Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-08-28
Local MISCELLANY.

i Ex-Governor Hatfield was advertised
| TO speak IN the Court House last Fri
day night but failed to appear.
Mr.. R. x. Merchant has Dough, ou,
the restaurant of Mr. Jos. sBuddenha.
gen and will conduct same.
| A baby boy, weighing 81 pounds
was born on Friday to Mr.. and Mrs
Clyde r. Cook. Mrs. Cook was M;ss
Pansy Waters, of Charles Town, has
fore her marriage.
Mr.. Chas. Strider and family and
Messrs. Fred and Kyle Wall, and Mr.
Francis Page, of Washington, are en-
joying their annual camping trim On
the Shenandoah river.
Mr.. William Golladay, who has bean
employed in the jefferson mill IN
Charles Town for a number of wears
was stricken with paralysis on Satur-
day. Since then his condition has
been serious.
Mr.. K. c. Smithson, representing
the Studebaker Corporation, has sold
a seven-passenger, six-cylinder Stnde-
baker car to Mr.. H. G. Heflebower. q
prosperous young farmer of Kable-
town District.
Spread of quarantine regulations To
check an outbreak of infantile nara
lysis in the upper Shenandoah Valley
has lead to the cancellation of dates
for the Winchester Fair. There will
be no fair this year.
Miss Julia Moore who was apno;nt-
ed to teach the school at Wheatland
| this county, has resigned to accent q
position in the Charles Town Graded
School. Mis- Cora Rockenbaugh. of
Harpers Ferry, will teach at Wheat
land. .'''
Col. B. D. Gibson, executor of the
estate OF the late Capt. julius C.
Holmes, has sold the Holmes
house at the corner of Lawrence and
Congress streets, Charles Town. to
Mrs. Mary E. Smallwood and her SON.
in-law, Mr.. James A. Smith.
Charlie Cook, colored man, well
known about Mechanicstown and in
the southern section of the county.
died at the County Infirmary few
days ago. He was sick almost a year
from tuberculosis and complications.
His age was about SO years.
There are no new developments in
infantile paralysis situation. 1t is now
under control In the counties of Shen-
andoab, Rocking hsm and Page. There
are no cases in j, fferson or adjoining
counties.
Mr.. Osmun Barr. grandson of Mr..
and Mrs. A. D Barr. of Charles Town.
and son of Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Barr,
of Washington has entered the avia-
ton branch of the army. He is sta
toned at Princeton University School
of Military Ae.anautics pend ng furth-
er orders.
Mr.. Marshall w. Mcdonald has been
home for several days from the train
ing camp for candidates for appoint
ment in the army engineering corps
near Washington. He with others was
in training there for three months.
At the end of the training period he
was appointed First Lieutenant in the
corps and is now awaiting orders.
The Norfolk & Western Railway
Company has notified Capt. John H.
Seal, of the Charley Rouss Fire Com
pany, of Winchester, that a donation
of $4,000 is coming to the fremen
from the railway company for the aid
the Winchester firemen gave the rail-
road company in checking the fire at
the freight wreck near Rippon ON the
morning of August LIST.
The Leetown Red Cross will serve
lunch at the public sale on August
31st, at "Woodberry," the home of
Mr.. M. K. Bowers. Donations would
be highly appreciated.
Mrs. Jas. Strider
Mrs. ID. z. Roger
Mrs. Jas. Tabb
Miss Mary Lucas
Miss cambridge
Miss Marie F'eltner, daughter of
Mrs. Robert Graham, of Ransom, died
at the Wheeling General Hospital, on
August 7th, aged 10 years, i months,
and 16 days. Her remains were
brought here on August 10th. Fun
eral services were held at her late
home in Ransom, on Saturday, August
18th, at 2 p. M, Rev. Moffett officiat-
ing Interment in Edge Hill Gene
terry.
DR.. B. M. Roszel, principal of the
Shenandoah Valley Academy at Win
chester and son-in-law of Col. r. 7.
Chew, of Charles Town, has been COM
misioned as Major in the quarter mas
ter's department of the army and has
gone to New York to begin active SER
vice. He will be assistant depot quar-
termaster in the Department of the
East. The Academy at Winchester
will continue with r. HI. Pope as act
ing principal
Operations at the plant of the Nat
ural Maritime Company on the Rid
die farm near Halltown have been re-
sumed after shut down of several
weeks. While work was suspended, a
number of needed Improvements to the
plant were added. A large shed COW
ering most of the machinery. has been
built. In addition to this large bin
has been erected for the storage OF
the finished product when freight cars
are not at hand for immediate ship
ment.
The first tractor for use in this coun-
ty for farm work exclusively has been
purchased by Mr.. Geo. W. Bush on the
! Perry farm near town. The machine
is now in operation on the farm, draw
ing a gang of two plows. With an
effective force of eight horsepower al
the draw bar, the tractor moves uI
and down the burrows with a speee
that would put team of horses to
shame. On land free from rocks az
operator could break from to acres
per day. The machine Mr.. Bush l:
working was made by the lnterna
tional Harvester Company, and is sole
, by the jefferson Garage.
The Jefferson Garage has lately de
livered the following: +. 5: Harrison
an Overland touring car; Mrs. ;; a
Locke, an Overland touring car; =. \
. Winterson, Jr.,an Overland Club Road