Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-03-22
Local MiscellanY.
Next Sunday will be Easter.

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The wearing of the green" was pre-
valent on ST. Patrick's Day.
Automobile scorchipg on West Wash
ington street should be broken up,
The spilng birds are here and the vii,
geese have passed over northward
Messrs. Davis & Emmert have painted
the front of DR. Pittman's Drug Store.
Born March 10. to Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ
e. Morgan. a bright little daughter
Carey Jaquelln.
Mr.. J. B. Appel has completed com
Portable four-room frame house at Mill
vile for Dennis Bussard.
Edwin Arthur, infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. Lynch. of this place. died on
Saturday last, aged IS months.
DIR. w. L. Walraven shipped three
carloads of timothy hay to Washington
from his farms near Bloomery. The hay
graded No. 1.
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to their new room at the Market House
corner. Take advantage of their remov.
al reduction sale this week.
The offertory at the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning was solo well
sung by Miss Kessler. Miss Laura
Campbell accompanied her ON the organ
An interesting communication on the
death of Thaddeus Baney. from ouI
wel.-known countyman Mr.. Jas. H
Conklyu, will be found on our fourth
page.
The marriage of Miss Maud Mcpher.
son Howell to Mr.. John b. Brazer has
been announced. The wedding will
take place March 80, at ten a M, in Zion
Church. No invitations.
The Rex has been giving an especially
good show the past week, with Ed. Hen
son, genuine CHIP of the old block. and
a good one too. in vaudeville. They
have good bill this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Z. Cooke will
on April Ist move into the house occu-
pied by Mrs. Name Alexander, and Mr.,
Walter Wilson and wife will take the
house vacated by Mr.. Cooke.
The Sir Knights of Potomac Com
mandery, Knights Templar, will hold
their Easter service in the Baptist church
next Sunday evening at 1870 o'clock.
Sermon by Rev. w. X. Flanagan.
The Charles Town Light and Power
Company and the Winchester and Wash
ington City Railroad Company have
erected an arc lamp on George street
near their power station in this place
A right respectable looking and well
equipped band of gipseys have been en-
camped for several days in the little
grove near the junction of the Leetown
road and the N & w. railroad north of
Charles Town.
Thomas Johnson. worthy coored
man of this place, who had been working
on the excavation for the new automobile
garage on North George street, died
suddenly whilst sitting in the room with
his wife on Sunday evening.
Mr.. James w. Barnhart, a native of
this county. died March II. at Lewis
| burg, Alabama. aged abou. SO years =
He is survived by two brothers and a
sister: George r. Barnhart, of Indian
apois Clas. L. Barnhart, of Duffields,
and Miss Bette Barnhart of Shepherds
town.
Sparks from Norfolk and Western
engine ignited the grass of field be
longing to Mr.. N. T. Snyder near Shen-
andoah Junction. The fire consumed
a number of cords of wood and some
fencing on Mr.. Spyders farm. besides
burning straw rick owned by Captain
J. S. Melvin.
The ever welcome and genial Frank
Davidson is coming to Charles Town.
and will, with the aid of local talent.
render the popular comedy of "Old Far
mer Hopkins" here on the evening OF
April I. The proceeds will be for the
benefit of the Citizens Fire Co.. and OF
course good house will be assured.
Mr.. Allen T. Phillips. who has been a
bookkeeper in the National Citizens Bank
for the past two years, has resigned in
order to take commercial course in the
Eastman Business College at POUCH.
keepsle. New York. Mr.. Adrian Wyn.
koop, Oldest son of Mr.. A. G. Wynkoop,
of Charles Town, has been appointed to
succeed him in the Citizens Bank MIR.
Phillips will go to Poughkeepsie about
April I.
Messrs. James w. and Edward Eagan
have received word that their cousin,
Mr.. John w. Collins died in Kansas
City, Nc, March S, aged 81 years. For
a number of years Mr.. Collins has been
in the railroad business in the West. and
at the time of his death, he was chief
routing clerk for the Atchison. Topeka
and Sante Fe Railroad Company in Kan
sas City. In years past he had visited
relatives in this county, and had cousid-
cradle acquaintance here.
The Charles Town District Board OF
Education has entered into a contract
for the purchase of the old Charles Town
Academy building aud grounds. from
the academy trustees The purchase
will be made with a view ultimately OF
using the building for school purposes
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