Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-11-04
Local Miscellany.
County Court convened Yesterday.

opened, with G. L. Stonesifer as pos
master.
The owner Of lost buggy robe ma
learn OF its whereabouts by inquiry +.
the Spirit flee.
Mr.. F. l., WArtenbee mas hand,omei
paiuted the Dwelling of Mr. Dewitt {
Strder. on East Washington street.
r The Five Table Bridge Club has bee
reorganized and met Thursday evenin
with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas c. Bowling
Born 10 Mr. and Mrs. Earl Elliott a
their home east of town. daughter
Edith Viola. Her weight was fourteel
pounds,
Mr.. f. d. DAVIS is painting the ware
house of the c F. Wall Co.. Mr.. w. b
Davis doing the sign work in an arts
tic manner.
Mr., Geo. w. Bush fe.l into his hoy pei
Wednesday evening, and cut and bruised
his face severely, narrowly escaping tn,
loss Of his right eye.
Mr.. {. w. Clymer has finished larg,
job of plasteriug in Cumberland. ant
has contracted to plaster the new court
! house in Mooreield.
mir. w. ". Boxwell has improved hi.
dwelling property on the Washington
City addition with pebble dashing anc
a handsome colonial porch.
The large addition to the NJ. E Church
South is being put under roof, aud the
walls of the new Baptist church are being
rapidly pushed forward.
The annual Farm .rs' Institutes ioi
| Jefferson county will be held at Rippon,
November IS and 10; and at Shenandoah
Junction. November 20 and 81.
The Ransom lnday School selected
Mrs. o. L Watson and Mrs Ohio Woo!-
lley as delegates to the County Sunday
School Convention at MIDI eway.
Mr.. G o. ". Snyder. of near Summit
Point. was attacked by vicious boai
hog few days ago, and had his legs bit
ten severely by the ferocous animal.
The new series of the Public Build ing
and Loan Association, of which MIR. d.
s. Hughes is treasurer. Stats off hand
somelv, and has seven hundred shares
already subscribed
Mr.. !. Daniel Heldwohl. who was re-
C ntly injured in motorcycle accident,
was brought from his brothers to the
Charles Town Hospital last week, but IS
improving very slowly.
Owing to MISS Stones lecture the Ran
son Sunday School will meet at . clock,
instead of O'Clock, Sunday afternoon.
November 9 There will be an iuteres'-
ing temperance pr ogram,
The ladies OF the N. L. Chur ch #
Middl-w will hold an oyster supper in
the Masonic Hall on Friday and Satu :
day nights. November Ia and IS Pto-
cerds for benefi- OF church.
Mr. Willi.n Buck'er Wi II II Just
announced the engagement of II daugh
ter, Miss Dorothy Wilson, to Mr. Ger
s p'ey. son of R-v. J.. l.. Sh pley, Of
Bttmr- TIL W, d ling wi tak-p,a {
qlirtv in Move mber.
Mrs. ] In Avery Hald-'nan has is
sued invitation to the m ,ria2e "f HI,
daughter, Jean Bruce, to Mr. George
Robert Wen ling. Jr., to take place or
Wednesday. November 10 1913. at half
past four o'clock. in the Second Presby-
terrain Church. Louisville, KY.
Taylor Patterson, coored. was killed
by a train Tuesday morning while on his
way to Bakerton where he was working
The DO iy was brought to Charles Town.
where he nd relatives, and inferred.
The unfortunate man was supposed to
have fallen under the train III an attempt
to board it,
The ladies' OF the NJ. z. Church South
will serve Thanksgiving Dinner OH
November 81. and O,t r Shippers on
the nights of November 81 and 2s. Will
also have Fancy Sale. This will be
the time to buy J our Xmas presents; will
have something to suit all. Proceeds
for building fund
The Travel Club has resumed its
weekly meetings FIR the winter 1t was
delightful ly entertained / thursday after
noon, October 20. by MIS-. G. w, q.
Black at BEL Air." and last Thursday
afternoon by Mrs. r. Preston Chew,
The ladies' have taken the history of
France for their subject this winter.
Hughes Cole, a colored man who
formerly lived at Kearneysville. was
among those who were lost when the
steamship Volturno was burned at sea
couple of weeks ago. He was a cook
on the Volturno. Cole had his life in
sured for $500. which goes to his
mother, now living in Washington.
Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, the noted mis-
siOnary, is expected in Charles Town
Sunday, Nov, 9th. The story of her
captivity and ransom some years ago
will be remembered by many. She
touches upon these experiences in her
lecture on 'Thc Call of the Balkans"
and New and Old in the Balkans
run Their announcement next week.
Miss leu NJ. Stone. who was cap
tnred by brigauds IN Macedonia while
she was engaged in missionary
work IN that country and was held until
the people of the United States had paid
arinsom of $65,oo for her life. will
speak in the Opera House next Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'c'ock and again In the
even ng at 7'5n on past and present con :.
+ ditions in the Balkips.
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