Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-09-18
Local MISCELLANY.

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Mr. Jacob linn viii open Garaa,
in his budding on North Mildred St
MessFs. Rouss Bros, have starte,
their cold storage up for the season
at Kabletown
Amy Brooks, co,ored, died at tn,
home of her aunt, Fannie Saunders
early this morning aged 7 years ane
was taken 10 Wildwood for burial
today.
The enrolment for the Charles
Town Graded and High School 70,
the ensuing term is. High School S.
intermediate department 325, Primar,
department, 153. Total 533.
Mr.. James Small, the well-knowr
Confederate Veteran and expert sigr
painter, from Harpers Ferry, has
handsomely lettered the new JEFF
ferson Bank and Trust Company.
Mr. Henry Smith died at his home
at Nhddleway last Friday afternoon
aged 20 years lie is survived by
his widow. Funeral services were he.e
Sunday afternoon, conducted by the
MaSons.
The Eastern Panhandle Medical As,
ISOLATION met lasa Wednesday at the
Hill Top House Harpers Ferry, hold
ing their session on the veranda, com
handing the Potomac and Maryland
landscape.
Mis-. Matte E. Bell, a colored woman
from Charles Town who had recently
been living in Chicago. died at her
mothers in Charles Town last Friday
morning, aged IL years. She was
buried in Fairview Cemetery on
Sunday afternoon.
The Internatio1a Fruit Products Co
having started up their plant in the
Ice Plant en- Ransom. This Company
wants apples, and our farmers should
let them have all they want, as they
pay fair prices for Cider apples, and
everybody should be interested in
keeping home industry going.
"The Little Helpers" of the Episco
pal Sunday School will hold a social
at the residence of Mrs. ]. W. Strider
Thursday, September 10th, from to
5 o'clock Refreshments will be serv
ed to suit the weather. Proceeds for
missions. Come and bling your friend
which will encourage "The Little
Helpers" IN their work.
The body of Mrs. Annie P. Myers
who died in st. Joseph, Missouri,
last Friday, was brought to Charles
Town and buried in Edge HILL
Cemetery yesterday afternoon, with
services at the grave. She was Miss
Backus before her marriage, and for
merry lived in this vicinity. She was
married twice, and is survived by a
husband and one son.
Epworth League Day was cele-
brated in the Shenandoah Junction
Methodist Church on Sunday, last at
II a. M, Rev. Ralph Nollner, of
Nashville, Tenn, Assistant Secretary
OF the Epworth League, mad Mr.. Theo
do.e c. Thomas, of Baltimore, Md,
President of the Baltimore Com
ference Epworth League spoke Ep-
worth League Rallies were he'd in the
new Bakerton Methodist Church at
7 p. m Delegations were present
from different Leagues of the county
Rev. Mr.. Nollner and Mr.. Theodore
c. Thomas spoke at s p. m.
Mr.. Jesse z. Bailey, former resi-
dent of Charles Town, died at his
home in Hagerstown, September 9th
from a complication of diseases,
aged SO years. Mr.. Bailey was an eX-
pert marble cutter and years ago was
in the employ OF Dlehl Brothers here
He is survived by his widow, Alice
E, and the following children Daugh-
ters- Mrs. Nellie Snyder, Mrs. Eliza
beth Cromer, Mrs. Edna Kerfott, OF
Hagerstown Miss Marion at home !;
Sons R. Lester, Funkstown, Nd, w.
Z. Charles Town; Clarence (. and
Bishop, of Hagerstown, Miss Mary
Bailey, Of Martinsburg, w. Va, a
sister also survives.
While the Carnival Company that
had been exhibit ng at Morgan's Grove
fair was packing up ready to leave,
one of the monkeys on exhibition
made its escape and ran off into the
woods nearby. 1t evaded all attemps
to capture it, and the carnival had to
leave without it. 1t is said that they
offered a reward OF SIS. tor the re-
turn of the beast. The monkey was
seen along the Shenandoah Junction
road by several persons, but so Tar
no one has been able to catch II.
Nine trains carrying soldiers from
Maryland and Pennsylvania to the
camps at Admission, Alabama and
Augusta, Geogia, passed through
Charles Town Monday night of last
week. Among the soldiers include
in the first five sections were those
from HagerStown, Frederick, Cumber-
land Annapolis, and BALTIMORE Late
in the night the Eighth Pennsylvania
Regiment, composed of companies
from Harrisburg, Hanover, Carlisle.
Shippensburg and other points IN the
Cumberland Valley, passed through II
four sections.
If YOU want to make good use OF
the magazines which you have fnlsh
ed reading send them to the soldier
bows in camp. This can be done Dy
attaching a one-cent stamp to eacf
magazine and handing them to tnt
postmaster. Good reading matter
is eagerly desired blythe boys in camp
aid over the country, and 1t Will be i
good and generous thing to turnisf
them with the right sort OF literature
Postmaster Young will be CAD to tax
charge of all magazines that are pre-
scented at the postoffice. A penny
will be sufficient to have them de