Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-01-22
Local MISCELLANY.

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about your printing.
4 Mr.. Kenneth C. O'Bryan who has
been in John Hopkins Hospital. Balti-
more, for the past three weeks taking
treatment is improving.
| Don't forget the Thrift Saving
Stamps, but put your spare change in
to them, and start your children buv-
ling them, if only of small denomina-
ton.
| Mrs. Rouss, wife of DR.. A. H. S.
Rouss, who has entered army service
as surgeon, has moved to Charles
Town where her little daughter Mary,
attends school.
The names given to the second set
of twin boys born on December 23rd.
1917, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Brock
mann, Jr., are Keith Avis Brockmann.
and Kent Fischer Brockman.
At a recent meeting of the Direc-
tors of the National Citizens Bank
Mr.. Is. ID. GetZendanner was elected
First Vice President, and Mr.. B. F.
Langdon, Second Vice-President.
Anyone wishing the blanks for max
ing returns for the income tax on can
get them from Charles A. johnson.
County Clerk, at the Court House. at
any OF the banks or at the post office.
Mrs. Ella W. Fleming, of the Kear-
neysville vicinity has announced the
marriage of her daughter, Frances
Frazier to Mr.. Frank Grove Powell.
the event taking place on Thursday,
January 18th.
Mr.. g. l.. Renner who has been
operating grocery store in the Weir
lex building for some time is moving
his stock to the Cooke building on
Main street, and will open for bust
ness there this Week.
We return thanks to Mr.. John w.
Birkltt for box or delicious Brook
lyn Bellies candy. If you want to
carry IN stock candles of unexcelled
merit, Mr.. Birkitt IAN furnish you a
line.
The body Of JANIS Marsh, colored,
who was killed by icing struck by a
coal truck at nine at Word. West
Virginia, last Friday was brought to
his home at Rippop yesterday for
burial.
Miss Ida Ridgeway, of Harpers
Ferry, and DR.. r. Lee Hoover, of Bal
timore, We're married last Thursday
by the Rev. Frank A. Tyler, at the
Southern Methodist parsonage, in
Charles Town.
Messrs. Hardesty, Brothers of the
Summit Point vicinity on Thursday
sold to Mr.. c. F. Wall, forty beef
cattle of their feeding. Their average
weight was 1898 pounds, the price of
the herd aggregating nearly $4,000.
Mrs. James Roeder, of Harpers
Ferry, received a telegram informing
her of the death of her son, j. w. Roe
der, in Pittsburgh, Saturday morning.
He was 81 years old, and is survived
by his wife, three daughters and son.
Charles johnson, colored, of Frank
lentown, was arrested last Wednesday
by Constable Landon Quick, on a war
rant sworn out by Mrs. A. l.. Estes,
.of Summit Point, charging him with |
passing check en- her with the name
of j. H. Coleman forged to it.
Mr.. Myer Palmbaum, of the firm of |
Palmbaum Brothers, was operated on
for appendicitis at the Charles Town |
General Hospital Tuesday night. The
patient came through the ordeal nice |
ly and unless complications arise, he |
will be well again in a few days.
While splitting a chunk of stove
wood with an ak on the Rissler farm
Tuesday morning, Mr.. Ernest Barron
accidentally cut his left hand almost |
severing the fore-fnger. He came to
the Charles Town Hospital for treat
ment. The injury will disable him for
several weeks.
The jefferson County Chapter A. R.
c. wishes to express its thanks and
appreciation for the nice donation
from the "Arrena Carroll" Sunday
School class of the Methodist Church,
Charles Town, w. Va. Part of which
will be used in the equipment of the
emergency cot.
Until further notice, on account of
the fuel shortage, by order of the
Mayor, the Council Room will be clos
ed up, and the tax collector will make
his Headquarters in the Sheriff's Office
in the Court House. Anyone wishing
to pay taxes or see him on any other
business win please call there.
As a result of the order of H. A.
Garfield, Fuel Administrator, the Pow
hatan Brass and Iron Works and the
Goetz Harness Works in Ransom have
been closed down since last Friday
morning, and will open Wednesday
morning. The Ice Plant is running to
keep the food in cold storage in con-
dition.
The lecture on the Boston Museum
. Art, and the Lantern slides shown
at the Parish House by the Charles
Town Chapter of the American Fed
Grafton of Arts was much enjoyed by
those present. A description of the
views as presented was given by Miss
Gregory, of st. Hilda's. Half of the
proceeds went to the Red Cross.
Samuel B. Shearer, formerly of
Charles Town, who was arrested re-
Gently in Chambersburg, Pa, and IN
dicted in the Federal Court in connec-
ton with transactions with Enos ID.
Myers, cashier of the defunct Lemas-
tiers National Bank, has been released
from jail on a bond of $4,000. He is
to be tried at the March term OF court.
The property of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
F. Busey. located on the Bardane road,
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school house was sold last week
through the agency of the Moore
Realty and Insurance Co. to Peter
Hall, colored, of near Kabletown. The
property contains four and half
acres of land with excellent improve
ments.
Attention is called to the Two Day
School for Farmers at Shepherdstown
on Thursday and Friday Of this week,
notice of which viii be found in an
other column. The speakers who will
be present are experts in their line,
and every one who can possibly get
there should hear them. The ques-
ton of live stock feeding will be gone
into in detail.
The graded school at Leetown had