Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-03-18
LOCAL COLUMN.

tv of Mrs. o. M. Phillips on North
Samuel street and will install their
planning mill machinery thereon.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exami-
nation in Charles Town April ~.
1919, at 9 80 a. M, to fill the position
of rural mail carrier at Harpers Ferry
and Kearneysville.
We were sorry to receive word in a
letter from Mr.. Frank L. Gitchel.
who conducted Photograph studio
in Charles Town a few years ago.
that his wife died in Charlottesville.
Va, last December.
DR.. J. B. Chamberlin, Optometrist.
of Martinsburg, will be at the Jeffer-
son Hotel, Wednesday, March 26th,
from 10 a. M, to p. m. Will be
prepared to thoroughly examine your
eyes and furnish glasses if necessary.
Mrs. Elizabeth Woods, of Millville.
this county, died at the Charles Town
Hospital last Thursday morning, aged
27 years. She is survived by her
husband and two children. Her re-
mains were taken to Neersville, Lou
doun county, Va, and inferred on
Saturday.
A syndicate of Berkeley county
men are reported to have leased a
tract of land containing Mari bed
nthe farm of Packet Brothers, 8
miles west of town. The Mari bed
will be developed and lime-marl from
it will be put on the market. This
will make the second development
of the kind in the county.
Private Fred Riddleberger has been
in town a few days, visiting his moth
err, Mrs. Florence Riddleberger, hav-
ing come up from the Walter Reed
Hospital in Washington, where he
has been a patient since his return
from France. He was injured in
steam boat collision when he was
about to disembarke at French port
for army service overseas.
Rev. William Hedges, venerable
minister of the Baltimore Conference
of the NJ. E. Church South, died Sun
day, March 9th, in Martinsburg at
the home of his son-in-law, Elmer
Hopper. He was 81 years of age.
He began preaching when he was 10
years old, but retired from active
ministry about 33 years ago. He is
survived by three sons and five
daughters.
Mrs. Sarah Hardy died at her home
near Chestnut Grove on the East side
of the Shenandoah river last Friday.
She was a splendid woman of up
right character and integrity, and
leaves a large family. She was the
widow of the late William Hardy.
Funeral services were held in the
Chestnut Hill church Sunday after
noon, and she was buried in the
graveyard nearby.
The county produced the heaviest
crop of clover seed this year that it
raised in years, with the price of it
at the highest record. Brady Shoe
maker who threshed the greater part
of the crop in the Rippon neighbor-
hood delivered a one-horse load of
seed to John L. Burns few days ago.
The load had 20 bushels in it, and
brought Mr.. Shoemaker the neat little
sum of $500.
Two returned soldiers of the county
Craighill Perry and Loyal Gravatt,
are directing their energies towards
increasing the food supply of the
county. They will cultivate the land
connected with st. Andrews Mission
on the mountain, first doing some
pioneer work in clearing a portion
timber and underground. A begin
ming has already been made in the
work.
Henry w. Weller, a Charles. Town
boy in the heavy ordinance service
is reported at Jeniacarte, France,
port of embarkation. In letter to his
mother, Mrs. J. Frank Weller, he de-
clares his belief that he is headed for
home. Henry's brother, Jennings,
and William Zombro, of Millville, are
at St. Mihiel, with the headquarters
garage of the 9th army corps. Their
prospects for an early trip home are
not so bright.
Virginia Chapman aged 7 years,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Chapman, died at her home near
Charles Town last Thursday night,
from complications following an at
tack of influenza. She is survived
by her parents and several brothers
and sisters. Funeral services were
held at the residence of her parents
on Saturday afternoon. Rev. W; II.
Best officiating. Interment IN Edge
Hill Cemetery.
The top price for standing timber
per acre was obtained here a Few
DAYS ago when Mr. H. c. Page, agent
for the estate of the late Mrs. Mary
Beall sold "a acres on the Green Hill
farm. four miles northeast of Charles
Town to the Miller Lumber Company
of Gettysburg, Pa.The price was
S18750 per acre. This tract OF TIM
Der the largest anywhere WITHIN d
radius of five miles of Charles Town.
and contains some of the finest oak
trees to be seen in this region.
Mrs. George Howe will vacate the
Carroll house in Ransom and JOIN her
son, Harry, who is in business IN the
Western part of the State. The Car
roll house will be taken by Mr.. Geo;
A. Whitmore and family who VIII
move there from Bunker Hill, Mr..
Whitmore being interested in the
Whitmore Lumber Company heIe.
Mr.. Clarence Griffith will move to the u,
house formerly occupied by Capt. W.
w. LLOYD and family. The house va,
Gated by Mr.. Griffith will be occupied
by the owner, Mr.. James W. Rely
on his return from Florida.
A motor truck operated by Frank
Carper' and hauling workmen IRON,
Charles Town to Halltown met olu
car run by John Ambrose OF neaa ga.
Shepherdstown in a head-on coiilslotl
on the Harpers Ferry pike. aoou II. :
o'clock Wednesday morning. .h he
collision occurred at the top of the
hill along the linn farm less than
two miles from town. Both cars
| tn, =, ,;o,, Of +he driver of the