Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-08-16
LOCAL BRIEFS.

ington street with fresh paint.
We are glad to report the stead
Improvement of the little son of Rev
and Mrs. Abncr c. Hopkins, at Mans
field.
jefferson County's share of tn
SIS, 100000 of State bonds to b
issued by the State for good roads i
S1S2,246, based on II miles of Clas
A road.
Our Contributor is indebted t,
Miss Mabelle Trussell for Greeting
received from Asbury Park, wher,
she and her brother, Mr.. Stanle,
Trussell, of New York, are spending
fortnight.
The Ladies of the M. E. Church
South, of Middleway, will hold lawr
party in the Church yard on Thurs
DAY night, August 70, 1921. Pro
ceeds to procure lights for the
Church.
The Annual Harvest Home Supper
for the Uvilla Methodist Church vii
be served in the Hall at Uvilla
Thursday, August rs, from 5 to {
o'clock. Refreshments will be
served in the grove. Everybody
welcome.
Mrs. Katherine Woolley, formerly
a resident of Ransom, is having q
home built for herself on lot bought
at Friendship Park, near Hallway
Md. Mrs. Noolley has been living
with her son, Mr.. Ohio Woolley in
the past year or two.
The Colored Horse Show of the
Charles Town Colored Industrial As
ISOLATION will be held on the Horse
Show Grounds on Wednesday and
of next week, August "a
and %. We are informed that the
prospects are exceedingly bright for
a big exhibition.
The great tenor singer Enrico
Caruso who died recently in Naples,
Italy, was considered one of the
greatest singers of modern times.
lie was born in Naples, Italy Feb
ruary 25, 1878. Although dead we
can all enjoy his magnificent voice on
the victrolas. This invention of
musical instruments producing the
sounds of the human voice seems
almost miraculous.
Mr.. S. w. Link, who has been con-
lected with the firm of Link & Link,
clothing and Gents Furnishing,
Merchants of Charles Town for the
asst few years, will open up in the
same line of business in Strasburg,
Va, this week. Mr.. Link is popular
lere, where he has maLy friends, who
nave no doubt that his sound business
honesty and many good
qualities will result in his building up
, thriving business in Strasburg.
In order to settle the estate of the
J. M. Miley the real estate of the
Miley Brothers was sold at public
,ale in front of the Court House
Yesterday morning. The coal yard
the Elevator property, the
on West Congress streets
ma two parcels of land near the N.
" w. Station were bought by Messrs.
u. Z. and c. 2. Miley, and the resi-
lence property at the Norfolk and
" estern Station was bought by Mrs.
J. NJ. Miley.
Miss Grace Beard who graduated
at the Farmville Normal School,
tarmville, Va, class OF 1920, and
was postgraduate student there the
past year has been appointed to a
position on the faculty of the High
School at Farmville, where she will
teach English the coming year. Miss
Beard is spending her summer vaca-
ton with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. N. Beard in Charles Town.
The Central Garage, Charles Town
has taken the agency for the Essex
and Hudson cars. A handsome big
Essex machine is now being used for
demonstration purposes.
While opening a barrel of spray
ing material on the Robinson orchard
farm three miles south of town. Mr..
Bernard Barr received injuries that
him blind in his right eye.
in loosening a hoop on the barrel, a
small particle of rust from it I'M
bedded itself in his eye. Mr.. Barr
was taken at once to Dr. Mcclure in
who said the sight of the
eye was destroyed, and recommended
tnat the patient be taken to Philadel-
phla where a magnet of sufficient
power was available for drawing the
piece of corroded iron from its iodg-
ing place. All of Mr.. Barr's FRIENDS
deeply sympathize with him in his
misfortune.
Mr.. H. T. Nichols, a native of the
Uvilla neighborhood and a resident of
the county all his life, died August 8
at the home of his sister, Mrs. N. W.
Myers, near Zoar, aged 81 years.
He had been in failing health for
several months. He leaves three
brothers, Messrs. Charles and Tee
Nichols, of this county, and William
Nichols, of Little Rock, Arkansas,
and one sister, Mrs. N. W. Myers.
Rev. j. C. Siler conducted funeral
services at the Myers home Wednes-
day morning at 10 o'clock. Inter
ment was in Elmwood Cemetery
Shepherdstown.
All of the electrical equipment and
fixtures in tn building formerly oc'
cupied by the Charles Town Heat ano
Light Company, at George street ano
the B. & o. Railroad, Charles Town
have been removed out in prepare
ton for a change in ownership of the
property. 1t will be occupied by the
c. P. Weller Machine Company which
will engage in general machinery re
pairing. Equipment for the new in
dustry will be installed as it arrives
from the manufacturer, and Mr.. Wei
Ter, the proprietor hopes to have thu
plant in shape to begin operations II
a few days. All uncertainty abou
the title to the property has been re
moved by the Northern Virgini;
Power Company which sold it to Mr.
Weller. The company enterd into
contract to protect the purchase
from 1occ or ipcnpvianop hv reason o.