Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-07-20
Local MISCELLANY.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Eph

DoFn " MI anu MIS-. Nathan Eph-
ram. twins.
Mr.. Howard Wilt is occupying his
new store room at Rippon.
NJ. 2. F Langdon threshed GOA
bushels of wheat from so acres at
MyeTstown
Married at the Baptist Parsonage Tuly
10Th John F. Allan and Haney Hillard.
both of Frederick County.
The Board of Trade held another
meeting last Friday to consider tie Au-
tomobiie Air Starter proposition.
| Nj. George NARROW threshed 6oo
bushels of wheat from 80 acres
being only small portion of his
acreage.
The ladies of the Leetown NJ. L.
Church, South, will hold an ice cream
festival on the lawn of Mr.. E. B. Wat
son on the evening of July 22nd.
The house on West Washins ton
street owned jointly by the late Vim.
c. Brasg and D. S. Hughes was sold
at public auction on Thursday to G.
| +. f1u&hes Tor 500.
James Smith, colored, had his leg cut
off at Riverton. Saturday. and was
brought to the Charles Town Hospital
and Is dong nicely.
Mr.. E. E. Stonesifer has taken a
position with Mr.. Geo. W. Thomas
where he will be pleased to have his old
friends give him CALL
We are requested to recall the
notice of Silver Tea at Mrs. Lynn
Granthams, July u, on account of an
other church entertainment on The
same date.
Mr.. c. c. Bush left Monday morn
in5 to attend the three conferences
that support his missionary party in
the Congo, Africa. He will probably
20 as far as Texas. He took mum
Der of African curios with him.
Alexander Stewart and Polk Cannon
Twin sons OF Rev. and Mrs. H. NJ. Mot
fet were the recipients of checks"
within "a hours after their birth. The
donor being Mr.. Thornton Perry.
Messrs. James Fritts and VIM.
Woodward have completed their con-
crete pavements on First avenue
The corporation has made new con-
crete cutters on Mildred street from
Mrs. Tayloe Perry'S to Mr.. T. {.
MoOre's.
Mr.. Arthur Ramey has returned to
Hampden Sydney College to take the
summer course so that he may enter
school in the fall with the senior class
This is to make up for time lost dur
the last school year on account of
sickness.
The local in the paper some time ago
stating that Mr.. A. NJ. Grim had left
town was a mistake. He can still be
found at his old stand ready for bust
ness.
A fire alarm early Thursday after
noon was ocCasioned by the outbreak
of fire at the home OF Mr.. Richard
Andrews. 1t started in a closet and
was rapidly gaining Roadway when
prompt action of the fire company
checked it before much damage was
done.
The Mineral property in North
Carolina. and Virginia, in which Mr..
!. Shirley Smith is interested. There
has been found great deposits of Potash
Rock Mr.. Smith left today for the
Mines.
Mr. Fred Glaize the we'll known con-
tractor, has secured contract to erect
about seventy five houses at Tacoma
Park. near Washington. Mr.. w. P.
Whitmore, of this place will superin-
tend the building.
A quantity of good building stone is
being quarried in Harpers Ferry al
the old Presbyterian church grounds
by Mr. c. Bloom Wentzell, who is
now owner. Mr. Wentzell states he
is furnishing stone for several houses
now, one to be located near the Hill
Top House.
Mr.. A. Ramsey Peyton who has
been with the American Bridge Works
in Roanoke, Va, for a number Of
years past has been transferred by
them to Denver, Colorado, for which
place he will leave shortly Mrs. Pey-
ton and little daughter will join him
there about the first of September.
Miss Ethel Lands is now regis
tered nurse having passed an eXami-
nation before the State Board OF
Maryland. Miss Lands, who is a
| daughter of Mr.. and Mrs S II. Ian
dis, of this place, graduated from the
| Hebrew Hospital in Baltimore about
year ago
An old time Bush Meeting will be
| held at Murrill Hill Church, commenc
ing Sunday, July IS, and continuing
each night for three weeks. Lunch
stands will be on the grounds for the
benefit of the public. Good aDic
preachers will have charge of the
services, with good music both in
strumental and vocal.
JOSEPH H. COOLEY,