Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1904-11-22
Local Miscellany.

The incandescent lights were turned on
last night.
Harry Reeder. of Pennsylvania. is at
Wallis buying a car of cows.
Mr.. A. d. Miley fell from ladder a
few days ago, and was quite painfully
hurt.
Grade has been made for brick pave
ment on Congress street between George
and Charles.
Mr., H. Bloom, of Hagerstown. took in
some forty colts Monday, at Walls Pow
hatan Drove Yards.
There will be regular meeting of JEFF
ferson Chapter, No. S, R. A. NJ, No
vember 2S, at 7.3o p. m,
The ladies' OF the Millville Sunday
School will hold an oyster supper on Fri
day and Saturday nights. Nov. IS and 20.
Mrs. Walter Withers. of near Su mint
Point, dislocated her right arm whilst
reaching out of bed for medicine few
nights ago.
Miss Ella Moler, residing near Shen-
andoah Junction, had twenty-five fine
turkeys killed by trains on the N. & w.
Railway recently.
Mr.. ]. !. Curry advertises valuable live
stock, farming implements. etc, at priv
vate sale at Altoona" Stock Farm,
near Charles Town.
Contractor M. J. Rohr has commenced
work on the new open front to be put IN
Mayor Lights drug store, in the WASH
iugton Hall building.
Sheriff J. D. Billmyer has charge of
the county Jail in the absence of Deputy
Sheriff Burns, who is attending the
Worlds Fair a. ST. Louis.
Messrs. Jas. A. Thomas and Geo. B.
Hooff were out hunting, about 2! hours
Friday afternoon, and bagged twelve
cartridges and SIX rabbits.
A game of foot ball played here last
Saturday, between the St. James College
and Charles Town teams, resulted III
favor of the former. Score 10 to 0.
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.
Brick pavement has been completed
the full length of the north side of Liber-
ty street between West and Lawrence,
except along the Ramey property, and
that will be laid this week.
There is wreck near the N & w.
station at this place today-a double
header freight train parted and rear por-
ton ran into the front, smashing several
cars and setting one on end.
The Woman,s Auxiliary Of Zion Epis
copal Church will have their annual Fair
and Sale of Fancy Work at the Parish
House on Thanksgiving Day beginning
Immediately after morning service.
Our former townsman Jesse +. Bailey
representing the firm of Jackson & Shu
ford, of Hagerstown, was in town las
week and set the granite bases for the
front of the new Palmbaum building.
Mr. B. r. Ramey showed US severa
days ago two ears of corn of his raising
which measured I2s inches in length
He had field of 20 acres which averaged
I34 bbls. per acre. Entire crop averaged
IL barrels.
Dues for the Jefferson Building ant
Loan Association Geo. H. Hagley sec
rotary and treasureD will be hereafter re
ceived in the room on North Charlie
street Immediately in rear of Max Thee
dore 's clothing store.
The rural delivery mail carriers wi
take holiday on Thanksgiving Day
There will be no deliveries or collection
on that day. The Charles Town posi-
Office will be closed from 10 a. M, unit
p. M, in observance of the day.
Mr.. Hugh II. Mccormick has won
prize of $3.50 with his fine bird dog
Monongahela. The prize was won a
bench show in Illinois,, AID the sam
dog. thoroughbred pointer. is entere
in a class the first prize in which is ST., ooe
| Mr.. E. G.. Wilson. enterprising pre-
prietor of the Hermitage Stock Farm, i
this county, recently made shipments c
Poland China hogs to eastern Pennsy
vania. 20 Greenburg in the same State, t
Maryland, and to points in Virginia an
Tennessee.
Sa Marion, distinguished artist in son
and oratory. and native of Australi;
will appear at Zion Baptist church
Charles Town. (Rev. c. r. Wills pastor
on Monday evening. December ~. Az
mission 10 cents. Seats reserved for til
white friends, who are cordially invite
to attend.
| We return thanks to our highly e
teemed old friend. Mr.. Jacob H. Mole
of the Shenandoah Junction vicinity, f
couple of fine pumpkins Althoug
So years of age. Mr.. Moler is compar
lively hale and hearty. and can yet do
days work that would put to shame man
a young buck just out of his teens.
The handsome residence of Mr.. Ge
w. Shull, short distance southwest
Charles Town, narrowly escaped
struction by fire about 6 o'clock la
Thursday morning. The fire originate
in the pantry, and when discovered hi
burned through to the outside. BY GOO
management and hard work, howeve
the flames were extlnguished and M
Shull's nice home saved. Messrs. Was
: ington & Alexander, insurance agent
have promptly repaired the damage.