Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-12-06
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Ground to a depth OF several inches.
The store of Mr.. P. s. Milliard q
Millville was robbed last Saturda,
night, and about one hundred dollar
worth of goods taken.
Mr. E. E. Furr underwent an oper
alton at he Charles Town Hospita
last Friday night for appendicitis
and has since been getting along yer,
nicely.
There will be an election held il
the Council Room in Ransom, on tn,
first Thursday, Seventh of January
1922, for the election of town off
GERS, one Mayor, one Recorder, ant
five Councilmen.
Lawson Bolts Chapter, U. D. C.
will meet at the home of the Mise.
Howell, Tuesday, December Is, 7.3(
P. NJ.
HANNAH J. HOWELL, President
EMMA v. BROWN, Secretary.
The Klean Kut and Klassy Band Of
which Prof. E. G. Henson is the musi.
cal director, gave an enjoyable open.
air concert for the Daughters of the
Confederacy Bazaar, at Rouss Hall
Friday night last.
Keep in mind the Christmas Sale
in the Presbyterian Chapel and the
Beulah Supper in the Lecture Room
on this Friday, December 9, served
by the Circles of the Woman's Aux.
iliary of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar d. Conklyn
celebrated the goth anniversary of
their marriage at their home near
this county, on Sunday,
27 with a dinner to a
number of their relatives and
friends.
At the regular meeting of the City
Council last night there were present
Mayor A. M. S. Morgan, Councilmen
A. D. Mahoney, Frank Cockrill, S.
Lee Phillips, VIM. H. Anderson, w.
H. Baldwin, Gerald F. Conklyn, and
Clerk D. c. Dolly. Only routine
business was transacted
Six men engaged in butchering
for Horace Gardner, four miles west
Of town, slaughtered and dressed 10
hogs from sunrise till IL o'clock a.
m, on Wednesday. The porkers
ranged in weight from $50 to $50
pounds. Mr.. Gardner is proud of the
record, saying that it is not often
Outdone.
Little Miss Alma Lee Strider,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin t.
Strider celebrated her 5th anniver-
sary on Friday afternoon by enter
tanning II little guests at one of the
tables at the U. d. G.. Bazaar. The
table was especially decorated for her
party, and her birthday cake was
illuminated with 5 candles.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the
Church will hold a tea
and sale of fancy articles on Friday,
December 9th at 3 P. NJ, in the
Chapel.
The ladies of the Beulah Church
will serve a ham and oyster supper in
the basement of the Presbyterian
Church, Charles Town, the same
evening. Supper soc.
Having thirty gallons of corn meal
mash in their possession won a jail
sentence of sixty days and a fine of
500 each for John Proctor and
Thomas Allen, colored, of Bakerton,
when they were taken before Magis-
trate r. j. Miller in Shepherdstown.
The men entered no denial to the
charge, but said the mash was a set
ting of "old hen" that they were pre-
pairing for family consumption. The
arrests were made by State Police
men Walker and Nestor.
Zach Fleming, Ia years old, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Fleming, of Kear-
accidentally shot himself a
few days ago while cunning. He
was hunting on the farm of his
grandmother, Mrs. Amanda Fleming
near Leetown when he slipped and
fell, the gun he was carrying being
IN some way discharged. The load
passed through the flesh of his right
arm just below the shoulder. The
wound while painful is not serious.
The A. D. Goetz Harness Factory
will enlarge it's operations at the op.
ening of the New Year. For the
past year or more work in the
factory has been confined almost en-
tlrely to collar making, only a few
operators being employed. Begin
ming about January 1, production
will be resumed in other departments
of the factory. For the present.
however, the manufacture of light
driving harness will not be under.
taken, except on orders for i'm.
mediate shipment.
Wishing to raise some money fol
our Missionary work, we the under
signed will have for sale at the
Parish House on Monday, December
l2h, 3 to 6 p. M, tea, chocolate
salad and biscuits, homemade
candies, sued boows, and a rummags
table. Come and bring your friends
Mrs. E. E. Cooke, Misses Elinor Bar
ton, Elizabeth Barton, Laura Hooff
Marjorie Montgomery, Isabel Mont
gomery, Elinor Moore, Rosebu'
Mason, Florence Morgan, Nelli,
Pittman, Josephine Pittman, Corinn'
Rely, Emily Stanley, Edith Stanley
Rebecca Trapnell.
The Bazaar given in Rouss Hall Of
last Friday by Lawson Bots Chapter
U. D. c., was a decided success, not
outstanding the down pour of raj
the entire day. Rouss Hall locke
attractive and inviting. Confederat
colors were used in decoration of tn
tables. In the center of the Hall wa
Booth artistically arranged for tn
Fancy Articles. There was a parce
post table. There were Christina
cards, seals and hyacinths in glasses
Mr.. Bester, (Florist) of Hagerstowr
sent an exquisite bunch of chrysar
themums, as a donation for tn
Bazaar. The hot coffee, tea, choct
late, sandwiches, ice cream and d.
nclous cake were highly enjoyed b
those present. S12S.5 was cleare