Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1916-01-18
Local MISCELLANY.
Mr.. Walter Clipp caught a ch cken
aaxUir ir, a tran iaSt xvaek

; week.
Miss Eloise Beckwith entertained the
Junior Bridge Club last Friday after
noon.
MIR. William Timm ew the handsome
set of dishes given away at the Opera
House last night
Snowfall, the big black cat at the
shop of Mr.. l.. A. Osbourn. is dea !. He
had seen II winters.
The Moore Insurance & Realty Com.
pany have our thanks for handsome cal.
endars. blotters, etc.
Chicken and Waffle supper will be ser.
we'd Sat. Jan. 2and in Dining room of the
Baptist church Price 25cts.
We return thanks to Mr.. A. & Wyn-
koop, Insurance Agent aud Surety
Bonds, for handsome calendar.
The regular semi-monthly meeting of
the Town Council was held last night.
Only routine business was transacted.
Else V. Lanqberbeam aged about six
months died at the residence Of her par
ents on the east side of the river Sunday.
The DeRue Bros. Minstrels gave a
very creditable performance at the op-
era house Tuesday evening to large
audience.
Mr.. T. J. West, the popular auc ipneer
and Cauidate for Sheriff OF Jefferson
County. enter tame few of his frieucs
at dinner last week.
VIM. E. Reed & Son, proprietors Of
the George street elevator, this city,
have recently leased elevators at
Boyce and Clearbrook, Va
Little Catherine Clipp was taken by
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Clipp,
to the Charles Town Hospital during
the holidays for the removal of her
tonsils.
St. A1drews Guild will hold Silve,
Tea at the Parish House on every
Tuesday afternoon in January from
$50 to 5.3b. All are cordially invited
to attend
Invit atoms have been issued by Mr..
tud Mrs Charles H. Moore te the celeb
ration of the twenty fifth anniversary of
heir marriage, on Saturday evening, Ian.
uary %, 1916
Ernest Perks. aged three wears. son
Of Nh. AMI Mrs. Joseph Perks. died at
the residence Of his parents near MtHam.
m n, Sunday. Funeral services were held
Yesterday, Interment IN Edge Hill Gene
terry,
Mrs. Harriet Washington. colored,
wife of Isaac Washington. died Sunday |
morning January 10th of Brights DIS |
ease, Funeral Tuesday at 8 p. m. al
VI. E. Church. Rev Moon officiatiog |
Interment IN Far View Cemetery.
We have received from the Tax Com
njssi oner's Office at Charleston a copy
Of the First Annual Report Audit of the
Finances of West Virginia. Anyone
copy can secure one by writ
ing to Fred 0. Blue. State Tax Commits
sion, Charleston.
Messrs. A l.. Woody, Frank OF, Ed
ward Ambrose. Carl Riddleberger and
H. c. Baker are exhibitors at the Nation
al Poultry Show in Washington this
week Dr. Luke was to be there with
IFS Picked Games. but the severe weather
gave him cold feet.
The teaching force in Jefferson County
las again been honored by the State
Board of Elucauon in granting to Miss
Ie'en R Bates. of Middleway. a Life
Certificate at its December Meeting
Mss Bates is one of Jef-rsons oldest
eachers and IS now the efficien teacher
# Swimley's School.
The Philips Lumber and Manufactur-
ng Company have the lumber for large
)arn for Mrs, S. S. Lemon, aad for
lweling house for Mr.. S, o. Knott, both
It B Ike ton, and for large storage house
or the Blair Stone ard Lime Company |
It Millvile, aud lumber for elevated track
or the B'ue Ridge Stone and Lime Com
oany, at MllIvi lie.
There will be Community TIE "a held
in the hall at Shenandoah Junction on
January 22th. 1915. begin
ming at 2 D. M, for the benefit of the
Hospital and Relief Fund. Refresh
ments will be served and there will be
other attractive features. Donations
of linen for the hospital will be thank
fully received.
w. w. Coe, gave a treat to the Epis-
,opal Guild, which she brought IN body
10 the PRESBYTERIAN Chapel on Wednesday
where the ladies of the Aid Society, were
having one Of their mouth y teas, There
was large number of them and when |
+bev left they expressed them selves as
being very much pl 'ased with theip En-
ertoinment.
In another column | be found the
Of Attorney c. N. Camp
bell. as candidate for the Democratic NOM
nation for Prosec dtiug Attorney of Jeff
erson County. Mr., Campbell IS gradu-
ate of the Law School of Washington
Lee Univei sity as had considerable pr4c
ice and experience He has friends all ov r
The county, and if elected will probably
fill the Office to which he aspites with
distiocton and atiity.
The meat house of Mr. Joshua
Clipp, of Fairmont, Kabletown dis
trict was destroyed by fire early Mon
l. L. IN MThnn discovered hv