Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-02-04
Local MISCELLANY.
Next. ST. Valentines Day.

Mr.. Francis Littleton has accepted
position with the Farmers Supply Co.
The ladies of the Eastern Star will
have an oyster supper at Middleway OF
Feb. az.
Mrs. A. {. Dramba1gh, formerly O
this county. died on Thursday last II
Cumberland. aged 81 years.
Married, January rs. 1913. by Rev. ]
{. Hawk. T. Gordon Bowman to Ell,
McGolrick. both of this place.
Mr.. Melvin Sane was operated upor
at the Charles Town Hospital few day.
ago. and IS since much improved.
Miss Clara Leslie entertained her Sun
day School class at her home on Wes
Washington street Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Lands celebrated
the formers birthday anniversary last
Friday, with Rev. and Mrs. ]. c. Hawl
as their guests.
Mrs. n. c. Getzendanner entertained
number of friends at Bridge Thursday
evening at her elegant home on Eas
Washington street
Mr.. VIM. N. Hamilton. operator fol
the Western Union Telegraph Co.. ha.
been transferred from Bluefield. w. Va,
to Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mr.. John NJ Smurr. who was born and
reared in Shephsrdstown. died suddenly
at his home in Independence, O.. Jan.
uary "a, aged 81 years.
Judge Johu Quincy Adams Metcalf. a
native OF Shepherdstown. died suddenly
at his home in Palmyra. Missouri. Jan.
uary 40. aged Sc years.
A surprise party was rendered Miss
Esther Bush on Friday night, January
24th, a. which few of her friends spent
a most enjoyable evening.
A reception WAS held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Rodeffer in honor
of the home coming of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
S. Bell who were recently married.
Mr.. H. Paxton Whitmore. a popular
young contractor of this city, was oper-
ated on at the Charles Town Hospital
tor appendicitis. and is since doing well.
Don't forget Buckles Bros. big sale,
February 20, at the farm of w. w.
Buckles. on the Shepherdstown p Ike
near Hslltown. An especially fine lot
Of stock.
The ladies of the NJ. P. Church of
Middleway will hold an oyster supper
at the home of the Misses Johnson On
Feb. IA. proceeds to be for the benefit
of the church.
Charles J. Derr has bought the farm
of Mrs. Kate w. Reynolds, near Moler's
Cross Roads. where Chas. 7. Nichols
has been the tenant. The price was
$II. 500 for I67 acres.
The Middleway School will have a
Public Spelling Bee on Friday, Feb. 7.
A cordial invitation IS extended to the
friends of the school and all others to
be present on the occasion.
Rev. DIR. H. Tucker Graham. Presi-
dent of Hampden Sidney College. con-
Quoted chapel exercises and addressed
the pupils of the Charles Town High
School Tuesday morning.
The oyster supper which was to have
been held on Friday night of last week
by the ladies of KabietoWn Sunday
School has been postponed until Feb
ruary IL. at the Mysrstowu School
House.
Two runaway boys from w ,shiugton
City, Raymond Smithson aud John
Musson. We're apprehended by Mayor
Wentzell and his officers at Harpers
Ferry Wednesday night. and returned
to their parents.
Mr.. Clarence B. Cl!pp. who bought
the farm of the late S. Mason Ciipp, a
mile west of Charles Town. two years
ago. sold 1t last week to Mr.. ODD
Wisman. of Toms Brook, Va. Sale
through the agency of Moore &
Moore.
The new Dixie Building Association.
Office in Jefferson Telephone Co. Build
ing with MIR. F. L. Jordan as secretary
aud treasurer, starts off under most
favorable auspices. with nearly one thou
sand shares subscribed. See advertise
ment In this paper.
We return thanks to Messrs. Chas. L.
Young. w. B. Alder. Sam'l NJ. OFT. A.
d. Barr aud w. H. Anderson. commit
tee. tor an invitation 10 attend Free
Lunch aud Smoker to be given by the
Independent Fire Com pany on the eva
ming of February II.
The little tots who have been waiting
all winter with their sieds and jumpers
now have an opportunity to use them
just little bit with the light fall of snow
this week, but the older boys and girls
still wait in vain with their skates for the
ice that does not come.
The recent announcement of the be-
trothal of MIR. Abe Sachs in Baltimore
having given rise to a report that he
was married, he desires US to contradict
this report. He has not been married
yet. but hopes to enter that blissful state
ere many more moons.
Miss Edna Lewis. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. R. B. Lewis. of Bridgeport.
Conn, formerly of Charles Town, and
Mr.. Roy Baker, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Z. Baker, of this place, were united
in marriage at the Rectory of Rev. H.
c. Lewis, in Bridgeport. January
II. 1919. They will reside III Charles