Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1888-01-10

day.
Some ice was harvested here last
week.
The Episcopal church was prettily
decorated for Christmas.
The clock at Mr.. Burton's was
awarded to Mr.. Samuel OFT.
Several interesting contributions
are unavoidably crowded out.
All the latest Popular Novels of
the day, at c. Frank Jones' Drug
Store.
The Kabletown Sunday School will
have an entertainment January 25th
and goth.
The holder of ticket 800 is entitled
TO the handsome doll at Henry
Dumm's.
One of the pretticst Christmas
trees in town was at the residence of
Mr.. Geo. w. Thomas.
Eddie Spinks fell from agarrcttrap-
door opening to the floor below, and
had his jaw severely cut.
Miss Lille Cockrill and Miss Glib
son received the handsome dressing
cases at Mr.. Gustav Browns.
Mr.. R. l.. Wysong, of Dumelds,
Tell owe a box in his store cellar,
and fractured a hone of his left leg.
Clayton, our little carrier, rctnrns
many thanks for the generous recep-
tion given him by the patrons of the
SPIRIT.
a little son of Mr.. T. T. Eddy was
severely burned by a large cannon
cracker exploding in his face. on
Christmas day.
The Episcopal Sunday School had
the usual interesting Christmas Of
fering services on the afternoon of
Christmas day.
Mrs. Ann r. Castleman. of Berry
vile, held the lucky number (2i53)
which drew the handsome clock at
Chas. w. Browns.
The Sunday School at Ra:ncy's
School-IIouse had q pretty Christmas
Tree, with Misses AIdridge and
Washington in charge.
or 277,699 tons of coal shipped
over the c. & o. canal last year, I'll
Tons were shipped to Shcphcrdstown,
and 346 tons to IiarPcr's Ferry.
DR.. S. II. Williams, for a while q
resident of this place, died at Bell
brook. Ohio. recently. In his death
a truly good man has gone to his re-
ward.
Miss MoIlic &. Gore (tickct No.
s4G) drew the large doll at Mr.. Chas.
6. C~amphell's, ard the Santa Claus
prize was drawn by the Oakland Sun
day School.
Mr.. Ni'nrod TrussclI has presented
us with a handsome almanac issued
by the Maryland Life Insurance
Company, of which lie is Agent. See
advertisement this issue.
A special term of the Circuit Court
was held December goth. and 3Oth,
and January I'd, at which 4 number
of chancery orders were entered AND
other business transacted.
Mcssrs. Eli kecn's Sons, the we'll
known Philadelphia hattcrs, send us
q handsome calendar for 1888. Our
genial former cnuntyman Mr.. Harry
e. Nicely is with this house.
Mr.. Geo. C. Thomas, the energetic
and popular proprietor of the Phoenix
Carriage Works, at BcrryviIlc. Va,
gets out 4 handsome calendar for
1888, for a copy of which we return
thanks.
Miss Mary Young received n Sc
rious fall (striking her head against
the curb) in aIighting from Il carriage
ON returning from the funeral of Mr..
S. C. IouDg's child, on Sunday af-
%tcrnoon.
Monday following Christmas was
enlivened by 4 parade of the
"Swampocdlcrs," and an excessive
firing of firc-crackcrs. Both the
white and colored Bands discoursed
music on the streets.
Mrs. Deborah Slifer died at the
residence of her s]On-in-Iaw, Mr.. VIM.
a. Shaw, in this county, on Friday
last. aged about 10 years. She had
been for years a consistent member
of the Methodist church.
While walking along the street in
Hagerstown, Mr.. Pcntz Sylcr. an en-
gineer in the employ of the Shenan-
hoah Valley Railroad, slipped and
fell, striking upon his head. He re-
manned unconscious for some time.
The loss on dwelling of Henry r.
W. Hunter, destroyed by fire Dec.
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