Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-06-04
Local MISCELLANY.
Victor L. osbourn has been appo

ed postmaster at Shenandoah Junction
A train of army trucks, on a testin,
out run from Fort Meyer, Va, passe,
through town Thursday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Reese hav,
moved from their residence on Eas
Washington street to the Cruge
Smith house on South Samuel street
DIR. Harry B. Langdon, of Myers
town, one of the best veterinarians il
this section has been specially selected
for work in his profession in the army
He left for Camp Lee, Va, Saturday
A Garden Party for the benefit o.
the Red Cross will be given by ths
ladies of the local chapter at the home
of Mrs. Arthur Davenport in Ransom
Tuesday, June IL, from to 10 p. m.
A Lawn Fete will be held at the
home of Mr.. A. L. Withers, near Sum.
nit Point, on Friday, June 7th, from
to 10 p. m. Proceeds for benefit OF
| the Red Cross. Public cordially invit-
ed to attend.
Corporal Leonard F. Alder who is
in the National Army at Camp Sher-
man, Alabama, has been promoted to
the rank of Sergeant. He is son of
Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. w. B. Alder,
of Charles Town.
Richard Martin, Jr, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Martin, of Ransom, has
enlisted in the tank service and is in
training in Camp at Gettysburg, Pa.
He was employed at Youngstown,
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The ladies of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, South, of Summit Point.
will hold Strawberry and Ice Cream
Festival in the dining room of the
church on Saturday night, June 8, to
which they cordially invite the public
Angelica Strother, a well-known
colored woman, aged about AZ years,
died at the Charles Town Hospital
last Wednesday morning. The fun
eral took place from her mothers
house last Friday afternoon, and she
was buried in Fairview cemetery.
Mrs. j. w. Irwin was given a de,
hghtful surprise in Romney last week
while a guest of her sister, Mrs. III. II.
Cookus. Friday, May oath being her
birthday she was given a handkerchief
shower by her friends there. She re-
turned home on Monday
Some lightning accompanied both
rains. During the rain Tuesday even
ing, two horses and a colt owned by
t. II. Nanmeter, near Shepherdstown
were killed by it. The animals were
insured to with Washington, Alexan-
der & Cooke.
Some of the ladies Of the Red Cross
converted Mrs. G.. M. Slifer's portico
into a very attractive booth on Me
mortal Day and sold ice cream cones
and cut flowers. The columns We're
wrapped with American Bunting.
They realized $33 for the Red Cross
IN this novel way.
The Red Cross Club of Shenandoah
junction will hold Patriotic Rally il
their club rooms on next Friday even
ing at 8 O'Clock. Short addresses by
DR.. r. T.. Venning, Attorney John T.
Porterfeld and Mr. Robert Browse
The Belts Blacllford combination will
nave charge of the music.
Mrs. Laura F. Lawson, a resident
of the Dufields vicinity, died on Sat
urday, May 25th, after an illness of
two days, aged 65 years. The funeral
was conducted by Rev. ]. c. Siler, on
Tuesday in Elk Branch Presbyterian
Church, the burial being in the church
yard there. Mrs. Lawson's husband
and three sons survive.
Mrs. Wright Denny is in attendance
of the commencement exercises OF
which her daughter Miss Shannon
Denny has been a student the past
year. She will also attend the closing
exercises at Hampden-Sydney, where
her son, Mr.. George Denny is grad
uate. She will then visit her sister,
Mrs. Morton, before returning home.
Misses Helen Bates, of Swimley's
school and Miss Meta Shirley, OF
Ramey's school closed their schools or
Nav 24th with interesting exer-
cises and abundant refreshments.
Now for nice long holiday which at
its end the children will as usual, have
become satiated with play and be glad
to begin lessons once more.
The Middleway school closed on
Nav "a for the summer vacation with
a most delightful picnic held at the
grounds of PRIESTS Place,
at which the members of the school,
the patrons and friends generally at
tended. With many other attractions
an abundance of cake and ice cream
served during the afternoon tended
to make the occasion an unalloyed sue
cess. Misses Lula Jennings and beu-
lah Engle were the teachers.
Young men becoming twenty-one
years of age between June B, 1917, ana
June 6. 1918, should not fail to regis
ter on June 5. There are three places
in Jefferon County where they can reg
lister: Charles Town, ShepherdstoWn,
and Bolivar. Penalty for not regis
to register is a mis-
demeanor, punishable by Imprisonment
for one year. 1t may result in loss OF
valuable rights and privileges and mn
mediate induction into military ser
vice.
A small barn on the farm OF Mrs.
Annette Trussell, near Bardane was
struck by lightning last Wednesday
evening. A fire that was started
by the lightning destroyed the
building with it's contents. A horse
and colt that were in the barn at the
time persisted. Among the contents
DESTROYED was Is barrels of corn.
During the same storm, lightning
struck the residence of Mr.. ). W.
O'Bryan in Ransom, though fortunate
ly only slight damage was inflicted.
Those on the Roll Of Honor at MT.
Hope School, -Mechanicstown, for the
month of May are as follows: Viola
Everhart, Dorothy Hough, Bertha
Johnson, Cora Jackson, Helen Myers,
Virginia Stewart, Theodore Hougn'
Walter Smallwood and Woodrow wal
tiers. Those who received perfect at
tendance certificates were: Cora
Jackson. Virginia Stewart and Wood
row Walters. The following children
received faithful attendance certifi-
Gates: Bertha johnson, Dorothy
Hough, Viola Everhart and Helen
MYERS.