Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-05-17
LOCAL BRIEFS.

There were Northern Lights visible
here about ii o'clock on Saturday
night.
Don't forget that Saturday, MAY
%, will be Memorial Day in Charles
Town.
Material for sewing is now ready
at the Community House. Friends
of the poor children to call and get
supply.
Mr.. Robert Young has just finished
newly painting the residence of Mr..
| n G. Moore. Aso the whole interior
of the house.
Mr.. T. M. Jones has laid new con-
crete pavement and copeing in front
of the residence of Mr.. Whitmore on
Church street.
Uncle Bush Osbourn, a highly re-
spected colored man, died at his home
on Eagle avenue yesterday morning
at an advanced age.
The body of Sergeant William H.
Link, of the 14Sth Infantry, arrived
at his late home at Duffields this
morning. Arrangements are being
made for appropriate funeral SER
vices.
Mr.. G. F. Conklyn is announced as
candidate for councilman from the
Fourth Ward. Mr.. Conklyn is one
of our popular business men, and if
elected, will doubtless fill the position
with entire satisfaction.
DR.. ]. B. Chamberlin, Optometrist,
of Martinsburg will beat the Hotel
Jefferson, Wednesday, May the 25th,
from 10 A. M. to P. M. He will be
prepared as usual to make thorough
examination of your eyes.
Mr.. T. T. Perry has bought from
the Conklyn Brothers eleven acres of
the Mordington tract. This makes,
with his former purchases, about
forty-nine acres that Mr.. Perry has
bought of the Mordington tract The
sale was made through the Real
Estate Agency of w. 0. Norris.
Members of Lawson Bolts Chapter,
U. d. C. are requested to meet at
Edge Hill Cemetery, Friday, May 81,
ID d.
6 80 p. M, to make wreaths for the
soldiers graves. Each member is re-
quested to make eight or nine if
possible. Also remember the usual
collection on Memorial Day for dis
abled Veterans.
The Bright Light Shows have a
large advertisement in this issue, to
which attention is called. These
shows exhibited on the Goetz lot on
North George street all last week for
the benefit of the Citizens Fire Com
pany. They are an aggregation of
good, clean exhibitions, and by
special request are continuing here
this week. Read their advertisement
and see their exhibitions, and at the
same time give the firemen a boost.
Mr.. John P. Rissler who moved
from the Bloomery neighborhood in
the spring of 1920 to farm he had
bought in Berkeley county, four miles
east of aMrtinsburg, has sold the
farm up there to neighbor, Mrs. HI.
E. Ross, who will be given possession
next fall. The farm has 103 acres in
it. The price to Mrs. Ross is said to
have been about $4,000. Mr.. Kiss
Ter has been planning to move to New
York state to enter the dairy business
though nothing definite has been de-
cided about his future course.
Roy Hooe, a Charles Town boy
who enlisted in the army air service
as a mechanic year ago, has reen-
listed for term of three years. He
has been visiting relatives in town on
his way to Cleveland, Ohio, from
which city he will aid in bringing an
airplane to Washington. The air
journey from Cleveland to Washing
ton requires about four hours. This
will be Roy's third air trip between
the two cities. He goes to relieve
the pilot who becomes very much ia
tigued after couple of hours at the
steering wheel. They have been
making the entire flight without a
stop.