Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-10-24

County Cosrt November 8.

| Price of wheat IN Cnarles Town iouay )
90 cts.
Wild geese passed over Charles. Town
southwark Thursday night.
Miss Clara Hockensmitb, OF Emmitts-
burg, Md. has accepted. clerkship IN
the Racket Store.
The Messrs. Goetz are converting the
former Wrapper Factory building into
dwelling property.
Auctioner Thos. J. West and other
farmers of the southern part OF the coun-
tv have suffered losses from hog cholera.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. E.
Church South of Middleway will hold
supper in the Masonic Hall at that place
on Tuesday night, October 81.
The Lima Backus property was sold on
Saturday last, by K P. Chew and w o
Norris, Trustees, to Messrs. Thornton
T. Perry and E. E Cooke, for $342.
Mr.. w. H. Whitmore is erecting for
Mr.. Jacob Zinn large stable on the lat
ter's lot on North Samuel street. where
ou Mr.Zun will also erect fine dwelling
house.
The N. & w. and B. & o, railroads are
m aking lively war against free riding
by tramps. Several were brought TO jail
here from Shenandoah Junction on Sun
day evening.
lanes Jackson. well known colored
man of this place, was found dead Sun
d ~ morning at his lodging place at the
Burns elevator. He was aged 81 years.
and had served in the Burns family for
many years.
MIR. Milton o. Rouss has built most
complete cold storage plant at Kabletown
for storing his apples. II is built of con-
crete. lighted throughout with electricity
and compressed air is used. 1t has a
capacity of 7, 900 to 5000 barrels.
The Ladies' AID Society of the Baptist
church will serve Soup" at the home of
Mrs VIM B Wood ward on Thursday. Oc-
tober 20 from 6 to 10 p m. Chicken
soup, sandwiches and refreshments at
popular prices. Proceeds for the bene-
fit of the Baptist church. Come, bring
your friends and have good time.
On Friday last Mr.. J. Shirley Smith
met with very serious and painful ae-
c;d-nt la riding across the pavement
at the en- rance to his alley on Liberty
street his horse fell fat, catching Mr.
Smiths foot and leg on the edge of the
pavement, MASKING the foot badly. rup-
turing a number of the ligaments and
two small bones of his foot; also bruis-
ing his BODY, arm and shoulder. DR.
Neil gave him surgical attention.
Mrs Albrecbt Diehl, of New York, and
Mrs, VIM. r. Parker, of Philadelphia.
| were walking along the sidewalk IN front
OF the L piscopal churchyaid Wednesday
evening. when a man snatched Mrs.
Dlehl's purse and ran, escaping before
| they met anyone else or could make an
| alarm and secure his apprehension
| Fke purse, minus about five dollars that
it had contained. was found next morn
ing in the Diehl marble yard on North
| George street.
Miss Louise Briscoe entertained de-
llightfully on Thursday last at her home
near town, in honor Of Miss Frances
Chew, whose marriage to Mr.. Richard
Clarke, of New York City, will take
place early in November. Miss Briscee's
guest were: Miss Mary Richardson, of
Omaha, Neb., Mrs. George D. Moore
Misses Frances Chew, Anne MacDon-
aid, Margaret Chew, Lila Willis, Nan
Brooke, Mozelle Johnson, Sydney
Wynkoop, Yvonne Murphy, Florence
Murphy, May Getzendanner, Betty
Sublette and Barbara Campbell,
Misses Rose and Clara Griffith returned
about 10 o'clock Sunday night to thei
residence corner of Liberty ard Law
Irence streets. where their parents re side
with them, took bath and before retir
ling had occasion to open door leading
out onto the upper back porch, when the,
! saw a negro man out there and SOUNDED
an arm. Their father came out with
gun and several neighbors an to their a
sistanoe. The negro having escaped III
to the garden Mr., Griffith fred severe
shots in that direction without elicitin
any response. : The garden WAS the
searched. and Dayton Sorrel, a wei
known young negro man of unsavory rel
utatlon was hauled out of the bean vines
: He was taken to Jail and Yesterday ever
ng had hearing before Justice I.
Green, who held him for the next gran
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