Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-01-17
Local Miscellany.


Souuty Nouit Iduudiy ~.
Wood wanted at the Spirit office.
The Hub wants 400 men and boys tina
wear long pants. Read new adv.
The store-room of Mr.. c. N. Coleman
is being improved with new floor. etc.
Max Theodore, the bustling clothin,
man, advertises ten per cent. reduction
during the month of January.
Logan B. Shut. Jr.. little son of Mr.
and Mrs. Logan B. Shut, has been takel
to DR.. Venning's Hospital, threatene.
with typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Funk, of the Sum
NIT Point vicinity, entertained mum
| Der of young people few evening ago
with music. games and sumptuous sup
lper.
| Mr.. and Mrs. E. Frank Ronemus CAV,
an elegant dinner on last Thursday ii
| honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Ronemus
who have just returned from their wed
ding trip.
The ladies OF Lawson Bolts Chapter
| U. d. c.. are preparing to reopen Wash
| ington Hall with fine entertainment
after the painting and Improvement of it
now in progresses completed.
The c. & P. Telephone Company ha.
opened an exchange IN Harpers Ferry
connecting up IS phones. Lines con
meet with Bakerton, Millville. Engle.
and other points in that locality.
Visitors to Washington City. or person:
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, al
| 1907 H street. N. w.
Messrs. James T.. Littleton & Son deny
the rumor that they intend closing on,
the blacksmith business in Charles Town.
They intend to stay at the old stand. and
will be ready for business every day IN
the week except Sunday.
The weather today is flne-posslbly
owing to the vigorous kick made by Mr..
Chas. A. Johnson against the weather
Bureau in yesterdays Baltimore Sun.
If the result be due to such cause it may
be well for Mr.. Johnson to kick again
when.occasion demands.
Mr. S. H. Cullers utilizes double col
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advertising Clearing Sales of Dry Goods
and Notions. This sale will be on for
the next thirty days, and buyers may do
well to look after the bargains offered.
Also on sale full line of groceries. con-
fections, etc.
Miss Fannie Yates. who for the past
three years has been in training as nurse
at st. Luke's Hospital, Richmond, Va,
and few weeks ago graduated, was op-
Grated on tor appendicitis Thursday last.
by DR.. Stuart Mcclure. at St. Luke's
Hospital. Her many friends will be glad
to hear she is improving daily.
]. D. Billmyer, former sheriff of Jeffer-
son county. is in Charleston in the in
terest of an appropriation in which he
has a personal interest. He will ask the
legislature to reimburse him to the
amount of his personal outlay in defend
ing George Williams, the negro rapist,
from would-be lynchers last summer.
The engagement has been announced
of Miss Mamie Butler, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Douglas Butler. of this place,
to Mr.. Bernice Billiard. of Tampa, Fla.
The marriage will take place In Charles
Buffers aunt, Mrs. George F. Coyle,
whose guest she now is, on January rs.
At the regular quarterly meeting of
the directors of the Jefferson County
Mutual Fire Insurance Company. held
this morning. the losses of Mrs. Mary E
Hunter and Mr.. Jas. w. Strider. by re-
cent fires, were ordered paid. The con-
dition of the company is good. with
balance of several thousand dollars in
the treasury.
The stockholders of the National Citi-
zens Bank on Tuesday last UNANIMOUSLY
reelected the old board of directors.
Col. Braxton ID. Gibson was reelected
President, !. c. Burns. Ist Vice-Presl-
dent B, F. Langdon, 2ud Vice-Presi-
dent H. c. Getzendanner, Cashier, and
I. Frank Turner, Assistant Cashier. The
salaries of the bank officers were in
creased.
Contractor M. ]. Rohr willimprove the
front of the store room now occupied
by Mr.. c. d. Ely. which will be taken
by Mr.. c. w. Brown. Its owner, for his
iewelry business, after April I. A large
plate glass front will be put in and the
room generally improved. Mr.. Ely will
occupy the room now used by Messrs.
Palmbaum Bros. after they move into
their new store.
The enterprising firm of Jones & Jol-
life have rented the spacious and GEN.
trally located rooms in the Trappell
building at present occupied by the Hub
Clothing Co, which will vacate there
March 1. Painting and general renovation
will then be in order. and the new lesses
will take possession April I, opening to
the public full new and thoroughly up
to-date stock in every particular.
a chance was made in the board of the