratfied to learn that sh,
is able to be about again from a recsn
Operation at the Charles Town Hospital
Miss Laura Grangan. of Kearneysville
and Milton n. Bowers, of Charles Town
were married June 20, by Rev. E. K
Thomas at his residence In Hagerstown
Rev. R. P. Johnson, of North Caro-
lima. has accepted call to ST. Philips
Episcopal Church, (Colored), in thi.
place, and will take charge about Octo
Der 1.
Mrs. Carrie Manuel, wife of Captain
William Manuel, well-known conduc.
tor on the Valley Branch of the B. 80
Railroad, died June 20 at her home in
Harpers Ferry, aged 81 years.
Robert Leon Satterfield, of Woodside,
! Nd. and Miss Jessie w. Brautner were
married Wednesday, by Rev. w. A.
Lynch, pastor of Williams Memorial NJ /,
E. Church South. at Shenandoah Juno
ton.
Miss Jessie Warren Brantner. daugh-
ter of Mr.. c. w. Brantner, B. & D. agent
at Engle's, and Mr.. Leon Satterfe d. a
young business man of near Washington
City. were married in the NJ. E. Church
South at Shenandoah Junction last We'd
nesday evening.
Misses Mamie Kingam and Myrtle
Vosmus, both of whom have been
employed in the millinery department
of the Racket Store in Charles Town,
have bought a millinery store in
Romney, W. Va, and have already
taken charge of it.
Miss Carter who has been a student
in dentistry at the University of Mary
land in Baltimore for the past two
sessions, is assisting DR.. F. P. Edgell
at his office in the postoffice build
ing, and will probably remain in
Charles Town until the dental col
lege reopens in the fall.
The Charles Town Base. Ball Team
PLAYED the first game OF ball for the cham
pionship of the county with Shepherds
town, Thursday afternoon and were de-
feated by score of to 2. Battery for
Charles Town were Athey and Winters.
On Friday, July 4th, the second game
will be played here.
BlueRldge Lodge No 1871, Knights of
Pythias, on last Wednesday night elected
the following officers: F. l.. Warteubee
Chancellor Commander; E .Dovenmuhler
Vice Chancellar; w. F. Hastings, Pre-
late; c. E. James, Master of Works; {.
E. MIley, Master at Arms; H. P. Cline.
Tuner Guard; w. H. Anderson, Outer
Guard; c. d. Eby, Trustee; c. L
Haines, Representative to Grand Lodge;
C. d. Eby. Alternate.
A very quiet but pretty wedding
took place yesterday. June 25th, at
3:45 P. M. when Miss Elisa Brown and
Mr.. Clarence Ramey. both of this place
were united in marriage at the home
Of the brides sister, Mrs. John Huntz-
berry, at Frederick, Md. After the
ceremony, the couple left for the East
ern cities. and will on their return re-
side in Charles Town. The bride is a
daughter of our prominent citizen,
Mr.. Chas. w Brown, and the groom
being the son of another prominent
business man, Mr.. d. w. Ramey.
Mrs. John H. Gardner died Thurs
day night at o'clock in the Kings
Daughters Hospital in Martinsburg,
where she was operated on several
hours before her DEATH She was a
Miss Cunningham before marriage,
and was born near Bunker Hell fifty
seven years ago. She is survived by
her husband, three sons, MessrS. Earl,
OF Bunker Hill, ]. Frank and Glen G.
of Leetown, and one daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. w. Strider also of Lee
town She was member OF the Epis-
copal Church at Leetown. Funeral
services were held at the home at Lee
town at 10 a. m. Saturday morning. In-
terment at Bunker Hill.
Mrs. Gardner was member of the
Episcopal Church and devoted Chris
tan woman.
Messrs. William E Reed & Son, the
grain dealers, last week closed nego-
tiations for the purchase of the grain
elevator of Messrs. Symons & Johnson
at Gaylord, Va, and will extend their
grain operations to that section OF
Clarke County. This property was
sold by VIM. E. Reed to SymonS &
Johnson in 1910 With this purchase,
Reed & Son will now operate five
elevators, one each at Charles Town,
Summit Point, Duffields, Reedson,
and Gaylord. Two OF these, Duffields
and Reedson, are located on the main
Inc OF the B. & o. Railroad ; two,
Charles Town and Summit Point, OIL
the Nalleu Ranch of the sarne rnad