Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1916-05-16
Local MISCELLANY.

Mrs c. N. Coleman has purchased a
Runabout Motor Car.
c. F. Wall sold several cars of lambs
calves, ETC., in Washington on Tuesday
The b. & o. passenger station at
CHARTS Town is being given coat of
paint.
We regret to learn that DIR. c. L.
Skinner is quite sick at the Charles
Town Hospital.
Born on Wednesday May 3rd to Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Bushong, a Daughter,
Sara DeCormis.
Mr.. S. M. OFT has been at his old
home at Halltown for the past ten days
because of indisposition.
Rev. Frank A, Tyler has bought a
} handsome touring car. a Winton Six
and has already tried it out.
Mr.. o. M. Darlington has contracted
to install an up-toda vapor heating
plant in the residence of Mr.. John G.
Elliott.
Spring Lambs are selling in the Bal
timore Market at 10 to Is cents and
dull. Hogs SO to 5000 Fat steers u
to cents.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM League at
the home of Mrs Leagues mother, Mrs
o. NJ. Darlington, in Charles Town,
Tuesday May g., a fine son.
Mrs. Stanley Dutterer found very
large hen egg last week. which on be-
ing opened disclosed another perfect
egg with shell and all inside.
Miss Estelle M. Bane, daughter of
Mr.. ]. w. Bane, of Charles Town. is
member of the Mercy Hospital Train
ing School for Nurses in Baltimore.
Mr.. Denver Weller has been advanced
to foreman of the night force in one of
the departments of the Navy Yard
in Washington. Charles Town boys
generally come to the front.
The State Medical Association
will be held in Wheeling this
week. Drs w. w. Brown and Richard
E. Venning of this county are on the
program, each being announced to read
a paper.
Mr.. ]. M. Miley is a candidate for
Councilman from the Second Ward.
Mr.. Miley is a well-known and pop liar
business man, thoroughly capable, and
will probably be strongly supported at
the coming election.
Mrs. A. M, Smith returned from
Macon City, Mo-, whittier she had gone
to visit her husband, DR.. Smith who is
taking treatment in the Still-Hildreth
Sanitarium there. DR.. Smiths con-
dition is greatly improved
Rev. S. w. Cole, of the Baptist
Church, conducted the Chapel exer-
cises at the Charles Town High School,
Friday morning. he sang Brighten
the Corner Where You Are" and the
children all Joined in on the chorus.
DR.. C. l. Skinner is announced as
Candidate for reelection for Council
man from the Fourth Ward DIR. Skin
ner has been a member of the City
Council for four years, has given faith
full service as Chairman of the Finance
Committee, and will probably run strong
for reelection.
The Charles Town High School Base
Ball Club played game of ball here
with Harper's Ferry last Thursday
which resulted in a score of 5 to in
favor of Harper's Ferry, and on Friday
played a game with the Shenandoah
Club, which resulted in a score IL to 2
in favor of the High School.
The County Court has appointed
Dan'l H. Nichols, of Harpers Ferry to
assess property in that district, The
appointment at the instance of Assess
or f. L. Watson, because of the sick
ness of his deputy 7. o Link, who
assessed both in Harpers Ferry and
Shepherdstown Districts.
Messrs. Geo. w. NARROW and s. H.
Knight. two invalids of Charles Town
District voted on election day, the
former at Mechanicstown and the lat
ter at Shenandoah Junction. Neither
of them had been out of the house for
some time, yet experienced no i'll
effects from the trip to their respective
voting places.
Attorney John T. Porterfield, of
Charles Town, was chosen Great Mishi-
nema at the Grand Council of Red Men
in session at Huntington last week.
This is an unusual honor, as Mr.. Por-
terrified was unable to be present on &C
count of his interest in the Primary
Campaign now on in Jefferson County.
Mr.. o. Nj. Darlington represented Shen-
andoah Tribe No. 80 of this place. They
meet next year in Morgantown.
Mr.. Geo. E. Wysong, formerly in
the job printing business in Charles
Town has accepted position as fore
man in the imprint division of Young
& SeIden, printers and photographers,
in Baltimore. For the past several
years MIR. Wysong has been the pro-
prietor of The Peerless Printing Com
pany in that city. His new position is
quite a desirable one and we con-
graduate Mr.. Wysong.
Mr.. C. DeForrest Boyer, son of Mr..
and Mrs John G. Boyer. of the Kable-
town vicinity and Miss M. Edna West.
only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. West, of the same neighborhood.
were married at the parsonage of the
, M. E. Church, South. at Shepherds