Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1916-04-04
Local MISCELLANY.

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The main line trans passed through
Ransom last Wednesday on account of
a freight wreck at Harpers Ferry.
St. Andrews Guild will hold sale of
Danny Easter Cards on Saturday after
noon, April Sth, from 80 to s. 80 at the
Parish House.
Mr.. Allen B. Nell. prominent attor
ney of .Martinsburg. has announced him
self as candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Prosecuting Attorney of
Berkeley County.
An engine pulling freight train on
the & o. R. r.. exploded at North
Mountain Saturday morning, and badly
Injured three men.
The case of DR., Chester Wainwright.
charged with selling whiskey without
license, is set for trial in the U. 5. Court
at Martinsburg today.
The Republicans will hold a State
Convention in Wheeling May 2, at which
time delegates to the Republican Ma
tional Convention will be selected,
Wildey Lodge, l. o. o F.. aud Wash.
ington Camp, P. o. S. of A. have moved
then quarters from the Bishop Building
to the Pythan Hail on Charles Street.
Jess Fuller, colored, was tried before
Justice Shestz last Wednesday charged
with carrying revolver, aud was SEN
fenced to six months on the road and $50
fine.
1t is expected that MIS-. Deborah Kuox
| Livingstone. one OF the most noted speak
ers on Equal Suffrage in America will
be secured for two addresses in Jefferson
county in the month of April.
Mr.. Wilbur Lands met with painful
accident last week when he shut re-
trigerator door GU his thumb nearly sew
erng the end of that member. We are
glad to learn it is now healing nicely.
Road Supervisor j. w. Blackford has
about completed mile of new macadam |
road on the cd Warm Spring r. DAD. The
new road extends from thu farm of Mrs. |
Mamie Kearfott to Walper's Cross roads, |
J. c. Hoffman's Sons of Hagerstown.
have large advertisement in this issue. |
The Great Hoffman Stores are well |
known to every body. They invite you
to read this ad.
Messs. P. A. Brugh & Soa, of Ha-
gerstown, have a three column adv .rtise-
mento our first page of this issue they |
make specially of high quality mer-
chandlse aud sell at reasonable prices,
quality considered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Andrews. |
who have had apartments in the resi-
dence of DR.. /. M. Ransom. in Ransom,
have rented the dwelling of Mr.. H. E. |
Ronemus East Washington Street. and |
will make their home there.
The Standard Lime and Stone Com
pany, of Bakerton and Melville. raised |
he wages of It's men. beginning Satur-
day, 10 per cent. The new scale allows |
for pick and shovel laborers $T65 day |
and 10 cents truck for loading.
The debate on Preparedness" which |
was to have been held at the Wheatland |
6chool-house on March 24th, has been |
postponed to Wednesday evening, April |
9Th, beginning at p. m. The pdbllc is |
cordially invited to be preset
DR.. S. l.. Grub, of Morgan County. |
IS announced in this issue as candidate |
for the State Senate from this district |
Dr. Grubb is we'll known and popular
resident of Berkeley Springs, and feels |
that the county of Morgan is entitled to |
the Senator this time. He will doubtless |
be supported by his fellow Democrats in
the primary very strongly.
Messrs. R. w. and P. o. Dunaway
have rented the west store room of the |
Wiley & Goetz Building. and will con-
duct an up-to-d ate furniture store there |
in connection with the undertaking bus
mess. The grocery store of Mr., r. w.
Dunaway viii be confined at its present |
loo alton. The Messrs. Danaway expect |
to lie ready for business in a week or ten |
days.
Inanother column we publish the An
uouncement of Senator G. K. Kump as
a candidate for re-ele ction on the State
Senate from this district. The Senator
making a fight for reelection in his
record ia the Legislature. which is consid-
cred a good one. He IS well known
all over the District, as well as in his
own County of Hampshire. and will
probably be very strongly supported by
| the Democratic voters at the coming
primary,
| In another column will be found the
announcement of Mr. Charles I. Engle
as canidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Sheriff of Jefferson County.
He names MIR. George Link Of Shepherds
town district. and Mr., Grove Henkile of
! Harpers Ferry district. as his deputies,
and Mr.. w. B. Alder, of Charles Town,
as 1aior All these gentlemen are well
known TO the voters Of Jefferson county,
are fu ly capable to hold the offite. as
we'll as popular; a d will doubtless make
good showing at the coming primary,
In this issue will be found the an
nouncement of Mr.. F. L. Watson as a
candidate for Re election as Assessor of
Jefferson County. He names as his dep
uues Mr.. j. O, Link, of Shepherdstown
Distrct, and Mr.. Charles Langdon, of
Kabletown District. Mr.. Watson and Mr..