Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-09-11
Local Miscellany.

anCe again III Cne SOutnern section
of this county.
The Street Committee has a force
of hands at work grading South Law.
renee street extended.
Shepherd College State Normal
School wiz begin its fall session on
Tuesday, September 18th.
Mr.. Willis Dearng, OF Shenandoah
Junction, has entered The Virginia
Military Institute at Lexington.
Thieves visited the Green IfilOr-
chard Company one night last week
stripping thirty trees of peaches.
Palmbaum's store will be closed Mon
day and Tuesday. September II and IS,
and also Wednesday, September &c.
Mr.. William Bailey is building new
concrete pavement in front of the
property OF Mn >. =. Young on south
Samuel Street.
Last might was very cool, and a
slight frost fell, but it is thought not
much damage was done to vegetation,
only in low places.
The Charles Town Graded ana Hig
School opened its Fall term yester-
day, with a large enrolment, and
everything started off nicely.
Peer brothers, of Summit Point,
have purchased the farm of Mr.. L. M.
Long near Shenandoah Junction, con-
tanning z54 acres at Sis an acre.
Mr.. George S. Callan has purchased
the farm of Mrs. &. Glen Barnes,
near Duffields, Jefferson county, con-
tanning about 1870 acres, for $4,000.
Rev w. w. Carson will preach
morning and night in the Presbyterian
Church The Pastor Rev. H. NJ. Mof-
felt being absent taking his vacation
Rev. c. "A. Ng4ha has resigned as
paste of the Leetown, Summit Point
and Shenandoah Junction Baptist
chuches, which viii take effect in
October
The Postoffice Department has de-
John c. Remnant as acting
postmaster at epherdstown in p ace
of his brother the late William l.
Remnant.
The pouhy roosts of Messrs. H
H. Huyettes Jas. C. Ald5dge and
William Malow mete tn ded thieves
last week and quite numbe OF
chickens wee carried off.
MIR. James Filter, an experienced
custom cutter representing Strouse &
Bros of Baltimore, will be at tn store
Of Isaac Herr Co.. Sept. Is 10 and 20.
With 500 samples of mems fall WOO lens.
Highland Mosslander, a member of
Company A, New York Regiment, one
of the soldiers guarding the bridge
at Ha pers Ferry died Friday, in the
Charles Town Hospital. He enlisted
in Port Chester, N. Y.
The Graded land High School OF
Leetown opened yesterday MIR.
White of epherdStown, has been
selected to fhl Prof. d. c. Dolly's
place. Ills assistants are NJ sses Mil
e., Kearfott and O'Bcyan.
County Commissioner and MS
Charles c. Henllle announce the en-
gagement of their daughter LII an
Kathleen, to Mr.. Paul Everett Miller
of Kearneysville, w Va The we'd
ding VIII take place this fall
The babies of Mr. and Mrs. James
Baxley received the prize of five
dollar gold piece for the finest pair
of twins at Morgan's Grove Fair last
Friday, and the baby of Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore w. Allen, received silver
,up for the prettiest baby boy.
All Frank Robinson, of the c. J..
Robinson Ice & Cold Storage Cor
20 alton who is recognized autho
-ity on apples, estimates that this
years apple crop of Jefferson county
will be about half of that of last year
Mr.. T. NJ Jones is laying concrete
pavement for MIR. B. E. Beavers in
front Of his property on East Wash
ington street, and has also laid con-
crete pavemens in front of the prop
critics of the Misses Shirley and Mrs.
EySter, on the same street
Howard Dura has sod house and
lot containing an acre of land two
miles southwest ,of Rippon to Samuel
A. Byers for $500 and has bought
house with lots 10 and II in block los
Ransom of ID. S. Hughrs, at the same
figure.
Ms. Annie .FinneN has sold he
dwe'l ng on NTH I'd street, north Of
the B. * o. station to NJ Geo D
Baumgadner, the wel-known farmer
Of HaltownL who wild move there to
make his home iR the sping. The
pice was S3,75O Mrs. Finneli viii
move to HageStown.
Washington, Alexander * Cooke
have appointed Joseph H. Trout, the
new cashier .of the Farmers Bank OF
ShepherdStown, to be their sub-agent
in Shepherdstown Mr. ,Trcut will
give prompt attention to all business
along this line, and asks tor the con-
tinued favorS eof the public
The first three men from Jefferson
County to enter the new Nationa.
Army left for the training camp at
Camp Lee at Petersburg, Va, last
Wednesday, being five per cent of
Al H. IL Sc