Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-07-22
LOCAL COLUMN.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Link.
en- hooker a girl.

! Street.
The Richard H. Moore proprty al
Gibsontown was sold last SATURDAY.
at public sale to Marshall Burns al
a bid of $3.50.
Mr.. l.. M. Long has bored a vel
on the "Rippon Lodge Farm" tenant
ed by Mr.. Walter Stickles. The deptI
that was covered was only 821a feet
Just reminder. If your sub.
scription is over due, why not send
it in to US, and save us the trouble
and expense of mailing you notice.
The funeral of DR.. Edwin Smith
who died in Martinsburg last FRIDAY
took place in Middleway on Sunday.
He is survived by four brothers and
two sisters.
Messrs. d. W. Ramey and C. L.
Haines lost valuable horses by light
ming last Tuesday evening. The lat
ter was insured with Washington,
Alexander and Cooke.
The following teachers were APP
pointed Friday for the Kearneysville
school. Miss Mary Williamson, of
Shepherdstown; Miss Bessie Bell, of
Bardane, and Miss Eleanor Williams,
of Swan Pond.
The store of John C. Burns and
Co. was entered on Wednesday night
and the money drawer relieved of
several dollars. The thieves entered
by breaking the glass out of the back
door.
DR.. ]. B. Chamberlain, Optometrist
will be at the Palm Hotel, Wednesday
July 30th., from 10 a. M, to A p. m.
He will be glad to make a thorough
examination of your eyes, and furn-
ish glasses if necessary.
Onsthe Shenandoah river the fish
ing has been good at present and a
good many of our men from town
are taking advantage of it and every
day bring home fine specimens of
carp and bass.
Encouraged with the success of their
horse show last year, the colored peo-
pie of the county will exhibit again
this year. The show will be given on
the grounds of the Charles Town
Horse Show Association, August 20
and 81:
The Leetown Methodist Sunday
School will hold a Festival on the
lawn at the home of Mr.. d. f. Sites,
near Leetown, Thursday night, July
"a. If the weather is inclement the
entertainment will be given the follow
ing night.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
nation for the County of jefferson,
West Virginia to be held at Charles
Town on August 8, 1919, to fill the
position of rural carrier at Harpers
Ferry and Charles Town.
Hester Lowry, we'll known young
colored woman of Charles Town, and
daughter of William Lowry, died at
the Charles Town Hospital last We'd
nesday. Funeral services were held
at st. Philips Chapel last Sunday af-
ternoon. Interment in Fairview Gem
etery.
Mr.. James w. Bane, Charles Town
thresherman, reports that a crop OF
142 acres on the two farms of Mr.. G.
S. Callan, near Duffields, yielded Il 70
bushels to the acre. Mr.. Gerhardt on
the Vinton farm south of town made
10 bushels, while Mr.. Hough on por-
ton of the same farm threshed ~
bushels to the acre.
Andrew Reed, one of the most high
w esteemed colored men of the county
died at his home at Shenandoah juno
ton on Wednesday, aged rs years,
He was i'll only about two. weeks, and
up TO within a short time Of his death
he was very active for one so old. HIS
funeral was held Friday, the burial
being in the Fairview cemetery at
| Gibsontown.
Can't. Marshall Mcdonald is at home
from foreign service. Capt. Melon,
aid went to France as Lieutenant
of engineers, and was promoted While
there. After the armistice he was
| assigned to engineering work IN the
harbor at Rotterdam, and had expect
ed to remain there until autumn. his
friends are delighted to see him agar
in old jefferson.
| First Glass Private William N. An
derson, son of Mr.. George w. Ander-
son has returned from overseas, ano
reached his home in Ransom last
Thursday. He was member OF the
Motor Transportation, and was en-
gagged in transporting supplies to tne
front lines in the Meuse-Argonne OF
fensive, and had many narrow es
| canes and was with the army OF oc
cupation in Germany seven months.
1T. Robert L. Bates wha has been OF
duty at Fort McHenry, Baltimore, i
now i'll in the army hospital there
ONLY a few days ago, he returned t.
Fort McHenry after having vlslte.
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Il
Rates. near Middleway, sufferlnt
with nervous affection of the eyes
The nervous disorder extended RAPID
Ilv and a few days ago he was practi
callv Frustrated His mother. VIII
had been visiting him and his famll.
will remain with him until he i'm
proves.
A beautiful granite monument VIII
appropriate lettering has been place
in Zion churchyard here in memor
of Sergeant Littleton Tazewell Cor
dell who was killed in battle in Franc
October 1S. last year. 1t was erecte
by his mother, Mrs. Louise ooutha
, Cordell. of Baltimore, who hopes !
have the sons remains brought heI
for burial later Sergeant Cordell Dc
Ioneed to the 10th Battalion Machln
! Cum Co. of the Blue and Gray DIV
SION He was killed at Etraye kide
in the Argonne Forest. His fatne
DIR. Eugene Cordell was native e. s
Charles Town, but who resided in Ba
timore the greater part of his Ire.
5 A Peerless truck with a haulln
capacity of three tons has been r
' ceived by County Roads Engine'
I James X. Hendricks from State koa
. Commissioner in Charleston. Inc M ar
chine had been built for army use, ar
was loaned by the Federal governme;l
! to the West Virginia Road ooi'l M,
sion for road work. Engineer ne
dr;cks is making good use of it hau
- fy,ol, crushed stone from the RAJ