Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-07-16
Local MisceIlanY.


! Miss Louisa Galaher underwent al
operation at the Charles Town Hos.
pltal for appendicitis.
County Commissioner Daniel fIede.
bower threshcd 26 bushels of wheat
i per acre on his home farm.
The Boy Scouts will hold an ice
cream festival III DR.. Ranson's Iawr
next Saturday night. Everybody in
Ivited to come ard patronize them.
Deputy Sheriff w. b. Alder has re-
ceived card announcing that his son
| Sergeant L. Z. Alder, of Co. b, 112th
Mounted Police, had arrived safely
overseas.
Private R. N. Martin, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Martin, OF Ransom.
who has been in training at Camp
Colt, Gettysburg, Pa, has been pro-
NOTED to Corporal.
Henry J. Blaclford, Of Bardane, a
graduate of the Fourth Coast Artillery
Training Camp at Fort Monroe, Va,
has been appointed second Lieutenant
in the Coast Artillery Reserve Corps.
Miss Elizabeth I. Green and Lieu
tenant Henry Shepherd We're married
quietly at the home of her parents.
MIR. and Mrs. T. C. Green, on South
George street on Sunday, July 14th,
1918.
Mr.. and Mrs f. Frank Davis have
received card from their son, Ser
geant Harvey Davis, stating that he
has been transferred from the training
Detachment at Richmond, Va, to Bos-
ton, Mass.
Civil Service Examination will be
held in Charles Town, W. Va, July
10, 1918, for those with knowledge of
stenography and typewriting. For
further information apply TO local
Secretary, Postoffice, Charles Town, w
Va.
A Patriotic Rally will be held in the
Shenandoah Junction School House
next Friday evening. Hon. w. ].
Knott and other four minute men will
address the meeting. Good music by
the Charles Town Quartette. Public
cordially invited
The dinner and supper given by the
Citizens Fire Company on Friday and
Saturday of last week was we'll pat
ronized and the excellent music by the
bands added much to draw the crowds.
The patriotic music was especially en-
joyed and complimented.
Mr.. D. A. Phillips, accompanied by
his daughter, Miss Agnes was called
to Richmond, Va, on account of the
death there last Friday night of his
grandson, j. NJ. Lancaster, Jr., aged
II years. The funeral took place in
Richmond Sunday.
The ladies of the Kearneysville Red
Gross Auxiliary will hold lawn party
Thursday evening, July Is, at the
home of j. P Kearfott. Ice cream,
cake, sandwiches and coffee will be
served, also supper consisting of
chicken salad, ham sandwiches, beaten
biscuits and coffee for 25 cents.
Rispon and Wheatland Red Cross
Auxiliary, since its organization March
22nd, until July LIST, has made the fol-
lowing pieces: Two sweaters, 112 bed
shirts, 10 operating robes, Is pairs of
pajamas, 10 childrens skirts. Cash
turned in $141.37.
MRS. C. M. WEST, Chairman.
All the registrants who registe red
on the last registration cay, beirC-
those who became twenty one yc
Of age since the first regisi ration, VIII
be given their physical examination
at the Jefferson Hotel building ~
Thursday of this week and Tuesday
of next week.
William B. Dariel vino has been in
navigation traiping school in Phila-
delphia preparatory TO entering the
Naval service has been given certifi-
cate of proficiency by the U S. De-
partment of Commerce Steamboat In
spection Service. Mr.. Daniels is at
his home in this county, awaiting a
call to the service.
The City Band has reorganized and
will have regular meetings in the room
in the Hooff building formerly occu-
pied by the Spirit of Jefferson office,
and expect to be in shape to make
music shortly. The City Band was one
of the best musical organizations in
this section, and the public will rejoice
that they are getting on their feet
again.
Mr.. Hunter Swami, of Shenandoah
junction, who will go to Camp Meade
as a member of the next army con-
tingent from this county was married
on Wednesday at the Southern Meth
odist parsonage in Shepherdstown to
Miss Laura Hopper, daughter of Mrs.
Alice Hopper, of Bakerton. They
were married by Rev. Mr.. Haley. the
pastor.
By his will filed for probate in the
County Clerks Office last week, the
late George r. Bready, leaves his fine
home "The Terrace" at Harpers Ferry
to his widow, Mrs. Mary E. Brady, for
| life or until her second marriage. In
| the event of her death or marriage,
the will directs that it shall be a home
for the surviving children so long as
any of them shall live.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Peluso received a
letter Yesterday from their son, Ed
ward A. Peluso, Company l, 18th Am
muniton Training Camp, Macarthur,
Texas, saying that he had been promo
ted from private to sergeant.-Har-
risonburg, (Va.,) News.
Sergeant Peluso is brother OF Mrs.
John F. Martin of Charles Town and is
only 10 years old in August.
Reletives here were informed of the
death of little Odelle Baker, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Baker, at then
home in south Charleston, this state
The little girl died on Friday Of last
week, aged two years and nine months.
She was i'll about a week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Baker are former residents OF
Charles Town, who moved to Hunting
ton this state year or two ago, and
later to South Charleston with the
growth of government work thee.
Rev. Edmund P. cambridge, son Of
Mr.. L. P. cambridge of ''The Bowe.
near Leetown, rector of st Paul ?. +
Church Petersburg, Va, las bee
notified by the Adjutant Ger eral tina
he has been accepted as Chaplain i
the United States Army. He. vii
leave this week for the chaplain
training school at Camp Taylor, Louis