Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-04-23
Local Miscellany.

learn the printing trade at the spirit o
Jefferson office.
Miss Mag Shirley entertaiDed,a mum
Der of her friends III honor of Nfz
Richard W. Alexander.
Friends OF the Powhatan Baud ar
Embarrassing to raise funds to prucur
new uniforms for its members.
$Io2 was realized by theRectoi sGuil,
from the "Shad Supper" given Tuesda
evening at the Parish Building.
A heavy hail storm visited the Lee
town section Thursday, but no seriou
damage, as far as we can learn. was done
Past Sachems John +. Porter6eld ant
E. NJ. Fidinger will represent Shenan
doah Tribe |. o. r. M. in the comm,
Great Council to be held at Hinton, Ma,
"a and IS.
The Hannah property. near Wageley
Shop. was sold on Saturday last, BY
Forrest w. Brown and John T. Porter
field. Special Commissioners, to John r
| Sagle, for $4,000.
Mr.. Ami Bush captured turtle tina
weighed IS pounds in the creek at Cas-
tleman's mill on Wednesday. and the
Gastromomic Soup Club of Charlie.
Town Toasted upon it Friday night.
A public meeting was held at Shenan.
doah Junction looking toward getting a
better school building there. Addresses
were made by Prof. Frank Byerly, Rev
Mr. Lynch and Mr.. John McGarry, Jr.
We are pleased to note that the negroes
recently arrested in Martinsburg for
" bootlegging" were not from Charles
Town as stated. We have it from relia-
Bile information that they are from East
Virginia.
Potomac Commandery Knights Temp
lar. of this place. which has several
Shepherdstown members. will hold AS
cens,on Day services in that place May
49, when sermon will be delivered by
Rev. Or. Hacker, of Roanoke.
The Spirit of Jefferson and the Con-
federate Veteran will be sent for $I.75
per annum cash IN advance. If you
have not seen The Veteran, write to
Nashville. Tenn, for a sample copy.
then subscribe through this office.
A barn raising took place on the farm
of Huyett Bros. Wednesday. A new
barn 46x8o feet is being built in place OF
one which was burned in November,
1911. There were about seventy five
neighbors present to aid in the raising.
Mr.. James H. Conklyn lost favorite
old driving horse by death on Tuesday
at his home near Wheatland. The horse
which was 27 years Old was kicked on
his leg by another horse, and had to be
killed to prevent needless suffering.
On Memorial Day. Saturday, May IS
sandwiches, coffee, ice cream and cake
will be served by the l. aides Aid So
ciety of the Charles Town Baptist Church
IN the Maxwell rooms recently occupied
by DR.. Bender. Also homemade cakes
for sale.
The Democrats of the east side of the
Shenandoah held big meeting at Man
nng's on Saturday night, and addresses
were delivered by Messrs. VIM. H, Will
sou. Daniel Hefebower, VIM. NJ. Burns
!. d. Walker, F. L. Watson. q. K. Wy
song and Jas. A. Smith.
Mrs. Reeves, wife of Rev. ]. w
Reeves, former pastor of Millville Cir
cult, M. Z. Church South. in this county
died at her home in Front Royal las
Tuesday, aged "a years. Rev. Mr.. ant
Mrs Reeves had been married nearly
fifty-oue years, and She had reared Mint
children. all of whom are grown to man
hood and WON lnhood.
| n. James in another column. Mr.
| lanes has. at his blacksmith shop Il
miles from Charles Town on the Lee
town road. erected garage for STORMS
automobiles whilst doing them up. ant
will paint all kinds of cars in the mos
approved manner. He has alread,
painted several, aud they are as pretty a
a picture aud look like new machine
just out of the factory.
The Degree Team of Washington
Camp No. 10. P o. S. of A., of Charlie
Town, went to Rippon Wednesday nigh
and initiated sixteen candidates int
Washington Camp No Al, P. O.S. OF A.
of that place. Alter the limitations re
freshments were sumptuously served :
Those who went from here were: K. h
ney, Dr. 7. A. Ramey, J. w. johnson
N. S. !. Strider. Dr. l. M. Ranscn, job
r. porterfield and w, B. Davis.
Beverly Newman, co.ored, aged abot
IS years, died Wednesday at his nom
here. Last October Newman receive
Low on his head, the assault bein
made by Ben Johnson. another negl
who was arrested and sentenced to ia
for ten days for the offense. Newma
began to show signs of mental derang
ment. and frequently had attacks
unconsiousne ss. His condition gre
: worse until death ensued. An autops
held by direction by Prosecuting Alto
, ney Geo. D. Moore. showed that his ski
had been badly fractured.
Fervent prayers We're offered IN tt
different Charles Town churches o
= Sunday for the survivors OF the avn
Titanic disaster. and for the many
| deeply bereaved thereby. AT the M.
Church South on Sunday night Rev.