Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-10-14
Local Miscellany.
Circuit Court next Tuesday.

Born TO Dr. anu MIS- =. H.. okiuner.
iue aon.
Born to Mr., aud Mrs. E. E. Allen. at
Rippon, son.
Born to Mr. aud Mrs. Charles Warren
Coleman. of Richmond, fine daughter.
Mss Hortent,a Koontz. so years old.
Of Shepherdstown, died Wednesday of
paralysis.
Miss Anna Lloyd Baylor gave Tea
Thursday afternoon in honor of Mrs.
George Shirley.
Mrs. Richard Taylor has had build
ing erected and opened store just south
Of her residence on South Lawrence
street
Iohn II. Johnson, colored. from this
comfy. was shot and killed by William
Johnson, another negro. in Martinsbsrg,
few nights ago.
loan w. Painter, an employee Of the
f lgle quarries. was struck by Balii-
more and Ohio tram, near Bakerton. and
seriously injured.
Messrs. Rouss Bros are maxim!
preparations for an addition to their
storage for another year, capacity
about 5000 barrels.
After lingering illness Mr. Carlton
Haiues died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Addison Grove in Charles Town,
FRIDAY morning. aged 40 years.
Mr.. Curtis B. Arundel and Miss Mary
D. Hav. both of Ashburn. Va. were
married at the Manse on Thursday, Oc-
tober 9th. by Rev. H. NJ. Moffett
Twenty-six tourists from Atlantic City,
New York, and Pennsylvania cities. trav-
cling in automobiles, stopped in Charles
Town on Friday and dined at the Jeffer-
son.
Gabe Armstrong, well-known young
colored man who returned from Pitts
burgh not long since afflicted with tuber-
calosls. died last Wednesday. aged sol
years.
Mr.. Joseph Cockrell has been APP
pointed local collector and solicitor
for the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company. He succeeds Mr.. Edward
Fellers who had resigned.
The Buscoe store room, adjacent to-
The Palm. has been rented aud will be-
occupied by Barney Schultz about Nc
vember I. with full line of clothing, |
shoes aud gents furnishings.
All members of the P. o. S. of A. |
are requested TO meet at the lodge
room Saturday, October IS, at one
o'clock p. m, to take part in the
corner stone laying at the Baptist
church.
Mrs. Minnie G. Briscoe announces
the engagement of her daughter Minnie |
to Mr. John L Bennett of Westminis-
ter. Nd Wedding to take place on
October fifteenth at home, 1925 Bolton
ST.. Baltimore. Md.
Marion McKibbin Schley. wife of
Charles Schley. formerly of Shepherds
town. died at the home of her father in
October 8. Mrs. Schley is
survived by her husband and one infant
daughter. Mr. Schley is the son of Col.
Towner Schley. of Shepherdstow
Miss Mary Richard Pendleton, of
Shepherdstown, and Mr.. Charles A.
Pearson, of Bluefield, w. Va, were
married Tuesday at the residence of
Mss Pen1leton's uncle, Mr.. Thomas
L. Richard in Hagerstown. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev w
A. Pearson. of Keysville, Va.
A Harpers Ferry boy, Ignatius V.
McGlone, figured as witness in the
trial of Governor Will
liam Sulzer in Albany, New York,
this week. As secretary for Thomas
F Ryan, the big New York financier,
Mr.. McGlone testified that the Ryan
family had contributed $4,000 last
year to the Governors campaign,
which was not reported in his sworn
statement of the contributions and
disbursements.
A meeting OF the creditors of Mrs.
Sarah A Talbot who made an as
signment of considerable real estate
IN Charles Town for their benefit in
the early part o. the summer was
held at the office of Attorney Forrest
A. Brown, the trustee in the assign
ment, on October g. 1t was decided
that the property assigned by Mrs.
Talbot should be sold at public sale,
efforts to dispose of it at private sale
having failed to attract satisfactory
bids. The sale wi be held the sth of Nov
yember, when the property will be
offered in five parcels. The old
National Bank building on the north
side of Main street, and the lot in the
rear of it on Liberty street will be
sold separately, as will also the dwell
ing recently occupied by Mrs. Tai
bolt, and the office adjoining it, The
.ot on Congress street will be the
fifth parcel 10 be offered.