Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-04-01
LOCAL COLUMN.


Mr.and Mrs. Geo. M. Beltzhoover. Jr
will move into their own property on
Mildred Street.
Col. t. j. West conducted sale in
Allegany, Nd, Is miles west of Cum
berland, on Monday.
April 1st is a good time to start
| taking the Spirit of Jefferson. WHY
not send US your subscription.
Mr.. Fontaine B. Hooff has purchas-
ed from the DR.. Payne heirs the lot
on South George street, adjoining
Col. R. P. Chew.
A marriage license was issued in
Hagerstown to Jesse R. Bus
sard, of Harpers Ferry and Ruth 3.
Engelow, of Mercersburg, Pa.
Lawson Bolts Chapter u. D. c..
will meet at the home of the Misses
Howell, Tuesday, April s, at 8 D. m.
MISS EMMA BROWN, Secretary.
Auctioneer Chas. T. Engle cried
the sale of w. E. Poffenbarger in
Loudoun county yesterday, and sold
the Grubbs farm at bid of $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Campbell
have leased the residence formerly
occupied by Bishop Gravatt on Mil
dred street, and will take possession
at once.
Subscribers to the Spirit of Jeffer-
son who are changing their postoffice
address will please notify us prompt
ly so they will receive their paper
without delay.
James M. Mason, Jr., on last Satur-
day sold the Ware property near Mid
dleway at public auction in front of
the Court House to j. Shirley Smith,
at bid of 81, 525.
Private Claude D. Ritenour ar
rived in New York Monday from
overseas, and is now in a hospital
there. Claude was wounded and
gassed by the Huns.
Another sale is advertised in the
Spirit-probably the last of the
season. 1t will be held by Mr.. Geo.
w. West, five miles south of Charles
Town, Monday, April Z.
Private Edgar Neill Fry arrived at
the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob Fry near Kabletown from
Camp Meade March %, with an hon
orable discharge from the army.
1t. Harry Bates of the Middleway
neighborhood has been given his fl
nal discharge. The last weeks of
his army service were spent in the
Walter Reed Hospital, Washington.
The officers of the Presbyterian
church are making plans for a new
concrete pavement to be laid in front
of the church and manse, which will
make a great Improvement to the
property.
Messrs. Berkeley L. and S. Finkle
Lloyd, former Jefferson County men
have bought farms in Washington
county, Md, near Williamsport.-
Berkeley resided in Oklahoma a num-
Der of years after he left this county.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exami-
nation in Charles Town April IL,
1919, at 9 80 a. M, to fill the position
of rural mail carrier at Harpers Ferry
and Kearneysville.
The Jefferson Cooperage Company
will extend its operations. A build
ing has been purchased at Boyce, Va,
where the company will establish an
other barrel factory. The property
acquired there cost $4,000.
The twenty-fifth convention of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
will convene in the city of Louisville,
Kentucky, on Wednesday, April 20.
Mrs. F. J. Manning will attend the
convention as a delegate form the
Lawson Bolts Chapter, Charles Town.
Miss Amelia Hopkins returned
home last week after spending the
winter with Mr.. Lawrence Hopkins
and Judge Hopkins, Mrs. Ashlln
White and Rev. A. C. Hopkins. Miss
Mary Hopkins is expected to JON her
her soon and they will occupy Mans
field"
Hon. T. S. Scanlon, of the State
Roads Commission, was in Charles
Town today and had conference
with the jefferson County Court,
taking up the question of the pro-
posed road Improvement IN JEFFERSON
county.
Mr.. ]. James Skinner announces
that he has severed his connection
with the jefferson Garage and VIII
give his entire time and attention TO
Engineering Work. Read his cara
in the Spirit of jefferson and call on
him when in need of the services OF
a good experienced engineer.
Private Howard Ware who was IN
France, seeing war in the 3l3th neio
artillery. is enroute home according
to a cablegram received by his TAIN
err. Mr.. B. F. Ware, near Myerstown'
A discharge has been given MN pc
cause of his fathers impaired health.
His command is not scheduled 10
come home till May.
Richard C. Moore, a well-known
citizen of jefferson County, dled lasU
Friday, aged II years. he Is sur
vived by one sister, Miss Mamie
Moore. Funeral services were held
at the residence of his sister, near
Charles Town, on Sunday afternoon
Rev. ]. S. Alfriend officiating. Inter
ment in Edge Hill Cemetery
Mrs. George Moore and son moved
on Saturday to Mrs. DR.. Smiths ana
Mr.. Charles Miller will move from
the Beethoven house to the Giaize
house vacated by Mrs. Moore, Mr.
Billy Moore and sister moved iast
week to the property recently pur-
chased from Mr.. Oscar Philips Oh
Church street.
Sergeant William Anderson u
Ransom, with the Motor Supply Irai,
413, in France, and now IN the army
of Occupation, was in many drives oii
the Western Front. One In pareieu
lar was at st. Mihel where ne was "a,