Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-03-14

Bluebirds and robbins have arrived.
Next Friday will be ST. Patrick's Day

blueDlTuS ana ToDDlnS nave arrived.
Next Friday will be ST. Patrick's Day.
B. & o. Ticket Agent Spengler sold 65
tickets to Washington for the Inaugural
ton.
Horseback riding is again becoming a
favorlte exercise with some OF our young
ladies.
Mr.. J. w. McGarry has sold his store
and lot at Shenandoah Junction to Mr..
L, ]. Shirley.
Seventeen liquor licenses will be ap-
Piled tor at the next term of the Jefferson
Country Court.
Bishop Gravatt conducted series of
special services in st. Luke,s Church.
Wheeling, last week.
Mrs. B. D. Gibson gave tea. Tues
day afternoon. in honor OF Mrs. George
Robbins. of Philadelphia.
Miss Amelia Hicks will move the last
of March to the house on West street,
near North. next to Mr.. J. A. Emmert's.
The dwelling property of the Russell
heirs. corner of Liberty and West streets,
has been purchased by Mr.. Arthur Har-
dy, tor $3.50.
The sale of VIM. E. McSherry, last
Friday. advestised in the SPIRIT OF JEFF
FERsoN, was largely attended and good
prices prevailed.
The young people of Summit Point are
getting up play for the benefit of the
base ball club. The play will be given
sometime next month.
Mrs. John l.. Craighill had the mis-
fortune to fall, breaking rib recently,
and the injury has been the source of
much pain, DR.. Neill is attending her.
Mr.. A. G. Wynkoop, Special Commits
sioner, has sold the Jas. N. Gallaher
land, II acres, on the northwest side of
town. to Hon. Geo. r. Werdling. for
ST.
Miss Bette B;tner Thompson. of Kear-
neysville, and MIR. Edward Rockwell, of
Brunswick, were married February 20.
at the home of Mr. Hamilton Butts in
Brunswick.
Mr.. Joseph S. Johnson is handsomely
papering and painting the east store
rooms of the Trapnell Building, prepar-
atory to their occupancy by Messrs.
Jones & Joliffe.
Mrs. Thomas Osbourn, mother of Mr..
H. C. Osbourn of this place, had fall
down stairway at her residence near
Engle's Switch few days ago. and has
since been critically ILL.
Mary Gary, young colored woman,
was successfully operated upon for APP
pendicitis at DR.. venning's Hospital, on
Thursday last. by Drs. Venning, Albin
and Lucas. and is since doing well,
Aunt Alcinda Blue, much re-
spected colored woman, died yesterday
morning, at the residence of her daugh-
ter. Mary Paaker, in this place. after a
brief illness of asthma, aged IS years.
The ladies of Leetown M. E. Church
South will hold an oyster supper in the
rooms over R. w. Dunaway's store on
Friday and Saturday nights, March II
and IS. Refreshments will also be served.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Show, of Shep-
herdstown. announce the engagement of
their daughter, Gertrude Cornelia, to DR..
Abner Osbourn Albin. PROMINENT young
physician of Charles Town. The we'd
ding will take place in April.
The Wageley property, including the
blacksmith shop and IS acres of ground,
miles north of Leetown, has been sold
by Mr.. c. E. Johnson, as special commits
sioner. to Mr.. Chas. ]. Custer, of Mar
tlnsburg. Price paid about $500.
Mr. Jos. S. Johnson, interior decora-
tor, publishes card in this paper. As
an interior painter and paper hanger Mr..
Johnson is hard to beat He carries an
excellent line of paper samples, from
which satisfactory selections may be
made.
The new ferry boat put in by Mr.. w.
A, Higgs at Manning's Ferry, the old
reliable George Mcdaniel in charge. came
over the river yesterday morning tor the
first time since the 18th day of last De-
cember, the river being locked up by ice
all that while-an unprecedented thing
within the recollection of the oldest in
habitant.