Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-10-26

Hon. John t. Porterfield will speak
at Plpertown on next Friday night.
October 81.
New Heating Furnaces have been
placed in the Charles Town Presbv-
terrain Church and Chapel.
Mr.. w. B. Davis has just finished
painting a house for Mrs. Robert
Smith near Wickliffe church, Va.
Mr.. James H. Castleman, of Mid
dleway, has fine lot of prime celery.
II you want something nice in that
line communicate with him.
The handsomeist Dahlias seen this
Fall are at the home of Mrs. Gore on
Washington street. They are Grim
son, and the plant has borne a great
many blooms.
Founders Day will be celebrated at
st. Hilda's on November list, All
Saints Day, with a pageant from
sceens from the life of st. Hilda and
the early church, at 8 o'clock, D. m.
Any friends are welcome.
Hon. C. NJ. Wetzel has sold l. 500
from his Vestal Hall orchard to the
barrels of Ben Davis and Black Twigs
Martinsburg Fruit Exchange. The
work of picking and packing his fruit
was completed on Monday.
DR.. ]. B. Chamberlin, Optometrist.
of Martinsburg, will be at the Hotel
Jefferson on Wednesday, October
9th from 10 a. M, to D. m. He
will be prepared to make a thorough
examination of your eyes and fur
nish glasses if necessary.
Messrs. Ray Merchant and CLYDE
Russell have bought the fuel timber
on tract of IA acres from the Miller
Lumber Company On the farm of Mrs.
Annie Johnson east of Leetown. The
timber will be sawed up and will be
marketed in Charles Town.
Mrs. Randolph Barnes, nee Miss
| Julia Moore, has resigned as teach
er in the Graded and High School
and Mrs Clyde Russell has been APP
pointed to teach Mrs. Barnes grade.
Mrs. Horace Moore spent several
days with relatives in Winchester.
j. M. Miley few years ago pur-
chased from the Hunter heirs three
lots on South Samuel street, upon
which he will erect Bungalow at
once. He has purchased from the
same heirs FIVE additional lots in the
same locality, and expects to sell the
additional lots.
Compensation of $40 a month has
| been allowed to Forrest E. Watson,
former private in company M. 30th
Infantry, who enlisted in the World
War from this county. The compen-
sation is paid by the Bureau of War
Risk Insurance and is effective from
July %, 1918. Congressman Bowers
interested himself in the case.
A quiet weddig ceremony was per-
formed in the parsonage of the Luth-
eran church at Smithburg, Md, Sat-
urday morning at o'clock, when the
pastor, Rev. Ferdinand Hesse, united
| in marriage Miss Eva B. Stoner,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Stoner,
and Charles W. Smith, son of Thos.
Smith of Harpers Ferry. The ring
ceremony was used.
Voters of Kabletown District are
to be given an opportunity to vote on
the question of establishing district
High School at the election Novem-
Der 2. 1t is proposed to establish a
high school at Summit Point afford
ing two years of high school after
pupils have completed the grades
Promoters of the movement maintain
that the school will not cost the tax
payers a penny above what they are
now paying. They already nave the
building and funds derived from the
High School fund of the state would
offset the additional salaries that
would be required for teachers.