Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-09-08
Local Miscellany.


; and th' roof is now being put on.
. There will be meeting of the Jeffe
son County Fruit Growers Associate
at the Court House on Friday, Sept. Il
at p. m.
There will be a lawn festival tonigl
at the residence of Mr.. James Gore, uea
the electric plant. on the river, for tn
benefit of the Baptist church.
| Mr., Robert Mlddlekauff, of Staunton
is here, placing the organ in position il
the new Baptist church, preparatory t,
the dedication on next Sunday.
A fire was discovered in the cellar o
the residence of Postmaster H. N. Brad
ley Sunday morning bnt fortunatel,
was extinguished before much damag,
was done.
Messrs. John Tolbott and Phillip lack
son and Mrs. Charlotte Aruet, three o
our worthy property owners. have lait
substantial concrete pavements iu from
of their residences.
Lawson Bolts Chapter, u, D. C.. vii
hold special meeting Thursday evening
September 10. 1914 at 1890 p. M, it
Rouss Hall. Mrs. C. N. Coleman,
President.
! DR.. Frank M. Humphrey filed bill
in court on Tuesday afternoon in Fred
erick, Nd, for divorce from his wife
Lillian Rosebal Talbot Humphrey, anc
asked for the custody of their % month
old child.
MIR. E. B. Johnson, rural mail carrier
on route 8, Charles Town, has left
today for vacation of two weeks
which he will spend among his boy
hood scenes in Fayette and Wash
ington counties, Pa.
Mr.. D. S. Rentch. of Shepherdstown
celebrated his 93rd year birthday on
Saturday last. MIR. Rentch is in good
health and goes to his Office every day.
He has been magistrate for over
forty years and is Past Grand Master
of Odd Fellows of this State.
We had pleasant call from Mr., NV.
North, manager OF the Shenandoah Val
Icy Barrel Company, They have opened
up their plant here in full BLAST, are max
ing fonr or five hundred barrels per day
and expect TO supply large trade dur
ing the present apple season. See their
adv, in this paper.
wish to announce to the public that
l am no longer connected with the
Phillips Lumber & Mfg. Co., but am
now in business tor myself with the o.
NJ. Philips Lumber & Supply Co. Inc,
and will appreciate the business of my
old friends and customers.
OSCAR K. PHILLIPS.
The ladies of the Leetown Metho-
dist church will hold a festival on
the lawn at the home of Miss Sallie
Watson at Leetown on Thursday
evening, September 10. The public is
cordially invited. The Sunday School
will picnic on the property of Mr..
Z c. Watson on Saturday, Aug. p.
In the awards on the last day of
the Horse Show at Berryvillc, Pack
EFT Bros, carried off the blue ribbon
with a handsome pair of SOrrel road
Sters. In the same class, c. NJ. Bane
Brown took second premium with
Baroness B. and Mate, and B. +
Porter third with Lady Chimes and
Rose.
The Dedication of the new Baptist
Church will take place next Sunday the
18th. There will be an interesting pro-
gram morning, afternoon and night.
Morning services to begin at 10 o'clock.
Luncheon will be served in the base
ment of the church. Many visiting min
lsters will be present. The public at
large cordially invited.
Mr.. Robert l.. Bates. of Middleway,
has been appointed principal of the
new high school at Moorefield. A new
high school building is nearing compile
ton there at cost of $40. 900 and it
will be MIR. Bates task to organize the
first high school IN the town. Mr..
Bates taught successfully in a mill
tary school in Maryland last year.
Mrs. Catherine Howell, wife of Mr..
B. Frank Howell, died suddenly at
her home south Of Myerstown on
Monday morning. For some days Mrs.
Howell had not been feeling well and
Monday morning on arising from the
breakfast table, she fell to the floor
and passed away almost instantly
Mrs. Howell was so years old, and
practically all her life, was spent IN
this county She lived on the farm
where she d;ed all of her married lille
Mr.. John P. Rissler, residing at Me
chanicstown, reported robbery which
occurred on August 80 at hi
home. When he awoke Sunday morn
ing about 4 o'clock he found his wife,
who was sleeping in another part OF
the house, tied hand and feet and
gagged, on the floor She reported
that two men and a woman had en-
tered her room, knocked her on the
floor. "A number of articles were
stolen, but some ofthem were recov
cred on the premises later.
Mr.. John w Hulver, a farmer OF
the Summit Point neighborhood died
suddenly SUNDAY, August 80, aged 6a
years. Deceased had resided near
Summit Point only few years, hav'
ing moved there from Clarke County
Va. His widow, with one daughter
Mrs. Swartz, and one son, Mr. J. Lee
Hulver, both residing in that section
of the county, survives him. The
funeral was held at the HON: at II
O'Clock Tuesday morning with Rev
&c. H. Cannon conducting the servi'
ces. The remains were brought to
Edge Hill cemetery for burial
When the Baptist brethren decided te
build a new church they were muct
concerned as to where they would hole
| .i.; II o,,r hour of need withO.