Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-11-01
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Few weeks WAS Drohtn Dy refresh
ing rain yesterday.
Mr.. c. W. Clymer is stuccoing tn
residence of Mr.. Robert s. Grand
staff on Preston street.
! Mr.. w. E. Bailey is pebbledashin,
the residence of Mr.. Clayton 1
Haines On Nit. Parvo avenue.
Miss Sara Coe was Hostess at a,
appointed tea given in honor of Mrs
Hugh Hagen ON last Thursday after
noon.
The jefferson County Telephon,
Company have installed a phone il
the residence of Miss Mary Eagan
southeast of town.
An infant child of Mr.. and Mrs
Leonard Props died yesterday after
noon, and was inferred in Edge Hill
Cemetery this morning.
The pupils of the Charles Towr
High School gave a dance in Rous.
Hall on Friday night and the Opera
House Orchestra rendered suitable
music for the occasion.
Mr.. Joe Glassford has new porch
the length of his house and the whole
house newly painted which adds yer,
much to the appearance of the west
end of Congress street.
George Harris, colored, was ar.
rested on warrant by Policeman L
A. Allen this morning, charged with
cutting DeHurtman Weller with 6
knife on the street last night.
"The Rivers End, James Oliver
Curwood's Great Story was well
on Friday night at the Opera House
presented ana thoroughly enjoyed BY
packed house. The Orchestra rem.
dered some inspiring numbers during
the evening.
Lawson Bolts Chapter, u. D. c.,
will hold an important business meet
ing at the home of the Misses
Howell, Thursday, November 8, at
z: 80 P. NJ.
HANNAH ]. HOWELL, President.
EMMA V. BROWN, Secretary.
Mrs. M. C. Mathena has sold to her
son-in-law, Mr.. j. William Kline, 3.61
acres of unimproved land situated
one mile southeast of Charles Town
on the Kabletown pike. Considera-
ton 1922. Mr.. Kline expects to
erect a dwelling thereon.
Little Ernest Franklin Doven-
muehle gave party to host of his
little friends last Thursday from 8
too 5, the occasion being his 7th
birthday. His cake had Z candles
all different collors on it, and he and
his little friends had quite a jolly af-
ternoon.
The Jackson-Perks Post of the
Legion will hold A Chicken
and Oyster Supper in Rouss Hall
November IL and IL. The public is
invited to attend. Anyone wishing
to make a donation will find the
on hand to receive same
on November 10th, 18th and 18th, at
Rouss Hall.
In this weeks paper will be found
the Annual Financial Statement of
Jefferson County. County Clerk
Chas. A. Johnson and his Assistant,
Miss Philips, got this statement up
with their usual promptness and
but the delay in publishing
it has been caused by the printers
being unable to find space to handle
it promptly.
The Aid Society of the M. E.
Church, of Leetown, will hold A
Supper and Fancy Sale on the eve
ming of the 18th of November, in the
public school house in Leetown, be-
ginning at six o'clock. Supper,
soup, fancy articles suitable for
Christmas gifts, and candy will be
sold at reasonable prices. Public
invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Turner,
who recently bought one of the
Glaize houses on the north side of
East Washington St., from Mr.. L. D.
Getzendanner, have taken possession
of it. Mr.. Turner formerly lived
near Detroit, Michigan. Mrs. Tur-
ner who is sister of Mrs. j. H. Rob-
inson, of Milville, resided at Millville
until her marriage in June last.
Miss Myrtle Barr, Charles Town
Contestant in The Washington Post
Automobile Contest by small mar
gin is in the lead in all Nine Districts.
The Contest closes November 10Th.
Anyone wishing to subscribe to the
best paper in the East it will be
greatly appreciated by Miss Barr if
they will subscribe to the same
through her and help her win one of
the Posts Cars.
The barn on the farm of Mr..
Straith Briscoe near Rippon, oc-
cupied by Mr.. Clarence u. Snyder,
was completely destroyed by fire
yesterday morning. The origin OF
the fire is unknown. Mr.. Snyder
lost nearly all of his farming imple-
ments, about 600 bushels of wheat,
and all of his hay and straw. The
barn and contents was insured with
Washington, Alexander and Cooke.
No less than a dozen neighbors,
some of them aided by their employ
ees had field day" of corn shuck-
ing on the farm of Forrest J. Buck
les north of Halltown on Wednesday.
They shocked out nearly $50 barrels
all to help a neighbor who had
broken his arm two weeks ago while
aiding one of them at threshing
wheat. Those who did the work or
sent their employees to aid in it were
Gregg Gibson, j. William Lynch,
Geo. N. Lynch, Charles Lynch,
Stanley Dutrow, Newton Myers, Lee
Roy Mcnamara, Miss May Michaels,
James Kenneford, John Goode, Mat
thew Garrett, John A. Link and Nor
man Rider.
Messrs. W. Cornblat & Son, of
Baltimore, Md, and Warrenton, Va,
have bought out the Dry Goods
R,,sipass ord oood will of MaSSrS nj