Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-09-24
Local MISCELLANY.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs.
nocr,a Cant 81 N co.,

League, sept. Il, son.
The name given to the son of Col
and Mrs. Boynton is Melville Night
ingale Foch Boynton.
Mrs. Florence Shepherd has beer
critically i'll at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. M. S. Morgan.
Mrs. George Eyster has rented out
a part of her residence to Mrs. ID. B,
Lucas and Miss Virginia for the winter
The name given to the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Ramey is Donald
Ramey. He is also grandson of Mr..
and Mrs. c. w. Brown.
Capt. Charles Moore, who was
wounded in France is expected home
soon. Capt. Moore married Miss
Eleanor Eyster last fall.
Mr.. Jack Glenn Barnes, son of Mr..
E. Glenn Barnes, of Charles Town,
has volunteered in the army, and
has been sent to Rake's Army School
North Henson City, Mo, he being only
10 years old.
Cards have received here announc-
ing the safe arrival of Brown L. Kiss
Ter overseas, who after two months
training at Camp Lee, was assigned
to the 18th Provisional Company for
overseas duty.
Mr.. Theodore Shugart, Jr., of the
American Artillery in France, has
sent us a copy of the "Stars and
Stripes" a very interesting paper,
published by the American Expedi-
tionary Forces in France.
DR. ] B Chamberlain, Optometrist
of Martinsburg, will be at the Palm
Hotel Wednesday, Septmber the 25th,
from 10 a m. to 5 p. m. An oppor-
tunity to have your eyes examined
and glasses fitted if necessary.
Misses Helen Young and Anna S.
Hughes two Charles Town nurses have
been accepted by the government for
hospital work with the American Elk
peditionary forces. They will probab-
ly be sent to France within the next
month.
Messrs. David Strother, John Luke
and CORTLAND Baker left for Morgan
town this week, where they will take
several courses of studies at the West
Virginia University Miss Pauline
Dick will also be one of the students
this year.
Mr.. George c. Baumgardner and Mr.
J. Shirley Smith are in attendance
upon the United States Court at Mar
tinsburg as jurors, and report a great
volume of business on hand, enough
to hold them three weeks or more
Much foreign nationality is arraigned
before this court.
Mrs. ]. w. Howard has just re-
ceived a card from her nephew, Gro
YER, saying he had arrived safely over
seas. Grover is another one of our
Charles Town boys, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harrisbon Huff, but has been
with his aunt in Pittsburgh, Pa, and
left from there with the Pa. boys.
P. o. Dunaway, local Undertaken,
was elected Secretary of the West
Virginia State Board of Embalmers
at their annual meeting, which was
held in Charleston on Tuesday, Sept.
18th. This position given MrDunaway
is very responsible one and requires
a great deal of clerical work, 1t he
can fill it o. X.
Marjorie Louise, infant daughter
and only child of Mr.. and Mrs Howard
Cramer died at the parental home al
Bardane, this county, Tuesday. Tx
little girl was six months cid. Rev
w. H. Best conducted the fur eral ser
vices at the home Wednesday morning
The burial was in Elmwood Cemetery
Cleveland Huff, who moved from
Charles Town to Warren, Ohio, a year
ago, met with painful accident there
Friday evening September lathe ac-
cident was due to collision between
a bicycle he was riding and an auto
mobile. His nose was broken and it
was feared he had sustained internal
injuries besides. Since then he is re-
ported to be improving.
Richard Kidwell, an ex-Confederate
soldier and member of Col. John
Mosby's Rangers, died suddenly at the
home of his son Richard Kidwell, We'd
nesday in Harpers Ferry. Surviv-
ing are his widow, daughter Mrs.
John Cooper, of this place, and four
sons. Clarence at Camp Lee; Robert
in a training camp in Michigan, and
Richard and Hampton, at this place.
Arthur G. Ramey, who enrolled in
the Naval Aviation Detachment last
June. with the rating of Chief Quar-
termaster, and who has been In tram
ing at Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, since that time, was grad
uated last week, standing second in a
class of 1853. Because of his excep-
high grade work. Mr.. Ramey
has been retained at M. l. t. as in
structor in the gunnery department OF
the Aviation Department of the school.
Mr.. Vincent G. Moore who owns a
fine orchard at Kearneysville sold two
carloads of apples this week at attrac-
tive prices. In the cars, which are
for consignment to Philadelphia, there
are Senators, which brought So per
barrel; Jonathans, which brought Sc;
and Delicious, which brought the high
price of the season, $3.50. This is
thought to be the highest price ever
secured for apples in this county. The
B Grade apples from this same or
chard brought good prices also.
Mr.. DIN B. Barnes, who enlisted
last June in the Quartermaster De
partment, and has been stationed at
Camp Alexander, Newport News, Va,
has been advanced to the rank of First
Lieutenant. Lieutenant Barnes is a
graduate of the Virginia Military In
stitute at Lexington, Va, and comes
of military lire, being great grand
son of Captain Jones Glenn, of the
American Revolutionary army under
Washington, and grandson of Cap
tain James NJ. Glenn, of the Colfed-
crate States Cavalry.
Following closely after the removal
of the toll gates on the Valley pike be-
tween Winchester and Stanton, the
County Court of Berkeley has crderet
the removal of all toll gates on the
Martinsburg and Winchester pike
within that county on September ~
The subject of compensation for the
stockholders of the pike company is t.
be adjusted later. The toll-gates OF