Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-01

serviceable automobile.
| And now thesqueal of the poker !
heard abroad in the land.
4 Mr.. Norman Johnson has accepted
position in the drug store of Brown
Hooff.
Mr.. Lovail Gravatt has been mad
captain of the Shenandoah Valley AGA
d my foot ball team.
/ Mr. Chas. H. Schoeing has built al
addition to the house in which he reside.
at Flowing Spring.
| About $50 perch Of stone have beer
crushed and spread upon the driveway.
of Edge Hill Cemetery.
Miss Donna Rissler was operated upor
for appendicitis at the Anna Hughes
Sanitarium last Wednesday. and is since
doing well
The members of Wildey Lodge. No
27. l. o. O. F.. had smoker Thursday
night. A good company was present,
aud a very enjoyable time was had.
Colored teams from Storer College and
Charles Town played a well contested
e me Of foot ball here on. Thanksgiving
Dav. Score I6 to II IN favor Of CHARLES
Town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Weller. OF
Bridgeport, Coun.. are receiving con-
gratulations on the safe arrival of a
bouncing baby boy. Denver Leroy,
born November 20.
Mr. John 0. johnson is erecsing houses
for Messss ]. w. O'Brien and VIM. Whit
more. Ir. IN town, and tenant houses
for Capt Milton Rouss and Mrs Della
Manning Gerhart III the country.
Messrs Buddenhagen & FidInger who
have been in the restaurant business, in
the Gibson building. South, Charles ST..
have dissolved partnership. In the future,
Mr.. Buddenhagen will continue the bus
mess alone.
A marriage license was issued in Wash
ington on Thursday to Samuel F. Stiles,
OF Newark, New Jersey, and Miss BERTHE
B. Roberts. of Summit Point. this county.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Roberts.
The hospital in Charles Town. which
has heretofore been called by several
different names. having been leased by
Miss Anna Hughes, will hereafter be
known under the appropriate appeliation
of the Anna Hughes Sanitarium.
Sandy Thickering. coiored, was arrest
ed and had hearing before Justice
Gallaher on charge of throwing
stone through a Norfolk and Western
passenger car at Shenandoah Junction
Wednesday night, and was held for the
grand jury.
Jane Twyman. well-known colored
woman. widow of the late Willis ivy
man. died at her residence on the Bloom
ery turnpike Saturday morning at an
advanced age. She had been an invalid
FOR long while. and had to be wheeled
about town il a roller chair
Mr. P. Palmbaum, father of Messrs
Myer and George Palmbaum Of this
place. died in Pittsburg last evening. at
an advanced age. Mr.. Palmbaum has
been an occasional visitor to Charles
T1,,,,, .,,d ,,,oe x,au l-ro,r,, RI n ,,,,,,lor
of our people. by all of whom he was
held i'll high esteem.
Mrs. Thompson. wife of Capt. A. ].
Thompson a prominent citizen of the
vicinity of Old Chapel in Clarke county,
Va. fell down a stairway at her home on
Sunday last and fractured her hip. Mrs.
Thompson has family connections and
many friends in Jefferson, who will deep
ly sympathize with her aud ardently hope
that she may soon be we'll again.
Rev and Mrs. Richard Wilde
Micou have issued invitations for the
marriage of their daughter Margaret to
Mr. John Moncure Daniel. IT,. son of
John NJ. Daniel, clerk of the Circuit
Court of Jefferson county. The we'd
ding will take place on Tuesday, Decem-
Der IS. at the chapel of the Theological
Seminary. near Alexandria, Va.
A man by the name of Mason Harris.
from Shenandoah Junction, came to town
on Tuesday night and raised disturb
ance at or near Hunts livery stable. and
when Policeman Smith attempted to ar
rest him, he resisted arrest and 1t is said
attempted to draw revolver on the. Of
icer. whereupon Mr.. Smith shot him
twice. He was found however, to be not
seriously wounded. Harris is the man
who shot up Shenandoah Junction and
raised cain there several years ago.
Charles J. Rau, of Harpers Ferry, was
brought before u. S. Commissioner
Wilbur H. Thomas this morning by U.
S. Deputy Marshal Brown. having been
previously indicted for sending unlawful
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boud in the sum of 81 500 for his APP
pearance at the United States circuit
court in Phillippi on the 25th of May,
Martirsburg World.
The pupils of the Charles Town High
School had holiday from Wednesday af-
ternoon to Monday morning. taking holi
day Friday in place of election day whs n
they had school. The exercises in the
primary department Wednesday after
noon were very pleasant, and the pupils
recited and acclaimed in their usual fine
way. The medal was given to Nelson
Coleman for the best recitation. The at
tendance has been very regular and full
| this session.
Mr.. Thomas ]. West favored US last
Saturday with some of the best sausage
we have ever tasted. Everybody knows