Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-06-28
LOCAL BRIEFS.

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The stock of the Rodrick Grocer,
Company, which was sold to Messrs
Burger and Robinson, has been agar
resold to Mr.. Bonnie r. Rodrick, who
will conduct the business.
Many of the people of Charles
Town, have become Star Gagers al
night. The attraction at this time
being Winnecke's Comet. On Sun.
day there were Northern Lights and
Shooting Stars.
Dr. J. B. Chamberlin, Optometrist
of Martinsburg, will be at Hotel JEFF
ferson Wednesday, June 10Th, from
10 a. m. to p. m. He will be pre-
pared to examine your eyes and fur
nish glasses if necessary.
The County Court will be in ses-
sion to reconsider the proposed route
of the new Martinsburg road on We'd
nesday. This is quite an important
matter, and all interested should
come in and lay their views in the
matter before the Court.
/ A severe storm passed over the
southern part of the county last Sun
day afternoon. MrGeorge w. West
had fine mare killed by lightning.
The mare had a young colt, which es-
capped the bolt. 1t was insured with
Washington, Alexander & Cooke.
Roy Fries, twenty years old, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. {. Fries, west of
town is patient in the Charles Town
hospital, recovering from an opera
ton for appendicitis performed two
weeks ago. He is improving rapidly
and will probably be able to return
home this week.
We regret to learn that the Misses
Tabb who have made the Charles
Town Inn such a delightful accomo-
dation for boarders, expect to discon-
tinue the business this coming Fall.
We hope someone will reopen the Inn
for the early fall and Winter.
There is good opening the same.
The vessels that disappeared re-
Gently were near Cape Hatteras, only
thirty miles from the Hyde County
Land and Lumber Co. Timber tracks
of 10000 acres of timber, fifteen
miles of coast line, on Pamlico
Sound, in which our fellow towns
man, Mr.. c. F. Wall is heavily inte-
rested.
There will be Lawn Party for the
benefit of the Charles Town General
Hospital on Thursday, July 7th, 1921
beginning at o'clock at Mr.. T. T.
Perry's Farm, Charles Town, w. Va.
Salad supper, iced tea, lemonade,
cake, ice cream and candy. Music
and other attractive entertainments.
Base ball game at a o'clock. Pro-
ceeds for benefit of Hospital. Come
and have a good time.
County Roads Engineer James K.
Hendricks has been busily engaged
yesterday and today putting stone
and oil on the last link in the Glass A
Roads between Halltown and Harpers
Ferry, and expects to be able to let
travel through on it by Wednesday,
although it will not be completely
finished, having only one coat
of oil. He will start to getting out
rock in the next few days on the
Berryville pike for the new construc-
III.
Lester Stonsifer, who has been
travelling out of Charleston, S. c.,
came to his home in Charles Town a
few days ago, suffering from an at
tack of eczema that set in about three
weeks before. His suffering became
more intense after arriving here and
on last Friday, accompanied by his
brother, Mr.. Tho.las Stonesifer, he
was taken to the Johns Hopkins Hos
pital in Baltimore, Md, where he
continues in much agony from this
severe malady.
Messrs. Henry B. and E. C. Daven-
port, the former from Charleston, w.
Va, and the latter from Marco, Flor!
ida, have been in town few days re-
newing acquaintance and greeting
friends of other days. Both were
enroute from Troy, New York, where
they attended reunion of their class
at the Rensselaer, Polytechnic Insti-
tute where they graduated in 1886.
Fifteen members Of the class of $50
came from different parts of the ma
ton to enjoy the reunion. I
Mr.. w. Harvey Hill, who seems to
be somewhat of an expert at the
game of raising tomatoes, has had
some of the ripe fruit in his garden
on West Liberty street since June 20.
Mr.. Hill says at the time he purchas-
ed the plants from Mr. Joseph Wal
tiers, the old reliable plant man, Mr..
Walters predicted that the vines
would bear ripe tomatoes by the 9th
of July, but under Mr.. Hills skillful
cultivation he has succeeded in max
ing the vines produce the ripe fruit
just Is days ahead of the scheduled
time.
Relatives in the county have been
notified of the death of Mr.. William
y. Conklyn, at his home in Osceola,
Nebraska, on June 10. Mr. Conklyn
who was 70 years old, was a native of
this county, and Confederate vet
eran with a record of service in
Longstreet's corps. In 1877 he went
West, residing for time in Denver,
Colorado, and finally locating perma-
nently as a contractor at Osceola,
where he leaves a widow, one son and
a daughter. Mr.. c. C. Conklyn, of
Charles Town, and Mr.. G. Mason
Conklyn, of Sedalia, Mo-, are his
brothers.
Some lots in Ransom for Rent,
cheap. Good place to raise potatoes.
4 r Wall