Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-02-05
Local MISCELLANY.

ice last week and hurt herself seve-
! rely.
| Mr.. Brown, who has been night op.
orator at the Rippon station, has beer
relieved by Mr.. W. N. White.
Mr.. Joseph Glassford, dverseer foi
the Gas Company, was overcome by
gas while fixing leak last Friday.
/ Last Wednesday was Gag Day.
land the school children performed
their duty faithfully in tagging the
coal shovels.
/ We make a speciality of printing
attractive sale bills. If you intend
| having a sale come in and see us
about your printing.
| Mr.. w. Harvey Hill, Administrator,
has sold the farm of the late Thomas
H. Hill, on the east side of the Shenan-
doah river, near Paramount to Mr.. r.
M. Everhart.
Mr.. VIM. J. Chamblin has been feed
ing two coveys of partridges at his
place south of town. One day recent
ly he saw large eagle at the feeding
place which few away on his APP
proach.
Mr.. c. F. Wall, the well-known stock
dealer, who is as well informed on
farming conditions in the county as
anyone, informs us that there is fully
| one-fourth of the corn crop still out
| in Jefferson county.
Two Civil Service Examinations to
be held February 8, 1918. Rural Car
riers for vacancy at Charles Town and
1st grade or clerical For further in
formation apply to local secretary,
Charles Town, w. Va.
Invitations are out for the wedding
of Augustine Charles Morgan, Jr., of
Shepherdstown, and Miss Mary Bowly
Wirgman, of Romney. The ceremony
will take place February 8, in the
Protestant Episcopal Church in Rom
ney.
The name of Miss Florence Lancas-
ter was omitted enormously from the
report of the Red Cross Chapter last
week. Miss Lancaster was on the
committee at Shenandoah junction
where she labored most efficiently for
the cause.
An illustrated lecture, "American
Charles Town Chapter of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Arts in the Parish
House, on Friday, February Sth, at
1880 o'clock. Proceeds for benefit, of
Red Cross.
Nelly Tolbott, colored, daughter of
the late Lincian Tolbert, died in Bal
timore last Saturday, aged about 10
years. Her body viii be brought
here and inferred in Fairview Gene
terry, after services in St. Philips
Chapel at 2 p. M, tomorrow.
School Commissioner B. E. Beavers,
Mr.. w. F. Alexander, Chairman of
the Jefferson County War Saving
Stamps Committee, and Mayor Clay
ton L. Haines, visited the Charles
Town Graded and High School in be-
half of the War Saving Stamp cam
paign last Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Andrew Bowling, of Staunton,
Va, father of Mr.. Thomas C. Bowling,
of Charles Town, owner of the Jetfer-
son Mill, died Wednesday,. Mr.. Bow
ling had been identified with business
interests in Stanton for many years
and was widely known throughout the
Shenandoah Valley.
A number of our Red Cross work
ers were invited to take part in a
knitting contest at the home of Miss
Katherine Riddle on Friday evening.
A prize of Red, White and Blue knit
10 70 no "a
knitter of afghan Blocks" Miss
Mamie Cooper, of Winchester was the
successful winner and carried off the
prize.
Attorney C. N. Campbell, of Charles
Town, has been appointed Assistant
District Attorney to Col. S. w. Walk
er, District Attorney for the North
em District of West Virginia, with
headquarters in Martinsburg. Mr..
Campbell is one of the brightest law
yers of the jefferson bar and we con-
graduate Col. Walker in securing such
an able assistant.
This winter has been most re-
markable one, and continuously cold
weather has existed since the early
Fall, and snow for the last two months
has covered the ground to the depth
of A or feet in many places and con-
tinuous cold weather has prevailed.
We understand this has been the cold
est winter for one hundred years.
However it has been an unusually
healthy one.
With the same regularity that he
eats his own meals, Mr. J. w. Black
ford, of Bardane feeds 80 partridges
that come to his door and are fed
with his chickens. At night they go
under a pile of rails within calling dis
lance. Mr.. Blackford has vowed ven
geance on any one or anything that
molests his pets. He keeps a loaded
gun handy. hoping to bring down a
hungry hawk that has been seen how
ering near A family cat that show
ed a fondness for bird meat was
promptly imprisoned.
The Jefferson County Chapter of
| the American Red Cross needs funds
| for the purchase of materials for sur
gical dressings. A melting pot" has
been placed in the display window in
Jeweler c.. w. Browns store for the
purpose of collecting donations. Any
article with metal in it will be appre-
ciated as a donation. Old thimbles,
cuff links, old jewel settings, old gold
and silver are specially sought. Then
if you have an article that has value
as a curio whether made of metal OF
not, donate it to the melting pot"
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