Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-18
LOCAL COLUMN.

! 49, 49, - O~~~ AsAANs
At the regular meeting of the CITY
Council last night only routine bust
ness was transacted.
Mt. Hope School, Mechanicstown,
will hold an Oyster. Supper Friday
night, November Il, for the benefit of
the school library, etc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Dalgarn
and family have taken possession of
their new home just completed on
/ East Washington street.
Mr.. and French Henley, of Nor
folk, Va, who attended the funeral
of Mrs. A. B. Hamaker last week. re-
NAMED over day with Mrs. T. M.
Bakers.
All those who have articles for the
Thanksgiving State Bazaar to be
given by the Methodist Aid Society
will please take them to Miss Clara
Leslie as soon as possible
Attention is called to the Town
Ordinance prohibiting automobiles
and vehicles travelling over five miles
an hour in the blocks adjacent to
school houses in Charles Town.
DIR. j. B. Chamberlin, Optometrist,
of Martinsburg, will be at the Palm
Hotel, Wednesday, November 26,
from 10 a. M, to p. m. Have your
eyes examined and glasses fitted if
necessary.
James D. Jackson, a well-known
colored man of Charles Town, died
last Thursday, aged 54 years. His
| funeral took place from his residence
on Saturday and he was buried in
Fairview Cemetery.
Samuel BlaclIford, of Shenandoah
! Junction, has been designated by
Congressman Bowers as first alter
nate to take the entrance examina-
ton for admission to the United
States military academy from West
| Virginia.
| In connection with the Farmers
Meeting at Shenandoah Junction on
Friday night, November 81, there
will be a discussion on the Woman's
Suffrage question. Rev. j. C. Siler
and Mr.. John o. Aglionby for firma-
tive and DIR. w. w. Brown and Mr..
| F. C. Littlejohn the negative. Good
music will be furnished.
Invitations have been issued to the
marriage of Mr.. Kearsley Wysong to
Miss Judith Thomas. The ceremony
takes place on Saturday, November
18th, 1919, at ST. Johns Episcopal
church at Rippon, at 6 o'clock. A
reception will be held at the home of
| the brides mother, Mrs. DR.. Osbourn,
Immediately after the marriage.
AT meeting of discharged soldiers
and sailors of Shepherdstown and
vicinity on November 10, in the
council room in that place, the Poto-
mac Post of the American Legion was
formed. About twenty-five former
service men We're present, and as
MANY more names were listed of
those who desired to become mem
bers.
At the recent session of the County
| Court, Atty. Geo. M. Beltzhoover, Jr.
was employed to care for the interests
of telephone patrons in the proposed
increase of telephone rates petltloned
for by the jefferson County Telephone
Company. The petition will be consld-
cred by the Public Service Commission
of the state at Charleston, on Novem-
Der "a.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Pres
bvterian church was delightfully."-
entertained at the beautiful home OF
the Misses Riddle on Friday evening
last Miss Katherine Riddle has been
their honored president for many
wears. The ladies were busily en-
gagged in making useful and ornamen-
I tai articles for their Christmas Sale
which comes early IN December.
Watch for the date.
The Epworth League of the Charles
Town Methodist Church, South, has
honored itself by ordering a bronze
memorial tablet as a memorial to Pr
vate John D. Cockrell, former mem
Der of the League who gave his lie
for his country in France. The taD-
, let will be IL by Is inches, and vii
cost about $4,000. 1t will be piaceet9
in the Sunday School and Epwortf
League auditorium of the church
Special services will be conducted ane
invitations will be sent out to all tht
Young men from the church when the
tablet is unveiled.
Stricken with heart failure while
PLAYING game of dominoes, MI
Martin Billmyer Baker, a retired mef
chant of Shepherdstown, died IN tn'
office of A. S. cambridge, in that plac'
. about noon Wednesday, aged ABOUT q
wears Death came within a hall hou
, after he became ill.
Mr.. Baker was brother OF the lat'
= DR.. Baker, who practiced MEDICINE Il
Martinsburg for many years. he wa
engaged in business in Shepherdstowl
n for forty years, retiring few year
), AGO He was the owner of CONSIDER
able property and his business deal
- ings made him we'll known in the com
m1nitv in which he resided. he wa
director of the Jefferson Securt
Bank of Shepherdstown.
In addition to an allotment OF arm
trucks from the Government 1or roa
work, the county is now TO get SUP
plv of T. N. T. for blasting rocF
Quantities of T. N. T. had been manu-
featured for high explosive shells 10 .
used in blasting the Germans out
their trenches in France and Begun
The war ending a year carrier ina
was expected left large stocks OF III
explosive unused on hand, and TO ois
nose of it, the War Department oe
vised the plan of distributing 1t anon
the states for road improvement. ou
first allotment of it is five TONS
Ienough to move considerable rock Iroi
the ouarries. A suitable hfe-pro'
building remote enough from hu ,li !.
habitations to be safe will be punt
house the material while 1T is Dein
used.