Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-03-05
Local MISCELLANY.

nity, have each sustained strokes O.
paralysis.
A marriage license was issued il
Washington last Thursday to Van B
Wilson and Mary G. Ransom, both O
Charles Town.
The congregation of the Charlie
Town Baptist Church decided OIL
Sunday, by unanimous vote, t.
erect a new church building.
The contract for the erection oil
the new High School building al
| Harpers Ferry has been awarded to
Mr.. F. o. Trump, of Kearneysville
for S26,993.
The family of the late Geo. K
Lewis request us to return thanks fol
them for the sympathy and kindnes:
extended to them during their recent
sore bereavement.
Quite a stir was made this morn.
ing when Deputy United States
Marshal gathered up some eight pris-
oners and departed with them fo1
Martinsburg to answer charges oil
"bootlegging."
Messrs. Edward S. Mobley & Bro.
of Frederick City, have completed the
hot water heating plant for Col
Murphy at "Claymont Court" and are
installing hot water system and
vacuum cleaner and doing plumbing
at the Wrapper factory building of
the Goetz Co.
The ladies of the Charles Town
Baptist Sunday School will hold a
sale of home made cakes, candy and
fresh colored Easter eggs and fancy
articles on Saturday, April E, 1912
from 10 a. m, to 10 p. M, in Locke's
old store room, northeast corner oil
Washington and Lawrence streets.
Attorney Geo. P. Shirley, formerly
of Middleway. this county, but who has
been practicing his profession in Par
sons, ". Va, for the past ten OF
twelve years, has leased suit of of.
fees on the second floor of the new
Telephone building, and will enter
upon the practice of law in Charles
Town about April l..
Thirty.two guests were present at thu
supper given on Thursday evening
February 20, By Mr.. and Mrs. G. Lippit
Renner, to Rev. J. c. Hawk and thei
Sunday School classes. The decoration,
were pretty, the color scheme being
green and red. The menu was elaborate
Appropriate souvenirs were given, hatch
cts and tiny cherry trees, each tree bear
ing one cherry.
News of the death of Mr.. ]. E Duke
of Cumberland, Md. on Tuesday night
was received here with much regret
Mr.. Duke was well known in Charles
Town, having been in the hardware
business here for many years. He with
his family moved to Cumberland nearly
thirty years ago. He leaves a widow
one son, Mr.. Harry K. Duke, and one
daughter. Mrs, Mary D. Campbell, al
of Cumberland.
A soup to members and guests was
served on Monday night of last weel
by the P. o. S. of A., of Shenan-
doah Junction inhonor of Washing
tons birthday. J. w. Irwin, Nationa
Conductor, was POSTMASTER. AID
dresses were made by DR.. w. w
Brown, Revs. Siler and Lynch, fol
lowed by the principal speaker o.
the evening, Rev. S. d. Shelton
State Master of Form.
Messrs. Aaronhime and Behrend
Baltimore business men, have leaset
the entire first floor and basement O.
the Gibson building opposite the New
Opera House for department store
The basement will be fitted up for thei
grocery, and five and ten cent depart
ments. The dry goods, notions, cloth
ing and shoe departments will be install
ed on the first floor. The new firm vii
open for business as soon as the build
ing is finished which will be about Ma!
|.
Mir. ]. B. Oden has opened gro
Gerry store in the east room of TIL
Talbot CORNER National Bank build
ing, and offers the public nice freSl
line of staple and fancy groceries
corrections, tobaccos and cigars, etc
Mr.. Oden was, until he recently re
signed the position, the efficient an
popular manager of the Farmers Sup
ply Co., store. He is well known a
a reliable and accommodating gentle
man, and he asks and desires lib
eral share of the public patronage
Advertisement next week.
Messrs. Chas. E. Harris, Warren an
Howard Ware, Nat. Furr and brothel
Edgar Ware and Charles Russo
were crossing the Shenandoah in tn
liSlly DOdl 1t DuI llS lCliy odtui va
night, when a magnificent sight in tn
heavens presented itself--three moor
(the regular old imam in the moon
moon and two mock moons) with
rainbow spanning the zenith. Whe
the big snow of 1857 covered tn
ground for six weeks, as we well RI
member, there appeared in the soutl
ern sky large circle Of light wit
four suns (the regular old "Sol' an
three mock suns at intervals upon
and for time the wonderful phi
nomena caused much consternatio
This is the first time, however, TIL
Y we have heard of anything OF tn
Character in regard to the moon.
carload of good stock cattle for Ju
grass will be sold at Wallis big public SO
Thursday March 81