Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-12-03
Local Miscellany.


He was son of the late C. E. Belle
of Charles Town.
Frank Grove, Shenandoah juno
ton boy is reported among tn,
wounded in France. News of hi,
misfortune reached his family las
week.
| A civil service examination will b,
held IN Charles Town, January IL, t,
fill contemplated vacancy in the DO
sition of fourth class postmaster a
Millville, this county.
The Young Peoples Society of tn,
Presbyterian Church of Shenandoah
Junction will hold their annual sale o.
fancy articles in the Odd Fellow;
Hall there on Friday, December 6.
Boys from the county in the Spruc,
Production Division in the State o.
Washington are homeward bound. Let
ters from some of them indicate tina
most if not all of them will be HON.
in day or two.
The Advent Call of the Womer
of the Episcopal Church under the
auspices of the Woman's Auxiliary
is being observed by services in the
Parish House Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoon of this week
Rev. Mr. Blakemore, Presiding Ell.
der of Winchester District, preached
an able sermon in the Methodist
| church last Sunday night, and Quar-
terly meeting was held on Monday
| morning.
Mrs. Margaret E. Barrett died al
Halltown on Sunday morning last
after an illness of only three hours
| She leaves one daughter, Miss Mar
garet, and an aged father, Thos. OFT
and one brother, Mr.. Frank K. OFT
Of Washington.
Mr. Joseph C. Ford, the well known
Charles Town laundryman has beer
selected for overseas duty as a secre-
tary with the Knights of Columbus
Notice of his appointment reached
here on Thursday while Mr.. Ford was
in Norfolk, Va.
News of the death of Wade HI. Jack
son who was killed in the fighting in
France on November l, was received
by his father, Mr. Thomas Jackson
yesterday morning. Wade was mem
Der of machine gun company, and
was about 80 years old.
Miss Helen Young who has been in
training in base hospital in Rich
mond, to prepare herself for nursing
in the army sailed from New York
for France on Tuesday. Miss Young
who is a daughter of Mrs. Mollie Young
of Charles Town is a graduate nurse
Attorney C. N. Campbell, of this
city, announces that he has moved
to Martinsburg and that he will con-
tinue the practice of law in that city,
with offices in the postoffice building.
Mr.. Campbell is an assistant U. S.
District Attorney for the northern
district of West Virginia.
Mr.. William Webb died at his home
in Charles Town Thursday morning
after an illness of three Gays from
quinsy aged about So year, Mr.. Webb
was a resident of Harpers Ferry fol
several years. His wife who IVES
Miss Alice Spinks of Charles Tom
before marriage survives.
DIR. Alex Rouss who has been in the
army transport service arrived III New
York the first of the week from a trip
to France, having gone over with a
contingent of soldiers. He was or,
dered to report at Newport News and
upon arrival there, hopes to be given
a furlough home.
The annual meeting of the Vir-
ginia Synod of the Presbyterian
Church will open in Harrisonburg on
December 3 and remain in session
four days. The meeting was post
poned from November II on account
of influenza. The Synod embraces
all of Virginia and portions of Mary
land and West Virginia.
All registrants, Is years old, are re-
CURED to fill out and return their ques-
tionaires. Owing to a misunderstand-
ing of orders some of them have not
done this. If you belong in the Is
year class you will act wisely by fill
ing out your QUESTIONABLE and return
| ing it to the local Board.
Mr.. Preston Engle is here from
the u. S. Hospital at Fortress Mon
roe for a few days. He was a mem
Der of the Tank Corps at Gettysburg
but has been in the hospital for
about six weeks. He expects to be
sent to Camp Dix, N. j., on his re
turn, and to receive his discharge
| there.
County Clerk Chas. A. Johnson
has been appointed by Governor
| Cornwell a delegate to attend the
Victory for Permanent Peace
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the city of Charleston in January,
to organize a West Virginia Branch
of the League to Enforce Peace.
St. Andrews Guild will hold their
usual sale of fancy articles, Xmas
cards, candy, etc, at the Parish
House on Friday, December 9th,
opening at 8 o'clock. Afternoon tea
| will be served from 80 to $50
| Ask to see the "Mendets" with which
YOU can mend your granite ware and
| have them as good as new.
Lieut.. Logan Shut, who has been
on a visit to his parents at kable-
town for the past two or three weeks
left last Saturday for West Point
| where he takes a post graduate
course at the United States Military
Academy. His graduation there II
October was war emergency mea-
sure, and his return to the Academy
is to complete the course more
thoroughly.
Mr.. Norman Fitzhugh Henderson
son of the late Richard ana Eliza
Henderson, died at Williamsburg
Va, on Thursday, November 22th
and the interment was in Edge Hill
Cemetery on Sunday morning at L
o'clock. He is survived by two SIC
tiers, Mrs. Janet Hilleary, of Roa
noke, Va, Mrs. Bette Hilleary, O.
Harrisburg, Pa, and one brother
Mr.. Charles Henderson, of Easton
Nd.
Messrs. D. s. Hughes and l. H
Russell have formed a partnership
| for the carrying on of the merean
| tile business under the name OF u
s. Hughes & Company, and will con
| ln OF +ha old Stcn