Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-05-31
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Paul X. Grub, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Grub, Jr., died at the
home of his parents near Rippon last
Tuesday, aged years. His body
was buried in Edge Hill Cemetery
the same evening, Rev. T. M. Swami
officiating.
c. F. Wall Company have put in
operation their new Remington Re-
frigerating plant in their new butcher
shop on South Charles street. 1t is
driven by electricity and will keep
their large stock of choice fresh meat
cold and nice during the hottest
weather.
Severe storm passed over this sec
ton last Saturday afternoon The
rain was very heavy, and the wind
did considerable damage, cripling the
telephone lines, and blowing trees
down, &c. The storm was partic-
ularly severe in Martinsburg and
Berkeley County.
Ben Thomas, aged II years, a col
ored man who has been employed in
the neighborhood of Kabletown for
the past 35 years, died at his home
at the old Johnston factory May %.
Funeral was held in the church at
Rippon Wednesday morning at IL
o'clock and burial was made in Fair
view cemetery.
The Harper's Ferry pike from
Halltown to Bolivar was closed again
on Thursday. 1t will remain closed
while crushed stone is being put on.
A quarry of considerable size has
been opened on the Koonce farm east
of Halltown, where much of the stone
for that portion of the road will be
gotten out and crushed.
Martha Gardner, 13 years old,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frank
Gardner, of Leetown, has just COM
pleted the eighth grade in the school
out there with record of attendance
that is rarely equaled. The entire
seven or eight years of her school life
have been gone through without one
days absence scored against her.
The frame of bank barn on the |
Witherspoon farm owned by B. F. I
Langdon was raised on Thursday, his !
neighbors and friends numbering
about 100 men aiding in the work. +
This barn completed Mr.. Langdon
will have each of his three farms in
that part of the county we'll equipped
with buildings. A year ago, he built
a barn on the Drew farm owned by
him near the Kabletown church.
Mr. ]. E. Moore who recently
bought the store and dwelling prop
erty formerly occupied by Samuel
Manstoff on East North street, has
opened a grocery there, the stock for
It being gotten in this week. Mr..
Moore will conduct a strictly cash
business, and by selling for cash, he
will be able to offer bargains to his
customers, that will most certainly
attract trade.
L. C. Burger who has been operat-
ing general store at Millville for the
past year or two has extended his
business by purchasing the store of
Mrs. M. K. Cavalier in Bolivar.
frank Schilling who has been asso-
lated with the Cavalier store for
-O4lAG g1oAo w III OPCl Il OQSinCSS VI Ills
)wnin a building two blocks west of
he former in Bolivar.
Mr.. Burger has made sale of his
stock of merchandise at Miliville to
Robert l.. Hoffmaster, of that place.
Sarah Phillips, of Charles Town,
has just been honored at Wilson Col
iege where she is Sophomore, by
election to the Pharetra Board of
next year in the capacity of Assistant
20 the Business Manager. The Jun
-Ors who are elected to this board
Ire considered especially fortunate
IS they work with the most talented
Seniors at Wilson on both The Phare-
.ra, the monthly magazine published
~ Wilson students, and The Bill
3oard, the weekly news sheet. Miss
Philips was chosen because of con-
spicuously good English work and for
general qualifications for editorial
work.
Bette Cole Bell, fve-years old,
laughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Bell,
If Charles Town, was struck by an
automobile on the street near the
Palm Hotel Tuesday, and escaped
serious injury by ducking. The rad
'ator of the machine knocked her
Town when it struck her, and by ly-
ing close to the ground the little girl
allowed the automobile to pass over
her. A bruised arm was the only
mark she sustained in the accident.
She thought so little of the exper-
lence that she did not remember to
tell her parents about it. They
heard about it from neighbors hours
after it happened