Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-01-13
Items of Interest.

The West Virginia Legislature con-
venes tomorrow.
Col. John It. McGraw IS buying large
coal field in and around Cecil, w, Va.
Hon. Alex. Parks has been elected
President of the Berkeley County Court.
Roanoke is to have paid fire depart
ment. at cost of about $50, 900 per an
mum.
Mr.. ]. H. Beachley, well-known bus
mess man of Hagerstown, was paralyzed
few days ago.
The federal appointments in Virginia,
| it is said. are dictated by Senators Elkins
and Scott, of West Virginia.
With zero weather, Morgantown peo-
pie went to bed last night to keep warm,
the natural gas supply failing.
A majority of Philadelphia and Read
| ing stock has been purchased by the Bal
timore and Ohio and Lake Shore Rail-
roads.
Several hundred citizens of Arcola held
up coal train on the Illinois Central
road and took the coal to relieve the fuel
famine.
Mr.. George P. Button, of Lynchburg.
a native of Harpers Ferry and brother
of the late Chas. W. Button, fell down a
stairway Friday night and was killed.
1t is announced that the State Game
Warden will prosecute the lawyers for
eating quail on toast at the recent State
Bar Association banquet. at Wheeling, it
being out of the quail season.
w. F. Alexander, Fred L. Black, ]. E.
Martin. H. w. Speider and ]. w. L.
Crockett. of Bluefield, w. Va, are the
incorporators of the new Bluefeld and
Kentucky Oil and Gas Company, cap
ltalized at 500, 900.
DR.. Charles S. Hoffman will erect a
hospital at Keyser, this State, to cost be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000. Col. Thomas
B. Davis, OF Keyser, has agreed to fur
nish the money for the building, but DR..
Hoffman will have the use of il without
rent until the institution becomes pay
ing one.
The Western Maryland Railroad will
Immediately begin the construction of a
new line of its own through the city of
Baltimore to reach its Hillen Station ter
minal, in order to be rid of the charges
made upon it for using the Pennsylvania
Railroad tunnel. The Western Mary
land has to pay 80 cents for each ton of
freight and 10 cents for every passenger
it hauls through the tunnel. amounting
to about 100000 year.
Jacob S. Myers has leased the Entler
Hotel in Shepherdstown, and will take
charge of the same the Ist of next April.
d. Lawrence Rentch, who has been pro-
prietor of the hotel for eight years. and
who has managed it so well, will retire
from the business. Mr.. Myers IS an en-
ergetic, hustling man. we'll known in this
section, where he has been engaged in
the agricultural implement business for a
number of years, and we have no doubt
he will make very popular landlord
Register.
1t is announced that the construction
of the 6o-mile line between Cumberland
and Cherry Run which will connect the
Western Maryland Railroad with the
West Virginia Central. will be begun
within the next SIXTY days. The route of
the extension follows the Potomac river
tor almost the entire distance and crosses
tnat stresm for at least three times. It's
Tue purpose to build double track for
lne entire distance, and this reveals the
intention of double tracking the Western
maryland Railroad for the full length of
its main line to Baltimore.