Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-03-25
Local Miscellany.

position with the firm of Campbell &
Sheeiz
Mr.. c. p. Miller has purchased a d
passenger Hupmobile. His a-passenger
car IS for sale.
Good chicken soup will be sold at the
c atholic Bazaar on Thursday. Friday
AID Saturday of this week.
The Winchester and Washington City
Railway company are putting new wirec
over their lines in Charles Town.
Mr.. J. E. Burns has rented the corner
front room on the second floor of the
Trapnell. and Will open an insurance
Office there.
Mr.. George Ncewarner has rented and
will move to the Wyatt farm north of
Charles Town, aud will not have sale
as was advertised.
DR.. A o. Albin has purchased the 10,
of David w. Shorts on the north side OF
Hardwood avenue, and will erect sever
al neat dwelling houses thereon.
Mr.. Adrian Wynkoop. Jr.. has gone to
Hagerstown to take position with the
Natlona. Biscuit Co. He is fine young
man, and we wish him much success.
Mr.. Samuel NJ. OFT and family have
moved into the r handsome aud commo.
dtous new home of the northwest corner
of E. Congress and S. Samuel streets.
Mr.. M. Solars, of Waynesboro. Pa,
has leased the store-room in the Wash.
ington Hall building. corner of Wash.
ington and George streets. and will open
shoe store in 1t about April I.
Mr.. Conrad E. Allen. son of the late
James M. Allen. of this county, has
gone to Portland. Ore. to marry Miss
| Agnes Mutton. formerly of Frederick
county. Virginia. They will reside in
| Martinsburg.
A good many of our merchants take
pride in the decorations of their show
windows. Mr.. Hunt Miller's at this
time has been spoken of as being most
artistically arranged. Mr.. Ed Williams
being the decorator.
Mr.. Lyman Wiener will on April !
change his residence TO the brick house
now occupied by Mr.. G. NJ. Sl.fer,
North George street and Fairfax boue-
ward. He will not change his junk
yard. however. before April IS.
Contractor H. z. Cline will remodel
and handsomely improve The dwelling
of Mr.. Geo. w. West. several miles
south of Charles Town. 1t will be
pebble dashed and finished with modern
improvements, making 1t up-to date in
every particular
Mrs. Willie Huff died at the residence
of her sister. Mrs. Andy Penwell. at
| Kabletown. yesterday morning. after a
lingering illness. Funeral services were
held there this morning. conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Cowling. after which the re-
mains were taken to Martinsburg for
| nterment.
A dark bay mare pony belonging TO
| Mr.. John H. Hostler was taken from
| where hltched. near the old soap factory
| in the southern surburbs of Charles
Town. on Saturday night last. Mr..
Hostler will give a reasonable reward
for her return or Information that will
| lead to her recovery.
| ST. lanes Bazaar-The ladies of St.
lanes Catholic Church will hold q
bazaar, beginning March 27th, and con.
tinuing up to and including the 10Th OF
March, in the corner store room OF the
Market House Building. for the benefit
of the church. They ask their friends
to help them to make it a success.
The members of the Euzelian and
Philomatheian Literary Societies OF
Powhatan College will give on Friday
evening. March 18th. at P. M. an
entertainment by means of which they
hope to raise funds to assist in paying
for the repairs and improvements of
their hall. The entertainment will offer
treat to those who enjoy music (pianc
and voice. and elocution.
Little Alva Louise Jacobs. aged 4
years, daughter OF MIR. II. H. and Mrs
| Ruth Jacobs, met with a distressing
fatal accident on Saturday evening las
at the residence of her aunt, Mrs
ITombln, on the Crittendeu farm oc
cupied by Mr.. B. F. Yates. near Rippon
She had gotten hold of bnx of matches
it seems. and from a lighted one he
J clothing took afire. burning her so ter
riblv that. after lingering IN agony unit
Sunday morning death came to her re
liet. Funeral services were he'd at tn
residence of Mr.. T. NJ. Jacobs in Kable
town yesterday morning, and the bod
was taken to Berryville for interment.
Mr.. James w. Gore, of the Millvill
neighborhood, received a Telegram
from Stamford. Connecticut, announ1
ing that his son-in-law, Mr.. James I
Dusing, had met with very serious az
= cident in that place. Mr.. Dusing an
y two other men were struck by falliu
Timber winch broke Mr.. Dusing's bac
land killed one of the others outright
He was taken to the hospital and sever
inches of his spinal column removes
We understand there is small chant
for his recovery. The marriage
Mr.. Duslng to Miss Bessie Gore was
pleasant social event in the Chari
Town Methodist Church on Septsmb
IS last.