Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-04-15

Mr.. G. N. Slifer and family hav.
moved into the Tutwiler property on S
/, Samuel street.
Il Mr.. Woody Johnson has taken rooms
lin the new building of Messrs. Nc Don
aid and Beckwith
Mr.. and Mrs. James +. Tabb have
rented Miss Mary CampbelI's house and
are occupying the same.
| ]. B. Osbourn has sold his farm of raz
acres on Sandy Ridge to his two sous,
| John NJ and Walter Allen OsbourD.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Nelson have
gone to housekeeping in Mrs. Cruger
| w. Smiths house lately occupied by
Mr.. ]. w. Kyle.
Il Ia the appointments of the Maryland
Conference, NJ. P. Church. Rev. r. H..
|, Nicholson IS returned to Harpers Ferry
and Middleway.
Little Miss Emily Randolph Strother
celebrated her eighth birthday anniver-
sary on Saturday by giving party to
twenty of her little friends.
Miss Kate Thomas. aunt of Miss Lal-
lie Craighill, fell down some steps one
day last week and was considerably
bruised and had rib broken.
Mr.. D. B. Shoemaker IS operating his
steam saw-mill on the Beavers farm saw.
ing lu mber for Messrs. John Porterfeld
and J. Frank Turner. I 900 foot bill
for barn and courthouse.
Next Sunday will begin rigid en-
forcement of the Sunday law In Charles
Town. and the sale of soda water, Gig
ars. cigarettes, tobacco. etc. and papers
by stores and news-stands will cease,
Ralph w. Border. son of Dir. D. w.
Border. of this county. has been nomina.
ted for Judge of the corporation court
of Ell Paso, Texas. where he has been
practicing law for several years past.
Supper; soup, ice-eream etc., will be
served IN the public school house at
Summit Point on Friday night. April
rs. Proceeds for the benefit of the
parsonage of the NJ. E. Church South.
MIR. George Hanes died Thursday
night at the home OF his nephew at
Gibsontown, two miles south of Charles
Town. He was about IS years of age
and came to this county from Virginia
only few months ago.
John Tucker well-known resident
of Kearneysvil e, on Wednesday in AT. |
tempting to jump aboard a freight train
slipped and fell and one of the cars ran
over his foot. crushing it so badly that it |
had to be ampntated above the ankle.
Mr.. Richard Chisholm. who has had
charge of the Tyler orchard for the |
past year, will move to Litchfeld, Conn |
aud Dr.. Tyler. relative of MIR. Tyler's |
who has been in the fruit business IN
Porto Rico. will take CHI trge of the
orchard.
The ladies of the Charles Town Bap-
fist Church will serve supper Friday and |
Saturday, April rs and 20. at the Bap-
tist parsonage. Dinner will b. served |
on Saturday. Refreshments. fancy ar
ticles, shirt waists and home made cakes
will be OIL sale.
Mr.. Edward E Allen. of this county,
has purchased through his attorney. Mr..
John T. Porterf=ld. the Frederick Poole
farm, located near GAINESVILLE, Mont
gomery county. Md, embracing 100
acaes, for approximately 100000 MIR.
Porter field aud Mr.. Allen were in Rock
vile last week'clesng up - deal
At meeting of Lawson Bolts Chap
ter. U, d. C., on Thursday last, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President,
Mrs. c. w. Ai>quith; Ist Vice President
Mrs. David Howell; 2nd Wee President.
Miss Julia Merchant; Secretary, Mrs C.
N. Coleman; Treasurer. Miss Hannah j.
Howe !; Historian, Miss Ora Tominsou.
Mr. w Albert Roper. well-known
resident OF this vicinity. died at the
Charles Town Hospital on Sunday last,
of paralysis, aged 81 wears. He leaves
thirteen children-eight boys and five
girls. His wife. who was Miss Hedges.
died some years ago. Funeral services
were held IN the Baptist Church yester-
day afternoon. conducted by Rev. r. z.
Rudd. Ilterment in Edge Hill Gene
terry.
The quarterly meeting OF the Relief
Association was held Saturday after
noon, 1t was not large meeting, but
those who ventured out 10 the rain felt
amply repaid by what they heard and
learned. Mrs. William Campbell read
most enlightening paper on the origin
and work of the Florence sCfittenden
= Homes. 1t aroused SO much luterest il
agreed it shonld be read again be-
81 larger audience.
the annual mee asld-
S ne on