Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-12-31
Local MISCELLANY.

C. F. Wall butchered seven hogs
that dressed 2370 pounds, part of
bunch purchased of Thos. ]. West,
Jr.
Stafford Johnson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank C. johnson, was badly
injured at the Brass Works last Sat
urday.
Private George w. Walker has
been honorably discharged from
Lee, to again take up his work as
postal clerk on the B. & o. R. r.
Died-On Sunday, December /, at
the residence of her son, r. McLaugh-
lin, Low Moor, Va, Mrs. Isabel Nc
Laughlin, formerly of Charles Town.
She was the mother of Mrs. |. N.
Merchant.
Elzey L. Gray who is sailor on the
Battleship Louisiana was in town on
short furlough, visiting Mr.. G. N.
Moore. The Louisiana has been doing
convoy work escorting troopships to
European waters.
Letters have been received from
Charles E. Hill by his relatives in the
county. He is in France, having ar
rived there a day or two after the
armistice was signed, and was in ex-
cellent health.
Influenza in the vicinity of Mechan-
icstown and along the river in that
section has made it necessary for the
trustees to close the school at Mount
Hope. Several families are afflicted
with the disease tho we have heard of
no cases of serious illness.
Tom Eddy and Charles Lynch who
were sent to Morgantown by the Coun-
ty Exemption Board for special train
ing in preparation for army service
have been discharged. An outbreak
of influenza at Morgantown interrupt
ed their work, so that they were able
to accomplish very little in the short
time they were there.
Until Wednesday, December Is only
one couple in the county had taken out
marriage license this month. The
bride and groom vic made the ven
ture were James TIeslev Landers, of
Charles Town and Kate Elizabeth
Dinkle, of Harpers Ferry. Twelve
couples secured ma4iage licenses in the
corresponding pe-scd last year.
The Public Commission of West
Virginia has given the Northern Viz
GINA Power Company the privilege
of levying a higher rte for its cur
rent than has been in force hereto
fore. Less than year ago, the Com
pany was allowed to advance its
rates, it being claimed then that the
increase in the cost of coal and other
supplies made the advance neces-
sary.
The Hairston property including
dwelling house and % acres of land a
short distance south of Rjppon has
been sold to James H. Bell, farmer
of the Wickliffe vicinity for $4,000. Mr.
Bell will quit farming and will retire
there The dwelling on the property
was built by the late P. w. Hairston,
for years telegraph operator at Rip
pom Station. The land was bought of
the Isbell estate.
Capt. Louis M. Allen, of Clifton"
who has been a member of the staff
of the Surgeon General of the Army
since this country entered the war,
has been detained by Surgeon-Gene-
raj Ireland to go to Chicago and as
sist Col. Darby, of the Army Medical
Corps, in the establishment of a hos
pital for the treatment of GONZALES
cent American officers who have been
wounded in France and brought to
this country.
One way to relieve habitual con-
stipation is to take regularly mild
laxative. Doan's Regulets are rec
commended for this purpose. 30c
box at all drug stores.
The sale of the Hoke property at
Millville advertised to be held on
Thursday, December 10, was post
poned, an injunction issued by Judge
Woods being obtained to prevent the
sale. The object Of the injunction, it
is said, is ascertain and safeguard
any irterest that Mrs. C. A. J.. Hoke
riay have in the property to be sold.
he property involved includes small
t act Of land, with a store building and
dwelling on it at Millville.
Lieut.. C. NELL Baylor, of the avia-
ton service is in town for few days
with his mother before resuming his
NOfk as city eQlIoT OIL the mOfinAS
Herald in Hagerstown. Neil was in
training at the Kelly Aviation Field
at San Antonio, Texas several months
and after qualifying as flyer and
given Lieutenants commission he
was assigned to the Post field at Fort
Sill, Oklahoma where he, with others,
directed the firing in artillery practice
Confusing Charles Town and Char
lesion has resulted in positive loss
to our friend, Thos. j. Manning: Be-
cause somebody in the government adj
dressed letter Of appointment to him
Charleston, w. Va, instead of to
Charles Town, w. Va, Mr.. Manning
did not know until few days ago that
on last July 3rd he was notified that
he had been appointed a grain tester
and ordered to report for duty. The
position started with an annual salary
of $500. Quite recently he learned
of the appointment from letter writ
ten to him by friend in the govern
ment employ inquiring his rea-
son for refusing to accept the appoint