Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-07-27
HarpeT's Ferry And Bolivar News.

HapeT's Ferry And Bolivar News.
AT a regular meeting of the Board of
Education of the Harper's Ferry District
was held on Thursday. July "a, at pm,
with c. ]. Cavalier. Pres; and Messrs.
W. E. Dittmyer and Jesse A. Engle.
Commissioners. present. On motion it
was ordered that d. H. Nichols be reap
pointed Secretary of the Board of Edu-
cation for the ensuing year.
On motion trustees were appointed for
the ensuing year as follows: Halltown-
w. Bryan years; Oak Grover. D.
Moler years; Elk Run-W. F. Andes.
years; Cedar Hll-B. F. Moler years
Chestnut Hill-Edw. Staubs. 3 years;
Silver Groves. w. Staubs. years.
On motion it was ordered that K, F.
Grove be appointed for the unexpired
term at Silver Grove. On motion it was
ordered that Mr.. Jos. Ketchner be reap
pointed truant officer for this district for
the ensuing year. On motion it was or
dered that the school year be for nine
months. On motion It was ordered that
the salaries of the teachers in the district
be fixed as follows: No Certificate CSC;
No. 2. $40; No 3. $50 The teachers
appointed for the ensuing year, 8 for
the Harpei ) Ferry District High School
Hailtown white and one colored; Chest
nut Hill /; Cedar Hill 2; Silver Grove I;
Bakerton 2; Elk Run I; Harper's Ferry
colored 2. The appointment of teachers
for the Ha per's Ferry District High
School was confirmed as follows; Mr..
Boyd Rand i, Principal: Mr.. John w.
Taylor; Misses Letitla Shuss, Rose Cock
rell, Agnes Reinhart. Margaret Shugart;
Lula Winter rs. Hildred Marlatt, Mary
Gardner. BENZ ,min Brady was reap
pointed janitor of the Harper's Ferry
District High School for the ensuing
year. 4
Mr.. Fred Steadman. of Pittsburg, is
visiting his mother on Fillmore Street.
Miss Corinne Miskimmon. of Philadel-
phla, is visiting her grandmother. Mrs
| Ella Mlskimmon and great-grandfather
Mr.. Thos. w. Beale.
Mrs. F. L. Decker, of Cumberland. IS
visiting IN Bolivar.
Miss Frances Nichols has returned
from a two weeks visit to her uncle at
Halltown.
Dr. R. R. Miskimon. of Baltimore,
| was called here on account of the illness
of his grandfather. Mr.. Thos. W. Beale.
Mr.. Beale, who has been suffering from
a cancer on his right eye was taken to
Sibley Hospital. Washington. by DR..
Miskimon on Friday last. Mrs. Ella Mis-
kimon left Saturday for Washington and
her daughter Corinne returned to Phla-
| delphia.
Lille. the old family horse belonging
to Mr.. Frank Nichols at Halltowu, died
Sunday July IS cause unknown. She
was taken sick Saturday.
Misses Laura Chambers and Jessie Mac
Gregor, who have been visiting Miss Cora
Chambers returned to their home at
CIarksburg, Wednesday and Sunday,
respectively.
Among those who went from this place
to attend the funeral at Cumberland
Wednesday of the late Superintendent
Chester Lee French were: Messrs. H H.
a,,1 n
Hawk, Ivan Edwards and L. d. Nichols.
Miss Dorothy Fossett. of Baltimore.
is visiting her grandparents Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Fossett.
Mr.. Raymond Stotler and sou, of Gin
cinnati. were visitors to his parents DIR,
and Mrs. T. c. Stotler one dav last week
Upon that scenic and gorgeous Scot
fish Castle Lawn. overlooking the beau.
tiful meeting of the Potomac and Shen-
andoah rivers:
A bridge of steel and the old canal
| And the bsrgemon's echo calling,
A fsEerman's dream in the rock -strewn
| stream,
| With the hillshades round him falling;
A bloom-sweet vale between two peaks,
The broad Potomac sweeping
To the quiet side of his river bride
Where the Shenandoah sleeping.
And still farther the most picturesque
chain of the Blue Ridge mountains OF
Virginia, that stand SO rugged and so
steep; so over the mountain peeps the
Imam II the moon who furnishes light for
the Festival held on the above lawn last
Friday night, which was decidedly
success in e>r way. Everyone eniDy Cd
it most highly, especially the SCI Oh
Luck Sale which left smile on theIl
face long to be forgotten.