Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-11-25
Local Miscellany.

The Womans Auxiliary of Zio
Church will hold their annual Dime
and sale of fancy articles on Thanks
giving Day,
Clark's spool cotton at two cents, an,
IL cent hose at five cents pair. Rea,
about these offers in the advertisemen
o. the Racket Stores.
The Union Sunday School of Middle
way will hold an oyster supper in til,
Masonic Hall at that place on Thanks
giving afternoon and night. Everybodl
invited.
Edwin Walter. a. years old, puklishel
of the Southland. a magazine printed If
Norfolk. died Saturday morning after +:
protracted illness at Harpers Ferry
where he came early in the spring t.
recrperate.
Mr.. James A. Gordon is building {
large stone bungalo at Shepherds Ford
in Clarke county. Va. Mr.. George Cor
don IS working with his father. and sho
an eighteen-pound wild turkey on the
place last week.
The Rector's Guild of Zion Episcopa
Church, will hold Silver Tea on Tues
day afternoon November the 23rd, from
3 to p. m, at the residence of Mrs
Chas. A. johnson. The public is cor
daily invited to attend.
The Grand Concert given Thursday
night at Powhatan College for the bene.
fit of the Baptist church fund, was a
splendid entertainment. Prof. Taylor
and Miss Brooks delighted their auditors
and were heartily applauded.
The ladies of St. James Catholic
Church will have sale offancy articles,
oysters and refreshments in Rouss Hall,
beginning Friday afternoon. December
IL, and closing Saturday night. Deem
Der 10. Soup served on Saturday.
Mr. Scott w. Roger, well known
farmer of near Gaylord, Va, was
brought to the Charles Town Hosp
tai, and on Wednesday underwent an
operation which proved successful.
Since then, he has been improving.
Washington Camp No. Al, P. o. S.
of A, of Rippon will hold an oyster
supper in their hall on Friday even
ing, December 5. Proceeds for the
benefit of the Ladies Aid Society of
st. Johns Church. A liberal patron
age is requested.
Mr.. Homer F. Ambrose is improv-
ing the DIN Beall farm near Oak
land church, by Planting out fifty
English walnut trees. The trees are
being planted along the farm road
from the turnpike to the house, and
also about the farm buildings.
The ladies' of the NJ. E. Church South
will serve Thanksgiving Dinner Oh
November Fl, and Oyster Suppers Cd
the nights Of November 27 and 2S. Will
also have Fancy Sale. This will be
the time to buy your Xmas presents; will
have something to suit all. Proceeds
for building fund.
Charles Campbell, aged 7 years. a
nephew of Mrs. Alex ander Hooe, died
at the Charles Town Hospital Yesterday
morning, following an operation for ap.
pendicitis, but which was found to be an
acute case of locked bowels. Funeral
services will be held in the M. E.Church
South at ? p, nj. today. Interment IL
Edge Hill Cemetery.
A Thanksgiving dinner service by the
ladies of the Methodist Church will BIZ
held in Rouss Hall on November 27 anC
rs, 1913, consisting of the following
Turkey, oysters and other meats, vegeta
bes and krout. salad. pickles, cranberrieS
celery, coffee or tea. Oyster supper viii
continue on the nights of the 9th anC
2Sth. Also fancy sale. Proceeds FOL
building funds.
Mr.. J. D. Penwell with a force o.
hands, on Friday last. was just abou
completing the walls of two story stone
house for Mr.. w. M. Chambln on the
east side of the Shenandoah when they
collapsed, carrying Mr.. PenweIl and five
others down with them. All were more
or less bruised and hurt, but, strange tc
say, none were seriously injured. The
loss is considerable. and if Mr.. Penwell
has to bear the cost of reerection it will
fall heavily upon him.
Mr.. ]. D. Cox, of Charles Town
has sold a farm of z36 acres, neal
Clearbrook, Va, and known in thai
section as the Washington farm, tc
Or. ]. ]. Pittman, getting in return for
it, besides cash consideration, DIR
Pittman's drug store, and steam laun-
dry, in Charles Town. The Clear
brook farm lies partly in Frederick
and partly in Berkeley counties, and
there being no tenants lease to pre-
vent it. immediate possession was
given to DR.. Pittman.
A marriage announcement of in
terest received by friends of the
bride in this county was that of Miss
Nancy Benson Conley, daughter Of
Mr.. James P. Conley, of the Bardapt
neighborhood, to Mr.. Frank Pawknel
Acker, of Philadelphia. The wed
ding was solemnized in the First Pres
byterian Church, Germantown, Pa, OF
Wednesday, November II. Miss Con
ley, the bride, is an attractive young
lady, and is a graduate nurse of the
Jefferson Hospital, in Philadelphia
Mr.. and Mrs. Acker will reside II
Philadelphia.
On last Thursday evening the Fiv'
Table Auction Rridra Club was mos