Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-03-04
LOCAL COLUMN.
Lent begins tomorrow.

led years.
,r- box social and spelling bee will
he no held at the Wheatland school, Fri
dav. March Z. A welcome to all.
NJ Mrs. Louis Shrout has sold her
ge residence property on North Law
ia renee street to Mr.. John G.. Burns.
St Andrews Guild will hold tea
s. at the Parish House on every Friday
a afternoon from 2:30 to $50 until
n Lent.
. On Thursday night last Northern
~ Lights in the sky were plainly per-
ceptable between the hours of 10 to
\ ~ o'clock.
a Private William S. Wysong is home
- from Camp Sheridan, Alabama, hay-
: ing received an honorable discharge
from the service,
a. Mrs William J. Chamblin is a ma
T. tient at the Charles Town HOSPITAL
I'd where she was operaed on Saturday
p afternoon. Her condition is improv
ing.
r, Mrs. Theodore Brown was hostess
~ on Thursday evening last, giving a
very enjoyable entertainment to her
s+ friends at her home on Washington
is street.
$ Mrs. B. w. Jackson has moved into
&c Col. Forrest W. Browns residence
C. property on Washington street, for
he merly occupied by Mrs. NJ E. Bolin-
is ger
1t Private Clyde P Miller has return
as ed to Charles Town with discharge
ne from the Marine corps. He was in
We training at Paris Island, S. c., several
months
N If your subscription is not paid
!, ahead, these winter days is a good
- time to pay up. We will be pleased
nj to have you call and pay your sub
Ie scription any time.
r The Jefferson County Auxiliary of
the American Red Cross has moved
eT from the store room in the Telephone
e. building to the room in the yesterday
IA building on South Charles street
e. Mr. Earl Bane went to the Mercy
it Hospital in Baltimore, Tuesday for
n an operation for appendicitis His
sister Mrs Estelle Mckenzie is
f. nurse there, and he preferred to go
es there for treatment in order to re-
n ceive attention from her.
| Private Lewis E. Wiltshire has re-
u turned home with his honorable dis
- charge from the military service. He
~ was with Co. G., as Infantry, Camp
y. Sheridan, Alabama. He enjoyed the
10 Army life but he would have been de-
IS lighted to have seen France.
n A civil service examination for
IS the position of clerk-carrier in the
n Charles Town Postoffice service will
as be held in Charles Town March Is.
T. For information about it, write to
!" the Secretary of the Fourth Civil
re Service District, Washington, D. c.
S. Mr.. Ernest Stohl has reopened the
st. plumbing shop of the late 0. M. Darl-
III ington on North George Street. Mr.
S Stohl is favorably known to the peo-
ty pie of Charles Town, having worked
n for Mr.. Darlington number of years.
he His experience in the business has
he been extensive and varied both here
,h and in Hagerstown.
Miss Pearl Bennett, daughter Of Mr..
le and Mrs. James w. Bennett, died at
y her home one mile west of Summit
~ Point Wednesday morning, aged 10
years. Miss Bennett was victim of
influenza several weeks ago. Compli-
cations followed, resulting in her death
Surviving are her parents, and several
brothers and sisters.
DR.. H. P. Hirst has sold his resi-
dence and store property at Leetown
vi to Mr. w. N. Grub who has been
farming the Walter Herr place on the
in Ridge Road. Mr.. Grugg will move
-z +hOrC Anil Tho cfOTo the
property is occupied by Mr. Grubb's
, 5on-in-law, Mr.. N. C. Furr. DR..
H. Hirst will move with his family to the
old Lee house in Leetown.
Mr.. Oscar Darlington has rented
al the room of Mr. John w. Locke on
Washington street opposite the Bank
of Charles Town, and will conduct
,es the plumbing and gas and steam bust
ness there Mr. Darlington was con-
-. nected with his father, the late 0. M.
~ Darlington, in the plumbing business
''e for a number of years, and has had
wide experience in all kinds of plumb
all ing and steam fitting.
The farm of the late George w. Mo
ug ler. living several miles east of Shep-
herdstown. was sold at public sale
80 last Saturday by Special Commission
-e' ers George NJ. Beethoven and Forrest
'0' w. Brown. The farm contains 10
acres. That portion containing III
&" acres was bought by c. D. Carter, o.
lpl Bakerton, at $50 an acre, while Tan
ner Moler, one Of the heirs, got z
ld acres at the same price.
I'D Messrs. A. B. Link and A. w. Linl
have leased the store room IN the
S Telephone Building which has beer
occupied by the Red Cross, and VII
open an up-to-date clothing stor,
therein this week. The Messrs. Linl
are courteous and pleasant gentle
om men, have many friends in Jefferson
9th county, and we have no doubt bu
that they will receive liberal shar
Of the public patronage.
Emmett O'Bryan has received nj
.or, discharge from the naval service
having graduated from the Radl,
o0i School at Harvard University wit
Bird highest honors. He also too
the Commercial wireless examlnatlo
VA in Boston and obtained Commerce.
'''N First Grade License, though he WI
not use it at present as he intends I
real return to his former position as COO
clerk at the State Department
Washington.
Essie Hansberry. a well know
and colored woman formally of Charlie
t IS Town, died at Fairmont last frlda
night of tuberculosis aged about q
years. Esse had lived with Mr.
lain Theodore Brown for number
cite years, and her daughter Georgia i've
You with Mrs. Clayton Haines for, elgi
t. years. Both were we'll thought Q
She is survived by two other daugI
OWN ters, Idela and Louise. Her remain
were brought here Sunday and int
red in Fair View Cemetery.
at ~, . . r,. of Tho dpa-