Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-09-07

r Iolden apples at very SatlSfactor,
I prices to the growers.
Mr.. T. C. Bowling has had his resi-
dence on South George street stuc
coed, which makes it one of the fines,
homes in the city.
Palmbaum's store will be closed or
Monday and Tuesday, September Ia
and IA, also Wednesday September
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Our place of business will be closed
closed on Monday and Tuesday Sen
TENDER 13 and IA, and also on We'd
nesday, September %. Hyman
Wiener.
| Rev. Mr.. Sherman, of the M. E.
Church South, at Harrisonburg. Va.
while passing through Charles Town
on Monday stopped Tor while to greet
old friends.
Miss Norma Davis who has been in
the government service in Washing
ton City for the past several years,
has been promoted by the United
States Civil Service Commission to
the Pension Office in Washington.
Both Harpers Ferry and Shepherds
town along with Charles Town have
shrunk in population in the last ten
years. The figures for the 1920 cen
sus give Harpers Ferry a population
of 713, and Shepherdstown 1868. In
| 1910, the people in Harpers Ferry
numbered 766, while Shepherdstown
counted 1910 for its own.
The AIumua and students of Wilson
College. Chambersburg, Pa, living in
| Charles Town. will sell ice cream cones
at the Chautauqua grounds during the
week OF Chautauqua. for the benefit of
the college endowment fund Wilson
| College. one of the leading and oldest
colleges for women in the country, will
celebrate its fiftieth anniversary this
fall.
Mrs. Turner, formerly of Bluemont,
and widow of the late DR.. Charles
Turner, of that section, has bought a
residence in Winchester and last week
took possession of the same. Mrs.
Turner is understood to have decided
to locate in Winchester in order that
her daughter may be enabled to take
advantage of the excellent educational
advantages offered in that city.-Lou-
doun Times.
A bunch of fine cattle, belonging
TO Mr.. C. F. Wall were struck by
passenger train No. 2, on the Norfolk
and Western Railway at Ramey's
crossing West of town about 2:3O
last Sunday morning. Nine steers
We're killed outright and three were
crippled. There are no cattle guards
at this crossing and the cattle
roamed up and down the track and
were struck by the train.
The annual Convention of the West
Virginia Division of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy will
convene in Anderson, w. Va, on the
9Th and 9th of September. Lawson
Bolts Chapter elected the following
delegates and alternates: Delegates,
Miss Ora Tomlinson, Mrs. F. j. Man
ming, Mrs. Paxton Whitmore. Alter
mates: Miss Mary Engle, Mrs. S. S.
Dalgarn, Miss Frances Campbell.
The Smith Grove Development Co,
in which quite few local people are
interested reports that their No. l
well in Allen County, Kentucky is in.
This well showed oil with salt water
the first day and after three days
pumping produced barrel and half
of crude oil on the third day. lndi-
cations are that it should improve and
when the salt water is pumped out,
should make good well. Their No.
2 well is drilling, aad with no bad
luck should be in by September /.
Mr.. G.. C. Fleming, formerly of
Charles Town but now residing In
Charleston, w. Va, has favored us
with a supply of Clen-So, high class
Furniture Polish, manufactured by
a Charleston firm and for which he is
the local agent there. Mr.. Fleming
also represents several other big
Charleston firms and reports that he
is getting along fine and is dong
thriving business in the capitol city
A drunken soldier in uniform who
was arrested for misconduct on the
Morgan's Grove fair grounds Tuesday
resulted in the arrest also of Guy Ken
nedv a colored man who said he was
from Hagerstown. Kennedy was
charged with selling wet goods to the
soldier. When arrested, Kennedy had
| five pints of "old hen" in his posses
sion. Officers took him before Magls-
trate r. G. Miller, who found HIM
guilty of selling liquor illegally and
sentenced him to pay fine OF Sl00
and serve six months in the county
jail.
Mrs. Ann Virginia Willingham. an
estimable lady of Duffields, widow of c.
F. Willingham. died last week. aged 80
years. She was a native of Fauqule'
county, Va, but had lived in Jefferson
county for more than fifty years. She
| is survived by three sons and two daugh-
tiers: VIM. B. Willingham. of Washing
ton county, Nd; Joseph F.. of Shenan-
doah Junction; John E.. of Duffields;
Mrs. J. w Henretty. of Sandy Hook,
Md, and Mrs. T. A. Locke. of Frederick,
Md.
John Duke, son of Harry X. Duke,
this city, who will give piano recital
at Acolian Hall, New York City, on
October 10, has consented to give the
same program here on Monday, Octo-
Der a. at Emmanuel Parish House.
His rise to prominence as a pianist IN
the past two years has been rapid.
He has not played here in public Tor
three years.-(C Cumberland Dispatch
to Baltimore Sun.
Some of our people had the pleas
ure of hearing Mr.. Duke play here at
the Travers home about two years
ago, and he is far above the average
performer. His father Mr.. Harry H.
| Duke is a native of Charles Town.
and has many friends here.
Rev. Thomas J. Wilson aged 20