Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-07-31
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telephone installed in her residence.
This is the hottest day Of the seas OF
SO far, the thermometer stands at 9:
in the shade.
Attention is called to the new adv.
of Mr.. c. 7. Shugart Big reductions
in summer goods.
Rachel Briscoe, colored. died i,
Kearneysville last Saturday, aged 70
years. Funeral today at X earnevsyille.
The Teachers Institute for Jefferson
County will commence in the Graded
School building in Charles Town Au-
gust 49,
Judge Woods came down from Mar.
tinsburg last Friday and held a special
term of the Jefferson Circuit Court. at
which several chancery orders were
entered.
A severe storm passed over this Sec
ton Thursday afternoon last and did
considerable damage in the southern
rart of the county. washing wheat out
of the fields. &c.
Captain H. C. Getzendanner advtr-
tises sale of live stock at Berryville
next Saturday in another column. Read
it. and if you can use anything of the
kind attend this sale, as you may make
some money by so doing.
Bora to Mr.. and Mrs A. E. Woody
on Thursday, July 20, daughter
Congressman Nicely has recommend
ed for appointment in the officers
reserve corps nine West Virginia men.
George M. Beltzhoover, of Charles
Town, is among the nine
The Charles Town Garage reports
the sale of a new Maxwell touring
car to J. L. Marcus, of near Kable-
town. an Oakland Sensible Six tour NJ
car to Harry Keiter, OF the Middle
way vicinity.
MIR. Raymond Virts, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. LIMITS. and Miss fNoam
Crawford, slaughter pf Mr.. and Mrs.
Iohn H. Crawford, all of Shenandoah
junction, were married Tuesday, July
IL, at Luray, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tyson Blu cher
arrived in Charles Town last week,
from Chicago, in their au.omobie and
as has been their custom for the pas
three or four years will spend the
remainder of the summer in this
county.
D. S. Hughes, Executor Of the es-
tate of the late VIM. c. Bragg, on
Wednesday sold three dwellings be-
longing to the estate, and located on
East Congress street, Charles Town
The property was purchased by Capt.
H. c. Getzendanner for Sl9ZS.
Mr.. Leland Shugart, son Of NJ and
Mrs. c. I. Shugart, was called into the
Federal Service last we ( as me / be-
of Battery A., Maryland Field Artll-
lerv and Will 60 into encampment al
Admission, Alabama, August 5th. Mr.
Shugart has been with the Natlona.
CITY Co., of Baltimore for the pas
two years.
The ladies' of the Oakland Sunday
SCHOOL, will give festival on the
Shenandoah River at Riverside, We'd
nesday, evening, August 8, Tor the
benefit of the parsonage: Musc wal
be furnished by the Millvllle Band
If the weather is bad on Wednesday
night it will be held on Thursday
night Everybody inv tied.
Mrs. Emily Summers, wife of Lewis
Summers, a well-known colored mai
of the county, died at her home neai
Wiltshire's school house, Wednesda,
afternoon. Heart trouble was the
cause of her death, after short ILL
ness. She was about 65 years OF age.
Her funeral was held in the John
sontown church Sunday afternoon al
2 o'clock
William Blackford and c. c. Trip
lett, the latter the teacher of the Bar
dane school last year have volunteer
ed in company F., Second w. Va. reg
iment, National Guards, of Martins
burg. Mr.. Blackford who is only |
years old enlisted with the consent OF
his parents, Mr. and Mrs J. William
Blackford, of Bardane. They will be.
in training for short time atFair'-
mont and later viii go to tn, big acmI
The ladies of the Episcopal Church
at Summit Point, will hold an Ice
Cream Festival on the church lawn
Thursday evening, August Ind, be-
ginning at 5 O'Clock. All are codially
invited. To the good people Of tht
vicinity who have assisted them sc
graciouSly and so generously in thel
efforts to purchase an iron fence
these ladies announce that they expec
to make the completion of same in q
few days
After a painful ilness of several
months, Mr. James c. Chapman we
known farmer of the county, passet
away at his home on the HumpsteF'
farm, near RIppon, on Monday, Jul.
%. His funeral was held "Wednesday
afternoon with services by Rev. Wm
Compton, Of Jefferson Circuit, at tht
house at 2 O'Clock, followed by inter
ment in Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles
Town. Deceased was born In Fiel
erick county, Va, on July 7, lo40, blu
resided in this county the greater par
of his life. He was an upright en-
zen Wh1 hell the esteem of the people
of his community. Being charie
member OF Rippon lodge P. o. S. of A
he was enthusiastic in the supper
of the principles of the order. For
MANY years ne was member OF tht
NJ. Z. Church, South. Mrs. DChapma
his widow survives with three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Charles Swartz, of Clarke
county. Va; Mrs. Charles Hill OF
Charles Town, and Mrs. Horace Carl
ner, of Rippon, and three sons, MessrS.
lanes and Walter Chapman, OF neas
Rippon, and Henry Chapman, OF Fred-
erick county, Va.
Metropolitan Shows Here Next Week.
John A. Aalberg, representing the