Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-12-21
LOCAL BRIEFS.

property corner of Congress and
!. West Streets to James Bradford.
If you are not subscriber to the
Spirit Of jefferson, why not send us
your subscription to start the New
Year.
The Whismore Lumber Company
Of Charles Town, with capital stock
/ of $4,000, has been granted a char
ter at Charleston, by the Secretary
of State.
Mr.. John Andrew Clipp of Charles
! Town has sold his farm of about so
acres, lying in the East side of the
Shenandoah river to his cousin, Mr..
James Boyd Clipp. Confederation
rot given.
Why not send your absent relative
or friend the Spirit of Jefferson for
one year for Christmas present.
We assure you it would be acceptable
and would be like letter from home
every week.
MIR. viii Mohier of near Duffields
on Mr.. Unger's farm, slaughtered 8
hogs Dec 16, weighing 2,463 pounds.
The heaviest one weighing $50 lbs.
Their weight was as follows Alb,
Alp, 800, 39S, 450, 400.-Total 2463.
The farm of the late Thomas S.
Watson at Middleway, containing
165 acres, was sold at public sale in
front of the Court House in Charles
Town last Saturday, by F. L. Bushong
| Special Commissioner, to Nelson r.
Roberts, at a bid of $50 per acre.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Episcopal Church at Summit Point
will give a Musical and Literary
Entertainment in the school house at
that place on Wednesday, December
20, 1920, at 7:30 p. m. Admission
rs cents.
Miss Lillian Dinkle has in her
southern window a handsome bloom
| ig "Poinsetta.' There are 6 fine
blooms this year. (No-she didn't
make them and tie them on.) as was
heard remarked outside-they are
real ACCOMMODATIONS, and have
been sprinkled.
Mr.. G. w. Conrad has resigned as
Secretary and Treasurer of The
Public Building Association. Mr.. d.
S. Hughes, who gave up the Secre-
| tary-ship sometime ago on account of
| bad health, will take charge as Sec
rotary and Treasurer January IL,
1921, he having fully recovered his
former good health.
Manager Henson of the Charles
Town Opera House, will entertain
the children of the town and county
with a free show on Christmas Day,
beginning at 3 o'clock in the after
noon. No grown-ap people will be
admitted except those vouehed for by
child, or is otherwise properly
chaperoned.
Magaha Brothers, the champion
pork raisers of the Charles Town
vicinity have slaughtered their pork
ers for the current season Logan,
as usual is at the top of the list, with
three that Melted 1411 pounds.
John butchered four that weighed
1922 pounds, and Ben, four that
pulled down the scale beam to 1883
pounds.
News has been received here of
the death of Mrs. Angie Dunn, wife
OF Mr.. Robert Dunn, at Mercer, Pa.
Mrs. Dunn was resident of Charles
Town for many years before remov-
| ing to Mercer. She is survived by
her husband, one son, Robert, of
| Mercer, Pa, and daughter, Mrs.
Annie Williams, Of Shenandoah
Junction.
Invitations have been issued by the
young men of Charles Town to
dance at the Jefferson Hotel on Mon
day night, December 27. The
patronesses are Mrs. William Camp
bell, Mrs. Logan Shut, Mrs. =. H.
Barton, Mrs. Walter Washington,
Mrs. j. ]. Wysong, Mrs. Gerard d.
E. Cooke, Mrs. w f. Alexander and
Mrs. Howard Osburn.
Mrs. Sudie Lloyd, who moved to
Charles Town last summer, was pain
fully injured while crossing Main
! Street last Tuesay afternoon by
being struck by automobile truck.
Fortunately she was thrown to one
side, sustaining number of painful
bruises and a sprained knee. Mrs.
Lloyd claims that it was the result
Of careless driving and we are in
formed that as soon as she is able to
be out the matter will be taken up in
the courts, and an effort made to
punish the offending driver. Mrs.
Lloyd has been under the care of
DR.. VIM. Neill.
Mr. John P. West, better known as
Jack West, an ex-Confederate vet
eran, died a few days ago at the Sol
diers Home, at Pikesville, Nd, aged
8 0years. In years past Mr.. West
frequently visited in thi scounty,
spending weeks at a time at the
homes of his cousins, the late John A..
and Rober tChew In the War be-
tween the States, he made an en-
viable record for reckless daring as
a soldier in Capt Ben Champions
Company, recruited in hte neighbor-
hood of his birthplace, Petersville,
Frederick county, Md, and connect
ed with the Seventh Virginia Caval-
ry. Mr.. West was a bachelor.
The jefferson County Telephone
Company has received a new switch
board for installation in the Charles
Town exchange. Being too large to
be gotten in the building by way of
the entrance, the machine was
skidded to one of the second story
widows, and was safely pplaced in
position after the window opening
had been enlarged to allow it to pass
a through. 1t is an up-to-the minute
equipment with three positions foi
operators. The improvements on il
will enable an operator to care for 9
, larger volume of work than was
possible with the switchboard that
has been in use in the exchange fol
, the past eight or ten years.