Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-02-26
Local MISCELLANY,

drop donation in the Red Cross "Col-
lection Box" at the door of their head
quarters.
A little girl of Mr.. Ramsburg, who
lives on the Rouss farm, fell into an
lempty cistern a few days ago and in
. jured herself severely.
Miss Anna Hughes will have sale
Iof household and kitchen furniture the
latter part of March. Date will be
announced next week.
Mr.. Kenneth O'Bryan has returned
home from the Church Home Hospital,
Baltimore, after an illness of eight
weeks, and is very much improved.
Ten exits" We're made and filled bv
the American Red Cross at Charles
Town for ten of our soldier bows
called to go at once to Vancouver
Island.
Holmes johnson and Lucretia Rob-
inson, a colo red couple of Charles
Town were married on February 16
by Rev. VIM. Craven, pastor of the
Baptist Church.
DIR. ]. b. Chamberlain, Optometrist,
of Martinsburg, will be at the Hotel
Jefferson on Wednesday, February u.
from 10 a. M, to a D. m. Eyes exam
lined and glasses fitted.
There was a special Missionary
Service rendered by the Halltown Sun
day School in the Methodist Church at
that place on Sunday night last, which
was much enjoyed by those present.
eye Deestrict Skule," given at Ka-
bletown last Friday night, was quite a
success. Master Trustworthy Jerk
En- Up Yates was master of ceremo-
MES, and Mrs. Lloyd c. Walter was
manager.
A ''Victory Stand'' was an added at
traction at the "Red Cross Room" on
Thursday afternoon with Victory
Bread, and Victory Cake for sale,
which netted over seven dollars that
afternoon.
The Misses Fannie, Sadie and Re-
becca Tabb and a niece, Miss Emily
Tabb, have arrived and taken pos
session of Stephen Seminary, which
will shortly be opened to spring and
summer boarders.
Mrs. Conrad R. Smith who was a
patient in the Emergency Hospital in
Washington for two weeks, suffering
from a slight attack of pneumonia, has
sufficiently recovered to go to her
boarding house in that city.
A supply of tags for tagging dogs
of the county will be on sale at the
Assessors Office on February %,
March l and 2. They cost 25 cents
each and under the law every dog in
the county must wear one.
The ladies of the Halltown Metho-
dist Church will hold "a Soup" in the
school house at that place on Tuesday
night, February &c. Soup, ice cream
and cake will be served. Fancy arti-
daily invited.
Deputy Collector, VIM. Campbell
will leave tomorrow for the Western
| part of the State to be gone week or
ten days. On his return he will aid
taxpayers in preparing their Income
| Tax returns which must be filed before
April 1st.
Mayor Eugene Shugart, of Harpers
Ferry, has been authorized by Van HI.
| Manning, Director Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Mines, to issue
licenses for Vendors, Purchasers, Fore
mans, Analysts, Educators, Inventors,
and Investigators.
William Ashby died at the residence
of his grandfather, Mr.. Hesekiah Will
liams, on the Grantham farm, about
five miles west of Charles Town, yes
terday morning, aged 10 years. Fun
eral services were held this morning
at 1920 o'clock at the residence of
his grandfather. Interment in Edge
Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. o. L. Watson, of Ransom, has
bean appointed enrolment agent for
Jefferson county to enroll men who are
willing to work in the Government
ship yards. He will receive applica-
tons at his home in Ransom from to
9 p. M, every week day. Men listed
with him will be called for ship yard
work as needed.
Mr.. Robert L. Bates, son of Mr.. and
Mrs w. G. Bates, of Middleway, has
been commissioned First Lieutenant
and is stationed at Fort Oglethorpe,
Ga. He will be psychological exam
iner for the army. His commission
entities Mr.. Bates family to another
star in their service flag, another son
Harry H. Bates having been in the
army some time. The latter is also a
First Lieutenant, and is located in
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. O'Bryan, of
Charles Town, w. Va, announce the
engagement of their daughter, Myra
Adele, to Rev. Ernest w. Aaron, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. f. Aaron, of Roa-
noke, Va. Miss O'Bryan has been for
the past two years a teacher in the
public school at Leetown, w. Va. Mr..
Aaron has been pastor of the Southern
Methodist Church of the Shenandoah
Junction charge for the past four
years. The wedding will take place
sometime in June.
The latest war relief work under
taken by the United Daughters OF the
Confederacy is the establishing OF
beds in the American Military Hospi-
tai No. /, in France. Mrs. Robert D.
e Shepherd has been appointed to rep
resent the District of Columbia" In
this work. The Lawson Bolts Chap
a ter of the U. ID. G. here voted their
quota of fifteen dollars to be sent, and
several other donations have been adj
ded to this amount.
The sale season opened very auspi-
ciously on Wednesday when John W
Irwin sold personal property at Dusts
2 Crossing. The highest priced horse
went for S210. The next one was
sold at $185. Two milk cows were
d sold for $115 each, while $500 was
paid for heifer. Chicken hens were
= bid up to S1.70 each. Implements sole
surprisingly well. A binder that was
bought secondhand four years age
T was knocked down at $125. The sale
amounted to about $4,000.