Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-12-26


Corn and wood wanted at the SPIRIT
Office.
Turkey dinner every SUNDAY, at The
Jefferson.
Blograph Motion Pictures December
70 and 20.
Mr.. VIM. M. Burns slaughtered big
porker last week weighing 500 pounds.
The Charles Town Wrapper Factory
is running to its full capacity, and more
girls are wanted.
Mrs. c. NJ. Wetzel's public school at
Riverside will have a holiday entertain-
ment next Friday.
Snow fell here Friday and Friday
night to depth of about twelve inches.
and sleighing has since been the order of
the day.
The postoffice will be closed on Christ
mas and New Years Days from 10 a. m.
to p. m. Rural carriers will deliver
mail on Christmas Day. but not on New
Years Day.
Married. at the Methodist parsonage
in Summit Point. on Sunday evening.
December IT. 1905. bv Rev. c. Syden-
stricken. Mr.. George Henry to Miss
Maggie Riley.
Mrs. Louis Diehl has grown upon a
tree owned by her lemon which weighs
1 lb and II ounces. and measures Isl
inches in lrcumf=rence-the largest we
have ever seen.
William Robinson and Nina Parker.
two worthy young colored people. were
married at high noon on Thursday. by
Rev. Washington Murray. at the brides
home in this place.
Our good colored friend John Thorn
ton has our thanks for fine shuck mat.
1t is of the old-fashioned. reliable kind.
and he will take orders for more of the
same sort, at reasonable prices.
The Kahn property on Mordington
Avenue has been sold by the owner Mr..
VIM. c. Bragg to Lewis o. Hale, of
Winchester, for $500. Sale effected
through the agency of Moore & Moore.
Mr.. John w. Gibson. who has been in
ill-health for some time. was taken to the
City Hospital. Baltimore, and under
went an operation there on Wednesday,
coming out of the ordeal in favorable
condition.
Visitors to Washington City. or persons
who may be going there for few days,
may obtain pleasant, home-like accommo-
dations. conveniently located. with Mrs.
M. v. Dorsey. (nee Miss Virgie Swan, at
1907 H. street. N. W..
E. ]. Oates. formerly manager of the
Winchester office of the United Tele-
phone Co.. has taken position with the
Jefferson County Telephone Co. here,
and has taken the Manning residence
opposite Capt. J. c. Holmes.
Ladies from the countrywide come
to town on Saturdays to do shopping
can get Hot Tea, Coffee or Chocolate with
biscuit or sandwiches at the Woman's
Exchange. Open on Saturdays from II
to and on Tuesday and Thursday after
Moons from 2:3o to 7.
Lucy Lomax, a respected colored wom-
an. died at her home in this place Tues
day of pneumonia, aged 81 years. Be-
fore the Civil War she belonged to the
late Joseph Brown. She had been mar
RED three times, her last husband being
Arthur Lomax, who died some time ago.
A new schedule went into effect on
the N. & w, R. R. on December 8. No
change in the time of any trains passing
here except the through trains late in
the night which are not scheduled to
stop at this place. The southbonnd one
passes at 2:I5 and the northboupd at
2:4o a. m.
Through the agency of Messrs Moore
& Moore. the Hunter heirs have sold
building lot on South Samuel street to
Mr.. Cruger w. Smith for $500. The lot
adjoins one already owned by Mr., Smith
Just South of the residence of Mrs.
Frances w. Gibson 1t has frontage
of Of feet on Samuel street, and the pur-
chaser will improve it by building a
handsome brick residence.