Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-11-28
Local Miscellany.

! at p. m.
Mr.. Walter clipp shot two large chicl
| en- hawks on the farm of Mr.. B. +
| Ramey last week.
The B. & o. has put down goo
wooden crossing over its tracks at tn
west side of North George street.
Messrs. w. H. Whiimore & Son ar
erecting an addition to the wareroom G
the Coleman Hardware Co. on the Hoo
lot.
Messrs. Jones & Waters are puttin
IN concrete curb for new pavenen
on the Congress street side CT the Epis
copal rectory.
Our good friend Mr. Joseph F Painter
worthy old Confederate good and true
has favored us with some fine turnips
for which we return thanks.
Shenandoah Rebekah Lodge will holt
an ice cream and chicken soup festiva
IN l. o, o. f. Hall, Shenandoah juno
Junction, I thursday, Nov. 80.
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A deer was seen in the neighborhoot
of Summit Point last Tuesday-crosset
the farm of Mr.. r. l.. Withers. and wa
evidently making for the mountains.
The ladies of the NJ. E Church Soutl
of Middleway will serve oysters, CHECKER
and ice cream on Thursday evening
December 7. Public cordially invited.
The foundation for the new Jefferson
Cooperage Co. main building IS being
laid. 1t will be 6,xroo feet in dlmen.
sions, three stories high, with metal
roof and sides.
The Woman's Auxiliary of Zion Epis-
copal Church will hold their Annual
Dinner and Sale of Fancy Articles at
the Parish Building on next Thursday
Thanksgiving Day.
Mr., w. c. Whitmore has bought two
lots adjacent to the property of Mr.. H.
A. Woolley, just north Of Mr., Renner's
store, on North Mildred street in Ransom.
and is enclosing them with a neat wire
fence.
The storeroom of J. w. Smallwood,
at Mechanicstown, together with the
stock of goods, was destroyed by fire
about o'clock Wednesday night The
loss will amount to about $3.50, There
was no insurance.
Engineer las K. Hendricks Is survey
ing for an electric power line from the
Winchester and Washington City plant
at Millville in this county to Brunswick,
Md. to run IN a straight line over the
Blue Ridge Mountain.
The game of foot ball PLAYED here last
Saturday, between the Charles Town
High Schooland Frederick City Y. NJ.
c. A. teams. resulted in a tie-6 to 6.
The feature of the game was the playing
of Adrien Wyhkoop of the Charles Town
team
The ladies Of the Charles Town N. L.
Church. South will hold an oyster sup
day nights. December 1 and 2. In adj
dition to supper, fancy articles will be on
sale, and on Saturday, December 2. din
nsr will be served.
Scheutze's Meat Market is now equip
ped with one Of the latest patented
articles-electric scales of fne order.
This frst-class establishment is pretty
we'll Quilted in the electric line now,
and the next thing we know may be
butchering by electricity.
A very enjoyable dinner party was
given by Mrs. R o. Alien, at West
wood, near Summit Point, to herdsugh-
ter. Mrs David II. Allen. Among those
present were Mrs, VIM. Campbell and
Mss h rbsra Campbell, Mr. and Mrs
Ad W,hers. Mrs. NJ. o Rouss aud Miss
May Osburn.
NJ. jacob Kephart. a well known
farmer of the county, died suddenly at
MS home near Duff lids Thursday morn
ing, aged IS years In the War Betweea
the States he served for nearly two years
IN c., II, cd Va. Infantv, otonewall
Brigade, ard then quit the service on
account of III health.
Rev. c. r. Wills, solicitor for the peo-
Pies Industrial and National School.
located at Glasgow, We, has return,
from a trip in the interest of the School,
and requests us to state that he was very
favorably received wherever he went,
both by white and colored. aud that
contributions were readily made to the
cause.
R. s. Campbell, Supreme Organiz I
Of the Moose. is here in the interest OF
the Charles Town Lodge The entrance
fee has been reduced to IS, and the ben,
s6ts average 81 per week in case o.
sickness or accident, Following The
late disaster at Austin, Pa, represen
tative of the Moose was sent there and
distributed $40, 900. Now is the time Il
DIN. For further information enquire
Of r. S. Campbell, Palm Hotel.
There YVES good attendance at tb'
sale OF Mess,s. N. and S w. Newton. a
Federal Hill. !" last Wednesday, and tn,
$ de amounted to $4,000. The Messr
Newton and their families will go bacl
to Ohio at least for the winter-Mr. an,
Mrs. North Newton leaving this weel
and Mr.. and Mrs, s. w. Newton ant
child a couple of weeks later. They Xix
Jefferson. and may purchase anoihe
farm here and return TO make their hom
IN this locality again, winch we hop
they will do, They have been good eli
liens. ard cur people will give them