Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-12-17
Local Miscellany.

wreath or bunch of holly. Mr. S D Engl
will supply you at moderate price.
Nj Randolph c Anderson has beef
appointed rural mail carrier at Sunni
Point. vice Perry W Snyder. resigned.
The Small property. near Leetown
was sold on Friday last. by Forrest w
Brown. Trustee, to ]. Frank Myers. TO
5000.
The Baptist Sunday School will hole
its Christmas service Friday night. De
cember 81. at o'clock. Rev ] F Kitz
meyer will deliver an address to the chill
dren.
Postmaster H. N. Bradley receiver
official notification Saturday of the con
firmation by the United States Senate o
his appointment as postmaster at Charles
Town.
The ladies of Lawson Bolts c HAPPIER
U D c. of Charles Town. will send {
box of nice Christmas things to the ex
Confederate veterans in the Soldiers
Home at Richmond
Miss Linnie Beavers and Mr. Clarence
Lloyd. both of Clarke county. Va. came
to Charles Town on Monday of last week
and were married in the National Hotel
parlor by Rev ] L Williams.
The Baptist Sunday School at Shen.
andoah Junction will have a Christmas
entertainment on Monday night, Decem.
Der 20. Everybody invited Collection
for benefit of Baptist Orphanage.
MIR S H Plotner had killed at Buffers
Packing House three hogs. Net weight
of one 53s4; other two 7ooa. They were
handled and slaughtered by two men,
Robert Hughes and John Parker. colored.
Lieutenant Governor Manship. of Mis-.
slssippi. delivered an exceedingly inter.
esting lecture at Powhatan College on
Friday night. 1t is to be regretted that
there were not more persons out to hear
him,
The Norfolk and Western Railway has
practically annulled all their Sunday
freight trains, only that class of freight
being handled which. on account of Its
perishable condition. it IS absolutely
necessary to move.
Mrs. Annie Edwards. wife of Nelson
Edwards, colored, died at her residence
on the Mrs. Mary Moore farm. December
Ia. aged % years. The deceased was
much respected, and died in the full
triumph of the christian faith.
Mr. Fonrose Osbourn. farmer resid-
ing near Vanclevesville. died Sunday at
ternoon, of apoplexy, aged So years. He
is survived by his wife and two children;
also by two brothers. w b and Horace {
Osbourn in Baltimore, and two sisters
near Shenandoah Junction.
The colored MethodIsts of Nit. Zion
Church had Jubilee Meeting Sunday
night, with sermon by Rev. d. L.
Washington. d. ID. Rev. DR.. A. C.
Hopkins, of the Presbyterian church
made interesting remarks. and the Pres
byteran choir rendered attractive music
One of our junk dealing firms had ar
interesting experience the other day. A
man went into their yard. loaded up q
bag of old iron aud came round to the
front door and sold them their owr
property. Rather hard on the junk deal
ers, especially in the face of declining
market for old metals.
The goth Century Minstrels under di
recton of Mr.. E. G. Henson. gave credit
able entertainments here last Tuesday
and Wednesday nights. Tomorrow
night they will show in Brunswick. Md.
and on Friday night they will appear
again in Washingto Hall in Charlie!
| Town-this entertainment for the benef
of the Monongah mines sufferers.
| Howard Newman, colored membel
of the Charles Town chain gang. made {
break for liberty whilst engage | in shovel
ing snow off the street crossings Saturda,
morning His much coveted freedom
was not for long, however, as he wa'
gathered in again after bit. being re
captured by Officer Grandstaff in thick
ct along the b. & O. railroad about three
fourths of a mile above town.
Miss Mary E Finnell sister of Mr.
John b Finnell. died yesterday morning
at the residence of the latter in this place
aged 90 years an 10 months. Funeral ser
vices will be held tomorrow "Wednesday
morning. at 10 o'clock. in the Presbyte
ran church, conducted by Rev. DIR. A
{. Hopkins Interment in Edge Hill
Cemetey. The pallbearers will b'
Messrs. /, N. Merchant, Jas. H. Fritts
o. NJ. Darlington, M F .Cowley, SIG NJ
Rissler and J. Frank Weller.
At a special meeting of the County
Court. held on Tuesday, action was takel
upon the death of J. Mason Heidwohl
late Superintendent OF the County mfr
| mary. ana COMMISSIONERS l>ODCikS th'
Snyder were appointed committee t.
draft appropriate resolutions. Miss Kat
Littleton, who has had much experience
and been quite popular in the assistan
management OF the 1nfirmary, was APP
,inted Superintendent to serve unit
Nav l. 1908 Two orders amount ng t,
$Ioo5 90 were issued to the Cantor
Bridge Company, Conton, Ohio, i'll pay
ment for the county's share OF the bridg,
Just completed over the Opequon Creek
at Sulphur Spring Ford
Mr. and Mrs Geo w Fleming gav'
a pound party in honor of Mrs. Flem
ling's brothers. Messrs. Calvin, Meriial
and Baue Brown, on Friday night last
Those present were Misses frankie
Cora, Edith and Gertrude Wall, Ann
and Mary Rodefer. Edith and Rose Elem