Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-04-29
LOCAL COLUMN.

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Or. +. M. Phillips has bouob+ !,
handsome residence of DR. light tn n
AiOin on East Liberty street. =
Mr.. Turner White is laying a no,
Concrete pavement in front Of AZ ~,
presbyterian church and manse w
The c. F. Wall Company h.uo !.
stalled new Bowser gasol;na as IN IN
ana WIN sell gasoline to their patrons rs
The ladies of the M r cb,,
s oou.n, OF TINS place, will hold a hi. h.
9n, daN perry least some time in Nav
DR.. A. Q. Albin's sale of bo,sa,,.
goods on Friday last was we'll attasI
ed by people from all over the oo,,.i
ty and good prices were reaI;u oguii
The Sterling Exposition sbou,,
VIII appear IN Charles Town for ons
week, May 26 to 81 inclusive for 4 the
oeneht OF the Citizens Fire Comm. NIX w.
Harry Longerbeam. of Harno,.,
Ferry, and Miss Ethel M. Fleming POI u
Mlllvllle, were granted a mar,s;a ~ =,
Incense in Hagerstown recently.
Through the agency of the Moore
insurance and Realty Company. the
Tsldenee of Mrs. C. N. Coleman or
East Washington street. has hoo
sold to Mr.. R. W. Dunaway.
W. F. Alexander, Chairman e.,
jefferson County for the V;cto ~
Loan Drive, made four-minute tall
IN advocacy of buying bonds, betweer
reels at the Charles Town Onera
House last night.
The Jefferson Cooprage Comnany
has bought farm of 100 acres naay
Arden, in Berkeley county from Hr
=. Mchee Sites, of Martinsburg. The
farm has an apple orchard on It con.
tanning so acres.
Conklyn Brothers have opened .
Lime Mari Bank at their place at the
Bloomery, and are prepared to fur-
nlsh Lime Mari of an excellent quail
lty to all who want to use this ex-
cellent fertilizer on their ground.
Mr.. L. L. Rissler has received word
that his son, Brown l.. Rissler. of the
American Expeditionary Forces has
arrived safely in New York from over
seas. His many friends here hope
soon to welcome him back to Charles
Town.
Quite number of Patriotic Bust
ness men are contributing advertis-
ing of the Victory Loan Drive in the
Spirit of Jefferson in this issue. Read
the advertisements carefully, buy
bonds, and call on thse advertisers
when in need of something in their
line
Rev. w. H. Best has bought the
Eyster lot on South Mildred street
and proposes building a house and
expects to occupy it in the fall.
Temporarily he has rented the house
opposite the Episcopal church and
will occupy it until his house is fin
ished.
Private John S. Barnes, son of Mr..
and Mrs. N. N. Barnes, of Middleway
arrived at Camp Merritt, New Jer-
sey from overseas last week. He en-
listed at Danville, Illinois, where he
had been living for several wears.
Before returning to Illinois, he will
visit his parents at Middleway.
Samples of cream cheese made by
the Kearneysville Creamery Com
pany have been on exhibition in the
front window of the Jefferson Bank
q Trust Company, attracting much
attention from passersby. Cheese
is a new industry for the
Creamery Company and its product
is being favorably received.
"The Church Fair" play in two
acts, will be given by the Ladies Bible
Class of the M. E. Church South of
in the Hall at Uvilla next
Friday night, May 2. Proceeds for
the benefit of the organ fund of the
new church at Kabletown. The
Charles Town Band is expected to be
present. Admission Is and Is cents.
The class of 1919 of the Martins
burg City Hospital will hold gradu-
ating exercises in the First Metho-
dist Church in that city, Tuesday
evening, May s. The graduates are
Miss Blanche May Young, of Charles
Town and Miss Virginia V. Brantner,
of Martinsburg. A reception will be
rendered the graduates at the Hospi-
tai after the commencement exercises
Gordon Webster, and Grover Huff,
Charles Town boys who were in the
infantry service in France have re-
turned home. Private Huff was
victim of Hun bullet, though he has
now recovered from the effects of it.
Private Webster came through with
out a scratch. Both the boys are
quick to assure their friends that they
have had war in a satisfactory meas
ure and are glad to get home again.
Mr.. Adam Link has received tele-
gram announcing the safe arrival of
his brother, Private Dennis d. Link,
of the 1st Trench Motar Battery, 1st
Division, safely in New York. Priv
ate Link went over with General Per-
shing, and was in the thick of the
fighting in different parts of the
front in France and Belgium. He
came through without mishap, except
that he was badly gassed abut year
ago.
The showing of ''The Birth of a
Nation" at the Charles Town Opera
House last Wednesday drew a large
crowd from the town and surround
ing county. Both at the matinee IN
the afternoon and at the two show
ings at night the house was filled to
overflowing. Manager Henson al
ways puts on his big attractions at
the lowest possible price, and this
should be fully appreciated by the
public.
The annual Corporation Election
will be held in Charles Town, on
May %. Five Councilmen
will be elected, including one for the
short term vacancy caused by the
death of o. NJ. Darlington, of the
First Ward. The terms of A; u
Mahoney, in the First Ward; W. b.
Alder, in the Second Ward; 5. Lee
Phillips. in the Third Ward; and A
NJ G Morrop in the Fourth ward,