Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-03-16

handsome awning in trout of the store
of Brown Bros.
Mr. Edward Mercer. of Kabletown.
died Wednesday evening, of typhoid
fever. aged rs years.
Mr.. George Rouss had his right arm
broken in an accident in Washington
City few days ago
Contractor John O. Johnson is erect.
| ing frame tenant house for Mr. John
NJ. Trapnell at Hawthorndale.
MIR. Edward Philips was painfully in
jured d few days ago by coming in con-
tact with saw at the factory of William
Phillips Sous.
Miss Charlotte Jane Huyett died Sur
day night, March 7. at the home of her
brother. Samuel NJ. Huyett, near Lee.
town, aged 6s years.
Miss Cary Gravatt. daughter of Bishop
Gravatt, was successfully operated upon
on Thursday at the Anna Hughes SAM
tarium for appendicitis.
An infant son of Mr.. and Mrs w. c
Shack!e ford. of near Riverside School
House, died on Sunday last Mrs
Shackleford is quite ill.,
The Daugheltv property. on West
Liberty street, was sold on Saturday by
Mr. w Washington. Trustee, to MIR
Edward Drsh, for 5000.
Mr. and Mrs John c Burns gave a
handsome reception a few evenings ago
at their elegant home at Flowing Spring,
to Mr. Horace G Voc andbride, of Berke-
ley county.
Married, March 10, 1909 by Rey H
| Wolff. at the residence OF the officiating
| minister III Chaales Town, Mr. Clarence
Manuel, of Washington City. to Miss
Nettie t Moore, of this place.
Mr.. Norman Johnson. who has been
! clerking in Brown & Hooff's drug store
for several months. has resigned He
will probably pitch for the Winchester
OdSC jail team dSdlu tuiS year.
While standing on revolving char
adjusting curtain in her school room,
Mrs. r. K. hewitt. Principal of the Shen-
andoah Junction school. fell and broke
her right arm below the elbow.
The Euzelian Literary Society of Pow
hatan College will hold an open session
in the college auditorium on Thursday.
March IS, at 8 p m. The program will
consist of orations. Rotations, music.
etc; also music by the college orchestra
Public cordially invited to be present
Mr. Charles L Young. Undertaken and
Funeral Director, has an advertisement
in this issue. Mr. Young is practical
embalmer. having taken course in that
line of his business with experienced uD-
dertakers IN Baltimore, and has stock
of caskets and supplies on display in
Starry's coach factory. East Liberty ST.
Ge'zendauner & Co, with the irrepres-
sibe Harry Locke to the fore, is IN the
potatoes. For St Patricka day they of
fer the splendferous Irish Cobbler."
which you all know about, and if you
don know, call at Getzendaner & Cos,
zoo North George street. and Harry will
tell you all about them.
Mr. Leon H Ware. Superintendent of
the new reorganized Charles Town Gas
and Water Co. called to see US today
aud made contract for a years liberal
advertising Mr. Ware says that his
company is bound to do a largely in
creased business here. and proposes to
offer the inducements to bring it. Watch
their double column adv tor particulars,
Mr. w II Hooff has rented the west
store-rooin of the Dalgarn ballding, re
Gently occupied by NJ G Merchant, and
will on the first of April open therein a
frst-class grocery store. Mr. Hooff is a
native of Charles Town. has for the last
six years been the efficient and accom-
modatng salesman in Miller's Pharma-
cy, and is well known to our people. We
cordially commend him to the public
| favor.
The Racket Store has just been sup
Piled with National Multiple Cash Reg.
lister, with all the latest attachments.
Gives number of sales, desgnates each
clerk that sells, with time and amount OF
sales. number of customers each clerk
serves, with total for the day. etc. Ger.
certainly a most complete machine, one
which does much credit to its manufac
turerc, the National Cash Register Co.
of Dayton. Ohio.
Messrs. Getzendanuer and Hughes
have awarded the contract for their new
postoffice building to be erected on NORTH
George street. next to the Independent
Fire CompAny's engine house. TO Mr.. Il
P. Cine, of this place. The CONTRACT
provides for the completion of the work
by August IS. though it is expected sui
fcient progress will have been made or
it to enable the postoffie people 10 move
IN a month before that fine The est
mated cost of the building, together with
the plumbing. heating and postotfit
equipment, is $40, 900.
Prices at the spring sales are ruling
high. At f, l.. Watson's sale horse:
brought as high as $500. and corn sole
for 81 20 barrel. His sale aggregated
nearly 81, ooo c. Berry Rodefer had
most satisfactory sale. The highes
priced horse was taken at bid of $2Io