Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-07-05
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The Sunday School of the Charlie:
Town M. E. Church, South, held .
very enjoyable picnic in the Mitchell
meadow yesterday.
DIR. William Neill has purchased 8
handsome Physicians car, which ar
rived last week. 1t is a Dodge
Coupe and right up-to-date.
The Presbyterian Church and Sun.
day School picnic will be held Wed
nesday, July l3, from 3 to p. M, on
the river. All will meet at the
Chapel at o'clock.
Mr.. Grover c. Benner, well
known and popular young man of the
county has been appointed to the
Charles Town police force. He went
on duty last Friday.
All the interior and rnetal ceiling
of the Grocery Store of Messrs. Cal
IAN and Folly has been newly paint
Cd white. Mr. rohert Yo1n.. con
tractor for the work
William T. Elliott has been reap
pointed on the Board of Equalization
and Review for this county for a
term of six years. The appointment
was made by the Board of Public
Works.
Completing the work of rebuilding
their store room in Ransom, Sager
Brothers are now occupying it, doing
business at the old stand. The upper
part of the building which will be
used for apartments is not yet finish
ed.
A Centenarian--sup to be
the oldest person in Jefferson Co.,
and very likely in the State will re-
ceive write up with his photograph
by our reporter of records, in the
Spirit of Jefferson within the next
few weeks.
Eight or ten students from Holy
Cross College, District of Columbia,
are reported to have opened camp at
Shannondale about month earlier
than has been their custom. A
larger number of the young men will
come later in the season.
The officers and directors of the
Charles Town Horse Show Associa-
ton are making every preparation to
make the coming exhibition of the
Association August II and 18 the
best in the history of the Association,
and the success of their enterprise is
assured.
Don't forget the big Lawn Party
on Mr.. t. I. Perry's lawn next Thurs
day evening, July z, for the benefit
of the Charles Town General Hcspi-
tai. Let everybody attend and make
it a rousing success. The base ball
game will be at o'clock on the
Horse Show Grounds.
There was porch party given on
the veranda of Capt. and Mrs. H. C.
Getzendanner on Wednesday even
ing in honor of the approaching mar
riage of Mrs. Edith M. Llewellyn and
Mr.. James Francis Williams, whose
marriage took place the following
evening in Zion Episcopal Chapel.
Invitations have been issued to al
dance at the Jefferson Hotel, Charles
Town, Wednesday night next. A
Saxophone orchestra will furnish the
music. The patronesses are Mrs.
Charles A. Johnson, Mrs. J. B. Braz-
Ter, Mrs. c. E. Baylor, Mrs. I. C.
Bowling, Mrs. W. f. Alexander and
Mrs. r. w. Alexander.
Little Miss Elizabeth Morgan, aged
IL years, daughter of Mr.. a..d Mrs.
Robert Morgan, of near Halltown
was taken with the first stages of
tctanis Tor lockjaw) last week, as the
result of running tack in her foot
couple of weeks before But for
tunately anti-toxin was administered
in time by DR.. Phillips, and she is now
recovering.
Gordon Gregg, eight years old, who
visited his aunt, Mrs. Harry Weiss,
at the Palm Hotel few days ago,
was struck by car on the Washing
ton and Old Dominion railroad at
Purcellville, Va, June 25, and died
five hours later. The child was GO
ing up the track with his grandfather
when he started back after his ex-
press wagon. He became confused
and stepped on the track in front of
the train. The unfortunate little
bay was a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
don Gregg, of Purcellville.
Louis Hardy, residing near Chest
nut Hill School House, was bitten by
a copperhead snake Tuesday evening.
Mr., Hardy was engaged in making
fence at the time. Reaching down to
pick up rail, he was bitten on the
tore finger of his right hand by the
reptile hidden in the weeds. His
hand at once became swollen, the Bit
ten finger turning almost black. DIR.
Pittman who attended Mr.. Hardy was
handicapped because of the scarcity
of the specific for snakebites. The
patient though is doing well and will
escape without serious injury.
]. Wager Fritts, a farmer of near
Leetown was taken to Baltimore last
week, his brother-in-law, p o. Duna-
way going with him. Accommoda-
lions were found for him in ST.
Agnes Hospital where he is undergo
| ing treatment which will require a
two or three weeks stay there. Suf-
terlng with intense pains in his head,
Mr.. trltts has been in agony for the
past two or three months, his ailment
being variously diagnosed and var
lously treated without beneficial re-
suits. The specialist consulted in
Baltimore assures his family that his
disorder is not serious, and that he
Will show marked improvement in a
few weeks.
The Norfolk and Western Railway
Company will operate one of it's most
popular excursions of the season July
18th, being the seventeenth annual
outing excursion from Hagerstown to
Luray, Va. This excursion, which
Tor seventeen years has been drawing
hundreds of people, affords the OPP
portunity of a lifetime to visit the
World-famous Luray Caverns. Hol-
ders of special excursion tickets will
be admitted to the caverns for .55
cents. The train will leave Hagers-
town at $3.50 a. M, July 18th, arriv-
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