Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-01-24
Local Miscellany.


Snow fell here Sunday to depth
about five inches.
Col Forres, w Brown presided owe
the Berkeley Circuit Court last Friday.
Miss Katie Aisquith entertained th
Bridge Club on Thursday afternoon.
| Mrs. Bart Moore. respected residen
OF the vicinity of Keller. died Decembe
ID. aged IS years.
| Clyde Borum, Berk eley county farm
er. has bought the farm of Mr. John Blue
north OF Leetown.
Miss Ethel Conrad entertained Mon
day evening in honor of her guest, Mis-
Shepherd. of Washington.
MIR Walter Clipp. living with Mr. B T
Ramey, trapped hawk which measured
4 it. g inches from tip to tip of wings.
S. w Hunter will have a sale of per
sonal property on Wednesday. March s
1911. ]. w. Dodd, Auctioneer, ant
Chas. h. Moore, Clerk
Plans have been prepared by the N
& w. for handsome new station al
Shenandoah Junction for the Joint use Of
that road and the B. G. o.
Mrs K KEENAN,, "a years old, widow
of James H KEENAN,, died December ID
at the home of her daughter. Mrs Lewis
Mcdonald, near Charles Town.
Mr.. l. H. Strider of Leetown, who
has been in ill-health for sometime, re.
| ceived fall. and has been confined tc
his bed suffering with sprained ankle.
Mr. BENZ + Milton. former citizen OF
this county, and a brother of the late
James w Milton, died at the home OF
his son. J Frank Milton, near Indepen-
dence. Mo-, January 4, aged II years.
See double column adv of Schuetze's
Meat Market in this paper. No finer
meat market can be found in any city.
1t is up to date IN every respect. and is
well supplied with every article in the
| fresh meat line.
The regular sem-annual meeting of
the Jefferson County Fruit Growers AS
ISOLATION will be held at the Court House
| in Charles Town on Tuesday, January
81, at 1890 a. m All members are re-
quested to be present
Mr.. John H. Gardner, of Leetown,
celebr ated his sixty seventh birthday
Sunday, week. A large cake bearing
that number of candles was placed in the
midst of an elegant dinner His children
and grandchildren were present
Andrew Carnegie has notified the con
gregation of the Southern Methodist
Church at this place that he will give it
$3.50 toward the new pipe organ it
proposes to install in Its house eff worship.
The organ is to cost about ST.. 900.
Mr. c E Edmundson is closing out his
store in the Trapnell building, and will
return to his old home in Middletown,
Va. Mr. Edmundson and family made
many friends during their stay ii Charles
| Town, and our people generally will re-
greet their departure. Our best wishes
attend them.
Died, in Washington, d. c January
IL, 1911, Marian Grey, aged 3 months,
| daughter OF MIR. and Mrs. A. B. Hardy,
formerly of this place.
| afSuff flor liftia oh 11ra, 10 oonoa INTO ,,a,,
Her remains were brought to Charles
Town and inferred in Edge Hill Gene
terry on Monday of last week
Rev Ed Richardson, Superinten-
dent of the Northern District of Virgin
ia Anti-Saloon League, gave one of his
famous Chalk Talks in the court house
last evening. We were unable to be
present. bnt understand that he was both
entertaining and forceful. He will hold
forth there again tonight.
Major J. Ogden Murray, secretary OF
| the Immortal Six Hundred, was in town
this week, on business pertaining to the
publication of history of the Southern
Confederacy by the Virginia Publishing
Company under contract with him.
The forth coming work, written by
Major Murray, is one of tbs strongest
defenses evel made of the South. Ma
nassas Democrat
Washington Camp No, II, P. o. S. Of
A, of Summit Point, has elected and
installed the following officers for the
ensuing term; A. w. Riley. Pres; Jos
Williams. V. Pres; J. B. Williams. NJ
F.; H. w. Wilmington. Sec'y.; r. w
Baker. Treas; J. G. Myerly. Con-; l.. B
Grandstaff, Insp w, Bennett. g.; H
P Light, Chaplain; Harry Biller, R. S.
E. l.. Hough. l.. S.
Mr. ] Hogue Morris, late of Oakland
Md, will this week open the new Ieffer
son Bowling and Pool Palace. next doc
to new Opera House. The equipmen
of this new place of entertainment il
first class in every particular, and thu
rooms are probably the finest IN TIL
State Mr. Morris will move his famil,
here and take the Plttman house hith
erto occupied by Mr. E Edmundsou.
Class No. Q of the Charles Town Bap
tist Sunday School was delightfully."- en-
tertained at the home of its teacher, Nh
A. d. Barr, last Thursday night. Their
were present eighteen of the thirty mem
bers, together with SIX ladies-an excel
lent beginning for the new year. Afte
Il an interesting business session refresh
ments were served. An enjoyable fea
ture of the evening was the music rer
. dered by Miss Ruth Clipp. Mr.. Clevelan
E,rr ord otherc Since itS orpanizatio