Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-04-16

U. S. Civil Service Examination for
clerk with knowledge of stenography
or typewriting, will be held in Charles
Town, April 10Th, 1918. For further
information apply at the post office,
Charles Town.
DIR. ]. B. Chamberiin, Optometrist,
of Martinsburg, will be at Hotel JEFF
ferson, on Wednesday, April oath,
from 10 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. Eyes ex
amined by latest methods and glasses
fitted.
Lawson Bolts Chapter, U. D. c.,
will have a call meeting for the cleo
ton of officers, at the home of Miss
Emma Brown, on Tuesday, April %,
at $50 p. m.
Miss Emma Brown,
Secretary, protein.
In another colum will be found the
announcement of Clayton l.. Haines as
a candidate for reelection as Mayor of
Charles Town. He respectfully soli-
cts the support of the voters at the
coming election, and promises to con-
duct the Office in an impartial manner.
Miss Brady who has had charge of
the class of surgical dressings at the
Red Cross Headquarters is making
a visit to Atlantic City. During her
absence Mrs. Butcher and Miss Sara
Coe will have charge of instructions
at the Red Cross rooms.
The Kearneysville Red Cross is do
ing splendid work. During the month
of March the collections amounted to
$67.05, of which S46.96 was spent for
materials, leaving balance on hand
of $1,000. The members made 81
shirts and three suits of pajamas dur
ing the month, in addition to other
work.
Mrs. Fannie S. Hall, wife of w. N.
Hall, an electrical contractor, of Car
Isle, Pa, died at her home in that
city a few days ago, from heart trou-
BILE, aged SO years. She leaves hus-
band and three children. Mrs. Hall
had been in this county nearly every
summer for years, visiting Mrs. Lille
Roper.
Major George B. Goetz, of the Unit
ed States Army, Quartermasters De-
partment, has been spending several
days in town, accompanied by his
Secretary, Lieut.. Jesse H. Thomas, of
Nashville, Tenn. Major Goetz has
been transferred from Jacksonville,
Ind, to headquarters at Washington.
Albert L. Omps who four or five
years ago bought a farm of 1913 acres
two miles southwest of Middleway, at
Court sale, M. w. Pannett and Geo.
NJ. Beltzhoover, Jr., being the CON-
missioners, has sold it, the transfer be-
ing made this week to William NJ
Boltz, of Berkeley county. The price
was $4,000.
Word has been received here that
Elvans d. Haines has arrived safely
in France. He and his brother, Sergt
George L. Haines, who arrived in
France some weeks ago, volunteered
| in Washington in the Ordinance De
partment. They are grandsons OF
| Mrs. Louis Diehl and nephews OF
Mayor Clayton l.. Haines.
! Creighton Tabb of the Leetowr
neighborhood who went to Pittsburgh
| Pa, on March 30 to take a position
with the Westinghouse Electric Com
PAW became i'll after working less
than two days, and was operated or
for appendicitis. He is in a hospita
there and is now convalescent.
Mrs. Bette L. Follett, widow Of
Jack Follett, died at the home of hel
brother-in-law Sidney Barnett, a
Coversville, Albermarle county, Va.
on Thursday, April 4th, aged 6!
years. She was the eldest daughter
of the late DR.. o. G. Mix, of this coun
tv. but had resided outside the county
since her marriage many years ago.
Viola Ernshaw has filed suit to re
cover a divorce from Ellis Ernshaw
in common pleas court, H. c. Ash
craft attorney. Defendant is a fire
man on the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road and the allegation is that he ha
dissipated his wages, failed to pa.
current household bills and has bee
cruel to the plaintiff. They were mar
ried April 10, 1910, and they have n
children.-Newark (Ohio) Press.
The weather last week was yer
bad and windy for April, rain an
sleet the first three days of the weel
and about eight or ten inches of sno'
fell Thursday night. The telephon
and electric light service was great
crippled, there being no street light
for two or three nights, and the Jeffel
son County Telephone Company hay
r ing a very large number of its phone
out of commission in the town an
county.
Members and friends of the Zio
8 Baptist Church, the colored church o
r Hardwood avenue, celebrated the SEE
: ond anniversary of their pastor, Re-
i F. Ernest Yates. He was presente
with a suit of clothes, hat, shoes, etc
and S17.00 in cash as a grand toke
:, of high appreciation for his care an
: successful leadership through the pa:
|, two years. They will begin reviv;
9 meeting the third Sunday in Apr
which will cnntinue until Nav hth