Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-12-23
LOCAL COLUMN.

why not start the New Year right
with your subscription to the Spirit
of Jefferson paid up one year in ad-
vance.
The Potomac National Farm Loan
Association has an advertisement in
this issue of interest to farmers.
Read it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenan Wright and
children, have taken apartments in
the house Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Clymer, on East Washington street.
Mr.. Shirley Hooe shot large Blue
Heron on the run above town last
week. Mr.. Samuel Michael will
mount the bird for Mr.. C. L. Fidin-
ger, who secured it from Mr.. Hooe.
DR.. B. F. Haines has arrived in
Charles Town to enter upon the
practice of medicine and surgery
His family will come later, and will
have an apartment in the Hirschman
building on Main street.
Tuesday, December 20, 1919, at 1880
p. M, Rippon School will give an en-
tertainment, recitations, songs, and a
play "Topsy Turvy Christmas in the
nippon hall. Proceeds for Library.
Admission Is and rs cents.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
nation for the County of Jefferson
to be held at Charles Town on Jan
uary 10, 1920, to fill the position of
rural carrier at Kearneysville.
Lucrecia Johnson, colored died at
the Charles Town Hospital last Fri
day night, aged Dc years. Funeral
services were held yesterday morning
at the Wainwright Free Baptist
church, and her body was inferred
at Jamestown.
The Whitacre property, including a
dwelling and lot, fronting 81 feet on
Virginia Avenue, Summit Point, was
sold last week by w. B. Corral, to
R. Waldo Baker, of Summit Point.
Mr.. Baker paid $1,400 for it. The
house is now occupied by Thomas
Janney and family.
Mrs. Laura E. White, wife of Mr..
Robert l.. White, died at her home
near Bardane, yesterday, aged So
years. Funeral services will be held
next Friday afternoon at / o'clock at
Bethany church, and her remains
will be laid to rest in Elmwood Gene
terry at Shepherdstown.
The Spirit of jefferson office will
be open for business during the holt
days as usual, excepting Christmas
Day, for the taking of orders for job
printing, receipting for subscriptions,
&c. Why not come in and pay your
subscription up for 1920, or if you
are not subscriber subscribe for
1920.
Mrs. Alice Hopper, lifelong resi-
dent of the Bakerton neighborhood,
died last Thursday morning. She
had been i'll for a week or two with
plurisy, and this was followed by
pneumonia, which quickly terminated
fatally. Mrs. Hopper, whose maiden
name was Flanagan, was the widow
of A. M. Hopper, and was 81 years
of age.
A regrettable omission was made in
the tax bills in the corporations of
Harpers Ferry, Bolivar and Shepherds
town of ten cents on the One Hundred
Dollars valuation for 1919 taxes.
| ne Ou6TlH was ullSStSQ Wy tliS
County Court to make out bills for
this item and collect the same.
Neither the Sheriff nor his Deputies
were responsible for the error.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of Bane Brown, of this county,
who offers his services as a clerk at
: public sales. Mr.. Brown has the
reputation of being one of the most
| efficient and accurate clerks In this
entire section, and those who employ
| him may be assured of satisfactory
| service. A good clerk is scarcely
| less important than a good auctioneer
| and Mr.. Brown fills the bill.
Glass No. 5 of the Kabletown Sun
day School will give an entertainment
at the Kabletown school house, Thurs
day night, January 1. Music and reel
tations will be features of a very IN
teresting program that will be render
ed to obtain funds to purchase class
equipment, and to discharge obllga-
tions that have been assumed. You
are assured an evening of delightful
entertainment. Don't miss 1t.
Mrs. Bette Moler, widow of Adam
B. Moler, died Tuesday night at her
home near Bakerton, after an illness
of two weeks from pneumonia, aged
sc wears. Mrs. Moler, whose maiden
name was Moore, was native OF
Berkeley county, but had lived In the
Bakerton neighborhood most of her
life. The funeral services were held
at her late home Friday morning at
III o'clock, interment in Elmwood
Cemetery, Shepherdstown.
Mrs. Geo. S. Eyster has sold her
home, one of the finest residences IN
Charles Town. to Mr.. Lyman Llnson
a retired business man of Albln, New
York. who will come here in the spring
with his family to reside. The prop
ertv passes to the new owner on q
consideration of $4,000. Immediate
" on closing the sale to Mr.. Llnson
Mrs. Evster bought the Holmes mouse
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. George
Palmbaum and family, South Mildred
street, paying $4,000 for it.
The Farmers and Merchants Deposi,
Company is distributing calendars q
UNIQUE design and construction TINS
wear among the banks customers
Each page is attached to the back VIII
a mutallic hinge which enables on'
: TO reverse it, so that ruled memo
ra7dlm on the reverse side may "
used for keeping accounts. II 10
convenient arrangement for farmeI
10 keep a record of their income am
expenses on for a quick Inspection 0;
an internal revenue inspector IN scare
of taxable incomes.
Mr.. f. Frank Ronemus,w, no qul
the grocery business in Charles low o. y,
a year ago and went to Washlngt o.
where he has had employment slnc c;
will return to town to accept pos
ton as manager for John G: burn
& Co. hardware store. He VIII en n1,