Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-12-24

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| Charles Town merchants did fine
business Saturday.
Look out for the Red Mems parade at
Is o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Leetown Masqueraders will visit
Charles Town on New Years day.
Mr. William ] Avis. of Harpers Ferry.
died Saturday night, aged 6s years.
Mr.. o. L. Watson has pretty Christ
mas window at his store in the Hooff
building.
| The post Office will be closed on Christ
mas and New Years days from 10 a. m.
to p. m.
Beulah Sunday School entertainment
will be held Thursday December 26. at
6:3o p. m.
The Methodist Sunday School will
have an entertainment Friday evening
at 1880 o'clock.
The Leetown Baptist Sunday School
will have an entertainment on Thurs
day night December 26.
The Methodist Sunday School of Lee
town. will hold their entertainment on
Monday night, December 80.
A number of Powhatan College and
Stephenson Seminary girls have gone
home Tor the Christmas holidays.
| The Christmas entertainment of the
Presbyterian Sunday School is scheduled
for Friday evening next. at 7 o'clock.
| The Christmas entertainment of the
Methodist Sunday School at Shenan-
doah Junction will be held this Tuesday
evening.
A marriage license has been issued in
IIagerstown to Arthur Sampsell. of
Funkstown, Md , to Miss Nellie Shelter,
of Charles Town.
Shenandoah Tribe No 50, Improved
Order of Red Men. will give street pa
rade. headed by the City Band. at 8 p m
on Christmas day.
The Sunday School of Oakland Church
will give an entertainment. entitled San
ia Claus in Slumber Land. on Saturday
night, December 2s. at o'clock.
The Baptist Sunday School will hold
its Christmas service Friday night, De-
cember 27, at o'clock. Rev J F Kitz-
meyer will deliver an address to the chill
dren.
| Mr.. Davis c. May, OF near Middleway.
was married Wednesday evening to Miss
Margaret LYDIA Bennett daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Bennett. the cere-
mony being held at the brides home, near
Inwood. Berkeley county.
Mr.. Frederick Hammond. of Kear-
neysville. and Miss Macie Marshall.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mason Mar
shall. near Shspherdstown. were mar
ried Wednesday night at the home of the
bride. by Rev. c. F. Bonn.
Miss Mary Quick, who has been head
nurse in DR. McMasters Hospital in
Wheeling. has been chosen secretary and
treasurer of the Ohio County Graduate
Nurses. Miss Quick is now nursing al
New Martinsville. Wetzel county.
The Sunday School of Zion Episcopal
Church will hold its Christmas entertain
ment in the Parish House on Thursday
evening December 26. at 6:3o O'Clock
Christmas offering services inZion church
next Sunday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock.
L he Christmas exercises of the Sunday
School at Ramey's School House will bt
held at o'clock Friday afternoon. De
cember 27. This Sunday school has beer
; conducted by Judge and Mrs Franz
Beckwith. Miss Washington and Mrs
G Wynkoop.
Mr. Alfred Burton, trrant officer fo
Harpers Ferry District. is making sti
over the alleged illegal employment o
!, boys under fourteen years of age in thu
quarries at Millville and Bakerton. ant
thereby compelling better attendance
at the schools in that District
Miss Ann V Davis an old and well
l known resident of Charles Town.
: daughter of the late Aquilla Davis. die'
a on Sunday morning last. in the SIst yea
of her age. Funeral services will be he'll
: at III m today. (ruesday.) in the Pres
2 byteriau church Interment in the Epis
copal graveyard.
!. The ladies of Lawson Bolts Chapter
III. ID. c. sent fine Christmas box c
desirable articles to the Needy CoDfed
crate Women's Home in Richmond. A
appeal to one of the school grades fo
each child to bring one apple or potat
resulted in contribution of over a bushs
! of each from the children.
Capt. John NJ. Taylor. now of Bridge
port. Conn, desires to thank the member
of the Citizens Fire Co for the fine larg
: turkey and the bottle whose content
: warm the inner man. and says he wi
o comply with their request to eat and b
merry. wishing the boys merry Chris
mas and happy New Year
p Mrs. Mary Michael, of the Zoar vicir
s ity, has, as she has been wont to do for
number of years past supplied us with
" fine Christmas turkey. Mrs Michael
i. one of the old style generous-hearte
farmer folks. whose kindly remembrance
q at stated intervals maketh glad the hea
of the printer and his household. We +
N turn many thanks
,ol Blue Ridge Lodge. No. 1871, Knights
Pythas, on Wednesday night last electe
officers as follows w Brown. c
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