Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-05-20

Branch church Wednesday, at 2 p. m.
Interment in the Church yard there.
The new concrete pavement in
front of the Presbyterian church and
Manse, has added greatly to it's APP
pearance and now the pavement is
improved by parking" 1t is fine
piece of work, and like the church
and manse is handsome and substan-
tial.
Another of the old land marks of
Charles Town was torn down last
week, the house on Congress street,
near Edge Hill Cemetery, known as
the old Sam Woody property. New
buildings will be erected at once on
the lot This is condidered one of
finest building lots in town.
Through the agency of the Moore
Insurance and Reality Company, Mr..
j. w. O'Brien has sold his residence
on Fairfax Boulevard, Ransom, to Mr..
Hvman Wiener for $3.50. The prop
erty will be occupied by Mr.. M.
Greenspoon and family who will
move here from Harrisonburg, Va.
Private Grover Oft who was in the
Infantry service overseas has return
ed to his home at Halltown having
been discharged. When he went in
the service last year he was operating
a store at Halltown. His relatives
have conducted the business in his
absence. He has lost no time in. get
ting back in harness since his return
home.
Sergt. James E. OFT, son of Mr., F,
K OFT, is spending few days IN
town. He was a member of the 28th
Division, and has just returned from
France. His division was in lots of
hard fighting at the Marine, Vesle,
Fishmes, Argonne, Mouse, and other
fronts. He was wounded by a gas
she'll last July, but has now fully re-
covered.
William Russ, colored, aged ga
wears. residing at Aldridge Station,
died Wednesday May z. Pneumonia
was the cause of his death after
short illness. He was an industrious
man and was highly regarded in his
neighborhood. The greater. part of
his life was spent about Middleway,
and his body was taken there for bur-
ial. He leaves a widow and eleven
children.
C. L. Robinson and son who own
the Middlekauff farm bought OF VIM:
NJ. Burns, three miles south OF
Charles Town have bought 5000 ap-
pie trees from the Gold Nurseries at
Mason City, w. Va, for planting out
on the place. The trees purchased
are sufficient to set the remainder OF
the farm in orchard, there already
being about 1000 trees almost ready
to bear fruit on the place.
Lieut.. Marshall w. Mcdonald, son
of the late Major E. H. McDoald, OF
jefferson county, who has been IN
France for more than a year IN the
American Army, has bee npromoted
to a captaincy. Captain Mcdonald
has brother, Chaplain Percy M. Nc
Donald, former rector of the Eplsco-
pal church in Morgantown, who Is
also in France. They are brothers
in-law of the British Ambassador
| John w. Davis.
Private Gunnell Quick is announcer
| 7harles Town soldier who has his dis
charge. He was at Fort Oglethrope
Ga, for nearly a year. His brother
Harry however declines to let the wal
| pass entirely without, at least sign
| If the battlehelds, so he has enlisted
| for service overseas in the army OF
| occupation. He is believed to have
sailed for France. Harry was ovel
the draft age, which prevented HIN
from getting in the service Garner
The Graded and high School !
making up some time lost on n, accouii
Of the influenza last fall: Ihey WI
begin the final EXAMINATIONS I'M
week. In order to cover the woIi
Usually done the school has oeel
! speeding up the work. me usua
losing exercises have been dlspense'
with. except in the primary graaes
and the High school. The Primar.
entertainment will be Friday aItel
noon MAY so, at 8 o'clock. the hig
School commencement will take plaG;
Friday night, June 6, at $50 cioeh
Mrs. Eta Lupton, wife OF MI
Jesse NJ. Lupton. died at her home
Berryville last Friday, aged oo year az
She is survived by her husband nv
daughters and one son, ana ioI
brothers and three sisters, Mrs. 4. l
Wilson. of Charles Town beng 81
5 ter Funeral services were m, hei -,
= her late residence in BerryVl,ie ous
day Afternoon, Rev. Mr.: Iayior u;
S eating. Interment IN Greeiil,
Cemetery. Mr.. and Mrs. wilson a1I
, daughter. Miss Edna, ana MI T.
d, Russell attended the funerai iro
: Charles Town.
Arthur G. Ramey. son of Dr. al
> Mrs. Turner A. Ramey, OF ohaLi
> Town, has accepted the prine ;paI
Of the Graded and High Scnooi
Strasburg, Va, for the SESSIONS sessions
1919-2O. The Strasburg. scnool
;, the largest public school IN Shen mem
, doah county. having a total ehr 8,
Yent of about five hundred "
. Ramev is familiar with the worh
> St~asburg. having held the posi-
= Of assistant principal there our ii
/ fha sessions Of 1861. The foiio
. mo s. ssion he was principal OF !
nnblic school at Hume, Fauquler =
+ + va, and was scheduled to .to. eon,if I
: The work there the next sess psor
j., resigned to enter the NaVai Ne e.,
u, Flying Corps. Upon his release l !,
e' the NAVY in February, Mr.. nav "
took too cha charge of the Toms Brook, y
High School, completing the UNI ,.
shed term of Prof. L. L. Hun m'
deceased.
Wall will sell a number Of vs'uao'e ="