Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1904-11-15
Local Miscellany.

Old Farmer Hopkins.
Circuit Court convenes today.
Wood wanted at the SPIRIT Office.
Election day passed off quietly in
Charles Town.
Old Farmer Hopkins at Washing
ton Hall, November IS.
Messrs. DAVIS & Emmert are painting
the Washington Hall building.
c. F. Wall expects buyer here this
week Tor heavy feeding cattle.
See advertisement for proposals for re-
building school-house at Bardane.
A slight fire at the gas house called out
the fire department on Tuesday last,
Snow fell here quite lively for several
hours on Sunday, but melted almost as
fast as it fell.
Another attempt was made, on Monday
night of last week, to wreck B. & O..
train near Kernstown.
The Messrs. Coffman have laid brick
pavement in front of their property on
West Washington street.
The ladies' OF the Millvllle Sunday
School will hold an oyster supper on Fri
day and Saturday nights, Nov. rs and 70.
Mr.. Geo. w. Armentrout IS laying a
brick pavement along the front of the
Heidwohl property, on West Washington
street.
Mr. Newton Hedges requests US to re-
kindness shown him during his recent
illness.
The general convention of the students
Y. W. c. A. for the State of Virginia and
West Virginia, will be held here Novem-
Der 24-28.
The Rector's Aid Society of Zion
Church will give series of Silver Teas
every Friday afternoon from $50 to $50
o'clock. at the Parish Building.
Mr.. r. P. Kline, our well-known friend
!" Stonewall Jackson has moved from
Shenandoah Junction and taken charge
of Rameys shop, near Aldrdge.
Mr.. G. Lippitt Renner, groceryman on
North Mildred street extended, has put
on the road delivery wagon, and will
deliver goods to all parts of the town.
Messrs. Woody & Baker are Laying
foundations for the new building of Mr..
Cruger w. Smith on South George street
and dwelling Of Mr.. w, t. Whiting on
West Congress street.
The ladies of Snow Hill and Leetown
| will give an oyster and meat supper
Thanksgiving night, at Snow Hill School
House, tor the benefit of an invalid lady.
Public cordially invited.
Mr., Bruce H. Skies, son of Mr.. and
| Mrs. James w. Skies, and a nephew OF
Mr.. w. S. Crazy of this vicinity, died at
the home of his parents in Hagerstown,
November 7, aged IS years:
An alarm of FIRE, early yesterday morn
ing. was occasioned by the burning out OF
a chimney at the apartments of Mrs. as.
Law Hooff, adjoining the SPIRIT OF JEFF
PERSON office, in the Hcoff Building.
Miss Kate cambridge. highly es-
teemed lady of Shepherdstown, died last
Wednesday, in her 9th year, Deceased
was daughter of the late A S. Dand.
| ridge, Sr., of " The Bower" near Lee,
town
The ladies of Oakland Church will
hold an oyster supper in Mt. Hope school
house on Friday night, Nov. is. If the
weather. be inclement on Friday night
the supper will be held on the following
night.
Four clever, up-to-date vaudeville ar
lists are with the new "Old Farmer
Hopkins company and will introduce
their refine d and pleasing speclalties dur
ing the play at Washington Hail. No
vember IS.
| A football team composed OF boy.
from the academy and graded school, ha
been organized and will play the team
from st. James school on Saturday, Nov
10. Admission IS cents. Ladies ane
children free.
Lineman Font Potts was working
Saturday afternoon, at the top of al
electric light pole on East Congress stree
opposite the Episcopal church, when TIL
pole broke off at the bottom and precipi
tated him to the ground. distance 0
thirty feet. Remarkable to say, he wa
no. seriously injured, although yer,
m ich shaken up and siuce very sore.