Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-09-22
LOCAL MENTION.

ale POSSESSION of the house vacated
- X B. Alder. on North George
rect ~ on the first of October. Mr..
and Mrs. Alder having taken fiat
y the old postoffice building.
The Sunday School of Christ
cbnrch Mission held its annual pic
MIC Saturday afternoon at the Mis-
son. on the east side of the Shenan-
5oab River. Many were present, in
ending the teachers and principal
from Charles Town.
Brownie Davis. eolored, was
brought to the Charles Town Cen
ersl Hospital Saturday night in a
serious condition following a shoot
no frav at the colored dancing floor
an Pavne's Hill, between Halltown
and Harpers Ferry.
lanes H. Aleshire, the infant son
If M and Mrs. Aleshire. was buried
Saturday fom the parents home on
The Moore farm, northeast of town.
Tnterment was made in the Wiltshire
graveyard, near the Moore farm, the
services being conducted by the Rev.
G Sydnor.
The Executive Comfittee of JEFF
ferson County Sunday School AS
ISOLATION, Professor A. d. kenamond,
president, met at the home of Miss
Mary Engle, Superintendent of Chill
drens Division, on Saturday night.
After business transactions the most
delicious refreshments were served.
Earl B. Rouwl has rented the
house belonging to George NJ Beltz-
hoover, nm South Mildred street. for
the winter. He and his family will
take possession of the house the first
of October, the BeltZhoover family
having left for Florida last week.
Several of the Junction pupils are
enrolled at the Charles Town school
this year. They are: Thomas Neel,
Robert Cross, Vernon Cross. Gran
vile Nuckles, Catherine Clipp, Cath
crime Blackboard, Lillian Blackboard,
Maxine Elliot, Eva Huddle, Nellie
Huddle.
The Cleaners Glass of the Charles
Town Methodist Church held a So
cial Tuesday night, September 14th,
on the lawn of Miss Myrtle Bars
home, near town. About so young
people enjoyed a very pleasant even
ing playing games and indulging in a
corn and weinie roast.
Mr.. Mckinley James, of Charles
Town, has opened business in the
garage formerly operated by Forrest
Littlejohn, Jr., at Shenandoah juno
ton. Mr.. James has a good repu-
tation on paint and repair work, be-
ing formerly with James Brothers. of
Charles Town.
Died at her home in Pittsburgh,
Pa, on Monday, September 10, Mrs.
Susan Leslie Jamison, formerly Miss
Susan Leslie. of this county, sister
Of the late j. K. P Leslie. She is sur
vived by one daughter, Mrs. Janet
Sutton, of Pittsburgh, who is well
known here, and one granddaughter,
also by a number of nieces and
nepheWs of this county. The funeral
and interment were held in Pitts
burgh.
Harry Penwell. who has been oper-
ating Manning's Ferry over the Shen-
andoah River, near the Bloomery,
has given notice to the County Court
that he will quit the work on the last
day of this month. Mr.. Penwell has
been in charge of the Ferry less than
a year. The County Court has sew
eral applicants for the position and
an appointment will be made before
October. LIST.
J. S. Miller, brought here some
time ago, from Berkeley county, on
a charge of giving a bad check to the
amount of S25 on the Central Gar
age, in Charles Town, for the pay
ment Of two automobile tires, and
who had been held for the action of
the grand jury. was released Friday
by Justice Wiley, the check having
been made good by one of Miller's
neIghbors.
A reception was given at the
Presbyterian Chapel Friday night in
honor of John Luke, who left Mon
day for the Union Theological Semi
nary, at Richmond, Va. Mr.. Luke
has been spending the summer with
his parents. DR.. and Mrs. j Luke.
tie has been an assistant in the work
Of the Presbyterian Church here this
summer, being in charge of the
young people of the church and con-
Quoting the services in the church
during the absence of the pastor, DR..
G G Sydnor.
Mrs. Rolfe Gerhardt entertained
at a tea on Wednesday afternoon at
her home, Vinton Manor, near Char
les Town, w. Va, in honor of her
cousin, Miss Frances Davenport
Packette, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William cambridge Packette, of
Charles Town. The tea was given
to announce the engagement of Miss
Packette to Mr. Augustine Jacqulin
Todd, of Washington, son of Mrs.
Elizabeth Magill Todd and the late
Everard Robinson Todd. The we'd
ding will take place in Charles Town
October 80.
While wheat threshing was in pro-
gress on the Savage farm, southeast
Of Myerstown, on Thursday, Septem-
Der 9th. H. A. Carroll, who operates
the farm, was painfully injured when
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