Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-03-29
LOCAL BRIEFS.


The house of Charles Derr, nea
Moler's Cross Roads, was burne
down last night.
Mr.. w. B. Davis has just finishe,
painting the residence and tenan
house for Mr.. O. M. Harris near Bar
dane, this county.
! $160 was the amount of none,
raised by the Graded School Children
of Charles Town for the Famin,
Suffers of Europe.
| William League, the little son o.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. League of thi.
place jumped on nail Friday anc
Sunday it was found necessary to ad
minister tetanus antitoxin.
There will be a series of Teas a,
The Community House every Friday
afternoon from to 6 o'clock. The
teas are for the benefit of the Com
munity work in the schools and the
Child Welfare work.
Messrs Earl Casey and Campbell
Woody are erecting garage, size
36x60, on the Harper's Ferry pike
about a quarter of a mile east of the
Corporation limits, and will conduct
the automobile business there.
DIR. J. B. Chamberlin, Optometrist
of Martinsburg will be at the Hotel
Jefferson, Wednesday, March both,
from 10 a. M, to p. m. He will be
prepared as usual to examine your
eyes, and furnish glasses if neces-
sary.
Rev. and Mrs. &C. E. Brant, of
Shenandoah Junction were the re-
cipients of very welcome gift this
Eastertide. A little daughter arriv-
ed on Saturday night while the Rab-
bit was busy distributing Easter eggs
to the little folks.
The Pastors Aid Society, of the
Presbyterian Church will hold sale,
Friday, April 9Th, from 8 to p. m.
There will be numerous fancy articles
such as, aprons, children's clothes,
collars, etc. Light refreshments
will be served. Bring your purse for
you will want to buy.
We return thanks to Mr.. Gerald F.
Conklyn, of the Charles Town Bot
thing Works, for a liberal supply of
the goods manufactured by him.
Now we know that his products are
all right, and you won't miss it when
you buy soft drinks if you get the
Charles Town Bottling Works brand.
One of the cutest Easter "Post
Cards" this year was a picture of
little Pauline Clendening and Louise
Dunaway. Each Child had a real
white Rabbit in their arms, with their
feet tied. The snap shot was taken
in front of Mr. w. w. Johnson's, and
the pictures of the children were fine.
The Millinery Openings this spring
in Charles Town have been more at
tractive than ever before. The new
shades of "Tangerine," Pheasant and
light grey predominant. There
are hats of all shapes, both large and
small shown. If you desire a fash
ionable hat-Charles Town is the
place to get it.
In order to be less dependent upon
IN uncertain electrical supply, Mana
ger Henson installed a motor gen.
orator in the Charles Town Opera
House, giving him a direct current
Another improvement quite as inter
esting to the Opera House patrons is
.wo new Simplex picture projecting
machines, now being put in to i'm
prove the quality of the pictures
presented.
Messrs w. F. Alexander, James M.
Mason, Jr., F. l.. Bushong, C. N.
campbell, Geo. M. Beltzhoover, Jr.,
and Forrest w. Brown, Special Com
nissioners sold the real estate of the
late Jos. H. yesterday in Charles
Town, at public sale. The property
on Charles Street was bought by Mr..
:. F. Wall at $4,000, and lot on
West Congress Street by Mr.. Thorn
ION T. Perry at $275.
A compensation of $4750 a month
from January 10, 1921, has been Sc
cured by Congressman Geo. M. Bow
ers for Mrs. Daisy Robey, of Charles
Town, also an award of insurance of
$25 per month from January 81,
1921 to December 20, 1887. Mrs.
Robey is the widow of Lester w.
Robey, a soldier in the world war,
who died in January. Besides his
widow, he is survived by three minor
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerard D. Moore, of
Ransom, announce the engagement Of
their daughter, Miss Martha Newton
Moore, to Mr.. Henry Rigby Walls, of
Church Hill, Nd. He is the son Of
Mrs. Fannie d. Walls and the late
Mr.. Medford Walls, and is assistant
State chemist of Maryland at College
Park, Nd Miss Moore has been
spending the winter with her aunt,
Mrs. Upton Slingluff Brady, at limo
mum, Md. No date has been set for
the wedding.