Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-02-01
Local Miscellany.
Circuit Court February s.

x2'IoOA 1NeSt boo bN~t A~e
pointed postmaster at Halltown.
Assessor Charles w. Conrad has COM
menced his annuel assessment work.
Miss Courtney White. of Pittsburg..
drew the doll at the Bargain Store on
Wednesday.
Mr. ] Shirley Smith got severe fall
in his hay NOW aud broke two of his
ribs. DIR Mel: gave him surgical atten-
ton.
Mr. ! b Appel has rented the Dorsey
house on North street from Mr. Samuel
D Engle and will move his family to it
from Melville. about April Ist
Dates of sales in Jefferson and Clarke
counties have been announced as fol
lows: February l. ?. 3. 9. Is. s and 20;
March 2, 5. 4. 7, 5. 9. 10. II, II. IS. II,
IS and IS
Mr. H Jennings, of Mlddleway. al
ways alert. laid for chicken thieves and
bagged two cats and one o'possum. Our
friend Mr. F Ramey also trapped an
o'possum in this way few nights ago.
While Mr. ] NJ Miley. of this place.
District Superintendent for the Stand
ard Oil Company. was experimenting
the unloading of some barreled oil from
car barrel of oil fell on him, njuriug
his hip severely.
The dates of the uniform teachers ex-
aminatIons have been changed, and will
be held this year as follows: First exam
ination-April IA and IS. Second exam
ination-Iune 10 and II. Third exami-
meteorological II and IL.
Captain H C Getzendanner and Attor-
ney Charles Campbell, of Charles Town.
and Prof J d Mu!doon. of Keyser. were
IN Shepherdstown last Saturday and con-
cluded the transaction for the purchase
of Captain Ge,zendanner farm by Prof.
Mudoon Register.
Mr. Melvin T Strider has been elected
manager of the Jefferson Vehicle Com
pany. Since going into partnership
with his father his place as rural mail
carrier has been given to Mr. Bailey
Johnson. and Mr. Johnson has been sue
CO .ded by Mr. Charles II Strider
The dwelling house of VIM Lowry,
colored, on South Water street. was dis
covered to be on FIRE shortly after 9
o'clock yesterday morning. and the up
per story was pretty well burned out,
with considerable loss and damage to
household goods by fire and water Loss
covered by Insurance.
In compliment to her guest, Miss
Barbara Campbell. of Charles Town,
Miss Mary McCluer will entertain about
fifty OF her friends at dance to be given
at the residence of her parents, Judge
and Mrs. J. G. McCluer on Ann street
this evening, A delightful time is in
store for those favored with invitations
I-Parkersburg Sentinel.
The Jefferson County Telephone Com
plny will construct new telephone line
along the new county road from Mr.
George w. Shirley's lane on the Middle-
way pike to the farm OF Robert f. Boyd,
and will serve Messes William Childs,
VIM. o. Macoughtry, Chas. B. Coleman,
John G. Shirley Jr., and Robt. E Boyd
A new phone has been installed a. the
Handspring Dairy farm for Messrs
Engle Brothers.
Mr. w H Wiltshire has greatly I'M
proved the tormerW atson Factory dwell
doah belonging to Mr. D ] Howell-has
newly weatherboarded reroofed. painted
and leinodeled it generally making it
an especially attractive point along the
beautiful sweep of Watson's Eddy, neal
the historic ruins of the old mi and Old
factory which in years agone sent forth
the merry music of their wheat and corn
burrs aud wooden spindles amid the busy
hum of industry then prevailing there
The two boilers to be used in the steam
auxiliary plant of the Winchester and
| Washington City Railway Company al
! Millville, in this county. the erection OF
| which will begin within the next few
weeks. will perhaps be the largest in this
section Each boiler will be of 700 horse.
power capacity and will be as large as a
| small dwelling A number of local con
tractors will submit bids on the construc-
ton work of the building, but the struc.
tural steel contract will probably go TO
one of the large steel companies at dis
lance.
At the regular meeting held on TIE
1st day of January, the P o. S of A.
elected the following officers: Past Pres
ident, G. w. Bush; President, DaviC
Fulton; Vice-President, DIN Bush
Master of Forms. j. W. johnson; Re.
cording Sec Chas. Young; Asst. Re
cording Sec, E. Robinson; Financia
Secretary, E. F. Davis; Treas, S. M
OFT; Conductor, Clarence Painter In
spector. J. Fidinger; Cord, Leslie Bush
Chaplain, VIM. Anderson; Right Senti
mel, James Woody; Left Setipel, E. 3
Reed; Trustees, Chas. A. Johnson. B
W. Alder. Chas. M. Trundle.
Mrs Martha E Shipway an old aud
much respected resident OF Charles Town
and widow of the late Thos Shipwa,
Confederate Veteran of Co. A 18th Y
Cavalry, died at her home in this p &C
; on Wednesday night last, after IN lines
of four days of pneumonia. aged II years
l Funeral services were held Friday after
8 noon in the Baptist church, Rev. DR.. A
c. Hopkins, and Revs. w. K. Fanne