Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-01-23
Local Miscellany.
County Court January 20.
Circuit Court February "a.

See double column adv. of Newlin {
Co.. Winchester. ITO Land Owners.
on fourth page.
Mrs. II, II. Mccormick entertained tn
Two Table Bridge Club at her home OF
South George street.
Mr.. II. NJ. Painter has rented the farm
of Mr.. John B. Page near Rippon, ant
will move there the first of April.
Brown Bros. have taken the agency
for the popular Blackstone Flowers ant
Floral Designs, and will take orders fol
the same.
Mrs. c. T. V. S. Butler, of Shepherds
town, announces the engagement of hel
daughter Eleanor to Mr.. Charles Schley
Mercen, of Milwaukee.
Mrs. Martha Johnson was stricken with
paralysis last Thursday, and has since
been criticsIly i'll. She was taken to the
Anna Hughes Sanitarium yesterday,
| Philip Herbert. one of the county s
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his son, Chas. w. Herbert, at Harmony.
town, three miles south of Charles Town,
last Tuesday. He was 81 years old, and
was a native of Clarke county.
The Baptists of Charles Town contem-
plates the erection of new church
building. The entire community. we are
sure. will look favorably upon this move.
and will wish them Godspeed IN their
contemplated improvement.
Mrs. Maude Frazier. wife of Mr., ]. P.
Frazier, died at her residence one mile
west of Charles Town, on Thursday
last, aged 20 years. She is survived by
her husband and two children. Her re-
mains were taken to Madison county.
Va, for burial.
c. r. Ritenour & Co. have opened a
CT, Shoe Shine establishment at the
Kercheval & Bragg building. opposite
the National Citizens Bank. These lads
ale striving to make an honost livelihood,
and will be pleased to have share of the
public patronage.
In note of appreciation to the Balti-
more Southern Methodist which pub.
lshed a complimentary notice of his lee
ture on the MAN of Galilee" IN Balti-
more recently, Hon. George r. Wend-
ling writes that if he has accomplished
anything in life, he owes it largely to his
mother who was devoted Methodist
The exhibit of the Clarke county IVA
Creamery at the recent big convention in
Chicago was among the best seen there,
and took rank with the highest. We are
pleased to note this standing of the dairy
products of our neighbor across the line,
and also that our former townsman Mr..
Henry l.. Myers is the butter maker at
this plant.
Mrs. j. w. Kyle was hostess at a
most attractive Tea" given 20 num-
Der Of her friends, at her home on
Washington street on Wednesday af-
ternoon, from $3.50 to $50. The house
was tastefully decorated with red roses
and red carnations, and candles shaded
in red. Mrs. T. Lee Shirley assisted
Mrs. Kyle in receiving her guests. Miss
Sara Coe presided at the punch bowl,
and Misses Frances Moore, Eleanor
Eyster. and Anna Wysong assisted in
the dining room.
The stockholders of the National Citi-'
zeus Bank at their recent annual meet
ing reelected their old board of directors,
as follows: Braxton d. Gibson, B. F.
Langdon, John H. Bishop, Z, w. Hen
shaw, George w. Shull, Geo. E. Hughes
and Eugene Shugert. The former eff
cient officers were also reelected, viz: b.
D. G bson, president; B. F. Langdon,
wee president; Gerard D Moore, cashier;
A. NJ s. Morgan, asslstsnt cashier;
Adrian G. Wynkoop. bookkeeper. Under
the present efficient management of this
bank its surplus within five years has
been increased from SIP 900 to $500
and its deposits from $40, 900 to $780,
600.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Farmers Supply Company was
held at the Cempany's Office IN Charles
Town on Wednesday when the Board OF
Directors of last year were reelected.
Mr.. John c. Burns who had been presi-
dent of the company since its organiza-
ton resigned. and likewise did Mr.. John
B. Oden, who had been manager OF the
company since October I, 1909 The
Board then elected Mr.. l.. G. Albip,
president, and Mr.. w. Ralph Burns as
manager for the ensuing year. Mr., Burns
has been an assistant in the company's
store for several years past. The usual
annual dividend of six per cent was de-
clared on the capital stock of the COM
pany.
I he following petit jurors have been
drawn by Jury Commissioners Colston
and Brenneman to appear on Wednes-
day, February ID, the second day OF the
next term of the Jefferson Circuit Court /;
+. w. Kearney, w. Lee Banks. 5.
Coleman. Geo. w. Glasscock, James E.
Trussell, Joseph Colbert, VIM. NJ. Burns,
c. d, Johnson, John H. Bishop. {. N.
Beard, s. S, Henshaw. NJ. K. Bowers,
H. Taylor Link. NJ. l.. Stull, { E.Clipp,
Thos, B. Welsh, P. M. Dreamer, L. u.
Mo!er, John A. Smith. Robert Bane, j.
E. Eckles, NJ. o. Rouss, K. w. Shirley.
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