Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-12-12
Local Miscellany.

Trespass cards for sale at the spirit
Office.
Read very carefully Kahn's n7w Christ
mas locals.
Don't forget Miss Lillian w Dinkles
fancy sale this week.
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Burns butchered aporker
last week which tipped the scales at
$40 lbs.
Mr.. D. q. Roger delivered to Mr.. CT.
Walltwo porkers whose combined weight
was 1 .o3o lbs.
Beulah Sunday School will hold their
Christman entertainment on Friday.
Dece mber ~. at 1870 p. m.
Mrs. L. Nj. Long. of Nippon, was
brought to the Charles Town Hospital
for treatment last Thursday.
The Majestic Range display is attract
ing many callers at the establishment of
Z1nn & Co. on North Charles street.
Samuel F. Brown. aged "a years. a son
of Mr.. Thomas Brown, formerly OF this
county, died in Martinsburg December2.
Colonel" one of Mr.. B. F. Rameys
best horses, and most faithful animal.
died last Thursday at the advanced age
of 20 years.
The Lawson Bolts Chapter will send
barrel of provisions to the Woman's Con-
federate Home IN Richmond, Va. All
members and others interested and who
will help will please send articles to Miss
Ella Fouke's residence by December 20.
Miss Arys Wilson Kirby, daughter of
Mrs. Mary E. KIRBY, of Bolivar. was
married November 80. at the home of
DR.. Frank D. Koonce. 900 NJ street,
Washington City. to Mr. George Green.
IT,, son of Capt. George w. Green, of
Harpers Ferry.
The Confederate Christmas Seals sold
for the benefit of the Confederate Monu-
ment at Arlington are now at Brown &
Hooff's drug store, Burns & Shugert's,
and the Woman's Exchange, and are
sold 20 for 10 cents. Help the fund by
buying package.
Shenandoah Tribe /, o. Red Men, CT
this place, will hold banquet in Rouss
Memorial Hall on Thursday evening
next. The principal guest and orator OF
the occasion will be the Senior Senator
from West Virginia. Hon. VIM. c. Chill
ton. and the POSTMASTER will be Attorney
George D, Moore.
A tract of land containing 27 acres,
roods and "a poles. near Summit
Point, belonging to the estate o f the late
z. A. Colston, was sold on Saturday
last by Special Commissioners Beckwith,
Brown, Colston and Washington, to
lanes NJ. Brown of Frederick county,
Va. FOR $40. 10 per acre.
Our colored Neutrality-suspicious. has laid
US under Obligations for quart of nice
oysters. for which we return thanks. He
has now commenced to receive fresh
oysters regularly tor the season, and
will fill all orders, by phone or otherwise
promptly and satisfactorily. He also
continues to sell vegetables, fruits and
groceries of all kinds.
A colorod woman, Will Allen, was
fatally burned at the County lnhrmary
December I, and died the following
night. To make fire in a stove on the
second floor of building she had put
some live Goals in hod, and on top Of
them had placed dried bean hulls. She
was carrying the bod ap the spets wher
the bean bulls became ignited, and the
bla axe in the hod set fire to her clothing,
The barracks on the farm of U F. Hig
| qinbotham, formerly owned by Mrs
Amelia Rau near Harpers Ferry, wa'
destroyed by fire Sunday evening abou
| FIVE o'clock, together with the contents
and a large amount of fodder and som'
farm machinery belonging to the tenant
lanes Caniford. A large straw stacl
located between the barn and barrack
was also destroyed. The barn was save'
by hard work. Mr.. Higginbotham hat
no insurance on the building and hi
Iloss will amount to about $1,000. MI
ICauiford's loss will be about $500. Th
lonlv insurance carried by the latter wa
a small amount on farm machinery.