Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1904-12-27
,od wanted at the SPIRIT Office.

| Wood wanted at the SPIRIT Office.
MIR. Lawrence A. Osbourn slaugh-
tered an .eleven-months-old pig that
weighed 494t pounds.
Margaret Scott. a worthy colored
woman, wife of Pleasant Scott. died yes
terday, at an advanced age.
Messrs. c. M. Weist and and b. F.
Langdon shipped two carloads of live
poultry from Rippon recently.
Mr.. Thos. H. Jones, of Harpers Ferry,
dislocated his knee JOINT in descending a
step at Cumberland few days ago.
Our progressive neighbor, Mr.. .. l..
Watson, has fitted up one of his show
windows with a pretty winter farm scene,
Messrs. Moore & Moore have sold the
house and lot of Mr.. H. S. Woolley on
Sixth avenue, occupied by MIR. Rhodes,
to Mr.. Joseph Budcenhagen, for $I,Ioo.
Capt julius c. Holmes, of this place. was
elected Vice President for West Virginia
at the recent meeting oft the National Vol
unteer Firemen's Association. at ST.
Louis.
The Independent Fire Company will at
their meeting tonight take action looking
toward their usual most credltable Rouss
Birthday Celebration. on the nth of Feb
ruary next.
Rev. Robert S. COPELAND, rector of AS
cension Protestant Episcopal Church
Baltimore. Formerly of Charles TOWN.
has decided to decline the cali to Grace
Church, Richmond, Va.
Wickliffe Parish, which includes the
Protestant Episcopal churches at Wick
life and ST. Johns at Rippon, will be
served in the future by Rev. Francis M.
Burch, of North Carolina.
Mrs. Julia v. Walsh, of Harpers Ferry.
announces the engagement of her daugh-
ter, Leah Anna to Mr.. Hugh L. Kirby,
of New York, formerly of Harpers Ferry.
The wedding will take place in December.
Visitors to Washington City, or persons
who may be gong there for few days,
may obtain pleasant, home-like accommo-
dations, conveniently located, with Mrs.
NJ. V. Dorsey, (nee Miss Virgie Swan, at
1907 H street, N. w.
A rabbit was found a few mornings
ago lodged between the palings of Mr.
John M. Taylor's front gate, where it had
absolutely beaten itself TO death. 1t is
supposed that it had leaped there from
the front porch, but whether with suicid
al intent or no, deponent saith not
Miss Matilda Lucas, daughter of Mr..
Geo. w. Lucas of this place, has been
worthily complimented by the faculty of
the Peabody Normal College. at Nash
vile, Tenn, with an appointment as ex-
aminer of applicants for admission to
the college from the four counties of this
Senatorial District in West Virginia.
Charles Town Camp, Modern Wood
men of America, has elected officers as
follows: Consul, S. d. Engle; Adviser,
Geo. E. Wysong Banker, c. W.Taylor
Clerk. D. w. Ramey Physicians. Drs.
VIM. Neill and A. o. Albin; Managers,
w. w. Lloyd and w. P. yesterday; Es-
cort, S. S. Barr; Waterman, H. M,
Smith; Sentry, d. w. Hyatt.
Thomas Delaney, of Sharpsburg, aged
65, was instantly killed Tuesday morn
ing at the quarries of the Bakerton Stone
and Lime Company. at Bakerton. in this
county, by falling rock crushing his
skull. He was in the United States Navy
for about Is years. During the Spanish
American War he was a sailor on the
cruiser New York.
State Superintendent Miller designated
December 2. as Library Day The
teachers and pupils of the Grad ed School
observed the day, and added fifty-nine
volumes to their library, which now num-
beers 322 Volumes The young people in
this school are being taught library rules
and encouraged to read good books.
They hope to greatly increase the number
of volumes. About fifty books are taken
out and read.
The Washington Times of December
4 offered prize to the member of its
Billy Bounce Club who should do the
best painting on flock of turkeys the
outlines of which it gave in that iseue-
In the Times issue of December II the
prize winner was announced as Evans
d. Haines. who we may be pardoned
for saying, is little eleven-year-old
grandson of the editor of the SPIRIT OF
JEFFERSON.