Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-15
Local MisceIlany.

NC Noubty NouiA iiSil al az Jul uSS
term Yesterday.
Mr. w H H Roper butchered a 457
pound porker last week.
Harpcrs Ferry will vote on wet o.
dry" at the corporation election in Jan
uary.
Mrs Anna Mckee. wife of Mr. May
berry Mckee. of near Kearneysville. died
Saturday night, aged 90 years.
MIR. Carl Thomas Derry. of Bolivar
was married to Miss Julia Isabel Rose.
at the home of the bride in Washington
City, December 2.
Mr. John o Aglionby has discovered
what is said to be large deposit of fine
quality of ochre on his Gap View" farm,
near Shenandoah Junction.
Mr.. G. B. Wiltshire sold his Hope
well farm near Leetown on private
terms to !. d. Cox. of Charles Town.
The place contains 40 acres.
The Williams Memorial Methodist
Sunday School. Shenandoah Junction,
will give their Christmas entertainment
on Tuesday. December 20, at 7:3o p. m.
Mr. Edward G Staubs had his right
hand badly crushed whilst operating a
large derrick in the quarrias of the Stand
ard Lime and Stone Company at Mill
vile.
Mr.. Harry L Muudey and Miss Mary
Walters, both of Shepherdstown, were
married Wednesday night at the home
of the bride IN that place. by Rev. H. |.
Stephens.
George B Johnson discovered fine
sand bank on his farm Prospect Hill. !"
AID has furnished the Farmers Supply
Co. some of 1t for their new building
See adv. of sand for sale by him.
Mr. Ben Wood is home from Fort
Washington. Md, having received an
honorable discharge from the Coast Ar
tilery service, Mr. Wood has served six
years in the army making good record
during his two cnlistments.
Harry Walper, son of Jos l.. Walper,
of the vicinity of Shepherdstown, sue
cessfully passed the civil service examina-
ton and has been appointed letter car
rier for Charles Town. The system of
free delivery goes into effect here the
FIRST nf 1avf Il. .hr-arx,
An alarm of fire sounded about noon
Yesterday was caused by little daughter
of Mr. John A Emmert having lighted
piece of paper at the stove, at his house
aud the blaze communicating to the win
dow curtains and other articles in the
room. A serious confagration was nar-
rowly averted.
Among other visitors to Charles Town
Yesterday was Mr. Anthony Busev, of
Bolivar-within few weeks of SIS, and
hale and hearty. Bolivar. noted for the
longevity of its inhabitants, has trio OF
old residents way up in the eighties
Mr. Busev, Mr. Marine Krepps and Mr.
Alfred Burton.
Engineers are surveying and plating
the lands of the jeffersonville Manufac-
turing and Improvement Company at
Shenandoah Junction, where big boom
is being inauguated. The Baltimore
Belt and Packing Company will erect a
plant there. Electric light and power
will be supplied from Millvllle. and wa
ter from Flowing Springs.
Uniform Rank No 81. Knights of Py-
thias, of this place, held their annual
election of officers on Wednesday night
resulting in the election of S Nj OFT,
Captain; M E Bolinger, First Lienten-
ant; Chas L Thomas. Second Lieuten-
ant, w Harley Miller, Recorder, and
Walter Brown. Treasurer. The newly
elected officers will serve for one year.
As Mrs. Maggie Hensell, who lives
near Kearneysville. was driving across
the tracks of the B. & o Railroad at that
village Wednesday afternoon her vehicle
was struck by train No. and she was
fatally injured, dying IN the Kings
Daughters Hospital, in Martinsburg,
yesterday morning The deceased was
the daughter of Mrs w o Fellers, of
this place.
Mr. W. w. Slough, of the vehicle manu-
featuring firm of Thrush d Slough, will be
at The Palm in Charles Town on Saturday,
December 10. when he will be glad 10 talk
vehicles, or to take orders for them from
any of our peonle.