Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1916-08-01
Local MISCELLANY.

for benefit of the Relief Association on
Wednesday night.
Don't forget the big Confederate
Reunion at the Horse Show Grounds
on Saturday, August 10.
Mr.. F. A. Brown receiver for the
Water Company is having the mill race
above town cleaned out.
Mrs. Margaret A. Dunn sustained a
very severe fall last Saturday, caused
by an upper porch giving away with
her.
Don't forget to visit the Daughters
Of the Confederacy tent at the Horse
Show on August IA and Is in Charles
Town
John 7. Porterfeld, Trustee, last
Wednesday. sold the E. C. Broy prop
erty in Ransom at public sale, to C. F.
Wall. tor $3.50.
We reture thanks to w. t. Lewis.
Secretary. for complimentary ticket
to the Berryville Horse Show, which
will be held August 9 and 10.
A religious tent service will be held
inAglionby's Grove. Shenandoah juno
ton, the week of Aug. IL to 10 inclus-
i've. Services each day at 2.30 and 100
p, m.
An infant child of Mr.. and Mrs,
Frank B. Robinson died at the Charles
Town Hospital Saturday morning and
was taken to Winchester Sunday for
interment
We return thanks to Daniel w. Lup-
ton, Secretary, for copy of the prem
Jun list for the 47th annual exhibition
of the Winchester Fair. to be held Sep
TENDER IL, 13, IA and Is.
Let everybody exhibit their stock at
the Charles Town Horse Show, Aug.
Ia and Is. If you have met driving
horse, ladies' saddle horse or drift
colt. be sure to enter it. Entries close
Aug. 2.
Rev. j. c. Siler. pastor of the Pr, s.
byterian churches at Duffields and
Shenandoah Junction. who was recent
ly called to Dublin, Va, has announced
that he will remain at his present
charge.
Mr.. J. Shirley Smith has shown US
samples of felspar from his property
in Henry county, Va. 1t is of excel
lent quality, and he has excellent pros
poets of starting mining Industry
there on large scale.
Miss Genevieve Pittman has be.n an.
pointed principal of the MiIlvile scaool
with Miss Virginia Rider as assistant
Mss Augusta Morgan of Shepherds
town, has been appointed to teach the
public school at Rippon.
Messrs. Phillips & Moreland will sell
at public auction at their warehouse in
Charles Town on Saturday. August 5,
four Corn King manure spreaders, /
Babcock trap and a set of harness See
advertisement in this issue.
Mr.. M. K. Bowers, one of the up.to-
date farmers and dairymen of the Lee.
town vicinity, has recently had installed
a mixer that milks several cows at
one time and does it successfully. Mr..
Bowers has an unusually large crop of
hay this year, but owing to much rain
finds it hard to cure it. He expects
400 tons.
Three hundred farmers and business
men of Augusta county and Stanton,
Va, left Monday morning in automo-
biles for tour of inspection as far as
Lancaster county, Pa. They spent last
night in Hagerstown. The party will
spend Thursday night in Frederick, Nd,
and will pass through Charles Town
and Jefferson county Friday morning
The o. NJ. Phillips Lumber and Sup
rly Company, which has been engaged
in TIE lumber busin, IS here for the past
couple of years, has made an assign
nent for the benefit of its creditors.
Nr. w. G Pringle is named as trustee,
The liabilities of the company are
about S18. 1000. with assets of about
S25, 900, and they expect to pay out
dollar for dollar.
Manager Henson, of the Opera House,
is now running an excellent program
for the benefit of his patrons, ard
should be encouraged by their regular
attendance. Meal of the Navy" Tues
day night, Mysteries of Myra"
Thursday night, big five reeler Fri
day night and 1.-The Red Circle" Satur-
day night, besides the best photo plays
the other nights of the week.
The Public Service Commission has
granted permission to the Northern
Virginia Power Company to increase
the height of its dam at Millvile. to 81
feet inches. The order grants the
company franchise for so years. with
privilege of renewal if conditions per-
NIT renewal, and the right to condemn
three acres of land, which will be flood
ed when the dam is raised. The change
in the dam. it is said, will give the
company 1,5OO to 1000 additional horse
power.
In spite of heavy rain the lawn fete
at Claymont on Tuesday evening was
quite a success. From six until eight
O'Clock supper and refreshments were
served At O'Clock beautiful fire.
works:were exhibited on the east lawn
The fireworks were gotten from New
York and were the prettiest that have
been seen here. Later in the evening