Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-01-31

Circuit Court Februory ID.
County Court met YESTERDAY


| County Court met Yesterday.
Wood wanted at the SPIRIT Office.
The Powhatan College Orchestra ha,
been reorganized.
| Snow fell here again Sunday night Il
the depth of several inches.
A lodge of the Improved Order Of Rec
Men is being gotten up here.
| A charter was issued here today to The
Harpers Ferry Lime Company, at Mill
Iville.
MIR. VIM. M. Burns sold nice bunci
of 400 pound cattle to Mr.. c. F. Wal
last week.
| Mr.. ]. A. R. Mathena has been ap
pointed by the County Court and quail
fed as constable of Charles Town dis
trict.
Mr.. w. H. Rodefer. of Summit Point
went to Berryville last week and erected
the scaffold upon which the negro Lipp
kin was hung.
Mrs. Sarah Benner, most estimable
lady, wife of Mr.. ]. w. Benner of Lee
town, died on Monday of last week, after
brief illness from pneumonia.
Messrs. Davis & Emmert have com.
pleted the painting of Washington Hall
and tits very handsome piece of work
and credit to the contractors.
Married, at the Presbyterian manse al
Dufields. on Tuesday. January "a. by
Rev, J. E. Triplett. Mr.. John S. Snyder
and Miss E. Mary Widmyer, both of this
county
Messrs. Diehl Bros. of this place, have
erected a handsome monument over the
grave of the late DR.. r. Clayton vii.
liams, in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Win
chester.
Married. on Tuesday, January 8, 1905.
by Rev. Henock Shredder, Mr.. William
H. Atwell of Washington. ID. c., and
Miss Lucille Mcclure, of Winchester,
Kentucky.
Mr. John H. Gardner the enterprislng
Leetown miller, has been supplied with a
handsome new delivery wagon BY
Messers A. L. Anderson & Co.. of
Middleway.
Contractor Marshall ]. Rohr requests
us to announce that he will, on the Ist
of April next, open in Charles Town
firft-class plumbing and gas fitting estab-
lishment, under charge of competent
plumber aud gas filter
A well-known colored man named
George Hellems. formerly of this place.
fell off the Shenandoah bridge at Harpers
Ferry into the river, Friday evening, and
was drowned. HIS body.at last accounts,
had not yet been recovered.
The Daughters of the Confederacy are
making extensive preparations for their
coming entertainment, which viii be
given in Washington Hall on the evening
of February II. Some seventy-five or
eighty boys and girls are being drilled
to take part in the rendition.
While climbing the shelves in the pan
try at her home Wednesday evening,
Dora. the seven-year-old daughter OF
Mr., aud Mrs Max Theodore. fell to the
floor, fracturing bone in one Of her
limbs near the ankle. Drs. Miller and
Neill gave her surgical attention.
Al the recent meeting of the West Viz
ginia State Grange. Patrons of Husban-
dry. held at Charleston, Mr. J. B Huyett,
of this county. was elected Assistant
Steward. The next meeting of the State
Grange will be held at Spencer. in Roane
county. on the second Tuesday in De-
cember
Miss Mahala Virginia Ambrose died
at the home of her sou. MIR. Homer Am
brose, east of town, near the Shenandoah
river. on Saturday. January FL. aged 63
years. The funeral services were held in
the Baptist church Tuesday afternoon,
Rev. L. r. Milbourne officiating. Inter
ment was in Edge Hill Cemetery. Strider
& Ramey, funeral directors
The pupils OF Stephenson Seminary
will give their mid-winter play on Friday
evening, February 3, at s p. m. at the
Seminary. The play, entitled Madam
DuPont's Girls" is in tour acts-the
first act. Where is weudoin?'' second,
Gwendolin a Hero; I" third, :, The
Hero Unveiled /" fourth. g Poor Gwen.
Admission, rs cts. Benefit OF Seminary
Library
DR.. Daniel H. Morgan. retired SUIT
geon in the United States Navy, and the
son of the late Colonel VIM A. Morgan.
of this county, was on Thursday last
married to Miss Isabella Frances Booker.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos Tabb
Booker, of Amelia county. Va. who has
been for the past year nurse the Win
chester Memorial Hospital The cere-
nony was solemnized at Christ Protestant
Episcopal Church, Winchester the Rev.
DR.. Jas. Grammer officiating.
Jefferson Tent of Maccabees has elect
ed the following officers for the ensuing
year: Commander N. s, !. Strider;
Past Commander. Thos r. Moore; Lieut..
Commander, c. D. Ely; Record Keeper,
Jas. Smith; Finance Keeper. B. Hooff;
Chaplain. S. c. Young. r.; Physician,
DR.. r. E. Venning; Sergeant, John NJ