Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-03-09
Local Miscellany.

several inches.
Mr.. Rodney Craven Howell died at his
home near Keller, February 4. aged s.
yeats.
| The Royal Neighbors were handsome
ly entertained by Mr. snd Mrs D v
Ramey a few nights ago
An election will be held March IS on
the question Of consolidating the towns OF
Harper 5 Ferry and Bolivar
In the most exciting election it has
held for years Shephe 6s.own on yester-
day elected U Nartin mayor.
Mrs. c. N. Coleman has just been OPP
Grated upon successfully at the Anna
Hughes Sanitarium for appendicitis.
Mr.. Edward Spinks has just turned
out for Mr.. Lewis Walker a handsome
set of four horse team harness all hand
made.
The enterprising Farmers Supply Co
offers Syracuse steel beam plows and
other desirable farm machinery See
new double column adv. in this issue.
Mr. John Thomas Jones, a weil-known
Resident of Shepherdstowu, and a brother
of MIR Melvin Jones of this place. died
February 10, in the 4oth year of his age
MIR Charless Mallatt was the success.
full candidate in voting off a han isome
quilt in an entertainment given by the
ladies of the Nj F. Church of Harper's
Ferry.
A house and lot owned BIZ the heirs of
the late Daniel Nichols, near ZION Church
in the Bakeiton vicinity. has been sold
by the heirs TO A { Link of Bakerton fol
5000 cash.
Anyone desiring to make contribution
to a very worthy cause, and one which
a number of citizens doubtless know of
can do 50 by leaving same with Mayor
George T Light.
Miss Annie V Murphy and Mr., Ed
ward S. Potts, both of Harpers Ferry,
were married Wednesday afternoon at
Trinity Lutheran parsonage. Hagers-
town, by DR.. ]. S. Simon.
Mr. John Wintermoyer died Feb. % at
the home of his son, Robert Winter
meyer. near Shepherdstown, aged 81
years. The deceased was a Confederate
veteran of the Stonewall Brigade.
Mr.. Geo. W. Hough and Miss Mary
Schreck, both of this county, were mar
ried on Tuesday night at the parsonage
of the M. E. Church South, at Summit
Point. by the pastor, Rev. D. A. Berry.
Il read the dear old SPIRIT OF JEFFER-
SON each week. Like the OASIS in
the desert. it brings JOY and gladness,
not only to me. but also to my wife. who
delights to read 1T. S. Redman,
Louisville, KY.
Mr. r H NJ Billmyer. foreman of the
Register office. and Miss M Agnes Skin
ner. daughter of Mr. and Mrs NJ NJ Skin
ner. from east Of Shepherdstown, were
Methodist parsonage in Hagerstown, by
Rev E T Mowbray.
The members of the Citizens Fire
Company attended the funeral of the
late DR. H T Talbot, last Tuesday. IN a
BODY. and an escort, consisting OF Fire
Marshal. John A Emmert and A D
Mahorey. Harry Painter, John Dunn
and Edward Moreland, accompanied the
remains to Frederick City.
We return thanks to Judge Harry E.
Swan, of Havana, Cuba. for late Cuban
papers Judge Swan by the way, (who
was private secretary to General Wood
during his entire occupation of the Island
of Cuba, and is now a Commissioner of
the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission,
is graduate of the SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON
Office, and we may be pardoned for saw
ing. a nephew of our better half, and
another former Charles Town boy who
has done honor to his old town
Trinity Reformed Church at Boons
boro. Md, has been reconsecrated =
Among the exceptionally beautiful me
MORALS presented bv individual members
was fine pipe organ, the gift of the
children of Mrs. Elizabeth Shafer IL
memory of their mother. The organ Is
of carved walnut finish, with pipes
painted in gold Ii occupies an alcove
constructed for the purpose on the lei
of the alter recess Mrs Shater was
sister of the late Capt. Geo w Cham
bers, of Bolivar.
Wanted, young lady to learn to be
Nurse at the Anna Hughes Sanitarium-
Special Announcements.
It il with great pleasure that we are an
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