Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1904-12-20
Local Miscellany.

Wood wanted at the SPIRIT office.
Tomorrow will be the shortest day.
Some four or five inches more of snow
fell last Saturday.
/ Mr.. Lawrence A. Osbourn slaugh-
tered an eleven-months-old pig that
weighed 494s pounds.
Margaret Scott a worthy colored
woman, wife of Pleasant Scott. died yes
terday at an advanced age.
Messrs. c. NJ. 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
step at Cumberland few days ago.
The young people of Grace Baptist
Church. Shenandoah Junction, will have
| their Christmas entertainment Dec. 20.
Our progressive neighbor, Mr.. o. L.
Watson, has fitted up one of his show
windows with pretty winter farm scene,
The Methodist Sunday School of Sum-
nit Point has changed the time OF It's
Christmas entertainment from December
"a to 27, at p m.
The ladies and young people of the M
E. Church South at Leetown will have
Christmas entertainment on Tuesday
night, December Fl.
Messrs. Moore G. Moore have sold the
house and lot of Mr.. H. S. Woolley on
Sixth avenue, occupied by Mr.. Rhodes.
to Mr. Joseph Bud6enhagen, for 81, 100
Capt. Julius c. Holmes, of this place. was
elected Vice President for West Virginia
at the recent meeting of the National Vol
unteer Firemens Association, at ST.
Louis.
The Independent Fire Company will at
their meeting tonight take action looking
toward their usual most creditable Rouss
Birthday Celebration on the nth of Feb
uary next
Rev. Robert S. COPELAND, rector of As
censlon 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
P,~ol, Moth Co~oI,,,o
Mrs. Julia v. Walsh, of Harpers Ferry,
announces the engagement of her daugh-
of New York, formerly of Harpers Ferry.
The wedding will take place in December.
Our young former townsman MIR. c. A.
Darlington had his loot severly cut and
side bruised in attempting 10 board car
on one of the elevated roads in New York
few days ago. Fortunately he was not
seriously injured.
Mr.. H. N. Bradley has been appointed
an agent of the West Virginia Humane
Society, tor the protection of children and
the helpless aged. and the prevention of
cruelty to animals. All cases reported to
him will be investigated.
An alarm OF fire was sounded about
10 O'Clock Yesterday morning, occasioned
by the little children of Mr.. Moses Welsh,
i'll the absence of their parents, getting
hold OF some matches and accidentally
setting fire to some bed clothing.
A rabbit was found few mornings
ago lodged between the palings of Mr.
| John NJ 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. Nell and A. o. Albin; Managers.
w. w. Lloyd and w. P. yesterday Es-
cort, S. S. Barr; Watchman H. M,
Smith Sentry, D. W. Hyatt.
Thomas Delaney, of Sharpsburg, aged
6s, was instantly killed Tuesday morn
ing at the quarries of tie Bakerton Stone
and Lime Company. at Bakertor. in til,
county. by a 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
Col. G. A. Porterhell has. at the earn
est request of officers of the Aztec Club
of which he is a member. gwen into the
keeping of that Club the book of military
orders in the Mexican War in his poses
sion as Adjutant of the Virginia Regi-
ment and as Acting Assistant Adjutant
General, recently noted in the SPIRIT OF
| JEFFERSON, and from which we published
several interesting extracts
State Superintendent Miller designated
December 2. as Library Day" The
teachers and pupils of the Graded School
observed the day, and added fftv-nine
volumes to their library. which now num-
beers 322 volumes. The young people in
this school are being taught library rules
and enc outraged to read good books.
They hope to greatly increase henumber
o volumes. About fifty books are taken
out and read.