Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-11-12
Local Miscellany.

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per dozen at the SPIRIT Office.
Mr. VIM w Johnson Is painting TIL
front portico and outside woodwork Q
the Presbyterian church.
Mr.. George w. Mccormick, formerl,
Of this county. and an ex-Confederatt
soldier of Co. d. 9TH Va. Cavalry died
Tuesday in Winchester.
| Robert Easterday, little son of Mr.
VIM P. yesterday. shot himself in the
foot with a cat rifle last week. DR. Neil
gave him surgical attention.
Miss Alma Williams was operated upon
for appendicitis at DR.. Vennings Hos
pital. last Friday. by Doctors venning.
Albin and Lucas, and is since doing well,
The ladies Of she NJ f Church South
of Middleway will give supper and ice
cream festival in the Masonic Hall in that
place on Friday and Saturday nights,
Mr.. H. A. Carroll has bought half
interest in the drug store of DR.. ].
Pittman. and the style of the new firm
will be Plttman 4 Carroll. We wish it
much success.
Ths Presbyterian congregations of Elk
Branch. Shenandoah Junction and Zion
churches have extended call to Rev,
John Calvin Siler. Of Berkeley county, a
graduate of Union Theological Seminary,
to become their pastor.
Coming Wednesday night, Nov. 10,
Robert Harris Daniel Boone on the
Trail" The most sensational play ever
produced Real wolves | IRIS and In
dams used IN staging this famous ro-
nance Admission rs, so and 75c.
Seven dogs attacked the flock of sheep
belonging to- Mr. L. r Huyett & Sons
twice last week. killing four and cripp-
ling two. Five of the dogs were immed-
lately Killed and for the other two, whom
the owners refused TO kill. warrants were
issred.
Mr.. John B. Appel. who has been in
The merchandising business at Mechan-
icstown. has accepted position in the
employ of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company, aud in a few days will
leave for his new work. His wife. Mrs.
Hannah F. Appel and daughter will
have entire charge of the business at
Mechanicstown. and will run the store IN
the future.
The barn of Mrs Maggie Myers, near
Rippon. was burned about o'clock
Wednesday morning, by the explosion
of lantern at the COW stable. In the barn
at the time of the fire were about 400
bushels of wheat. 90 tons of hay and some
corn, all of which were destroyed. Mrs.
Myers carried an insurance of $4,000 on
the building and $1,000 on its contents
with the Arm of Washington, Alexander
& Cooke. The Jefferson County Mutual
Fire Insurance Company had policy
for $1,000 on the building.
Those WHO are attending the Grand
Lodge of Masons in annual session
this week III Parkersburg. as repre-
sentatives from, Jefferson county, are
Hon. Tracy l. Jeffords, Logan Lodge
No, rs. Harpers Ferry; J. Walter Kear-
ney. Mount Nebo, No. 81. Shepherds
town; w. A. Morris. Elk Branch. No
o5, Shenandoah Junction; F B. Hooff,
Malta. No. So. Charles Town; ]. M.
Shaull. Triluminar. No. 1T, Middeway.
Also B D. Gibson. P. G. NJ. and {. A.
Johnson, d. D. G. M. Gustav d. Brown,
H. Twill represent Jefferson Chapter,
No. S. R. A. M. of this place, in the
Grand Royal Arch Chapter.
Mrs. Ellen Woody, widow of the late
James p H. Woody of this place. died
at a. m. Sunday, aged II years. The
deceased was most estimable woman,
kind neighbor and friend. and de-
voted mother. She was in her single
days Miss Maddox. of Wash ngton
City, and resided for some years after
her marriage in Leesburg, Va. She
leaves two sons. four daughters, twenty,
two grandchildren and eighteen great
grandchildren. Funeral services were
held yesterday afternoon. at the resi-
dence Of her daughtefin-law. Mrs Alber-
ia Woody, where she died. conducted
by Rev Dr. A c. Hopkins. after which
interment was made in Edge Hill Gene
terry. The pallbearers were grandsons
aud great-grandsons of the deceased, as
follows: James H. Woody. David
Woody. Arthur Woody. J. w. Moore.
Oscar Peters and Howard Hensler.