Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-09-21
Local MISCELLANY.
Mrs. H. H. Mccormick entertained

married i'll Charles Town on Monda
Sept, IS. They will reside in P.edmon
The Jefferson County Sunday Seho
Convention will meet IN the Methods
Church at Snepherdstown on Thuisds
and Friday of this week. An IN erestir
program has been prepared.
A Spelling Bee and Festival wi /
held at Mt. Hope School House on FIR
day, October 1. beginning at D. n
Proceeds for the benefit of OAkan
Church and Mt. Hope School.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Holroyd. {
Athens. w. Va, have announced tn
engagement of their daughter, Mar
Manning, to the Rev. Robert E. lie
Strider. of Keyser, w. Va. The wed
ding will take place in October.
There will be Lawn Party at !. W
Cores Sept,23. Thursday night for tn
benefit of the Pc S. of A. Band O
Millvllle There will be a Concert by tn
band from eight to nine. Public cordial,
inviled.
Stephenson Seminary waa opened OF
last Tuesday with Miss Janet Young
Teacher Of Expression and Miss Mar
garet Schriefer Instruction of Music who
have returned and taken up their work
this year.
The special election for SIS, 600 bond
issue for the purpose of paving main
street from the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Station to the extreme southern
part OF Berkeley Springs, carried by an
almost unanimous vote.
There was a meeting of those inter
ested in having Fall Festival last night
at which it was decided to have it on
October 27, IS and 20. if sufficient funds
can be raised. Subscription lists are
now out. Make your donations Just as
liberal as you can.
The estate of the late K. V. Shirley
has been divided as follows; To Henry
G. Shirley. Vinson. 2oo IL acres; 10
George T. Shirley, Locust Grove, =
339 I and to Matilda V. Shirley and
sisters. Wood End. 364 acres; Rock
Springs. PA acres and owl Hollow, y
GoI acres.
On old Jefferson County boy has of.
fered handsome silver cup to the
Charles Town Horse Show Association
to be competed for by Jefferson County
jumpers. Already great interest is
being eyinced in next years show
which bids fair to be the biggest and
best in the Virginia circuit.
The Eastern Panhandle Medical AS
ISOLATION will meet in Berkeley Springs
September o. A prominent doctor
from John Hopkins Hospital, and DR..
J. Wesley Boyce. of Washington, will
read the principal papers. The meet.
ing will be held at the Washington
hotel, lasting one day and about &C
members are expected to attend.
Governor Hatfield has announced the
appointment of delegates to represent
he State of West Virginia at the Thirty
firth Annual Session of the armers' Nat
lonal Congress. which meets in Omaha,
Nebraska, on September IS to October /
1915. j. B. Huyett. of Charles Town.
and !. y. Mudoon. of Shepherdstown,
are namt d as two of the delegates.
Sam Washington, colored, a son of
Bud Washington. and employed by Mr..
w. S. Merchant, sustained a badly
fractured arm, by being thrown from
bicycle on S. Geo. St., on Thursday
evening last. The bone was splintered
and penetrated the flesh. The boy
was taken to the Hospital where Drs.
Phillips and VIM. Neill, Jr. gave him
medical attention.
The remains of the late Mrs. Thomas
Timberlake were brought here Thursday
from her home in Warren Co, and flu
neral services were held in the Presby'
terrain Church conducted by the Rev
DR.. Gheislin of Shepherdstown. Mrs
Undertake, whose maiden name was
Greggs, was the wife of the late Thos
Undertake, who died several years
ago. They were both natives of Jeffer
son County and members of prominent
families.
Lawson Bolts Chapter U. D. c., de
sires to place Marker at each Con
federate soldiers grave not otherwise
marked in the Cemetery and the tw'
church wards of Charles Town. and t,
facilitate their work they would b
glad if any relative or friend woul
communicate with Mrs. David Howel
or Mrs C. w. Aisquith. giving soldier
name and command to which he be
longed.
One of the most delightful campin
parties of the summer spent the pas
week end at Camp Perry on the Shenaf
doah, chaperoned by Mrs. Villa
Neill. Among the visitors We're: MIS-
Lettia Johnston, Birmingham. Ala
Miss Virginia Lyme, Henderson Ky
: Miss Gertrude Barton Winchester. va
Miss Virginia Lane. Hagerstown. NO
5 Miss Barbara Campbell. Miss Ellzabe'
. Beckwith. Miss Frances Moore MISS
Mary Morris and Rosebud Mason, MI
Eleanor Eyster. Mrs. II. H. McCormi'
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gore, of WI
chester, Va. and Messrs. George M
Il Pherson Minitree, Washington, JOSEF
r and William Bailey. Texas. Villa
Paxton, Woodstock, Ewart Johnsto
Robert T. Barton, Jf., Adrian wy
5 koop, Maitland Riley, Francis DAME