Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-04-15
LOCAL COLUMN.

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Mr.. Charles G. Moler, well-known
and highly esteemed resident of
ITvilla. and Miss Daisy Moler, of
Charles Town, were quietly married
ut the Baptist Parsonage in the latter
place on Thursday evening, March
27th,1919. Their friends wish them
great happiness.
Mr.. Raleigh Schaeffer, of the Shep-
herdstown vicinity, and veteran of
the World War has accepted a posi-
ton as clerk at the Palm and Jeffer-
son Hotels. Mr. Schaeffer was desk
man at the Palm for while when
Messrs. John and Frank l.. Hamilton
were the proprietors.
The Buckles farm of 134 acres
located at Engles Station along the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad main
line in Harpers Ferry District, has
been sold by Mr.. E. E. Allen to
T. E. Baumgardner, of Halltown.
and Frank Shilling, of Bolivar. The
purchasers entered into possession at
once.
Mr.. EN-. Jones, the popular Charles
Town Florist, has quite fine col
lection Of flowers for Easter at his
green houses on West Washington
street. His garden and green
house lock very pretty and are worth
seeing. Read his advertisement in
the Spirit of jefferson and give him
q call
Marriage of interest to friends
was solemnized at the home of Mrs.
Margaret Webb in Wilmington, Del,
where her sister, Miss Betty Hill be-
came the bride of Mr.. Frank Bell, of
Bardane After May lst they will be
at the groom's home at 3ardane,
which he is identifying for his charm
ilg and gracious wife.
The Whi:more Lumber Company
has moved The lumber stock and ma
chinery from the old Boiler Works
BUILDING ON the Belt Line in Ransom
TO the former plant of the Phillips
Lumber and Supply Company at the
corner of Liberty and Samuel streets.
The Boiler works plant will be used
fer the manufacture of fruit pro-
ducts by the international Fruit
Products Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Magruder have
been informed of the death of their
infant granddaughter, Alice Magru-
der, the Is months old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Norman Magruder,
Nhcse death occurred at the home of
1er parents at Salisbury, Nd. The
fuleral was conducted last Thurs
Jay from the home of Mr.. and Mrs
,. /. Magruder and intarnent was
maze il Elmwood cemetery, Shep-
herdstown.
Word has been received by former
Sheriff, ]. w. Gardner, that his uncle
]. NJ. D. Brown, died at his home in
Relief, Louisiana. Mr.. Brown, who
was 81 years old, was born and rear
ed in jefferson county, and came
from one of the most prominent fami-
lies of the county. He was son of
the late James M. Brown, and was
the last survivor of the family. He
lived here a long time ago and had
not been back in twenty years.
Mrs. J. w. Gardner, wife of Ex-
Sheriff Gardner, was in an exciting
runaway accident near her home
couple of miles south of Shepherds
town. AS she was driving to town
with some marketing her usually re-
liable horse took sudden fright at a
lot of trash that had been piled up
along the road, and whirling around
threw Mrs. Gardner from the buggy.
Fortunately she was not hurt much.
escaping with minor bruises.
Private Theodore Shugart, Jr., is
in town visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. T. Shugart, and enjoying the
first vacation he has had in two years.
AS a member of the 104th Field Ar
tillery in France for ten months he
had no time for vacations. His COM
mand was in active operations on the
French front from August 30, 1918,
till the Armistice, November11. He
was given his discharge March 81,
less than three weeks after his arrival
in America.
The Maryland Conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church, in ses-
sion in Baltimore the past week, con-
cluded it's business. Rev. R. Y.
Nicholson, former pastor of the
Harpers Ferry church, goes to Cam
bridge; Rev. A. W. Ewell, who has
been pastor of the Harpers Ferry
church for several years, goes to
Delta, Pa, and will be succeeded by
Rev. G. S. Ross; Rev. Thos. c. Jones,
formerly of Shenandoah Junction,
0oas IN Now Church Va
The Baltimore Conference of the
NJ. Z. Church ended its sessions for
1919 in Baltimore last week, when
the appointments for the ensuing
year were read There were not
many changes in this neighborhood.
Rev. William Rogers, the able pastor
of the Shepherdstown-SharpsDurg
circuit, is returned for another year.
Rev. A. R. Snedeger comes back to
Harpers Ferry and Rev. L. R. Wright
returns to Martinsburg. Rev. B. F..
DeVries is continued as district sup
erintendent of this the Frederick
district.
Lewis H. Johnson, one of our coun-
ty colored men, died suddenly last
Sunday, aged Sc years. His mother'
Ann Jane Myers, belonged to the es-
tate of DIR. William McCoughtry'
Her first husband was Ruben John,
son, of Bunker Hill, and her second
marriage was to Robert Burns
Aunt Ann was we'll known as Ia
nous maternity nurse of her day
We learn that Lewis was mail car
rier in Ellicott CITY, Nd. Surviving
are four sons, all of whom have oeen
in the service of Uncle Sam, and one
sister, Fannie Tryman, of Ransom
Rev. c. C. Bush who had been as
signed to Missionary work in a1fies
by the Conference of the M; =
Church, South, in session in Staun
ton, Va, recently has been recalled
and given the pastorate of the River a,
ton, Va, charge. The change wa IA
caused by the resignation of Rev. M
L. Tabler from the Conference, ~ u,
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