Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-01-07
Local MiscelIany.

day.
/ The best sale bills printed at the SPIRIT
Office.
| Shepherd College sends US pretty
calendar.
| Thanks to Messrs. Strider & Ramey
for very pretty calendar.
The Red Men. headed by the City
Band. gave big parade Christmas Day.
The New Year was ushered in with the
ringing of bells. discharge of fireworks.
etc.
The Leetown masqueraders enlivened
Charles Town with their presence on
New Years day.
County Commissioner N. T. SNYDER
killed a fine pen of hogs. six of them
averaging 3s3 pounds,
For excellent calendars we are indebt-
ed to the c F Wall Co. and Farmers and
Merchants Deposit Co.
Miss Lillian Talbot. of this place. is
reputed to be one of the heirs to $780,
ISOosooo 11h6Aoh ASitdhS.
/ G. R. Anderson land not R. c. An
derson) has been appointed rural mail
carrier at Summit Point.
The handsomest calendar of the sea-
son comes to US from Messrs Washing
ton, Alexander & Cooke.
Geo Marsteller. one price clothier.
I advertises 10 per cent reduction sale.
| Read what he says in another column.
MIR and Mrs c Coleman. of near
Middleway. celebrated the fifteenth an
niversary of their marriage last Saturday.
The holiday entertainments of the
various Sunday Schools were of the usual
highly interesting character, aud passed
off pleasantly.
Mrs Hannah Miller. aged 76 years,
died at her home in Harpers Ferry. De-
cember. "a. from the effects of fall
some time ago.
Genuine reduction sale of clothing.
boots. shoes and furnishings at Theo-
dore's during January. Read his new
advertisement.
Mr.. Augustus Trump. a prominent
business man of Kearneysville, died sud-
denly December IT. of heart trouble.
aged about 10 years.
Adjutant Geo H Hagley has our thanks
tor pamphlet copy of the proceedings OF
the last annual meeting OF the Virginia
Grand Camp, U c v.
Mr. George Lilly, young man of Elk
ton. Va. came to his death from asphyxla-
ton by blowing out the gas in his room
at the National Hotel on Christmas eve.
William, the I2-year-old son of Abner
Conrad, living in Loudoun county near
Harpers Ferry. was accidently shot and
killed by his brother-in-l law. Owen Tribby.
on Monday of last week.
Mr.. Thomas Butler Jones and Miss
Genevieve Rightstine, both of Shep-
herdstowu, were married December 20.
at the Catholic parsonage IN Harpers
Ferry. by Father Collins.
The DeKoven Male Quartette and
Reader will gsve an entertainment at
Powh atan College on Wednesday even
ing, January IS. Tickets IS and SO cts,
on sale at Miller's Pharmacy.
Mrs Elizabeth Dorsey Tyson Grove,
wife of Mr.. Frank t. Grove. of Shep-
herdstown. lady highly esteemed and
generally beloved, died December 20. at
the home of her brother. in Frederick.
Maryland.
Diehi Bros. have erected very hand
some granite monument over the grave
of Mr.. w. C. Carroll IN Edge Hill Gene
terry, and similar one over the grave OF
Mrs. John L. Burns in the Episcopal
graveyard.
TIE remains of Mrs Edward Williams
formerly of this place, who died in Phila
! dephia. were brought here Saturday
evening and inferred in Edge Hill Gem
etery Sunday afternoon, Rev DR. A {
Hopkins officiating
DeKoven Male Quartette and Reader
4 a fine company. consisting of Messrs
: Howard L. Baxter, Ivon H. Blaekman
a Clifford A. Foote, John J. Odbert and
Misses Estelle Van Horne-at Powhatar
= College January IS.
g Mr. Lemuel Rust. of this place. and
u MISS Virginia Entler, daughter of MIR and
Mrs John P Entler. of Shepherdstown
were married at the home of the bride.
parents on Thursday. December 20, by
Rev DR. H c Hathcox
On Tuesday December "a, Miss Dollie
l. Feltner, of Clarke county, was united
in marriage to Mr.. Herman w. Bush OF
Charles Town. at the parsonage of the
NJ. E. Church South. in Berryville. Rev
I Harry Smith officiating.
The Young ladies of Charles Towr
rendered the young men of the town {
leap year dance in Rouss Memorial Hal
Thursday night. The chaperones were
Capt Chas E Baylor. and Messrs w T
Alexander. Chas A Johnson, Jay Eystel
and II II Mccormick.
Mr. Henry Myers was working
small piece of hot iron on an anvil OF
Thursday of holiday week. when it flew
out of the tongs and struck him in thu
M eye. DR. Albn accompanied him to thu
Baltimore Eye and Ear lnfrmary. ant
he returned Saturday with good pros
poets of saving his eye.
On behalf of ourselt and our JUNIOR W
return many thanks to our generous pa
irons Messrs. Nj. Palmbaun & Bro. TO
- kindly Christmas tokens of remembranc
, sent to our better halves. Their exec
lent good taste is exhibited in the selec
ton of something nice in this act of cou'
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