Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-04-05
LOCAL BRIEFS.

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Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Brown L
Rissler fine boy.
Miss Mat Chambaugh has taker
apartments in the Dalgarn house.
Mr.. Leslie Bush has moved from
the Middleway neighborhood to Mrs
BORDERS farm near kearneysville.
Mr.. d. ]. Bush had the misfortune
to have his four-horse team run off
last Friday afternoon, and was con-
siderably bruised up.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Ennis have a
little arrival in the person of a
daughter born to them Tuesday night
at their home in Charles Town.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
Woody, of Akron, Ohio, fine boy.
Mrs. Wooddy was Miss Ethel War
tenbee, of Charles Town, before mar
riage.
Mr.. w. S. Merchant and Miss
Julia Merchant have moved from
their residence on West Washington
street to the yesterday house recent
ly purchased by MI. c. F. Wall.
Owing to circumstances that were
unavoidable the sale of the Pastors
Aid Society of the Presbyterian
Church will be held this Thursday,
April Z, from 3 to 6 p. M, instead of
Friday.
Mr.. Daniel Heflebower has sold his
Crittenden farm, containing POP
acres. to Mr.. H. G.. Hefebower
This farm lies in the southern part of
the county, and is one of the best
farms in this section.
Lawson Bolts Chapter U D C will
meet at the home of Mrs. Turner
Liberty ST. Tuesday, April 18th at
7:30 p. m.
Hannah ]. Howell, President.
Emma " Brown, Secretary.
The Hurwitz Creamery Company,
one of Charles Towns most worthy
enterprises, has paid As cents per Id.
for butter fat in milk, and 43 cents
per Id. for butter fat in cream for the
balance of the month of March.
Miss |. NJ. Smith, from the Design
err Publishing Co., of New York, is at
the store of C. T. Shugart receiving
subscriptions for the Designer and
Woman's Magazine. c. I. Shugart
is the local representative for Design
er Patterns.
On last Sunday morning, the as
sistant Rector, Rev. Austen Mitchell,
conducted the services in Zion Epis-
copal Church, Rev. Mr.. Cumpston, of
Luray, preaching the sermon. At
night the Rev. DIR. Abbott, of the Di-
Geese of Ohio, preached.
DR.. G. G. Sydnor announced on
Sunday that the Presbyterian congre-
CATION had gone over the goal for the
coming year in finances. Which, as
DR.. Sydnor stated, was very graft
flying to know He also compliment
ed the liberality of the people of his
congregation in glowing terms.
Mr.. Thos. R. Moore received last
week the announcement of the death
of an aunt, Mrs. Virginia McMechen,
wife of Mr.. William Mead McMechen
and daughter of the late Thomas R.
Rutherford. Mrs. McMechen was
also sister of Mrs. Cleon Moore.
She died at Los Angeles, California.
Superintendent P. P. Nelson, of
he Halltown Paper Board Company
has moved his family from Charles
Town to the attractive new house
lust completed for him at Halltown.
The TrapneH house vacated by him
on South George street has been
taken by Sheriff ]. W. Gardner and
family, who moved from the st.
George Apartments.
Sager Brothers, the Ransom mer-
chants. who lost their stock by fire
Wednesday night of last week, have
bought the lot on which the wreck of
he store building stands and will re-
build. They have bought the lot
which fronts rs feet on Mildred
street from D. S. Hughes for $4,000.
The greater part of the brick walls
in the building wrecked by the fire, 1t
is thought, is not seriously inJurd,
and will be available for rebuilding.
The firm will have the building re-
stored and will resume business in it
as soon as the improvement can be
completed.
Robert H. Fox, a prosperous and
well-to-do colored farmer of the
county, died at his home on the road
from Bardane to Kearneysville Tues
day, aged As years. His health had
been impaired for some time and
about year ago, he quit farming in
order to take treatment at tubercu-
losis sanatorium. He had returned
from the sanatorium only day or
two before his DEATH 1nheriting
small property from his father, the
late John Fox, he improved and in
creased his holdings so that at the
time of his death he owned well i'm
proved farm with a thrifty orchard
of twelve to fifteen acres on 1T. He
leaves a widow and one child.
Mr.. B. H. Riddleberger has opened
new store for the exclusive hand
ling of floor coverings in the ST.
| George Building adjoining his Dry
| Goods Store on Washington street.
The stock includes carpets, drug
gets, rugs, mating, oil cloth, linoi-
cum, congoleums, stair carpets and
window shades, with all the accesso-
ries that are needed with such stock.
Mr.. Riddleberger is favorably
known to the people of the county,
having been proprietor of a dry
goods and shoe store in Charles Town
for the past ten years. In his new
venture making a speciality of floor
coverings, he is confident of with
I In
towns, and only asks an opportunlt.
20 show goods and compare prices
The new store will in no way affec'