Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-05-28
Local MISCELLANY.

crossings over their tracks at Mildre
and Samuel streets.
! Ben Bolts, well known and wol
THY colored man of Mt. Pleasant. nea
Summit Point, died at his home ther
| last Friday, aged n years.
| Mr.. I. M. Jones is laying coneret
Ipavenents in front of the propertie
| of Messrs. ID. S. Hughes and L. 4
Osbourn on West Washington stree
Through the efforts of Mr.. James +
| Appel, the Mountain Mission Distric
of the Red Cross held festival at 81
Andrews Industrial School and clear
ed $27.96.
A Community Council of the Count
Council of Defense has been appoint
ed for st. Andrews Mission as fol
lows: Rev. John Quinton, ]. R. An
pell and Miss Dorsey.
Mr.. C. E. Birkitt has laid concret,
pavements in front of the property O.
Messrs. t. I. Perry, G. (. Hughes
B. f. Dooley, and Mrs. Heiskel OF
West Washington street.
Messrs. Neil Anderson. of Pitcairn
Pa; Everets Edison and Ashton Phil
lips, OF Washington, ID. c., and Marion
Phillips, of Baltimore, have been visit
ing their home folks here.
A Garden Party for the benefit Of
the Red Cross will be given by the
ladies of the local chapter at the home
OF Mrs. Arthur Davenport in Ransom
Tuesday, June II, from 4 to 10 p. m.
Mr.. E. F. Owens while employed at
the plant of the c. l.. Robinson Brick
Company, fell and broke both bones
OF his right forearm a few DAYS ago
and is now on furlough of a month
or more.
All the whistles in Charles Town
and Ransom were blown and the bells
rang for five minutes yesterday even
ing at 6 o'clock, in celebration of the
big success of the Red Cross drive in
Jefferson County.
Saturday, June list, will be observed
as Confederate Memorial Day in Shep-
herdstown. The speaker for this oc-
caslon viii be Colonel Charles A. Lit
tie, OF Hagerstown, and the usual
programme will be OBSERVED.
Mr.. F. L. Bushong, Trustee, on last
Saturday, sold at public sale, the
Green Hill Orchard property, consist
ing of about Sc acres of apple orchard
about 4 miles east of Charles Town to
w. A. Higgs, at bid of $685. 1926.
DIR. ]. b. Chamberlain, Optometrist.
of Martinsburg, will be at the Jeffer-
son Hotel, Charles Town, on Wednes-
day, May 10Th, from 10 a. M. to 5 d.
m. An opportunity to have your eyes
examined and glasses fitted if neces-
sary.
Miss Effie Payne, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Eldridge Payne, and w. w.
Demory, of Neersville, Loudoun coun-
ty, were married Saturday at the
Methodist Protestant parsonage in
Harpers Ferry, by the Rev. A. R.
Snedager.
At the special request of Bishop
Gravatt in order that ouncil may at
tend, st. Andrews School will hold
its commencement June LIST, and will
graduate its first class. This will be
a week later than usual for the clos
ing of the school.
Ladies of the Rippon and Wheat
land Auxiliaries of the American Red
Cross will hold festival on the Lawn
of the Wheatland school on Friday,
May 81, beginning promptly at eight
o'clock p. m. Everybody is invited to
attend and help good cause.
Claiborne Latimer is a Charles Town
boy that should not be lost sight Of.
Before America joined the Allies, he
enlisted in a Canadian flying unit. At
present he is giving the Boches some
very much deserved treatment from an
airplane on the French front.
The ladies of Rippon and Wheatland
of the American Red Cross Auxiliary
will hold an Ice Cream Festival on the
lawn of the Wheatland School House,
on Friday night, May 81, beginning
promptly at o'clock. All are invit
ed to attend and help a good cause.
Mr.. James R. Wilmington has OPP
ened a pool room in the Beckwith
building adjoining the Farmers and
Merchants Bank. The pool room in
the Palm Hotel will be discontinued,
the present proprietor of the Palm
needing the room for a dining room.
On account of the press of other
matters, County Fuel Administrator,
E. L. Cooke has resigned as Chairman
of the Fuel Committee for Jefferson
County and Mr. p. p. Nelson, mem
Der of the committee, has been APP
pointed in his place. Mr.. Cooke will
retain his membership in the commit
tee.
Construction work on a new dwell
ing for Mr.. J. E. Wilt has been start
ed at Rippon on the site of the one
destroyed by fire last year. The new
structure will be a brick bungalow
with a garage in the basement. The
plans provide for six rooms and bath
on the main floor, with space on the
second floor for three to five rooms.
A Garden Party for the Red Cross
will be given at the home of Mr..
Arthur Davenport, June II, 4 to 10 p.
m. Tea, Coffee, Sandwiches, Ice
Cream. Cake and Fruit Punch will be
sold, also collars, aprons and bags.
Anyone wishing to contribute please
notify the Chairman of their AuXll-
larry. Proceeds for Jefferson County
Chapter American Red Cross.
In another column will be found the
announcement of Mr.. Charles c. Hen
kle as a candidate for reelection as
County Commissioner from Harpers
Ferry District. Mr.. Henkle is one Of
the best and most popular citizens OF
that section of the county, has been an
efficient member of the County Court
for several years, and will probably
be reelected without opposition.
Dean Felix Kloman, of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Cathedral at Fargo, y
D.. has been called through the Amen,
can Red Cross to go abroad as Ret
Cross Chaplain. He will have years
leave of absence, and plans TO leav'
early in June. During his two years
in Dakota, Dean Kloman has built vi
strong organization. His wife was
formerly Miss Eleanor Trapneli, o.
| Charles Town.