Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-06-11
Local MISCELLANY.

i France.
Many of our citizens were seen in
! groups on Saturday afternoon with
smoked glassen watching the eclipse
of the sun.
The Leetown Red Cross Auxiliary
during the month of May made Ia
shirts, "a triangles, operating gown,
and 6-pairs socks.
Don't forget Tuesday afternoon to
attend the Garden Party on the lawn
OF Mrs. Arthur Davenport, from 4 to
10 p. M, given for the benefit of the
Red Cross.
A Sock Social will be held at st.
James Catholic Church, Charles Town.
on Thursday evening, June 10. Ice
cream and cake viii be served. You
and your friends are invited.
Mr.. E. C. Henson, the popular man.
gaer of the Charles Town Opera
House secured the pictures of the big
Red Cross parade in Charles Town
and showed them to crowded house
last Friday night.
Lieut.. John Peale Bishop who has
been at Camp Taylor, Louisville, XIV,
has been transferred to Camp Sher- |
man, Chillicothe, Ohio. Camp TAYLOR
is now devoted exclusively to artillery
drills and practice.
| Word has been received here telling |
of the safe arrival in France of Can |
tain Turner H. Wiltshire, son of DR.. |
James G. Wiltshire, of Baltimore, and |
nephew of Misses Jennie and Bette |
Wiltshire of this county.
rTrl,o Loa 49,, - r. A. IL -,
viii be moved from their present loca-
| ton to the first floor Of the Telephone
building, corner of Liberty and George
streets by July list, don't forget) the
corner across from the Opera House.
Harold S. Butler, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. d. Butler, of Charles Town,
also has won lieutenant's commits
sion al an officers training camp at
Grcenville, S. c., and he has been
transferred to Camp Pike, Arkansas.
Prosecuting Attorney John T. Por-
terfield has volunteered for service in
the Marines The officer consulted by
him in Washington gave him assur-
ance that the Marine Corps was the
the place for any man who wants &C
tive service.
Frank j. Becllwith, James M. Lynch,
and Cecil Ely, who are in Glass /, with
qualifications for limited service only,
have volunteered. Their services were
offered in response to the Governments
call last week for men for special SER
vice.
Mr.. Arthur Ramey has been APP
pointed Chief Quartermaster, Naval i
Reserve, Flying Department, detailed
RI Massachusetts, Of rToobpo | ID,
logy, Cambridge, Mass. for three ,
months training, and left this morning
to enter the service.
Allen T. Phillips and Albert Frank
lin BuzZard, members of the jefferson
county contingent that went to Column
bus Barracks, Ohio, last week were
pronounced unfit for military service.
They failed to pass the physical exam
nation when put to test there.
Saturday afternoon, June l, at the $
Methodist Parsonage, Lloyd Raymond
Darr, son of Clarence E. and Katie l..
Darr, of Winchester and Cora Alice
Eddy, daughter of Joseph w. Eddy, {
of Boyce, were married by the Rev.
H. Best, pastor of the Charles Town |
Methodist Church. /
There will be lawn party held on I
the lawn at Mr.. d. z. Rogers, on the
evening of Wednesday, June 10, for a
The benefit of the Leetown Red Cross /
Ice cream and cake will be served 7
The entertainment will be given on
the next evening if bad weather comes
on the above date.
Mack Somerville, a movie actor and i
Georgetown boy, who fought valiant E
battles in David Griffith's play, 'Intol
erance," arrived at Camp Meade with T
the last quota of District men. He is !
a member of Company K, 316th infan- :
try. Mr.. Sommerville is a cousin of J
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Johnson, of this
place.
Mr. A. G. Wynkoop received a .tele- !
gram from his son A. G. Wynkoop, !
Jr., Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. c. i
Il received my Lieutenants Commits
sion today, June LIST.
Battery A First Battalion, Field Ar \
tillery, Reserve Division.
1t is very warm here and most OF !
the boys are anxious to go over to
France.
Road Supervisor Robt. E. Boyd is 4
having the Charles Town and Summit j
Point road improved from the Kable- Q
town District line, near the Stickel {
farm in the direction of Summit Point. +
The road bed has been elevated in the
middle, with ample drainage on the !;
sides, and for much of the distance |
under improvement, crushed rock has
been put on the road
Blue Ridge Lodge No. 131, on last :
Wednesday night elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing term
C. c., w. C. Myers; V. c., w. L. An !
derson; Prelate, J. F. Martin; M. W., :
J. w. Birktt, NJ A., Roy Hoffmaster;
NJ. F., c. L. Haines; J. G., VIM. II. :
Anderson; O. G. Samuel Blum; R. G.
L., l. H. Russell; Alternate R. G. L.
J. w. Birkitt; Trustee, j. G. Elliott. I
Miss Bette C. Shaull, one of the {
most highly esteemed women of the I
Middleway vicinity, died at her home |
on Tuesday, May 28th. Miss Shaull
was sixty-four years of age and is sur
vived by one sister and four brothers. J
Funeral services, conducted by Rev. !
Ewell, of Harpers Ferry, were held in !
the Union Church, Middleway, on ,
Thursday afternoon, at o'clock. In
terment was made in the Masonic
Cemetery.
Music classes under the instruction /
of Mrs. T. NJ. Baker, gave their annual I
recital at Mrs. Bakers home on East
Liberty street Thursday night, before
an admiring audience comprising the !
parents and friends of the pupils.
More than score of little girls and
Misses took part in an interesting
program of instrumental and vocal
numbers. Awards were given to three
pupils: Miss Grace Baker in the prl-
mary; Miss Anis O'Bryan in the in
termediate, and Miss Willie Higgs IN
the advanced class.
Mrs. Daisy Feeher, wife of Mr.,
Manrice Eeeher died in a hospital IN