Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-11-05

per dozen at the SPIRIT Office.
Mr.. T. E. chamblin is at least tv
: inches taller than he was week ago.
! It's boy.
Fl Mr.. w. Roberts. native Of Middl'
way. died in Martirsburg October q
aged ~ years.
Or A o Albin on Wednesday success
fully removed large vein from the nee
of Mr. c S Edison.
| Messrs. Moore & Russell are tin roo
| ing the Farmers and Merchants Deposi
\ Cos bank building
| Mrs. Margaret A. Henson has accept
ed "a position as teacher IN the publ
schools of Charlottesville. Va.
/ The buildings of the Powhatau Bras
and Iron Works have been handsomel
painted by Mr.. W. W. Johnson.
/ Mr. John t Trussell. of Blue Ridg
Lodge, K of P of this place. has been re
appointed Deputy for another year.
Miss Nellie Gore. of near. Melville, ha
been appointed teacher in the public
school at Jones Spring, in Berkele,
county.
The Charles Town City Band gave til,
young ladies of Powhatan College al
excellent complimentary concert Friday
evening.
Mr.. A. S. Allen has accepted the pc
sition of manager of the Charles ~Towr
Water Company. vice D. c. Fulton
resigned.
| Mr.. Fillmore Robinson has placed
wooden bridges on the stone abutment:
recently erected by him on the new
Burns road,
The first Office to be rented in the new
Bank of Charles Town building has been
taken by Mr.. Odell p. Mckinney. the
coal dealer.
Bass fishing has been fine within the
last few DAYS past. Our old friend Mr..
L. F. Upright. of Harpers Ferry. hauled
IN five-and- a. half FOUNDER last week.
Messrs. Rider and Finnell have pur-
chased lot next south of their attrac-
tive residence on North Mildred street,
and are having 1t handsomely enclosed.
DR.. VIM. Neil when he purchased his
automobile rode. in it from Washington
City here. accompanied by Mr.. R. c.
Smithson, and made the run in four
hours.
Mr.. c. J. Coke and family, of Ohio
county. have leased and are now occu-
pying the new residence just completed
by Mr.. George +. Shirley-on South Mil
dred street
Mr. WI Hoffman. prominent retired
Jefferson county farmer. and father of
Mrs William Myers of this place, died at
his home in Shepherdstown on Sunday
last, aged 70 years.
The ladies of the M E Church South
of Middleway will give supper and ice
cream festival in the Masonic Hall ia that
place on Friday and Saturday nights,
November ~ and 20.
An infant son of DIR. and Mrs. A. H. S.
Rouss. of Philadelphia. died at Mrs.
Rouss' old home ip York. Pa. on Mon
day of last week. The body was taken to
Winchester. Va. for burial.
The ladies Of the NJ. E. Church South
in MIddleway will have supper. soup
and ice cream on Friday and Saturday
nights. November 22 and 20. in Masonic
Hall. All are cordially invited. :.
Hallow' en-ihanks to Mayor Lights
efficient police passed off with
comparative quiet ia Charles Town. No
overt acts of disorderly conduct or dam
age to property, as far as we know, were
committed,
Mr.. Thornton T. Perry has completed
Ia fne barn on his Hill Farm" near
town. Mr.. Perry has put many inn
|provements on this farm and now has
one of the most desirable places in JEFF
ferson county.
Mr. Frank w. Msh. Democratic
Mayor of Hagerstown. and one of the
most popular and enterprising citizens of
Washington county. Md. attended a
meeting of the Directors of the Citizens
Fire Insurance Company here last week.
Washington Camp. No 10, Patriotic
Sons of America. held banquet in Odd
Fellows Hall on Friday night. Remarks
were made by Messrs John I Porterfield,
". W. Sager, Geo w Bush. DR. T A
Ramey, Straith Trussell and Elias Hiney.
and patriotism ran high. About thirty
new members have been added to this
Camp recently.
Messrs NJ J Rahr and ! EWatkins, as
will be seen BY advertisement, have en-.
tered into copartnershrp for the prosecu.
ton of the carpentering and building
business Both these gentlemen are well
known as experienced and capable me-
chanics and contractors. and their part
nership makes strong firm. giving
guarantee of satisfactory execution of al
work entrusted to them.
Capt Abraham Shepherds wellknown
citizen of Shepherdstown, died at 2
o'clock this morning, of paralysis aged
~ years. He was in the Confederate
service during the War between the
States, and during the John Brown epoch
served in Charles Town with Capt John
w Rowan's Jefferson Guards. He leaves
two sons and four daughters. among the
latter the wife of MrCharles Butler, man.
ager of the Free Press in this place.
Lawson Bolts Chapter, U. DC
Lawson Bolts Chapter. U d c, viii