Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-05-14
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| Mr. Douglas Earnshaw fell and
broke three ribs yesterday morning
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wilson
a daughter at the Charles Town Hos
pital
Born to. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul B. Eas.
terday, at the Charles Town Hospital
last Friday, a fine son.
/ Mann N. coleman, well-known col.
lored man, of jamestown, died last
| Thursday, aged 81 years.
| Browns Greater Shows will exhibit
here for the benefit of the Independent
Fire Company about the last of May
| Mr.. B. F. Langdon expects to build
a fine bank barn on his recently pur-
chased Stone House farm this sum-
mer
Mr.. Thomas w. Rhinaman, former
resident of the Rippon vicinity, died
in Martinsburg May 5th, aged SO
years. Surviving are his widow, four
children and one sister, Mrs. Mary j.
OFT, of Rippon, this county.
1t is not matter of profit that YOU
have garden the coming season, it is
a necessity. Food will be scarcer the
coming year, and until we stop war.
than ever known. Look for Wallis
Lot Sale.
During thunder storm on Friday
afternoon last, The Misses Amber and
Mr.. Dick Manuel lost valuable cows
| by lightning. There were several
trees in town also struck by lightn-
ing, one in Edge Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. Edmund McGarry, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John McGarry, of Bardane,
has arrived in this country from Lon
don, where he has lived for the past
year to answer to his questionair,
after which he will return to London.
His wife remained in London.
General Committee on War Chari-
ties of the County Council of Defense:
Forrest w. Brown, Chairman Y. Nj.
c. A.; Katherine w. Riddle, Chairman
Red Cross; w. f. Alexander, Chair
man Salvation Army; Samuel J. Hold
ges, Chairman Knights of Columbus.
Commissioners Frank Beckwith and
Forrest A. Brown on May 4th sold the
dwelling property of the late Justice
C. Frank Gallaher on South Samuel
street at public sale. 1t was bought
by Mr.. T. Ashby Beall, of New York.
a nephew of Mrs. Gallaher on bid of
$3.50.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. bearing have
leased the residence of Mrs. Annie
Eyster, on East Washington street,
and will move there about June LIST for
three months. At present they are
guests at the Charles Town Inn after
having spent the winter in Washing
ton, ID. c.
Col. B. D. Gibson with Messrs. Ray
mond Virts, Roy Shirley and William
B. Daniels, made trip from Cleve-
land, Ohio, to Charles Town recently,
bringing with them a number of new
Oakland cars. The party crossed the
entire Allegheny mountain range in
high gear.
Mrs. Mable Brown died near Win
chester, Va, last Saturday night, aged
about 80 years. She was Miss Dunn
before her marriage, and lived in
Charles Town with her grandmother
for number of years. She is surviv-
ed by her husband, Private Lee Brown,
of Camp Meade. She will be buried
IN Winchester Va, today.
The Charles Town High School and
Junior High will give patriotic pa
geant, representing episodes from
English, French, and American His
tory, at the High School auditorium,
Saturday, May IS, at s p. m. Admis-
sion Is cents. Reserved seats, 25 cts.
Reserved seat tickets on sale at Mr..
Boards store, limited number only.
A Union Community Red Cross Ser
vice will be held on Wednesday night
in the Presbyterian Church beginning
at o'clock. There will be several
interesting lectures-one by Cana
dian Soldier just returned from
France. All are cordially invited to
attend this service as it is of vital in
terest to every citizen and all should
be present if possible.
The Charles Town High School base
ball team played Martinsburg Monday
and won by score of to 3. They
also have game with Berryville High
School on Thursday, May 16. This is
a strong team so come out and see
your town team win. They are in sore
need Of the public support, so turn
out in a big crowd and help them out.
Admission Is and % cents.
The damage suit instituted by Mrs.
Elizabeth Snyder of near Shenandoah
Junction, against w. w. Mcdonald, a
Clarke county farmer, for alleged in
juries sustained by her as a result
of a collision between her buggy and
an automobile of the defendant has
been compromised. The terms of the
compromise were not made known,
and of course the case will not come
to trial.
General Melville Boynton who has
been at Harpers Ferry to locate a
home for disabled Soldiers of Fortune,
has consented to lecture at the Opera
House in Charles Town on Friday
night, May II. General Boynton com
manded body of Soldiers of Fortune
who fought for the sheer love of the
fray, in German East Africa, as well
as in France. His talk will be for the
benefit of the Red Cross.
Troop No. of the Charles Town
Boy Scouts sold ia Liberty Bonds,
amounting to 100000. The follow
ing will receive medals for selling 10
OF more Liberty Bonds during the Boy
Scout campaign. Their names are
Richard Macomb, William E. Scheutze,
Maurice w. Heiskell, Jay A. Eystel
and Thomas Pringle. We kindly thank
Mr.. David Phillips who has been the
first one to give our troop donation.
A telegram was received here last
week by Mrs. Mary Baylor, an
nouncing that her son, c. Neill Baylor
had passed his examination at the
school of military aeronautics at the
University of Texas. He will be as
signed to some flying field for further
instruction, after which he will join an
air squadron and hopes soon to be
having a pointed controversy with
some Hun flier above the clouds which
hang over the battle front in France.