Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-09-20

! Mr.. Henry James who has beer
very i'll is reported improving.
The September term of the Jeffer.
son Circuit Court convened this
morning.
DIR. and Mrs. William Nell receiv.
cd cards of congratulations and good
wishes from friends on Septembe,
18th, their wedding anniversary.
DR.. ]. B. Chamberlin, Optometrist
of Martinsburg, will be at Hotel JEFF.
ferson on Wednesday, September %,
from 9 a. m. to p. m. Have your
ewes examined, if necessary, glasses
will be furnished.
Miss Duvall entertained all the
employers and workmen who had any
part in the Building and Construction
of Peterkin Hall, giving a splendid
supper to about 81 of the men on last
Saturday evening at 5 o'clock.
A thief entered the home of
Mr.. Frank Rouss recently, in the
absence of his family and carried off
all the female wearing apparel on the
premises, not even overlooking the
stockings. No arrest has yet been
made.
An automobile operated by Darrell
Wageley and with Edward Reininger
and Allen C. Wilson as passengers,
turned turtle on the Harpers Ferry
pike Friday morning, one mile east
of town. All the passengers We're
more or less injured, Mr.. Wilson the
most seriously. He was taken to the
Hospital for treatment.
The Historic "Spangler's Spring" a
much visited spot by thousands at
Gettsburg, Pa, has been condemned
by the State Department of Health,
following discovery of the prevail
ence of the colon bacillus which
causes typhoid fever. The Depart
ment recommends that the spring be
either cleansed or destroyed.
Mr.. NJ. M. Jenkins who recently
bought out the grocery business of
Mr.. Bonnie R. Roderick is now open
for business with a full line of
general merchandise. A 10 per cent
discount will be allowed on several
lines of goods purchased at his store
for the next few days. A share of
the public patronage is solicited.
A new method of transporting
early fall apples to the city markets
has been introduced in the southern
section of the county. Trucks have
been used to haul fruit to Washing
ton and Baltimore. Very satisfac-
tory prices for fruit in the two cities
have been realized according to re-
ports without, having to divide
profits with the railroads.
A good many houses in Charles
Town have been broken into by
rogues at night, gaining entrance at
the back of the houses and climbing
up the porch pillars to upper porches,
five or six houses have been entered
in this way and money taken, and
from one home pearl necklace was
stolen which was very valuable and
highly priced.
The family of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Wilt, of Millville, this
county, had a field day in the City
Hospital in Martinsburg recently,
when four children submitted to
operations for the removal of their
tonsils. The youngsters who figured
in the rather unusual family event
were Oscar, aged Ia years; Howard,
aged II; Lorraine, aged 8; and
Thornton, aged 5. Their father is
an employee of the Standard Lime
and Stone Company. The quartet
passed through the ordeal safely and
all of them hope now to enjoy much
better health.
The Charles Town Graded and
High School which began it's fall ses-
sion, last Monday, is now in full
swing and the pupils and teachers
have gotten down to hard work.
Each of the grade below the sixth
will require the attention of two
teachers. Misses Kercheval and
Baylor have the first; Mrs. Russell
and Miss Golladay the second; Misses
Engle and Julia Phillips the third;
Misses Howell and Leslie the fourth;
Mrs. Dick and Miss Ethel LaBoy-
teaux the fifth, and Miss Mary Bowen
Grantham the. sixth. The Junior
High School classes will be taught by
Mrs. Anna D. Baker, Miss Nellie
Turner and Miss Margaret Bishop.
In the senior high school Miss
Craighill will again have the classes
in English. The other assignments
are Miss Martha Phillips, General
Science, French and second History;
Mr.. H. K. Amber, Latin and First
History; Mr.. j. w. Field, Physics,
Geometry, Arithmetic and Algebra,
First and Third; Prof. Denny,
American History, Civics and Second
Algebra.