Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-12-10
Local MISCELLANY.

and is back from Columbus, Ohio.
A daughter was born at the
Charles Town Hospital December 2
to Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Eby
Mr.. H. H. Cookus and family have
removed from Romney to Winches
ter. Mr.. Cookus is a nephew OF
Mrs. ]. w. Irwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. p Lippitt of Wash.
ington have leased the Cruger w.
Smith residence, South Samuel Street
and are now occupying it.
Mrs. H. C. Getzendanner has been
appointed by Governor Cornwell a
delegate to the State Peace Conven-
ton to be held in Charleston in Janu-
airy.
Last Thursday while out hunting
Luther Arlington accidently shot Jer-
ry Ferguson in the leg, which may re-
quire an amputation. Both were
colored.
The remains of Prof. John p.
Campbell who died in Baltimore
were taken to Winchester for inter
ment in Mt. Hebron Cemetery on
Thursday.
The Ransom School will hold their
| Christmas entertainment Tuesday.
December gath, at 2 p. m. A silver
offering will be taken for the benefit
of the school.
Subscribers to the Confederate Vet
eran are requested to place their re-
Inewal subscriptions whenever they
want to renew with the undersigned
Miss Julia Merchant, agent for the
Veteran, Charles Town, w. Va.
Marriage licenses have been issued
| by County Clerk Johnson to Charles
Henry O'Bannon and Leola Mcclure
johnson, both of Charles Town; Luth-
err Henry Howell and Phoebe Jane
Hough, both of the county.
On Wednesday evening last at
Rippon draw head dropped out of
| first SO freight train going north,
| causing the cab to be derailed, and
breaking the leg of VIM Hudson
Lilllard, who resides in Hagerstown.
Letters just received by his relatives
here announce the death in France of
Major Arthur Hugh Aglionby, PIG
Siege Battery, r. G.A.British Entente
Forces. Major Aglionby was the son
of Rev. F. K. Aglionby D. D. formerly
of this county.
There is on display in the show
window of Mr.. Geo. T. Light quite a
perfect model of hook and ladder
truck and water wagon, which is
very perfect to be hand and home
made. 1t is the product of our fell
| low townsman, Magistrate III. V.
| Sheetz.
The new concrete bridge over Bull
skin run near Feagans' mill has been
completed. 1t supplies long felt
want, as the run crossing had been a
difficult one there almost since the
road had been opened. Residents of
the neighborhood are pleased with the
improvement.
Mr.. w. C. Feagans, proprietor of
the Wheatland Mills, has installed
Delco Lighting System in his resi-
dence. This is one of the
latest and most modern electric
lighting plants, and makes M +, Fea-
gan's home as convenient and up-to
date in the way of lighting as any
city home.
The Red Cross Auxiliary of Sun
nit Point will hold a meeting in tAs
lecture room of the Methodist Churct
Saturday, Dec 14th at 1880 P. M. All
members are requested to be present.
Ice cream, sandwiches and coffee will
be served in the basement for the
benefit of the Red Cross. Public cor
daily invited.
The new Jefferson County Jail will
be turned over to the County, COM
pleted structure early in 1919. The
taller expects to take possession about
Jan. Is. To make the premises more
secure a stone wall twelve feet high
is to be built to enclose the rear yard.
The material for it is to be gotten out
of the stone wall surrounding the old
Jail yard.
DR.. r. f. Venning of Charles Town
and DR.. w. W. Brown, of Shenandoah
Junction are on the program OF meet
| ing of the Eastern Panhandle Medical
Society in Martinsburg, December IL:
DR.. Venning will make report OF
cases, and DIR. Brown will discuss IN
a paper to be read by him: Shall we
talk in the open about venereal dis
eases?
The Masterbuilders, the Mems
Bible Class, of Kabletown will serve
a chicken supper in the Kabletown
school building on Friday night, De-
cember 13. The men hope by this
means to bring up the last end Of
their contribution of 500 for the new
church furnace. The ladies will sell
fancy and useful articles suitable for
Christmas gifts.
A deed of trust to secure loan on
a tract of farming land in the county
from the Federal Land Bank of Bal
fillmore has been filed for record in the
Clerks office. 1t is the first loan from
the Federal Land bank that we have
ever noted. The borrower has con-
tracted to pay principal and interest
at 512 per cent in 68 semi annual pay
ments. Paid according to the terms
of the trust, the debt will be discharg-
ed in "a years.
For celebrating Christmas premature
llv five or six boys and young men were
locked I'D by Police Chief Smith IN
Charles Town Thursday night. The
bows bought big stock of noise max
ers new to the fashions in these parts
and were enjoying the pastime OF
making them "go." Some of the fire
works were discharged in front of the
Mayors office. They were let off with
fine of one dollar each after they had
! remained in the lookup long enough
to learn what the inside looks like.
Miss Florence Rutherford who re-
D Gently passed the State Board Exanli-
nation for nurses after having been IN
training at the Charles Town Gene
raj Hospital has offered her services
1 as an aide to the Red Cross for over
seas duty. There is demand for
1900 aides to go over in the near fu-
ture, and Miss Rutherford has voiun-
teered for the work. She is the skxtf
n and last member of her family to be
h come a registered trained nurse. del
family live in Baltimore.