Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-09-02
LOCAL COLUMN.


Monday being legal holiday. ther.
was no meeting of the City Counc;
last night.
Clarence, little son of Mr.. and Mrs
G. E. Ham, accidently broke his lee
several days ago.
Mr.. J. A. Williams has boupbt f,o,,
Mr.. De Witt c. Strider three lots al
Joining his property in Ransom 70,
800 dollars. ~
Lawson Bolts Chapter, u. d. G.
will meet at the home of the Secra.
tary, Tuesday, September 9th, at s
p. M,
Miss Emma Brown, Secretary.
Undertaken P. o. Dunaway has ad.
ded a beautiful motor hearse to his
equipment. The machine is painted
black, and is drawn by a sixty-five
horsepower engine, of six cylinders.
Mr.. Reed F. Myers, who was prin.
cipal of the Leetown High School
during the past school year has A..
cepted a position as teacher in the
science department of the Bows High
School, Frederick, Md.
Reed F. Myers who was principa)
of the Leetown High School the last
school year has accepted a position
as teacher in the science department
Of the Boys High School, Frederick
Maryland.
All who plan to attend the Confed-
crate reunion at Harrisonburg, this
week, September 3, a, and S, will do
well to apply to Adjutant S. C. Young
for certificates that will entitle them
to reduced fares ON the railroad.
Winchester Presbytery will hold its
regular Fall meeting at Berkeley
Springs September End, 3rd and 4th
The Charles Town Presbyterian
church will be represented by DR.. G.
G. Sydnor and two of the officers of
the church here.
w. S. Welsh, protage of C. F. Wall.
has been making his yearly visit East.
Walter by untiring energy has made
success in his adopted state of Ken
lucky and has large and growing
business, thanks to cousin (Bub's)
=. +. Walls training.
Marriage licenses were issued by
County Clerk johnson to- the follow
ing couples: Charles 7. Nichols, of
Uvilla and Dora B. Morrison, of
Charles Town; Harry Calvin Hen
bricks, of Norristown, Pa, and Vir-
ginia Mitchell, of Halltown.
Mr.. Chas. H. Grim, an Ex-Confed-
crate veteran who had been ill at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Harry Hy-
att for the past nine weeks in Ran
son was removed to the Charles Town
Hospital last week. Mr.. Grim is rs
years of age, and is suffering from
paralysis.
The Chautauqua is now at its
height, and up to this time is giving
delightful lectures and splendid must
cal entertainments. 1t is being we'll
attended and greater interest shown
than ever. You will miss the time of
your life if you do not attend Chau-
tauqua this year.
DR.. and Mrs. Howard Osburn have
beeen entertaining wounded soldiers
from Walter Reed Hospital. They
have had six during as many weeks
for furloughs ranging from one to
two weeks. Private G. p. Crouch of
Texas has returned to the hospital
having gained nearly a pound day
during his fifteen days stay.
Excavation for five large new dwell
ings for workers at the Keystone
quarries at Millville has been complet-
ed All of them will front on the
Millville and Halltown road. Two of
them will have Is rooms each while
three will be double houses of ten
rooms each. The Halltown Paper
Board Company has the contract for
the buildings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon ]. Murphy
have issued invitations to the mar
riage of their daughter, Miss Lorraine
Annette, to Mr.. Robert Howe Fetch
er, Jr., Lieutenant Colonel, General
Staff Corps, U. S. Army. The we'd
ding will take place on Wednesday,
II, at IL o'clock noon, in
Zion Episcopal church, Charles Town,
W. Va.
At meeting of the Board of Trus-
tees of Edge Hill Cemetery held last
Thursday night, Mr.. Dewitt C. Strid-
er was selected as General Treasurer
to receive all funds due the Cemetery
Company from all sources. Mr..
Strider will have general supervision
of the business of the company, but
in no way to conflict with the duties
now performed by Mr. Fl. s. Blessing
the efficient Superintendent of the
grounds.
Lewis Enicks, a young colored man
highly regarded in his section of the
county died at his home near Wilt
shires School House Monday, Aug. 20,
aged % years. His death was due to
a peculiar affection. While in the
army, taking training at Camp Gus
ter, Michigan, a dentist in trying to
extract one of Lewis teeth broke
the tooth off, leaving a portion of it
in its socket. inflammation set in, re-
sulting in poisoning his blood. Moth
ing could be done to arrest the infec-
ton.
The Twenty-First Convention of
West Virginia Division, United
Daughters of the Confederacy, will
convene in Lewisburg, w. Va, Sep
TENDER "a and 25. The following
delegates and alternates were elected
by the Lawson Bolts Chapter: Miss
Christine Washington, Miss Ora
Tomlinson, Mrs. F. j. Manning, Dele
gates; Miss Mary Engle, MISS. s.
Dalgarn, Miss Ella Fouke, Alternates.
Miss Ora Tomlinson will attend the
convention representing Lawson
Bolts Chapter.
Walter J. Flanagan who has been
manager for the Standard Lime and
Stone Co., at Strasburg, Va, for the
past nine years, has taken charge OF
the plant of the Washington Building
Lime Company at Bakerton, succeed
ing Mr.. D. r. Houser who has been
the efficient manager there for years
Mr.. Houser's health has not been gooo
for some time and he will take ava
cation. He will go first to Atlantic
f,.,A lie oil