Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-09-03
Local MISCELLANY.

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Observation-Disclosures store viii
be closed Saturday, Sept. 7th and Mon.
day the 10th.
Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. John Rame,
at the Charles Town Hospital August
%, daughter.
The Murl.ill Hill Sunday School or
the east side of the Shenandoah river
held picnic last Saturday.
Beautiful post cards have been re.
ceived by the friends of Rev. and Mrs,
H. NJ. Moffett from Huntsville, Ala.
The Presbyterian manse is being
newly painted and papered inside and
out Mr.. w. w. Johnson doing the work
The Shenandoah Junction Red Cross
Club will resume their patriotic meet
ings about the middle of September.
Our store will be closed Saturday,
! September 7th until 6 p. M, and Oh
Monday, September 10th. Isaac
Herr Co.
The next entertainment to draw the
4 people to Charles Town will be the
annual Chautauqua beginning on We'd
nesday. September 9TH There is a
good program advertised for the week.
Mrs. Mary J. Goode, wife Of /. F. P.
I Goode, of Shepherdstown, SO years old,
I died Thursday in the Hospital here.
! She is survived by her husband. five
| sons and one daughter
James Gator, an old and much re-
spected cOlored man of Charles Town
died at the Hospital Wednesday. AS
a wood sawyer and handy man Of all
work, Uncle Jim was known to practi-
caily every family in the town.
The next session OF Miss Nellie
Campbell's school for little children,
viii begin on Monday, September 9th
in the primary room of the Presbyter-
ian chapel. For terms &c, apply to
448 South Samuel street.
George H. Denny has been trans
ferred to the Central officers Training
School at Camp Lee. George grad
uated With the B. A. degree at Hamp-
den Sidney College, Va, last June, and
on the 26th went to Camp Lee.
The Charles Town Graded and High
School will open Monday, September
10. New pupils and those having to
make up on examinations are REQUEST
ed to present themselves for examina-
tons at the school Friday morning.
September 6, at 9 o'clock.
Don't forget to come to the Colored
Horse Show, Sept. 5th., Charles Z own,
W. Va. For further information write
George Mcdaniel, Pres, James w.
Bradford, Samuel Galloway. W.
Frank Jackson, Managers, J. William
Baylor, Sec'y., Jas. E. Summers, Asst
Sec'y.
At the August term Of the County
Court it was decided to employ a
County Road Engineer, and Commits
Sioner Wysong, of ShepherdstoWn, was
appointed a committee to look into the
matter of securing the services of a
competent man and report TO a future
term of the court.
tn a severe electrical storm Friday
afternoon the large barn on ..a farm
so p7luruo1 '4JcVd9Y qooBf lUI n 10
his son Walter, was struci by ! yht-
aing and destroyed, with even cad
of horses, two colts, lot IF hay s- /
q portion Of this years wheat g. ,
stacked outside the barn.
The Link farm Of % aces located
on the Shepherdstown pike q short dis
lance north Of Uvilla was sold st pub
lie sale in front or the Court House
Thursday Afternoon to n. w. Myers,
Of Zoar this count for $145 an acre.
Mr.. Myers Immediately sold it to
Vaughn Link who already owned one
fourth interest in it for STAT an acre.
Thomas B. Ziler, a Baltimore and
Ohio conductor, of Martinsburg, was
found in a dying condition in Cobb's
Greek Park, in Philadelphia, Friday,
under circumstances which led the po-
lice of that city to believe the affair
a case of murder. He was shot in the
head by a revolver, and died in the
Hospital few hours later.
Don't forget the all day meeting and
annual rally given by the A. M. E.
church in the John B. Watson grove at
Middleway, w. Va, on Sunday, Sep
TENDER 8th. All churches are invited
and refreshments viii be served on the
grounds. Prominent speakers will be
with US. Come and have good time.
Physicians Give Free Advice by Which
Rev. p. w. Lee, Pastor.
Miss Martha Lee Flanagan was
married Tuesday in the Bakerton
church to Mr. Jacob Myers of Shep-
hcrdstown, the pastor of the Southern
Methodist church of Shepherdstown
officiating. A very large gathering of
friends Of both parties witnessed the
marriage. The guests were enter
tanned at a reception given the bride
and groom at her sisters Mrs. William
Bowman's.
Just received o barrel Of Carboleum
ut $100 a gallon jug furnished. An
ounce of preventative is worth pound
of cure, and with the bright outlook
for lambs and wool, your sheep dip
ped once Of twice before the winter
SETS in viii rid them completely of
! ticks and destroy germs of any kind
which might be on them, One gallon
makes fifty gallons, diluted with
water. C. +. WALL co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gordon residing
on the Alstadt farm east of Halltown
were both injured when an automobile
struck the buggy in which they were
riding one night last week on the
Charles Town and Harpers Ferry pike
near Shaffer's Cross Roads. Both oc-
Icupants were thrown from the buggy
which was practically demolished. A
produce dealer from Washington was
the only person in the automobile. He
assisted Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon to theil
home, and paid for the damages to the
/ buggy. All parties agree that the &C
cjdent could hardly have been avoided
Notwithstanding the fact t at tn u
sands of stenographers and typewr T.
ers have been appointed in tie govern
ment service in Washington, D. c.
since our country entred the war, tht
United States Civil Service Commits
sion announces that there is pressing
Mood for several thousands more work.