Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-06-10
LOCAL COLUMN.

The ladies of the Summit Point
Episcopal church invite you to a ward
marty to be given on the church lawn
Wednesday evening June IL.
The Big Western Serial, .sTerrors
of the Range" will start at the Opera
House next Tuesday night, June 10.
Don't fail to see all the pictures of
this serial.
Clarence L. Hilleary has purchased
of w. T. Saunders the John A. Chew
farm on the Shenandoah river at
Bloomery containing about 215 acres
at 500 an acre.
Lawson Bolts Chapter U. D. c..
will meet at the home of the Secre-
tary Tuesday, June 10th at 8 D. M.
Miss Hanna Howell, President.
Miss Emma Brown, Secy.
Washington Camp No. Al, P. o. S.
of A. will hold strawberry and ice
cream festival on the school house
lawn at Rippon, Friady night, June
l13. You are invited.
Miss Margaret Moler, who during
/ the past year SSINSu III Ine army
corps at Camp Sewer, S. c., has been
appointed assistant superintendent of
| the Charles Town General Hospital.
DR.. ]. B. Chamberlin, Optometrist,
of Martinsburg, will be at Hotel Palm
Wednesday, June IS, from 10 am, to
p. m. An opportunity to have
your eyes examined and glasses fitted
if necessary.
Shenandoah Tribe of Red Men of
| Charles Town, went to Edge Hill
Cemetery in a body last Sunday af-
ternoon and held the beautiful me-
mortal service of the order over the
graves of departed brothers buried
there.
A house at Halltown owned by Mr..
F. S. Harrison and occupied by Sam
Dodson, colored, took fire from the
fiue on the roof last Wednesday.
The fire company fthe Halltown
Paper Board Company responded
promptly, and it was soon extin-
guished.
The international Fruit Products
Company, of which Mr.. John B. Oden
is the local manager, is installing a
complete outfit of cider machinery at
its recently purchased property on
the belt line, and expects to be in
shape to start operation by Septem-
Der LIST.
Announcement has been made by
Col. and Mrs. Simon j. Murphy of
"Claymont Court" this county of the
engagement of their daughter, Lor-
raine Annette to Lieut.. Colonel Rob-
ert H. Fletcher, Jr., U. S. Army. The
marriage will take place in the
autumn.
Miss Mollie Wilt received the glad
news last Saturday that her brother
George, had arrived safely from over
seas and is now at Camp Mills. He
was with the 141 infantry and has
been in the u. S. Army for about 10
months, twelve of which was spent
in France.
County Clerk johnson informs US
that the law requires that all persons
handling soft drinks, should have
taken out license by May %, under
heavy penalty for failure to apply
If YOU want to avoid the penalty call
on him at once.
Private Howard Sechrist arrived at
his home in the county last week,
having been discharged from tn eser-
vice within four days after reaching
| Norfolk. Howard was in the service
| over eleven months in the 313th In
| fantry, and was gassed while IN ac-
| ton on the French front.
Lieut.. Harry Bates who returned
from France in March has already
made himself solid in a position IN
civil life. He has taken a position
with the Westinghouse Electric Com
pany as a field engineer and expects
to be assigned to territry in the South
west, either in Texas or Colorado.
Most of the boys of the 313th Ar
tillerv have bee nmustered out at
Camp Lee and have reached their
homes here. Private Norman John
ston has been held in the hospital fo1
a few DAYS and required to have his
tonsils removed before discharged.
Circuit Court will be in session
tomorrow.
Through negotiations concluded or
Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. +. Har'
ris became the owners of the proper
tv known as the Wilson Board House
at Summit Point. They purchased II
of Mr.. H. T. Miley for $1,000. Inc
building is a large frame structure
of ID rooms, conveniently divided IN
to three apartments. 1t VIII p'
known as the Harris apartment.
Luther D. Snyder son of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Nelson T. Snyder, is home again
having received his honorable dis
charg from the army. He serve'
nearly a wear in France with ma
chine gun battalion, and was IN IN
lively fighting in the Argonrie Fores
toward the close of the war. he es
caned without injury. He was IN Tn
28fh Division, which made spiendl
e record.
Mr. Frank H. Rouss, formerly
Kabletown, who has been opelaIins
stock farm on the Rappananhoch -. 49,
p err in Culpepper county,. va LOT ~
mast six wears has sold the farm WIZ
al the live stock and equipment on
70 Robert A. Scott, of Richmond, "
Mr. Rouss is at his old home nee
e Kahletown now without any maIuIe
o plans for the future. A good resi- 81,
e what he most needs now, ana ne Pc,
poses to get it before resumine Jus
ness again anywhere.
y It. Henry S. Baker, has ar Ta'T
from overseas and is now at ID,
a NJ owo;tino his discharge. Lieu
Baker went over with the Was nm
= ton DaNa and Lee Ambulance Unit; ..i up.
arrival arr at the front he was ass ass |; n,
:, to a French Division and and, re ths wa
During r the Easter drive in lslSi
was on duty for thirty coa as.st ho
IS hours. He was one of the then, nis ~ ~ :
form the Shenandoah talley "
ceive the French War Cross
,g m :, +ba storm of two weeks d