Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1916-03-14
Local MISCELLANY.
Mr.. W. B. Davis has painted lar.
banner for lohn C Burns <, CO

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banuer for John c. Burns G. Co.
The protractive meeting IN the Baptis
Church at Shenandoah Junction vii
start Thursday night.
Mr.. Frank Gordoa of the Bardane vi
nifty wasoperated on at the Kings Dauqb
tiers Hospital IN Martrnsburg last week
Rev. Mr.. Parker, pastor of the Nj. E.
Church South in Berryville, died Mon
day morning, and was buried this after
noo on,
A bill has passed the Maryland Legis
] ture requiring vote on license or NJ
l cense in all wet territory at the Novem
Der election.
The Teachers of Fairmont School vii
hold an oyster supper at Fairmont
School House Wednesday night, March
IS, for benefit of the School.
At a special meeting of the Town
Council Yesterday afternoon !. w. Fry,
was refused transfer of his license to the
Dalgarn room on West Westinghouse.
The ladies' of the W. C. T. U. met with
Mrs. A. D. Barr, Tuesday, March 9TH.
Next meeting to be held April nth. at
which time al members are requested to
be present.
A boy weighing twelve pounds was
| born to Mr.. and Mrs, J. NJ. Trapnell at
their home on South Mildred Street
Thursday night. Mr.. aad Mrs. Trapnell
are now the parents of two girls and one
| boy.
Prosecuting Attorney Geo. D. Moore
went to Romney en- Thursday to deliver
his lecture Tine Trial of Christ from a
Lawrer's Viewpoint" which has been
delivered with favor in number of
neighboung towns.
Mr.. !. B. Coyle whose barn was dest-
royed by fire in January, will rebuild, the
contract for the work having been award
ed to Myers Brothers of Middleway, The
new building will be 40 by 90 feet on
concrete foundation, with corn crib a6-
joining one end,
A fire starting from sparks given out
by locomotive on the Norfolk & Western
Railway near Rippon Wednesday night
swept over large part of the farm OF Mr.
Turner Saunders. A high wind ar the
time kept the flames moving so fast that
fencing failed to ignite, though dead grass
and stubbles were burned at an astound
ing rate of speed.
The meeting Wednesday in Charles
Town of the Eastern Panhandle Medi-
cal Society was one of decided interest,
Papers were read by DR.. Shipley, of
Baltimore; DIR, Hunter H. Mcclure. of
Winchester, and DR.. Venning of Charles
Town. Deleg ates were elected to the an
nual meeting of the West Virginia Med.
ical Society, to be held IN Wheeling,
May I6-I7. These are DR.. Charles Fl
Shipper, of Gerrardstown, and DR.. w.
w. Brow, of Shenandoah Junction.
The Senior Bridge Club was charm
ingly entertained by Mrs. Rolfe Ger
hardt on Tuesday afternoon. Those
playing were Mesdames Chas. Baylor,
H. C. Getzendanner, W. F. Alexander,
Nm. Neill, I. C. Bowling, H. H. Nc
Cormick, Chas A. Johnson, I. Lee
Shirley, Jas. G. Aldridge, E. E. Cooke,
F. A. Brown, Geo. Beltzhooyer, Phil
lip Nelson, F. l.. Jordan, T. T. Perry
and Misses Laura Campbell, Dorothy
Thomson, Corinne Lucas, Steiger and
Creighton.
Miss Duval and her faculty of St.
Hilda s, were Eat home" on Monday
March 9Th to their many Charles Town
friends. AS the guests entered the
spacious hall they were received by the
hostesses with their usual hospitality
and grace of manner. A cheerful fire
sparkled on the hearth, and to the
right were grouped the elder pupils
the girls over seventeen. The tables
were presided over by Mrs. Powers
and were a picture of sparkling silver
and beautiful china. After an enjoya-
BILE and delightful afternoon the guests
departed full of enthusiasm for the in
stitution that has become the pride of
Charles Town.