Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-07-24
Local MISCELLANY.

The Big Georgia Ministries will exhibi
in the Opera House next Friday uiQht
/ The Teachers Institute for Jefferson
County will commence in the Crsdet
School building in Charles Town Au
gust 10.
The list of prizes for the Charles
Town Hose Show is out. and q Qranc
array of prizes ammountlng to 50, 800
is offered.
| The Union Sunday School of Middle.
way will have yard party in the
church yard next Saturday night, July
%. Everybody invited.
At meeting held in Col. r. P.
Chew's office last week the Jefferson
County Camp of Confederate Veterans
decided not to have reunion this year
All interested in the Red Cross are
invited to attend lawn fete given by
the young ladies of Charles Town on the
Rectory lawn SATURDAY. July %, al
7 o'clock.
j. B. Chamberlain, Optometrist, Of
Martinsburg, will be at the Jefferson
Hotel, Wednesday, July %. from 10 q
M, to p. m. Have your eyes examin-
ed by the latest methods.
A play was given last Tuesday even.
ing at Stephenson Seminary for the
benefit of the Y. M. C. A. Soldiers
Training Camp. The sum of forty dol.
lars was realized from the play.
Mr.. Ralph Donnettell, advance man
of the Sparks World Famous Shows,
has been in town today making arrange
ments for the exhibition of the Sparks
Show on the Horse Show grounds Au-
gust rs
Howard w. DiIlow, infant son of
| MIR. end Mrs. Bush Dillow, died last
Saturday, aged FIVE months. Funeral
services were held Sunday afternoon.
at the residence of his parents Inter-
ment in the graveyard nearby.
Mr.. George B. Goetz. Branch Chair
man. has received a bulletin which
shows very fiattering returns from the
recent campaign for members of the
officers reserve corps. West Virginia s
quote was ZIG and AGA applications were
received from this state.
The prize offered by Congressman
Carlin. of Virginia. of one hundred
dollars in gold, for the Jumping Horse
making the most points at all the shows
on the Virginia Horse Show Circuit,
will be competed for at the Charles
Town Horse Show August % and 20.
The Presbyterian Sunday School will
have picnic on Mr.. Wallis meadow ON
next Thursday, July 26th. The con-
gregatlon is also invited to join and
all are requested tosmeet at 2 O'Clock
in the afternoon at the Chapel and all
will be taken to the grounds in automo-
biles.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Willingham and
three children and Mr.. WilliDgham'
aged mother, were stricken with poto-
maine poison from impure milk on last
Thursday and were in serious condi-
lion. but through the poompt and skill
full aid of DIR. Phillips. all are recover
ing.
The teachers for the Graded and
High School at Leetown have been
appointed. Primo pal, Prof. d. {.
30 Nv; assistants, Misses Ruth M Ter,
sidney Ksarfott and Myla O'Bryan.
Neil Baylor, son of Mrs. Mary
; Bay.or, has enlisted in Maryland
.eg.m mt, he having been employed
IN the Morning Herald in Hagers-
own HIS enlis ment makes tn
bird that has joined from the Herald
o. e
Prof s. "A. Woods who has been
prime p o. B rryv IL H School
for he past two years has been APP
pointed ass,s ant Or ncipal OF the
Oh rlss Town : igl S h5ol. Tien W
ass. slant has had ten or twelve years
xp renee il schoo, work.
The Jeff OF Garage has de ivered
ately The Following automobiles TO j..
=. AIson T. r BoydfF C LTllesoa N
D B. Shoe maker, R. A. Rockenbaugh
{ f. Castle, w. B. Hoggman,J w.
Nle,n mix Geo. w Shu. e CHI Fo i
or-ing car; O T. B ackfo-d. used
Dodge touring car, and c. E. Rely a
used Ford runaoout
Dr. T. A. Ramey has moved
his dental offices to his residence on
.qs Wa h.n1t street, opposite the
residence OF DR.. Will am NELL. His
new offices are fitted no with new
ecu ppment to enable him to be of be :
,er service To lis pat ents He rcspec
fully invites all his friends and pa
tents to call and inspect the improve
nents that have bee n installed.
Another change has been made If
he valley Division of the B. & O.
Rai'rold The ea-ly morning ira n
westbound, formerly due at Cha
Town al 5.35 a ms is due under sha
new schedule five minutes later at
$40 The Shenandoah Special easf
bound due under the old schedule
bout 2 p. m. is 80 minutes later now.
It is due at Harpers Ferry at - }
onaec ing with fast eastb ~uad ira
II 10 T. IN.
Gasoline tractors may displace
lorses in the clay beds at the brick
yard of the c. L. Robinson Company.
in Ransom. Within a few days sew
eral competing manufacturers oturScs
ION machines will give a demonstra
ion Of their mach mes
IF it can be shown that it is prac-
icable to use the tractors in p,ow n:
md scooping the cay, the machines
will be bought and put in service. A
lumber of horses and carts are now
being used to do the work.
Miss Rose Bane, a most estimabf
.ady of the Shepherdstow,n vicin "