Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-17
Local MISCELLANY.
Horse Show this week.


Be sure TO be there
Col and Mrs. r. P. Chew enterta,ne,
ia honor of Miss Duval aud Mrs. Harri
sou Thursday evening.
The Rev. DR.. Miller, of Roanoke Va
has call to become pastor of the Bap
fist Church at Leetown.
Joseph Goens. well known coloree
mao, died at the home of his son. nea
Halltown. last Saturday.
The Jefferson County Telephone Co
has placed phone in Mr.. T. c. Green ),
Residence No. ok, His Office phone !,
I57W.
Be sure to see the Exhibition Drill o.
U. s. Cavalry at the Horse Show thi.
week.
Miss Frances Packet entertained
with dance on Friday, August 6. If
honor of her guest Miss Elizabeth
Hobbs.
MIS-. George Baylor's property ha.
been very much improved by new con
crete pavement LAID on South Midi ed
Street.
Little Elizabeth Murray celebrated
her third Birthday by giving Party to
IA of her little friends on Friday after.
noon last.
Rev. and Mrs. c. {. Bush gave inter.
esting lectures on Afica before large
audience at the M E. Church. South
last Thursday night.
Miss Virginia Lucas entertained at
cards on Friday morning at Rion Hall
IN honor of her cousin, Miss Sallie
Bedinger, of New York.
Class Number Nine will hold a lawn
fete on the parsonage lawn the nights of
August 20 and 27. The class will do tbs
serving. Every invited.
Don't forget the big Chautauqua P a.
rade September 3. Everybody who Joins
in the parade admitted free. Forms at
Court House at As p. m.
Miss Margaret A exander gave very
enjoyable dance to her friends last FRI
day evening in honor of her House
Cues 5, Misses Duffy, Hooper and Nick
elson.
AT the regular meeting of the Town
Council last night it was decided to drop
one officer from the Police force. and
only other routine business was trans
acted.
Whilst Attorney c. N. Campbell, Of
Charles Town, was driving his car IN Ha-
gerstown Sunday. QUE of the front wheels
came off, but fortunately no other dam
age WAS doue.
When the "Bugle" calls at the Charles
Town Horse Show make "B-lne" for
the Tent of the Daughters of the Con
federacy where Lunch aud Refreshments
Will be served by them.
We return thanks TO Daniel w. Lup.
ton, Secretary, for copy of the pre-
MUM list of the Shenandoah Valley Ag
ricuture Society at Winchester. The
FAIR will be held September !. s. g 10
and H.
Robert ]. Lindsay, colored. son of
Robert Lindsay. died last Saturday. age
FL years. He had been sick about 8
months. Funeral services were held at
VT. Z'on Methodist Church Monday
evening.
The Annual Reunion of Companies A
aud ID 18th Va. Regiment will be held
at Uvila on Thursday, August 20. The
Ladies of the Church will serve dinner
ior csc. All Confederate Veterans are
cordially invited TO unite with US.
Henso4's Orchestra furnished the de.
hghful music at Mss Margaret Alexan-
DEF 5 Midsummer Dance" on Friday
evening last. The Musicians were Mr..
Ernst Brockmaun. Violin; Mrs. Rect
ting, Piano; and Mr.. Henson, Drum.
The Misses Grantham, daughters of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Grantham, enter
tanned with delightful dance at their
home near Middleway on last Thurs
day evening, A number of their
friends from town attended and a most
enjoyable evening was spent.
improvements are being made to the
Methodist church building in Shepherds
town. The old wooden floor in the base
ment has been taken up and is being re-
placed with concrete floor, and when
this shall have been completed two new
heating furnaces will be installed, CIV
ing the church a satisfactory system OF
| heating.
The reception given by Miss Duval
at st. Hilda's Hall on Thursday even
ing Aug. 9Th in honor of her sister, MRS.
Carter Harrison, was most attractive
and enjoyable. The beautiful building
which has lately been thoroughly re-
modelled, looked its best and was
thronged with callers. Delicious re-
freshments were served.
The Southern Methodist congregation
at Summit Point will erect a new
church to cost about So 600. The
church trustees recently received from
the Government a war claim of about
$4,000. The Methodist Church al
Moler's also will be improved, at
cost of about $4,000. This church also
received war claim of about $S. OOO
Miss Sydney Wynkoop entertained
with a most attractive card party OF
Saturday August 7th IN honor OF miss
Byrne Moore, of the Green Spring
Valley who is visiting here. MISS
Wynkoop's guests were Mrs. Percy
Mcdonald, of Morgantown, of Morgan
town, w. Va; Misses Byrne Moore