Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-08-26
LOCAL COLUMN.

Mayor Thornton T. Perry gave >
delightful dance on Tuesday evening
| last.
The Episcopal Sunday School held
a picnic in Mr.. T. T. Perry's meadow
last Friday afternoon.
M. C. F. Wall has opened a butcher
shop in the w. S. Merchant store
room on West Washington street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt Strider ex-
pect to occupy the Beckwtih fat.
taking possession September 1st.
The Chautauqua is the coming big
attraction this week and will omen on
Saturday afternoon, August 30th, at
2:3O.
w. j.. Chamblin threshed one field
of wheat of 40 acres on Mrs. F. Z.
Jordan's farm that yielded 500 bush
els, or about FL bushels per acre.
Tuition in the Charles Town Hipb
School will be $3.50 a month to pupils
from outside the District. 1t was err
roneously published last week that the
rate would be $500 month.
Mr.. Brown L Rissler and Miss
Clara Hockinsmith, two popular
Charles Town young people, were
married in Hagerstown yesterday af-
ternoon.
John E. Stage, former principal of
the Enslow High school in Hunting
ton and who has just returned from
France, will be one of the speakers
at the Morgans Grove Fair on Sep
TENDER A, Patriotic Day.
DIR. T. A. Ramey and Mr.. John w.
Irwin, Past Grand Presidents, and
Messrs. D. w. Ramey and Harvey
Davis, are attending the Grand Camp
of p o. S. of A., in Roncerverte. w.
Va, this week.
For the benefit of~the people who
are from distance, The Community
House and Rest Room will be kept
open during Chautauqua Week be-
tween the afternoon and evening en-
tertainments, closing at 7:30 o'clock.
Have you been in the "Blue Bird
Tea Room" lately? 1t has been
newly papered and painted and very
artistically decorated with Blue Birds
Call and partake of the delicious re-
freshments there.
DIR. ]. B. Chamberlin, Optometrist,
of Martinsburg, will be at the Palm
Hotel Wednesday, August 9th,
from 10 a. M, to a p. m. This will
give you an opportunity to have your
eyes examined.
The real estate agency of w. O.
Norris has sold to Mrs. Barbara
Fowle, the property on South Mildred
street, Charles Town, owned by Bish-
op w. l.. Gravatt, at the price of
$4,000. Possession to be given Oct
ober 18th next.
Miss Nellie Campbell's school for
children will begin on Monday, Sep
TENDER 9th. 1t will be held in the
Primary room of the Presbyterian
Chapel until further notice. For
terms, &C., apply to 412 S. Samuel
street.
The next attraction for Charles
Town will be the Chautauqua which
has issued a splendid program this
year, and promises to be one of the
best entertainments yet given. Sc
place. The Chautauqua opens this
year on Saturday August 80, on the
Goetz lot on North George street.
The Horse Show of the Charles
Town colored Horse Show Associa-
ton which was held on the Horse
Show grounds last Wednesday and
Thursday was a very successful one,
and attracted the colored people from
all the surrounding country, very
large crowd being present on Thurs
day. The prizes offered were liberal
and the exhibits were very creditable
The Red Cross Community House
| will be open at the noon hour and
supper hour during Chautauqua
week in order that those who want
to bring their lunch and rest between
| the afternoon and evening sessions
may find suitable accommodation free
of charge. There will be table or
which they can eat their lunch and g
place to heat coffee. 1t is sincerely
hoped tina Those living in the country
will find this convenience. The
room will close at 7:15 p. m.
The jefferson county Jail colony
was increased last week by the add
ton of one Ambrose Douglass, color
| ed, who was brought over from Hag
erstown by officer James A. Smith
| Douglass was arrested over there OF
a warrant sworn out by ,Prosecutlnt
Attorney John T. Porterfield. Th'
charge against the new prisoner Il
stealing harness from VIM. B. Pack
cite, and Charles l.. Crane, and tw'
saddles from C. F. Wall. The stolel
articles were sold in Hagertown, ant
were recovered and returned to thel
| owners.
Bessie Stuart Campbell, gave he
famous lecture at the Opera Hous'
Yesterday afternoon. Miss Campbell
who is an artist, writer and lecturer
of New York and Roanoke, Va, de
lighted her audience with beautlfu,
stories on the Rose. Miss Campbei
has travelled extensively in this coun
trv and abroad and has made an ex
tensive study of the Rose. Sh
knows every species of rose grow
under glass. She calls them he
children. Mrs. T. M. Baker was tn
piano solist and her numbers wer
received with much interest.
cCu0OJ. OPENING.