Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-10-15
Local MISCELLANY.

| western Slue OF the riagg building or
Washington st, and took possession
last week.
The ,Co!ored Horse Show Assoc.
iation, of Charles Town VIII hava ;
Horse tShow on the white horse show
grounds on THURSDAY, Oct. Is.
Dr. Ramey has greatly improved
his property recently purchased or
Washington Street by laying con.
crete pavement and attractive curb.
ing.
The ladies of the Baptist Church
will serve Oyster Sandwiches. Pes
and Coffee, October Is and 20, in
| the Store room of Mr.. EE Cooke
next 20 Brown Brothers.
The October term of the jefferson
Circuit Court began today with Judge
| ]. M. Woods pres ding. There was
no Grand Jury Called, and the Petit
Jury is called for next Tuesday, Oct
Der q.
There will be a Halloween Social
he'd in lthe basement of the M. z.
Church, South, Summit Point. All
kinds of (pids, sandwiches, ice cream
cake and coffee will be served. Every
body invited.
Mr. f. Z. Furr who moved with
his family from Ransom to Win
chester the past summer, VIII return
10 Charles Town, he having resumed
his former position with the Jeffer-
son Cooperage Company.
The barn of DIR. Howard Ossourn
on his farm about one and one-ha.l
miles South east OF Rlppon, was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday afternoon
together with contents of wheat, Esy,
machinery, &c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wilson have
taken the residence of the late Judge
Green on South Samuel street, lust
vacated by Mr. R. Bowen Daniel who
with Mrs. Daniel will return to Augi-
la, Colorado.
An Old Time Spelling Bee and
community talk byProfessors Muldoon
and Bond, will be held at the Wheat
land School Thursday, October 18Th
Pies and homemade candies will be
on sales Public cordially invited.
The Potomac Valley Round Table
Will meet in Hagers,own on Thursday
November LIST, and continue in ses
son throughout Friday. Prof. S. o.
Bond, OF ShepherdstoNn, is moderator
of the Round Table An interesting
Messrs. Forest w. Brown and De-
Witt G, Strider Trustees, sod the
land of the Potomac Building Stone
and Iron Ore Company. on the Polo
mac river, at pubic sale TODAY, to
Mrs. Charles E. Ke!ier, a. S3O.z5
per acre.
DR.. Alex H. S Rouss, Of Kabletown
has volunteered in the Army Medical
Corps. As surgeons are in great de-
mand near the battle scenes in France
and BeIg um, Dr. RousS will most ke-
ly leave for Europe the coming win
ter
M IS. w. Washing'o,, Attorney
for the heirs. last Saturday sold the
farm of the late Misses Georgia and
Jane Ttusse!0, abosi' three and one
half miles west of Charles Town, at
public sale in front of the Courthouse
to Mr. John E. Fritts, at $913O per
acre.
Miss Mildred Phillips, daughter of
Mrs. Bessie w. Phillips, of Charles
Town has secured an appointment in
the War Depar,ment in Washington
and left on Wednesday to begin the
work The appointment was made u
der the Civil Service law. Miss
Phil ps having eucces fully passed an
examination to enable her to get on
the eig BILE Is.
A poverty special will be held at the
Kearneysville school Thursday night
October 18Th. The pupils of the
school viii present the autumn carni-
val at 7.30. Ice cream, cake and
homemade candy will be SOLD A
prize is Offered fol the prettiest girl
and one for the most poverty str;ck-
en- person. A silver offering will be
taken at the door. Proceeds for the
benefit OF the school. Everybody wei
come.
NJ. and Mrs. ]. B. Osbourn, of the
Duff,elds ne ehbo-hocd have received
a cab eg am from tn eir sor. L'eute t
Cleon S. Osbou n, of the Uni ed STATE
Coast Artillery. announc NJ sale
arrival Somewhere in France" Leu
tenant Osbou-n sailed for France four
weeks AGO. and this was the first mes
sage that had been received from him
since he arrived. He gave no details
of the trip. which must have been
longer one than ordinary.
The various branches of the Red
Cross, through the County are IN
vted to send representative to the
Red Cross Booth in the Women's De-
partment of the tall Festival and
there will be a box for contributors
to The Oh istmas boxes for our SOD ers
ard a candy table where candy Will
be sold Tor the same object. Any
one wishing TO give candy wi, please
notify Ms. Charles Moore, M SIS
Eleanor Eyster who will have charge
of this table.
Howard Sechrist, son Of Mrs Lille
Sechrist, of this county has been APP
printed an auxiliary clerk. in the
Charles Town postoffice under the CIV
al Seryic r gulat ons. He will succeed
Charles Gore who resigned in order
20 reenter school Mr. Gore will at
tend the Charles Town-High School
]. T. Mechen. of Parkersburg, COM
mander for West Virginia, has ap-
pointed Messrs. James H. and William
Fritts to represent this county at the
reunion of the Blue and Gray at
Vicksburg, Mississippi.
The Virginia Synodical Auxiliary
convened in the epherdstown Pres
byterian Church last Tuesday, the
opening address being delivered by
Rev. D.. B. F. Wilson, Of HARRISON
burg, Rev. DIR. Charles Ghiselin, the
local pastor presided at the open
ing session. "Wednesday, MS. w ].
Webster extended greetings, and re-
spouse was made by Ms. ]. IA. Dor
ritee. The day was taken up with
business of the SNnodical- reports.
discussions, adde's es and B be strdy.
Wednesday night a most int testing
address was delivered b Mr.. Norman
R Youan, talented young Pe-s'an,
whose topic was, From a Far Cour-
try" The convention Closed Thurs
day night,i with a missionary play