Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-06-21
LOCAL BRIEFS.

and Harpers Ferry, and between Hall
town and Blacks store, has been oil
ed and opened for traffic, which doe.
away with the detour by Island Parl
to Harpers Ferry.
DR.. J. B. Chamberl;n, Optometrist
of Martinsburg, will be at Hotel JEFF
farson Wednesday, June 10Th, from
10 a. m. to p. m. He will be pre-.
pared to examine your eyes and fur.
nish glasses if necessary. .
A boy baby was added to the fam
lily of Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Alger in
Ransom a few days ago. Mr.. anc
Mrs. Alger are now the parents of q
Rooseveltian family, the children
numbering an even dozen-eigh,
boys and four girls.
An alarm of fire was caused or
Sunday afternoon by the kitchen al
the residence of Mrs. o. M. Darling.
ton on West Washington street
catching fire from the stove. The
fire companies responded promptly
but fortunately not much damage
was done.
! Retailers of soft drinks and pro.
prietors of hotels, boarding houses
and restaurants should keep in mind
the increase in license fees that must
be paid at or before the beginning OF
the next license year, July 1. If you
want license notify the County Clerk
at once.
/ Died, at the residence of her par
ents, in Charles Town, Martha Mar.
gle, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. S. B.
/ Willis, aged A months. Funeral SER
vices were held at the house last Fri
day morning, Rev. T. NJ Swami in
charge. Interment in Edge Hill
Cemetery.
The Perfection Garment Company
will enlarge their plant in Ransom
shortly by the erection of brick adj
dition 40 by 60 feet, which will en-
able them to double their capacity
and working force, which they will
do as soon as they can get into the
new building.
Two Jefferson County boys were in
the graduating classes at the West
Virginia University which were
awarded diplomas at Morgantown.
Raleigh P. Moler, of Harpers Ferry
District was given a Bachelor of
Science degree while Ernest E. Higgs
of Charles Town, won B. S. degree
in agriculture.
Little Edward Spinks, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Spinks, had one of
his fingers cut off last Friday morn
ing. He was sent down to Mr.. C. O.
Willey's store, and upon seeing the
coffee grinder running, he stuck his
finger in it before it had stopped,
which was ground off. DR.. B. F.
Haines gave him surgical attention.
Mr.. Zeph Bane, one of the oldest
residents of the county, making his
home with his son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Cal P Brown, four
miles northwest of town is suffering
from whooping cough, with all the
symptoms that would affect a child
ten years of age when attacked by
the disease He will be 81 years old
in September.
Messrs. Berger and Robinson, we'll
known Merchants of Millvile, have
bought out the stock of the Rodrick
Grocery Company in Charles Town,
and will conduct business there
This firm has built up a good business
at Millville by fair dealing and uni
form courtesy, and we have no doubt
will merit liberal share of the public
patronage at their new location in
Charles Town.
Messrs. J. NJ. Trapnell and T. c..
Bowling had a head-on collision on
the Harper's Ferry pike about 8
o'clock last Sunday night, but for
tunately both escaped serious injury,
although their cars were badly dam
aged. The accident was caused by
Mr. Bowling being compelled to bear
to the right just before attempting to
pass Mr.. Trapnell in order to avoid
striking a man who was walking on
the pike.
Mr.. Claiborne Latimer, a Charles
Town boy has been chosen on the fac
ulty of Swarthmore College, at
Swarthmore, Pa, where he will have
charge of the department of Mathe-
MATES. Coming out of the war
against Germany in which he served
in the aviation branch of the army,
he entered the University of Chicago,
and graduated in June, 1920. The
past year he was in the postgraduate
classes at Chicago, specializing in
mathematics.
Announcement has been made by
w. l.. Greer, of Wheeling, of the en-
gagement of his sister, Miss Eleanor
A. Greer to Rev. R. E. L. Strider,
formerly of Jefferson county, now
rector of St. Matthew's Protestant
| Episcopal Church, Wheeling. Miss
Greer is a member of one of the old
est and most prominent families of
1 Wheeling. The date of their we'd
ding has not been set. Rev. Mr..
Strider is widower, his first wife
having died few months after their
marriage several years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Eugene Barr, of
! Washington, formerly of Charles
Town, announce the engagement of
their daughter, Katherine, to Hugh S.
Kearfott, of Martinsville, Va. Both
the bride and groom-elect are well
known, she being the granddaughter
of Capt. j. Morgan Sencindiver and
he the grandson of ]. Baker Kear-
fott. Miss Barr is sister of Lieut..
f. Osman Barr, of the Aviation Sec
ton, U. S. A., stationed at Minola
during the World War, being one of
the four U. S. Caproni pilots and who
made a number of remarkable trips
from Minola to Washington with the
late Captain Risnoti. Mr.. Kearfott
is a druggist, a son of the hate
\ Clarence r. Kearfott. He recently
fell heir to his fathers large and well
established business at Martinsville
Va. in which he is now actively en-
gagged. Miss Barr is also a grand
daughter Of Mrs. A. d. Barr, OF
Charles Town.
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