Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-09-23
LOCAL COLUMN.

| Mr.. Louis A. Albin the James Gattis
property on South Charles Street.
Mr.. II. P. Whitmore has bought
| from Mr.. Chester A. Dunlap. the
Dunlap property on South Church
street.
Our store viii be closed Thursday
September 18th and Saturday. Oc-
tober 4th, until 6 p. m. Isaac Herr
Company.
Messrs. Wooddy & Baker are law
ing the walls for a handsome brick
residence for Mr.. Robert L. Browse
about miles northwest of Charles
Town.
Mr. Isaac c. Ramey has quite q
curiosity in the way of an ear of corn
He has one large ear with twelve
perfectly formed small ones cluster
ed around it.
Mr.. Burns Huyett entertained
Rev. DR.. Sydnor and the members of
the board of deacons, of which he Is
one, of the Presbyterian church, on
Tuesday evening last.
Louise Hunter Queen, daughter Of
Betsey Madison Queen, was married
to Sandy Robinson on Septemher
18th in Harrisburg, Pa. Both are
respectable colored people of Charles
Town.
Attention is called to the new adj
vertisement of c. T. Shugart who has
now on display handsome new fan
and winter styles in ladies' and chill
drens readyto-wear garments. novel
ties, dry goods, &c.
The Spirit of jefferson will send
out subscription bills to all in arrears
on October 1. Why not save us the
trouble and expense of sending YOU
bill by coming in and paying vour.
subscription ahead before that time
Roland Summers, colored. was
arrested by officer James A. Smith
in Charles Town yesterday morning.
charged with robbing the wine cellar
of the Gladstone Hotel at Frostburg
Nd. Some of the goods were found
on him.
Revival services will be held in the
Summit Point Baptist Church. COM
mencing Sunday night, September %.
Rev. S. w. Cole, of Remington Va,
will assist the pastor, Rev. w. S. o,
Thomas. Everybody is invited. Come
and help US.
DR.. j. M. Chamberlin, Optometrist.
of Martinsburg, will be at the Palm
Hotel Wednesday September oath.
from 10 a. M, to p. m. He will be
prepared to make thorough exami-
nation of your eyes and furnish
glasses if necessary
Thornton Robinson, colored. was
tried before Justice Sheetz last night
charged with reckless driving of an
automobile, he having run into and
badly damaged buggy last Satur-
day night, and fined five dollars and
given sentence of one day in Jail
Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Shoemaker, of
Rippon, this county, announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Myrtle Amelia
Crabbe, to Mr.. Bernard F. Darnall,
Wednesday, September 10, in Wash
ington, D. c. Mr.. and Mrs. Darnall
will be at home after October 1, at
1882 NJ. ST., N. W., Washington, D. C.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
nation for the County of Jefferson
to be held at Charles Town on Octo-
Der II, 1919, to fill the position of
rural carrier at Harpers Ferry and
vacancies that may later occur
on rural routes from other post of
fees in the aforementioned county.
Mrs. Lavinia E. Adams, wife of
Mr.. John C. Adams, died at her home
at Shenandoah Junction, Saturday
night, aged rs years. Funeral SER
vices were held yesterday at seven
o'clock, after which her body was
taken to Baltimore, Md, for inter
ment. Her husband and one daugh-
ter survive.
Mr.. S. C. Young, Adjutant of the
jefferson County Camp of Confeder-
ate Veterans, wishes to notify those
who expect to attend the Confeder-
ate Reunion at Atlanta, Ga, October
7, 8, 9 and 10, that they can procure
certificates from him that will
enable them to purchase tickets at
one cent a mile
Marriage licenses were issued by
County Clerk johnson as follows:
Antonio Dargalo, a native of Italy,
now a resident of Millville, and Grace
May Longerbeam, of Bolivar; John
Thornton Ball, of Canandaigua, New
York, and Julia Freeman, of Harpers
Ferry; Daniel Mckinney and Harriet
Campbell, bothof Shepherdstown.
MIR. David Lemen, a well-nown
grain dealer, of Shepherdstown, died
at his home in that place Wednesday
evening, at the age of 80 years, leav-
ing a widow and three daughters.
Lemen, who was for years in the
grain business in Shepherdstown. The
son succeeded to the business on the
death of his father in 1913.
DR.. Richard E. Venning for the past
| twenty years, one of the most proml-
nent physicians of Charles Town, has
decided to discontinue the practice OF
/ his profession here and move to farm
he has already bought near Charlottes-
vile, Va. The reason for this change,
which is to take place in October. is
to give his sons the advantages OF a
training at the University or Virginia
near his new home.
The Winchester Milling Corporation
has leased the Burns elevator prop
erty in Charles Town to engage IN the
grain business here. Mr.. Jacob w
| Symons who has been operating the
elevator the past three years will move
to his farm in Washington county
Md. The Winchester Corporation ha'
already put Mr.. E. L. Writ, an ex
perienced grain man in charge OF th'
elevator.
Engineer J. J. Skinner who ha
been working on the plans for tn
turnpike improvement between Bon
var and Charles Town, has complet
ed his work, and forwarded hi
drawings to the State Highway Com
mission in Charleston. AS soon as tn
approval of the proper officials on tn