Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-08-10
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The next attraction in Charles
Town viii be the Chautaqua, Septem-
Der 10 to 16. Secure your season
tickets early.
Several Parties have been arrested
within the last few days and fined by
Mayor Morgan for exceeding the
automobile speed limit.
It is estimated that between eight
and nine thousand people attended
the Charles Town Horse Show on
Thursday, the second day.
At the Manse at Duffields, Tuesday
evening, Rev. ]. C. Siler married Mr..
d. II. Bagent and Miss Minnie B.
Donivin, both of Engle, this county.
Mr.. c. c. Miller, proprietor of the
Jefferson Garage, has delivered a
handsome and up-to-date new deliv-
cry truck to Mr.. 7. w. Stonesifer
the groceryman.
Cards have been received here an
nouncing the birth of daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Alder in Wash
ingtan. The name given the little
girl is Betty Jane alder.
A lawn party for the benefit of the
Charles Town Hospital will be held
Friday, August goth, both afternoon
and evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. H.. Barton, Congress street.
Mr.. j. H. Ramey, agent for the
heirs, has sold "Woodside," the farm
of the late Mrs. j. H. Ramey, south
of Middleway, to Mr.. Gilbert De
Haven, for $4,000. The farm con-
tains 20S acres.
The Women's Auxiliary of Zion
Protestant Episcopal Church will hold
Lawn Party on the Parish Building
lawn on Thursday, August 18th,
1920, at $50 p. m. Public cordially
invited.
Adam d. Goetz, senior member of
the A. d. Goetz Company, directed
in his will dated October Is, 1918,
that his estate shah be divided into
four equal shares. His widow, Mrs.
Marie A. Goetz, and two sons, Geo.
B. and Hiram A. Goetz are bequeath-
ed his estate each taking an equal
portion.
The Oakland Sunday School will
hold their annual picnic Thursday,
August IL, on the Shenandoah river.
The Young Mems Bible Class will
serve refreshments on the same day
and also the evening following the
picnic. Proceeds for benefit of the
church. Public is cordially invited
to attend.
The store room occupied by Frank
Nichols at Halltown for the past 20
years has been leased by Grover OFT
who has been operating mercan-
tile business in the same town for
the past several years. Mr.. Nichols
who retires from business will give
possession as soon as his stock of
goods can be sold.
There were two fires last week,
one on Tuesday night and one on
Thursday night On Tuesday night
small dwelling in the rear of the
Tolbert property of Messrs. Miley q
Goetz was destroyed and Thursday a
newly threshed straw stack on the
Horse Show grounds was burned. 1t
looks very much like both fires were
of incendiary origin.
The ladies of the Uvilla Lutheran
Church will hold their annual harvest
home supper at that place Thursday
evening, August 18th, beginning at
5 o'clock. Fried chicken, country
ham and other good things will be
served. Ice cream will be sold in The
grove adjoining. The people gener-
ally are cordially invited to come and
| spend a pleasant evening.
The switchmen's strike with other
railroad troubles will deprive St
Hilda's Hall in the early part of the
| school term of the use of the schools
new gymnasium now in course OF
construction. Shipment of hollow
tile. the material for the walls OF the
| building. has been delayed, only
| norton of it having already arrived
Work on the building, however, is go
ing forward with all the speed 1t n
possible to make with the embarrass
ments attending 1t.
Wells Hawks, Charles Town DO!
who was lieutenant commander II
the Navy during the war, has peel
made one of the staff of the Demo
cratic National Committee at tn.
beadnuarters in New York and vii
he chief of staff to w. j. Cochran
the publicity director. He ma
charge of the publicity and press al
rangements for the notlflcatlon 0
Assistant Secretary of the Nav
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the vice-uresl
itential candidate, when these exexcis
es took place at Hyde Park, N. I.
Mr.. A. Bacon Yates, native Q
this county, and for the greater paai
of his life a. resident of the ylclnt
of Flowing Spring, died at his HON
in Fredericksburg, Va, last Iuesda.
Deceased was a son of the late 20
FRANCIS Yates who owned Flown
Spring farm, and was ~ years OF ae
Since moving to Fredericksburg MOI
than 20 years ago, he has been 90
poration Clerk of that city Tor se'
eral years. His wife who SURVIVE
him with four children was a MIS-
Bradley, of Fredericksburg. MRS:
G. Wynkoop, of Charles Town, is
sister of Mr. Yates.
By her will dated August 6, l9l'
Mrs. Annie D. Myers, late OF Kansol
beoueathed the dwelling she occuple
as a home, to her daughter, MIS-
Lena Myers, who also is gwen ne
household furnishings. Both classe
Of property are to be held by tn
daughter for life. At her death, IN
property is to be divided into thre
eonaI shares. One of the shares, Tn
win provides, shall be given to ne
son. John F. Myers; one TO ms
daughter, Mrs. Mary Walker, and on
to the children of Edward X; clark
a son-in-law. job nj, Myers
-, named executor and is not require
to give bond.
q DEAF ESTATE SALES.