Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-11-15

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had banquet on Tuesday evening.
The Jefferson Cooperage Co., of tn
place. have sold 90. 900 apple barre
during the season just closing.
The ladies of Oakland Church wi
hold an oyster supper on Saturday nigh
November Io. in Mt. Hope Schoe
House.
An oyster supper and sale of fame
articles will be held by the ladies of tn
Episcopal Church of Summit Point il
Hardesty's Hall, on Tuesday night, Nc
vember 20.
Died at Columbia, S. c.. Nov. 7, 1910
at $50 p. m. T. w. Potterfeld, formeri
of Jefferson county. Buried at Columbi
Nov. 9. Mr.. Potterield had passed hi
Sand birthday.
Richard H Wilson, a, well-known an,
much respected colored man of this vi
entity. died suddenly at his home a
Manning's hill on the Bloomery turnpike
on Friday evening. aged 10 years.
The ladies of the NJ. P. Church. Mid
dleway, will hold an oyster supper, ais,
serve refreshments and home mad,
candy. on the evenings of November /,
and 10, for the benefit of the church.
Five octogenarians-Mess Charlie
Lawson. John G Shirley. John ] Gran
than. w P Carper and G Fulk, rang
ing in ages from So to o2 years-votes
the Democratic ticket at Middleway las
Tuesday.
Emily Jackson, well-known coloret
woman of this place, died on Monday O
last week. aged IS years. She was muci
respected. and had lived for some year.
with the family of the late Gen. VIM P
Craighill.
R. t. w. Drew. a well-known residen
of Harper's Ferry. died suddenly las
Wednesday aged so years. He arose Al
usual. and few moments later his siste
found him lying dead on the klthen floor
His remains were inferred in Edge Hi
Cemetery. Charles Town. on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Levi, of Clark,
county. have issued invitations to tn,
marriage of their daughter, Nanni,
Humphrey, to Mr.. Robert Armsteac
Colston. on NOVEMBER II. Mr., Coils
ton is son of Mr.. Frank Colston o
Clarke county, and nephew of Mr.. r
c. Colston, of the Summit Point vicin
ity.
Rev. VIM. Craven, of the Wainwright
Free Baptist Church (colored) of thi
place. on Wednesday night last closed .
protracted meeting at Johnsontown. dur
ing which there were thirty-one profes
sions of conversion, Rev. Craven re
Gently declined a call to the lar. es
colored Baptist church IN Terre Haute
Indiana, prefering to remain in Charles
Town.
The committee on raising fund TO
the pipe organ for the Methodist Church
held a sock social at the residence of Mr.
VIM. E. Reed on Monday evening O.
last week, There wac good crowC
present, and they were entertained b,
music, recitations &c. Refreshment.
were served and the evening enjoyed b,
all. Something over $r3o 90 was con
tribated to the fund.
The Goetz Harness Works have giver
to o. D. Sherley. of Hagerstown. tn,
contract for the erection of an addition
4oxI3o feet, to their already large manu-
featuring plant at this place. Vallel
Brick Co brick will be used, and tn,
building will be of buck mill construction
Will have stair tower to extened 80 fee
above the roof. to be capped with auto
matte sprinklers for fire protection.
An old man who says that he is s
years old and gives the name of K. A
Kliuger. of Philadelphia, hired a hors,
and buggy few days ago from liverymaI
J. c. Ianney. of this place. He drov'
away and staid away. and was finall,
located by Mr.. fanny in Warrenton, Va
where he had disposed of the buggy ant
was trying to sell the horse He was ar
rested and put in Jail. and will be brough
back to Charles Town for trial.
Mr. John w Smallwood, familiarl'
known as Sonny" Smallwood, droppe'
dead in his corpfeld near Wagel ey'
Shop. Friday afternoon. from suddel
attack of heart disease. He was age
81 years. was worthy citizen, and leave
wife and six children. Funeral service
were held Sunday afternoon at his lat
residence. conducted by Rev E t Mason
after which the remains were inferred II
Edge Hill Cemetery at this place.
Mr. Richard Daley. father of Mr. RIOS
ser L Daley of this place. died recent,
at his home in Harpers Ferry. He wa
twice married, and is survived by hi
last wife and eleven children. Funers
services were held at his late HON
Thursday afternoon, conducted by Re
w r Flanagan of this place, and intel
| ment was made in the Lutheran Gene
terry at Harpers Ferry. The pallbearef
were Messrs Garland Hurst. VIZ
Hawk, Thos Burleigh. Alexander Mul
ply, lanes Cook and Edward Higgins.
Rev. !, w. Lynch, pastor of S
Andrews Catholic Church, of Roanoke
has announced his resignation. Fathe
Lynch went to Roanoke, 80 years ag
and held the first mass ever celebrate