Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-10-23
Local MISCELLANY.


r Horse Show on the white horse SHOW
grounds on THURSDAY, Oct. Is.
= The ladies of the BAPTIST Churc,
; viii serve oysters and sandw chez o e
and Coffee, October Is and a. /,
the Store room of Mr.. E.E. Cooke
next TO Brown Brothers.
Mr.. John S. Coleman, of Charlie,
Town, who vo entered in the Ord
nance Department of the ARMY. ha.
been assigned to Company $. and !,
in training at Watervsiet, N. Y.
United States Civil Service Ex.
am; nation wild be held for position d
lClerk- carrier at Charles Town post.
office November TO- 1917 Apply "a,
Post office for futher 'inf ormation.
Dr.. ]. B. Chamber Optome.r;s,
of Martinsburg, will be al the Tef-
lferson Hotel, Wednesday, Oct 81
from 10 a. NJ, TO 4 80 D. m. Have
lyour Eyes examined by the latest
methods.
There will Zoe Halloween Social
he'd in tthe basement of the M. E.
Church, South, Summit Point. Al
kinds of fpies, sandwiches, ice cream
cake and coffee will be served. Every
body invited.
Mr.. John w. B;rkitt severity sprar NJ
ed his ankle last week, by being
shrown our of his wagon and catching
| his foot in the Wheel. He was bragg
ed for some distance, and he s lucky
that his leg WIS not broken.
In Class SO of the Fall FESTIVAL
Poultry Exhibit the China Hand-
na;nted Comb and Brush Tray is
| offered by Mr.. H. L. Ronemus ir
stead of c. F. Wal Co., as printed
in the Fab Festival Booster.
Mr.. and Mrs. E, 'H.ney are visiting
| NJ. H;ney's mother in Harrisburg Pa,
who is go years old, and recently fell
and broke her hip. They expect TO
nav a visit to Mrs. Hiney's brother
in Carlisle, Pa, before their return.
The Potomac Valley Round Table
VIII meet in Hagerstown on Thursday
November 1st, and continue in ses-
Son throughout Friday. Prof. S. 0.
Bond. of Shepherdstown, is moderator
Of the Round Table. An interesting
Ms w. w. Coe earnestly reques s
all thai have been notified to ass ST
n the decorations and arranging tic
exhibits at the A. B. Department
Store on North George ST., to be
present for wcrk on Wednesday morn
ng, October oath.
The National Citizens Bank an
nounces that ii will sell Liberty Bonds
on the Installment Plan. You can pay
100 a week for 50 weeks and get
a $50. bond, on 81 90 a week and get
500. bond. They invite you to
communicate with them az 'once.
M. l. Shirley Smith has shown us
petition to have "a pubic school
opened in Ransom, to which he had
a number of signers, dated December
20, 1916. 1t shows that there were
50 Children of School age in Ransom
at that time, and'took good deal OF
work in his part.
Mr.. H P. Whitmore has contracted
to erect for Mr.. A. S. Alien large
new addition ito the Jefferson Garage
II will cover the entire balance of the
lot on the east side of the present
building and will make this popular
establishment about twice as large as
i is now.
fudge A. E. Seymour eff the United
States Census Bureau and member
of the Washington Liberty Loan c m
mittee will address the voters of
Jefferson County from the Up atforn
on Washington Street neSr ,Char.es
on Thursday afternoon at 8 p. m. If
the weather is undavorab'e the meet-
ing will be held at the Court House.
l2ve.v citizen of the County is in
wed to hear this important issue
discussed.
Managers Henson and Shugert have
arranged to have special booth at
the Fan Festival fo- the S |. OF Liber
ty Loan Bonds. VIII wi be ncharge
of a Committee OF Ladies from the
local Red Cross. Come pre- PACED 10
help your country win the war Bonds
will be offered on the Partial Pay
ment Pan, so that everyone may do
their bit. This offer has been made
pasSible by the cooperation of the
ocal banks.
Miss Grace Hershey, Fled Manager
Of the Pennsylvania Chautauqua is
in town in the interest of the Chau
'auQua contract for next year. SIS
tickets have been subscribed for and
Miss Hershey hopes 10 provide for
the sale Of the lbllance of the 700
tickets necessary, and close contract
TO- Ghe 1918 Chautauqua while here
This is a very enjoyable and help
hui enterprise, and it is hoped thas
our people will respond cheerful
and promptly.
There will be a Halloween Social
held in the basement of the M. E.
Church, South, Summit Point. All
kinds of pies, sandwiches, ice cream
and cake and coffee will be served.
Everybody invited.
United States Civil Service Exami-
nation will be given at Charles Town,
W. Va, on November 2, 1917, for
Clerks with knowledge of stenography
or typewriting. Full information con-
corning this examination will be given
at the Postoffice, Charles Town.
Death has claimed Mrs. Kate Rey-
nolds, widow of the late DR.. John
Reynolds, and one of the most highly
esteemed residents of Shepherdstowr.
Her passing to the eternal world oc-
Cured on Tuesday of last week in the
Saith year of her age. For years she
was an active member of the Reform
ed Church, of Shepherdstown. One.
son, DR.. Allen Reynolds, of Hancock,
Md, survives, as also does one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Nellie Legg, of Washington,
d. C.
Governor John J. Cornwell has APP
pointed in every county in West Vir-
ginia County Council of Defense, the
duty of which is to render service in
food conservation, in floating the Lib
erty Bonds and in other ways CO.
operating with the State Council OF
Defense. The jefferson County men
appointed for this work are E. r.
Cooke, of Charles Town district; H. l..
Snyder, Shepherdstown district; M. o.
| Rouss, Kabletown district; VIM. o..
MaCoughtry, Middleway district; f.
S. Harrison, Harpers Ferry district: