Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-12-04

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adv. of c @ Hayward.
A mountain fire has been raging on
Loudoun Heights. near Hsrpers Ferry,
the past week.
Santa Claus, with his joy ivers. will
arrive at the Baptist church in Charles
Town on Thursday night after Christ
mas.
The Independent Fire Company float
ed a handsome new flag over the Rouss
Memorial Hall Building during Odd Eel
low week"
Past Chancellor John T. Trussell has
been appointed Deputy Grand Chancel-
lor for Blue Ridge Lodge, No. 1871,
Knights of Pythias.
The ladies of the Millville Sunday
School will hold an oyster supper Friday
and Saturday nights. December and s..
Public cordially invited.
Coming, Ny Awful Dad" a comic
opera in three acts. by home talent. for
benefit of Charles Town Athletic Club
Watch this column for date and prices.
The next meeting of the Jefferson
County Sunday School Convention will
be held in the Baptist Church in Charles
Town on Friday and Saturday, Deem
Der and s,
Persons who have received postal cards
allowing IS cents on a pound of Gillie's
Finest Coffee, are securing packages of
this splendid article at yesterday & Kel-
ley's grocery store.
Messrs Brown Brothers. true to the
practice of their popular house for long
series of years past. sent US liberal sup
ply of select oysters for Thanksgiving.
for which we return many thanks.
Mr. Geo c Marsteller, representative
in Charles Town of the celebrated
Horseshoe brand of clothes. has
favored us with a neat little memoran-
dunn book. for which we return thanks.
E S Owen, expert of the bonding CON-
pany which is security for ] . Billmyer
former sheriff, is going over the records
Of the County Court to see whether or
not any error has been made in the late
sheriff accounts.
Contractor Thos NJ OFT. of Halltown,
has erected a new dwelling for Mrs SUI
san G Henkle and built an addition to
the residence of Mr. Thomas NARROW, in
the Milville vicinity, and Mr. F Dooley
has tin rooted both improvements.
MrH N Bradley has just received word
from Hon Tracy L Jeffords that on re-
hearing the claim of Wildey Lodge. ! 0
OF. of this place, for destruction of
property by Federal soldiers. has passed
the Court of Claims for an increase from
81 500 to $2,Ioo.
Mr. w 7 Brown, Of this vicinity, has
entered the employ of c NJ West at Rip
poa, this county. as clerk in the latters
store aud assistant postmaster. Nh
Brown is steady and reliable young
man, and we hope he will do we'll in his
new place. Register.
Hon John Lamb. Member of Congress
from Richmond. Va. will deliver an adj
dress before the Jefferson County Sun
day School Convention. in the Baptist
church in Charles Town, on Saturday.
December s, at II m. Subject Ne
cessity for Sunday School Work,
County papers please copy.]
One of the especial attractions i'll town
Just now is the handsome show window
of Miss B w Allen. on North Charles
street, where may be seen pretty doll
wedding and a handsome little piano
The latter will be disposed of by chance,
purchasers being given one chance in
the drawing for each dollars worth of
Christmas goods purchased.
Mr. lanes G McGeath. the wealthy
gentleman who recently died and left
$1,000 to Mrs Kate Lucas, also be-
queathed $500 to our popular young
townsman, Mr. Travers Hedges. who was
kind to him at the Church Home In6rm-
ary in Baltimore a few years ago. Whilst
Travers is fortunate, his brother Newton.
we regret to learn, is equally unfortun ate,
having that amount or little over in a
Washington City bank which recently
closed its doors
A lecture will be delivered by the Rev.
David w. Howard rector of ST. Mat
thews Church, Wheeling. at The Court
House on Monday, December 10th, on
the establishment of the Protestant re-
ligion on American soil at Jamestown in
1907. which fact will be commemorated
at the coming Jamestown Exposition. to
be held next year The lecture will be
illustrated by stereoptican views. and
will be OF great historical interest. Ad-
mission will be free.
In the reported marriage of Mr. George
w Rouss TO Miss Grace NORRIS, pub
Jished in our last, we were made the vic
tim OF practical joke in letter written
and mailed to us from Washington City
the absence of the two young people from
home giving color to the report. The
Young gentleman made trip to the city
at the same time that the young lady Wis
tied an aunt there. and thus. we regret te
saw. we were easily made the victim Of
letter not borne out by facts.
See G Z Hughes for chair. rockers, table.
and everything in the furniture line.