Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-12-24
Local Miscellany.

| SCdHOTu JOHliSoi, SUI u MT. ana
Mrs. Frank C. Johnson, was badly
injured at the Brass Works last Sat
urday.
The Presbyterian Sunday School
will hold their Xmas entertainment
on Friday night December 81, at Z
O'Clock.
The Baptist Sunday School will
have their Xmas entertainment on
Thursday night, December 26.
| 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.
Under the direction of Miss Ethel
McGarry Christmas play will be
presented inthe Baptist church at
Shenandoah Junction on Xmas eve.
In the report of the war work con-
tributions as published last week
Shepherdstown district was put down
as $500. This should have been
$1,000.
The Ransom School will hold their
Christmas entertainment Tuesday,
December oath, at 2 p. m. A silver
offering will be taken for the benefit
of the school.
Died-On Sunday, December 1, 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. l. N.
Merchant.
Elzey l.. Gray who is sailor on the
Battleship Louisiana was in town on
a short Through, 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.
The patrons and teachers of the
Summit Point public school will
serve supper and ice cream on New
Years night, January l, 1919, II the
school building, the proceeds for the
purchase of school piano. We ear
nestly request the cooperation of the
community.
Mrs. Rachel Zombro, wife of Mr..
Isaac Zombro, died in the hospital in
Martinsburg last Friday, aged rs
years. Funeral services were held
in the Methodist church at Middle
way Sunday afternoon. Interment
in the Masonic graveyard.
The patrons and teachers of the
Summit Point Public School will serve
supper and ice cream on New Years
night, Jan. l, 1919, in the school build
ing, the proceeds for the purchase of
a school piano. We earnestly request
the cooperation Of the community.
12-7-4.
"Pershings Crusaders" will be
shown at the Opera House on Thurs
day night of this week. This is the
big U. S. War Picture, and "a
should not miss this OPP )rtunity Of
seeing it at the low price If Is cent
1t ran in Washington at 80 cents 10
S1.00.
Tom Eddy and Charles LyAch who
were sent to MorgartOwn by the Coun-
tv Exemption Board for special train
.ng in preparation fo. army service
have been discharged. An outbreak
Of influenza at MoTgantown 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 who made the ven
ture were James Wesley Landers, OF
Charles Town and Kate Elizabeth
Dinkle, of Harpers Ferry. Twelve
couples secured marriage licenses in the
corresponding period last year.
The Public Commission of West
Virginia has given the Northern Vir-
ginia Power Company the privilege
of levying a higher rate 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.
Christmas services will be held
at 6 o'clock Christmas morning at
the Methodist church. Sacrament of
the Lords Supper will be administer
ed The Christmas service of the
Sunday School of the Methodist
church will be held on Friday night
December oath, at 7 80 p. m. An il
Illustrated Lecture on the Life of
Joseph will be given at this time.
The Hairston property including a
dwelling house and % acres of land
short distance south of Rippon 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 hos
pital for the treatment of GONZALES
cent American officers who have been
wounded in France and brought to
this country.
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 interest that Mrs. c.. A. ]. Hoke
may have in the property to be sold
The property involved includes small
tract of land, with a store building and
dwelling on it at Millville.