Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-01-14
Local Miscellany.

is reported Killed IN action overseas.
Bertha coleman, aged 8 years, dau-
ghter of Other coleman, colored,
died of influenza at Franklintown
last Sunday.
Special exercises are planned by
Lawson Bolts Chapter u. d. c., for
the Lee-Jackson birthday anniver-
sary this month.
The store of Mr.. G. E. Hughes was
broken into last Friday night, the
thief breaking glass in the front
door and entering thereby.
Rev. w. H. Bradley, of Leetown,
received a telegram from his son,
Private VIM. F. Bradley, saying he
had arrived safely at Newport News,
Va, from overseas.
st. Andrews Guild will hold Sill
yer Tea every Friday afternoon be-
ginning January 18th, at the Parish
House, from $3.50 to $40. Every
body is cordially invited to attend.
Mr.. T. j. West, the old veteran
auctioneer, informs us that he has
sales booked for the following dates
February IS, 10, 20, 81, "a, 25, 26,
OF, and % March 1, 3, d, 5, 6, z, s,
Iii, ~, IA, Is, 10, 20 and &c.
The Flu situation has been very
bad in Shepherdstown, numerous ia
talities resulting therefrom. There
are a few new cases about Charles
Town, and great many in the coun-
try round about.
The Fairmont School on the east
side of the river has been reopened
with Miss Virginia Daily of Shep-
herdstown as teacher. Fairmont has
had no teacher until now, the school
officers were unable to procure one
Mr.. Robert Roy Renalds, and Miss
Delva Elizabeth Slaughter, of Shen-
andoah Junction, were married in
Hagerstown Tuesday. Rev. j. s.
Keiffer married them at the parson-
age of Zion Reformed church.
Miss Blanche Young has been ap
pointed superintendent of the City
Hospital in Martinsburg. This is 3
complainant to Miss Young as she vii
| nor be a graduate nurse until June
at which time her final examination
is taken.
The farmers of the Kearneysville
neighborhood have organized club
| to be known as the Kearneysville
Kommunity Klub. C. W. Blue, was
chosen president, and Stanley Hal
Ter, manager of the Kearneysville
Creamery was elected secretary.
About fourteen cars on Baltimore
| and Ohio eastbound freight train
were derailed Saturday afternoon
as the train neared Vanclevesville
and as result traffic was tied VI
for at least six hours. The crew OF
the train escaped without any in
jury.
A son was born to Councilman anc
Mrs. Archie Mahoney on January 2
at their home in Charles Town. The
little arrival has been named Fred
erick Leroy Mohoney in memory OF
brother of the Councilman, who
was killed in. action in France last
summer.
Frank Patterson we'll known col
ored man of Charles Town wa:
arrested last Friday by U. S. Deput!
Marshall Athey on a charge of sell
ing liquor. He was given a hearing
before Commissioner Downs in Mar
| tinsburg on Saturday and held fol
| the action of the U. S. Court at Par
kersburg.
Died in Leesburg on Novembel
| %, 1918, Mrs. Ruth c. Franklin, il
her 10th year. Mrs. Franklin wa
the mother of the late Mrs. Harr.
G. Dooley, of Charles Town. Sh,
is survived by three children, anon,
them Mr.. John G. Franklin of thu
Leesburg Mirror Office.
Woman Wilbur Lands, son of Nh
and Mrs. S. H. Lands of Charlie
Town, is home on a furlow. Wilbu
volunteered in the Navy about eigh
teen months ago, and this is his frs
visit home since then. He has visite,
various parts of the world, and wa
a part of the convoy of troops cross
ing over number of times.
Miss Helen Young who went t
France as an army nurse in December
expecting to labor among stranger
was delighted to find another Jeffel
son County girl in her hospital uni
Her co-worker from the county
Miss Kirby, daughter of Mrs. M. /
Kirby of Bolivar and niece of tn
late Governor E. Willis Wilson, c
West Virginia.
Lieutenant Forrest A. Brown, VIII
has been on detached service IN tn
Quartermaster's Department l
Washington, has received his honor
able discharge and has returned
his home in Charles Town. He WI
at once resume his law practice wit
the firm of Brown & Brown, Alto
news at Law, and his many frient
here will be glad to see him back
harness again.
Mrs. Susan Ellen Baker, wife
VIM. G. Baker, died January z,
her home at Buckeystown, Md, age
Y years. Mrs. Bakr was a hal
n sister of Charles E. Jones, OF ne'
p Shepherdstown and had many frlent
in this county, where she had visltf
from time to time. She is survive
o bv her husband and two sons, Jof
!. H. Baker, of Buckeystown, and WI
lB. Baker, Jr., of Baltimore.
A new force of nurses and nous
keeper have begun work at q
Charles Town General Hospit;
The nursing staff will be directed
. Misses Mimi Blake Stephens al
Julia Harrison. Both of these ladi
are thoroughly competent in the
9e profession, having only recen!
Ell graduated at the Johns HoPkl
training school for nurses In baI
:. more. The housekeeping departing
'e of the institution is also IN comp
tent hands, Miss Phoebe Getzen ada
ner having charge of it. Miss Ste
hens is daughter of Rev. ii.
IS Stephens, who, several years az
is was pastor of the Southern Met
dist church in Shpherdstown, and
- now Presiding Elder of Lewisne
u District. of the Baltimore COM
o. ence.
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