Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-01-06

december u, to Mr.. and

. has our thanks for tempting Christina
present.
Moore & Moore sends US beautifu
calendar, From The Garden of Love,
for which we return thanks.
The new year was ushered in by mu
sic by the bands and whistles aud bell.
of Charles Town and Ransom.
Mr. and Mrs. F l., Jordan have gone
into the furnisht d house of Mr.. Nelson
for the remainder of the winter.
One hundred and two Young persons
in the Methodist and Baptist Sunday
Schools signed the pledge of total alb
stinence recently.
The Ella B. Hale property. on East
Liberty street. was sold Saturday by
Jno T. Porterfeld, Trustee, 10 las. A,
Smith. for $500.
Several pieces of meat, soma S ausage.
ETC.. were stolen from the residence of
Mr.. F. D. Davis during the absence of
Instantly last Friday.
We thank Miss Lillian Dinkle for some
very pretty specimens of her handiwork
10 the way of Christmas poinsettas-
something very artistic.
Miss Hannah Moer won the prize
given to the saesady making the largest
sales during the Christmas season at the
A. b. Department Store.
DR.. J. ]. Pittman has moved his
office from the drug store formerly
owned by him on Main street, to his
residence on North George street.
Married at the Baptist parsonage.
Charles Town on Tuesday, December
Is, by Rev. S. W. Cole, Leslie John
son, to Miss Carrie Hardy, both Of
county.
A very neat and pretty calenda,
eAlong the Brandywine') for which we
return thanks. comes to US from I. Ell.
Burns, Life and Fire Insurance Agent,
Charles Town.
Mr., A. L. Woody, the well-knowu
poultryman of Charles Town, with w
E. Warner. of Baltimore. judged this
EXHIBITS in the recent big poultry show
at Martinsburg
The Rector's Guild will hold a Silver
Tea on Friday afternoon. Januaryo Q, from
3 to 8 p. M, at the residence of Mrs
William Neil The public are cordially
invited TO attend.
Mr.. Douglas Earnshaw held the
lucky number, co., in drawing con-
test at G. L. Renner's store New
Years night. The prize drawn was
barrel of flour.
To Messrs. Washington. Alexander
& Cooke we are indebted for copy of
their large. handsome historic calendar
of Washington Crossing the Delaware"
from the historic painting by Henry
Mosler.
The Misses Michael of the Zoar vicini-
tv, treading III the footsteps of their par
euts and following their own precedent.
favored us with fine Christmas turkey,
for which we return many thanks. Such
friends and patrons are of the salt of the
earth. May they live long. prosper and
be happy,
A stream of men, women. and child
rem, poured into the Farmer s and Mer-
chants bank Dec 10Th, all day long, to
take advantage again of the Chris tmas
Savings Fund which proved such a good
thing this past year. Large as was the
amount saved last year, it will be great
ly exceeded this year, and proves an
excellent thing for our people.
A change in the clerical force at
the Jefferson Mill occurred on New
Years day. Mr.. l. w. Dick who has
been the bookkeeper for several years
will go on the road for the Milling
company, and will travel chiefly in
the South. He was succeeded a.
bookkeeper by Mr.. E. c. Grubbs,
competent and accurate accountant
with considerable experience
Messrs. c. N. Campbell and c. E.
Martin, trustees for E Graham
Wilson, have sold an orchard of u
acres at Oakland church, to DR.. Louis
Wilson, of Greensburg, Pa, who al
ready owned a half interest in it for
$500 per acre. The land in which
the orchard was planted was pur-
chased three years ago at 500 per
acre. The trees are three years old.
and very thrifty.
Mr.. Frank B. Robinson on. the gentle
manly and efficient manager of the c. l.
Robinson Ice and. Cold Storage Com
pany, favored us for Christmas with a
liberal box of Choice Rome Beauty APP
pies. This is in accordance with what
has been their generous custom hereto
fore. ahd we return many thanks for the
same. The c. L Robinson Co. is one
of our most popular and solid business
Institutions, and we wish it continued
success,
Our progressive merchants, Messrs.
Palmbaum & Bro, as is their usual Gus
tom, sent the households of our junior
and ourself elegant Christmas presents.
The Palmbaums have one of the finest
stores and store buildings to be found any
where outside of the larSer cities. They
made their money here, and as they have
said, they expect to spend 1t here.
They are among our Target real estate
holders, and are among our most popu-
ular business men.
Mrs. S. NJ. Prince, of Morgantown,