Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-01-14
Local Miscellany.
County Court January 81.

MT. y. n. uoulpSuu MS erected
new barn on his place at Millville. re
placing the one which was destroyed
by fire few weeks rgo.
Mr.. Edward Williams is clerking fol
Mr.. H, ]. Miller. He is fine young
man, and we are pleased to see him
baak in Charles Town again.
Comfy Commissioner Daniel Hefle
bower will have big sale of stock and
farming implements at his home farm
near Rippon OH Wednesday. March. IL
A very bold robbery occurred Tuesday
night, when some one broke large
plate glass window, in the Farmers
Supply Co. Store and carried off two
pistols.
Miss Laura Virginia Frazier, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. c. c Frazier. Of
Shepherdstown. and Mr.. Wilbur Moo
demus. of Brunswick. Md. were mar
ried in Washington last Wednesday.
Thieves broke open chicken house
owned by Mr. J.. w. Smith. half mile
east of town, on Thursday night and
sto'e OF hens aud two ROSTERS. The
stolen chickens were white Leghorn.
and were valuable
The firm of Washington, Alexan.
der & Cooke have engaged the servi
ces of Mr.. ]. E. Tabb, who will have
charge of their fertilizer warehouse
in Ransom. Parties who will ust
orchard and corn fertilizer will dc
well to get his prices before buying.
Miss Mary Catherine Murdoch, ageC
about 10. died Yesterday in Nartiusburg
The deceased was native of Jefferson
county, near Middleway. and was 4;
member of the PRESBYTERIAN church
She was highly esteemed ~ large cir
Gle or friends in Berkeley and Jefferson
counties.
Several days ago the workmeu at the
Blair Limestone Compauy.s quarries
near Melville. fred an unusually heavy
shot and brought down about 10000
tons of the very best olomite limestone
Heavy charges of dynamite were used
in the shot. and the amount of stone dis
lodged would fl 400 of the big stee
cars, or eight eight trains of so ca +.
each.
Miss Blanche Mae Young entertain
ed the bridal party and a few init
mate friends at an informal reception
at her home on West Washington ST.
Thursday evening, after the rehearsal
for the marriage of Miss Daisy w
Engle and Rev. Chas. Clinton Bush
which took place Friday evening al
go O'Clock. Misses Rebecca Shirley
Williams and Nellie Elizabeth Young
assisted Miss Young in receiving anc
in the dining room.
Mr.. Harry Barr who has been in the
employ of the Western Union Tele
graph company at Connellsvile, Pa
has been transferred to the Charlie!
Town office of the company, sue.
ceeding Mr.. ]. w. Kyle, who becomes
District Solicitor for the company
Mr.. Kyle will travel most of his time
seeing after the interests of the Yves
tern Union over an extensive terri
tory. Mr.. Barr is son of Mr.
Simon Barr, of Ransom.
A pleasant reception was he'd at the
residence of Mrs. A. D. Barr Mon
day night, Jan. 6, by the Charles Tow
W. C. T. u, in honor of Miss Dais
Wheatly Eugle and Rev. Clinton Bush
In behalf of the society, Mrs. l. w
Dick presented the guest of honor wit
a beautiful silver tray. expressing il
beautiful and appropriate terms tn
affection and loyalty of the Union TO
their first President and their abiding
interest in her prospective mission.
Mrs. Chas Z. Baylor entertained tn
Five Table Bridge Club delightfully."- a
her home on S. Samuel Street, on Fri
day evening Jan 8. Those playing wer
Mr.. and Mrs E. E. Cooke, Mr.. an
Mrs. W. F. Alexander, Mr.. and Mrs
IT, C. Bowling, Mr.. and Mrs. Jane
Shirley, Mr. and Mrs. John Briscoe
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Brazier, Mrs
George D. Moore, Mrs. WIlIiar
Campbell, Mrs William Neil, Misse
Margaret Crane, Katy Aisquith. Ami
Lloyd Baylor and Mr.. Kearsley Wysone
Died at her home near Rippon. "
Va. Mrs. Jane Allen, widow of tn
late Arthur Allen, aged 81 years. Mr.
Allen is survived by three children
Mrs. Robert Owen Allen of SUNNI
Point, Miss Mary Allen and Mr.. e.
Allen of Rippon Services were he
from her late residence on Saturds
morning. Interment in the cemetei
at Berryville. Before her marriage
Mr.. Allen she was Miss Tidball. of Wi
chester, daughter of the late Mr.. Ale
ander Tidball, and was connected wi
the most prominent families of tn
time in this section.
: Mr.. NJ. o. Rouss has invented
, simple apparatus for grading the siz
of apples in packing, which has be
used this past season in the orchar
of Capt. Milton RouSs, and Rou
Bros. very successfully. In additi
to grading properly, the apparat
saves at least one half the force /
CURED in the old way of sorting a
packing. A patent has been appli
for, and arrangements made to ha
this machine manufactured and
troduced to the orchardists of t
and other counties of the state, wh'
apples grow successfully. The I
chine Is cheap. and simple and can