Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-02-21
Local Miscellany.

OF course Sam Engle is happy. It's a
boy.
Born to Mr. and Mrs Oscar K Phillips
fne girl.
Several inches of snow fell here Sun
day night.
Mr. Walter GLAZE is erecting dwelling
house for Mrs. S P. Hatton on North
Mildred street.
Mr.. A. Wolf has moved his family into
one of the two new houses of Miss Eliza
beth Leavell. on Fifth avenue.
An enjoyable dance was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Ely. near
Summit Point. Wednesday night.
Tom Logan with Human Hearts" at
the New Opera House, Thursday. Feb
ruary 20. Prices IS, so, aud IS cts
The stork has just rounded out Martin
Kelley's progeny with another fine boy,
Five boys and FIVE girls-an even ten
It is now.
Charles Town Camp Modern Wood
men of America will have social in
their hall next Friday night. AL! Wood
men cordially invited.
A Japanese play, entitled Princess
Kuki. will be given by the young ladies
of Stephenson Seminary February "a. at
1890 p. m. Admission 25c.
H. w. Ingram. of Harper's Ferry. a
yard brakeman for the B. & o. Railroad
at Brunswick, fell from a car on Tuesday
and was ruu over and killed.
Mr.. Howard Wilt. son OF MIR VIM
Wilt, celebrated his 2Ist birthday ami
versary by entertaining about forty OF
his friends at his home at R;ppon. An
elegant dinner was served and a most
enjoyable evening was spent.
An Italian laborer employed by the
Standard Lime and Stone Co. at Mill
vile was SO badly injured on Monday OF
last week by stone truck falling on him
and crushing him. that he died while be
ing brought to the Anna Hughes Sanitar-
ium for treatment.
The Fortnightly Cub. which has
offered this community number OF
charming entertainments, presented Mr..
Hannibal Williams in recital of "A
Winters Tale at the New Opera House
last Friday evening. and was rewarded
with well paying ordinance which
gave marked attention and much APP
puase.
Miss l.. Russe Enge, a former resi-
dent of this county, died at ST. Agnes
Hospital, in Baltimore. on Monday O
last week, aud her body was brought t.
Sepherdstown and buried in Elmwoot
| Cemetery. Miss Engle was dauahte
of the late VIM, II. and Ann E. Engle
and is remembered by old friends in th
section as a woman of many iovabl,
traits of character.
Mrs. Forrest Littlelohn, of Shenandoah
| Junction, was badly scalded few day
ago. The lid of covered vessel on tn,
stove blew off just as Mrs. Littlejohi
was bending over it, and the hot waite
and steam flew into her face, scaldn,
her quite seriously. She suffered great,
for time and at first it was feared tina
her eyesight might be affected.
| Mrs ]. c. Holmes. who has been chosei
| by candidate i'll district q in tie Mar
tInsburg Journals European Contes
Tour, has chaperoned parties to Atlantis
City. and made good chaperone. Sh
chaperoned party OF girls from Charlie
Town last summer She has travelled
good deal and knows how to get around
She is also member of the Eastern Sta
Order of Shenandoah Junction.
Mrs Martha Ann Griffith. wife of VI
VIM ] Griffith, formerly of this place
died Friday evening at the home of he
son, Mr. James Fl Griffith. in Hagers
town, aged nearly IS wears. She leave
four sons and one daughter. Her bod
was brought to Charles Town yesterda
morning and inferred in Edge Hill Cen
etery. Rev ] c Hawk conducting servic
at the grave. The pallbearers wei
Messrs S Fl Lands. ! K P Leslie. Davi
Wood and K c Conrad.
Mr. ] Frank Turner. the popular an
, efficient teller of the Bank of Charl,
Town, is not only good at finance. b.
, for outside pastime engages i'll the ca
OF poultry. in which he has met wi
much success A record of an averas
I of IS hens owned by hun for twel'
months beginning December I. 100
shows an egg product as follows: DE
: 4I2; Jan. 353; Feb, All; March. 81
s April, 42s; May, $40; June, eos; Jul
i 2I5; Aug, IoS; Sept, I64; Oct, 2II; No
n 227-a total of 8 $40 eggs, and an avera
" OF ia per hen. Mr. Turner adverts
+ eggs of this breed of layers in this papt
Mr. Edward Moore Alsquith died
St Joseph Mo on Wednesday evenil
" last, in the 6Sth year of his age. The
y ceased was native OF Charles Tow
h and was brotherin-law of Mrs NJ
e garet Alsquith. President of Laws
b Bolts Clapter, U ID. {. He W
$ during the War Between the States
lie gallant Confederate soldier. serving fl
y in Co. G. (Botts Gravs,) I'd Va. lnfantl
IL and later in Co, B, Baylor Light Hors
al 18th Va, Cavalry, and was the last
$ three brothers all of whom were true Ct
T. federates. The chivalrous Baylor b. %
to ers. two of whom were killed in tie W
i'd were his cousins, and one of them, Ca
H. George Baylor. was his company co
IN mnnder. Messrs. Thos. [. and Geo,