Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-12-10
Local Miscellany.

The Palm has handsome new hack.
| Washington Hall tonight-2oth Gen.
fury Ministries.
/ Mrs. c. F. Conner, residing near Duff
fields, sold fat hog last week that
weighed $40 pounds.
The Winchester and Washington Pow
er Company will supply power for the
Halltown Paper Mill.
See Henson's Ministries tonight-I5,
25, IS. Entire house reserved for whites
Wednesday. December IL.
Mr.. o. P Mckinney has moved his
coal Office to the Jefferson Telephone
building. corner of George and Liberty
streets.
Five applicants took the uniform exam
inatlon for teachers recently conducted
by County Superintendent Turner in
Charles Town.
Messrs Richard Taylor and ] A Man
uel have dissolved partnership in the
hauling business. and each is now oper-
ating on his own hook.
Mr.. Thos E. Chamblln has sold his
saloon business and stock to Mr. ]. w.
Holman, of Woodstock. Va. who has
already taken possession.
Handsome hard wood parquetry floor
ing is being put in the show windows of
Messrs Brown Bros by the Hagerstown
Show Case and Fixture Co.
Mr.. John Z. Whitmore requests us to
return thanks to his neighbors and friends
for their kindness on the occasion of the
illness and death of his beloved wife,
The announcement made of the we'd
ding. to take place in January. OF Miss
Mary Campbell, who is we'll known here,
and Mr. Joseph Parsons of Baltimore.
Mr. S d Engle has started wagon for
light hauling. such as freight and bag
gage transfer. Orders left with Strider
& Ramey will receive prompt attention,
Married on Thursday December s,
1907. at the residence of the officiating
minister in Charles Town, by Rev. J. H.
Wolff, Mr.. H. !. Chamblln to Mrs Nora
Ott-both OF this county
Chas H Jackson, son of Il Fontaine
Jackson, had the first finger of his right
hand crushed while operating truck at
the Millylle quarries. DR. F NJ Phillips.
of Harpers Ferry, amputated it,
Among recent large sales of cattle by
C. F. Wall have been 25 feeders to Mar
shall Burns and 22 stockers to John {.
Burns, Mr. Wall claims his sales will
run up into the thousands this season.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Baptist
church will hold sale of fancy articles
and oyster supper at the parsonage on
Friday and Saturday, December IS and
Ia, sale commencing at O'Clock each
| day.
Rev, and Mrs. r. K. hewitt, occupants
OF the Methodist parsonage at Shenan-
doah Junction, were recently made the
victims of q hearty pounding. but came
out with good grace and beaming count
enances.
Mr.. Luther Ring, a well-known citizen
of Middleway. was stricken with par
avsls in the store of Mr. E. w. Daley in
that place on Wednesday, and died two
hours later. He leaves one son and two
daughters.
Mr.. II. r. M1ley accidently fell off a
stone wal at Summit Point station, a
few nights ago. and injured his arm and
shoulder. He is too much of an anti
saloon" man. we think. to have been a
little "how-come-you-so
Col. Forrest w. Brown. who was JOINT
owner with Mr.. John Porterfeld of what
is known as the Goldsmith property on
| Washington street, has purchased the
interest of the latter in said property
paying therefor the sum OF S. 900.
A ten year old son of Mr.. Edward
Grove. of Leetown. was accidently shot
through the right arm a few days ago.
by younger brother, necessltating am
putation at the shoulder, which was sue
cessfully done by Drs. Neill and Hirst.
Mr. George Ballenger, who moved from
Nippon to Tuscarora, Md about year
ago, came to Charles Town with his fam
lily last week, and has bought the house
and truck garden of James w Thomas,
on the Wysong road. north of Eagle
avenue