Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-08-14
Local MISCELLANY.

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. next Saturday has been postponed unit
Saturday afternoon. August IS.
= Governor Cornwel passed throup
Charles Town last week. enroute b,
: automobile from Washington to Rom
ney.
M. Palmbaum & Bro, special loy
prices on ready-made skirts, waists
parasols, etc. Here is chance TO
you,
The Jefferson County Telephone Co
have installed phone for Mrs. B. w
Jackson. the miliner, w. Washington
) street.
The Powhatan Band will hold lawl
fete near the old school house in Ran
son, on Friday night. August II
Everybody cordially invited.
Mr.. John S. Coleman has passed Z
successful examination and has beer
appointed member of the Ordinance
Reserve Corps. on waiting orders.
One of the most severe storms of the
season passed over Charles Town Sat.
urday afternoon. Considerable hal
fell, bat we have not heard of much
damage being done.
There will be lawn party at the
residence of Mr.. Stanley Dutterer.
ne r Flowing Spring. next Friday
night, for the benefit of the Red
Cross. Public cordially invited.
DR.. j. b. Chsmberlin. Optometrist.
O. Martinsburg. will be at the Jeffer-
son Hotel Wednesday. August 10Th.
from 10 a. m. to p. m. Have your
eyes examined. Glasses will be fur
nished.
The annual meeting of the State En-.
campment of the Patriotic Order Sons
of America will be held in Shepherds
town on August g. A big parade will
be held and there will be flag raising,
with patriotic speeches.
Mrs. Arthur Irwin, of Woodstock,
died on Wednesday last of typhoid few
er. She was sister in law of Mr..
j. w. Irwin. of Charles Town. Mr..
and Mrs. Irwin and Mrs Cookus attend
ed the funeral On Friday.
William Venning. son of DIR. X E.
Venning, was taken critically i'll while
at Sunday School last Sunday morning
with acute diabetes. He was taken at
once to Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltl-
more, and is still in critical condition.
Prof. S, A. Wood. who was recently
appointed to position as teacher in
the Charles Town High School, Has ac-
cepted ''call" to Alexandria, Va,
where he will fill position in the city
schools more desirable than the one
here.
Mr.. Philip Cline. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
H P. Cline. of Charles Town. was
married on Thursday in Norfolk. Va,
to Miss Slater Richardson, of Newport
News, Va. The groom's parents here
were notified of the event by tele-
gram from him
Ground has been broken for a new
dwelling on the Collingwood farm owns
ed by Miss Nettie Agiionby, 3 miles
north of town on the road from James
Shop to Shenandoah Junction, The
new dwelling will be of brick and an
especially handsome farm home when
completed. Mr.. w. NJ Boxwell has
the contract.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. G. Daniels have
issued invitations to the marriage of
their daughter Lucretia Cheney. to
Mr.. Marion E. Gano. The ceremony
will take place at "Fairview," the
brides home near Shenandoah juno
ton. on Saturday evening. Aug. 25. at
o'ciock. Mr.. Gano, the groom elect,
is a young business man of Berkely
county.
A new candidate for the honor of
being the first recruit from this county
to enlist in the Navy has been discov-
cred He is William Hamilton Nor
row, youngest son of the late r. w.
Morrow former editor of the Farmers
Advocate. Young borrow is wire
less operator on the Battleship Penn
sylvana, and has been in the Navy
since last winter.
Mr.. William Vickers, a prominent
farmer of Shepherdstown vicinity, died
last Friday, aged sc years. Funeral
services were held ia the Lutheran
church at hepherdstown Sunday after
noon, and his remains were inferred
at Sbarpsburg The funeral procession
was large one, being composed entire
y of automobiles, the new automobile
hearse of N. S. J. Strider & Son being
used for the first time.
Messrs. j. William and George N
Lynch have bought twenty acres OF
land adjoining their farm north of
Haltown, from Mr.. Geo. ID. Baum
gardner, for $1,000. Mr. Baumgardner
reserved the right to remove the tim
Der from the tract. Another resent
sale resulted in the transfer of eleven
acres at the north end of Middlewav
from Henry S. Nicely to George b.
Shaull. The consideration was $1,000.
The soldiers of the Fourth Maryland
Regiment, who have been guarding
the bridges at Shepherdstown. Harp
ers Ferry and other points in this part
of the country for the past several
months, have all been recalled. The
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