Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-11-08
Local MISCELLANY.


automobile from DR., Marshall.
The citizens of Shenandoah Junctio,
have purchased chemical fire engine.
Trespass Notices. printed on card
board. for sale at the Spirit of jefferson
office.
Miss Virginia Lucas sold c. F. Wal
two valuable pieces of property IN Ran
son City.
Rider & Rider are doing the plumbing
in the new opera house, which is nearing
completion.
The Misses HuYett held Halloween
party at Rock SPRING on Monday
night of last week.
Mr.. Jas. A. Gordon has laid brick
sidewalk along the Hedwohl property
on North Water street.
c F. Wall sold Mr.. Frank Robinson a
valuable lot in Ransom City, on which
he is building a residence.
Mr.. Cleveland Wilmington died at hi,
home in Shepherdstown. October Al. OF
typhoid fever aged 27 years.
Mrs. Mollie Phillips, wife of Mr.. Iacb
Phillips, died at her home in Shepherds.
town October 81, aged 80 years.
Thomas Parker. Sr. well-known and
worthy co'ored man of this place. wa.
painfully injured by truck at the Baker
ton Lime Works last Thursday.
Mr.. c. N. Coleman has at his store 2
radish raised by Rev. DR.. A c. Hopkins
which weighs lbs and l3 ounces.
DR. w. I. Barrie. of the West Virgins
University. made an address at the
Charles Town High School last Tues.
dav.
The brick from the new Valley Brick
Works, of this place. are being freely
used for both paving and building. and
are pronounced excellent.
News has been received by relatives
OF the death of Mr.. Ambrose NJ. Willis.
in San Francisco. He was brother of
Rev. A. !, Willis, of Middleway.
The new town of Ransom will hold an
election December IL for a mayor. re-
corder aud five councilmeu. Messrs w
0 Speer, Hiram Goetz and John Stroth.
er will compose the election board.
Mr.. John Yates Mcdonald, son of Mai.
E H. Mcdonald. of this county. was
among those who took the recent
examination at Morgautown for the
Rhodes Scholarship at the University Of
Oxford.
The Better Farming Train, of which
Mr. J B Huyett os this county was the
advance herald. laid at Shenandoah
Junction for several hours last Wednes-
day and was visited by number of
people.
Mrs. Elizabeth Homrich, wife of lanes
H. Homrich. died at her home in Mar.
tinsburg Tuesday, aged OF years. The
deceased. whose maiden name was
Payne, was a sister of Mrs. Moses E.
russell. If this county.
Our good colored friend Peter Brooks
on Saturday favored us with a quart OF
best select oysters. for which we return
thanks, Peter is supplying some nice
oysters, and will fill all orders prompt
ly for these and various other articles in
the eating line, such as sweet potatoes.
celery, cabbage. etc.
Our SPLENDID friend Geo, W. NARROW
dumped out several full sacks of first
class potatoes at our door several days
ago. He seems determined that the
printer shall not suffer for lack of food
stuffs. His heart is as big as they make
them, and hisDemocracy four-square and
full yard wide every time.
MIS-. Fannie Lcckhart, wife of Mr.. H
A Lockhart. died at Wheatland on Mon
day of last week, aged 90 years. Her
husband and one brother. Mr.. James
Hook, who made his home with her,
survive. Rev. D. F. Eutsler conductt d
the funeral services at the home on
Wednesday morning and the remains
were taken to Berryville for informant.
Contractor H. P. Cline is making a
substantial Improvement in the dwelling
of Capt H. c. Getzendanner. on East
Washington street, Since moving the
building back from the pavement large
colonial porch. extending the entire
erected, and the whole pebble dashed,
and will when completed add another
handsome residence to our towr.
Mr.. Harmon Blackboard. son of Mr..
Harry -Blackford, of Bardane IN this
county, died on Sunday night last of ty
phoid fever, aged FL years. The deceased
was most estlmable young man, and
his demise is severe shock 10 his large
circle of kindred and friends, He was
prior to his sickness engaged in engineer
ing in North Carolina. Funeral services
will be held this Tuesday, morning. al
10 o'clock, at the residence of his father
at Bardane, Interment in Edge Hill
Cemetery in Charles Town.
We had pleasant call Saturday from
our estmable country friend Mr. J II
Dutterer. Mr. Dutterer is one OF oul
largest and most enterprising land own
ers. and we may say by way of parenthe
SIS rafting good Democrat as well. In
addition to being good farmer be is al
SO much interested in fruit culture
Whilst his orchards. consisting OF u
acres, are young as yet, he realized 81,