Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-11-14
LOCAL BRIEFS.


ranging to put tarvia on the street,
this week.
Messrs. Conklyn Brothers have in
stalled hot water heating plant If
the dwelling and store property Of
Mr.. William T. Ramey
Mr.. w. E. Bailey has improved
the Central Garage building, and the
properties of Mr.. j. w. Fritts and
Mr.. Bagent with handsome coat OF
stucco.
Miss Bette Barnhart died at the
County Infarmary last Sunday night
aged 80 years. Her body will be in
tered in Elmwood Cemetery, Shep-
herdstown on Tuesday.
The weather has been so mild this
Fall that the Christmas Flower ''The
Poinsetta" is now in full bloom. If
the weather permits, there will be
several taken to the Presbyterian
Church on Thanksgiving Day.
Subscribe for stock now in the
fifth series of the Jefferson Perma-
nent Building Association. Prefer
ence in the matter of loans will be
given to stockholders who hand in
their names at once.
Several Government men have
painted in large white letters the
words Charles Town" on the roof
of the Jefferson Garage to direct
aerial men on their route from
Washington to Dayton, Ohio, carry
ing U. S. mail.
The Charles Town High School
was transferred to their new quar-
tiers in the Undertake residence
property last week. Laboratory fix
lures and other equipment were
moved on Tuesday, election day. Six
rooms including a laboratory room
are being used in the new location.
We are sorry to note the serious
illness of Mr.. VIM. T. Elliott, keeper
of the Jefferson County Infirmary
near Leetown. He has been sick for
some time past, and is now confined
to his bed most of the time, having
but little use of his limbs. His i'll
ness was caused by high blood pres
sure.
The "Mauretania" arrived safely
on November IL at Plymouth, Eng
land, with the following passengers
from America: Misses Elsie Murphy,
Sara Coe, Helen Marten and Mary
Porterfeld. All the above persons
are natives of Charles Town with
the exception of Miss Marten, who is
from New York.
Fire destroyed the barn and other
outbuildings on the farm of Mr..
Forrest Buckles, near Halltown, last
Saturday night about O'Clock, to-
gether with machinery, implements,
&C., and large part of his corn
crop. 1t is not known how it caught.
The Charles Town firemen respond
ed to the call, but did not arrive in
time to save the buildings.
Road Supervisor VIM. M. Burns
has had a new concrete bridge built
over the run at Flowing Spring on
the Duffields road. The new bridge
is wider than the old wooden struc-
ture that really INSTRUCTED the road
at that point, and conforms well to
the other improvements that have
been made on that road this summer.
Messrs. S. w. Washington, Trus-
tee, and Forrest w. Brown, Frank l..
Bushong and Geo. M. Beltzhoover,
Jr., last Saturday sold at public sale
the Fleming Farm, known as Spring
Dale" situated about four miles
northwest of Charles Town, and con-
30 O00 70 Nv N
zendanner at a bid of S68.25 per
acre.
The Jackson-Perks Post of the
American Legion accepted an invi-
tation from the Post at Winchester,
Va, to attend celebration there on
Armistice Day, last Saturday,. They
will hold heir annual oyster and
meat supper on Thursday and Friday
nights November 16 and II in Rouss
Memorial Hail. The public is asked
to keep these dates in mind and
make no other engagements for those
nights.
The Washington Star of Wednes-
day published photographs of Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Reed, who were
married in Charles Town so years
ago, Mrs. Reed being daughter of
the late w. l.. Hedges, of this place.
The couple celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary last week at the
home of their son, E. G. Reed, 239
Ninth St., Northeast, Washington.
They have seven children, sixteen
grandchildren and one great-grand-
child.
j. William Kline, a world war vet
eran of this county, is taking treat
ment in the Walter Reed Hospital in
Washington. Mr.. Kline's health has
not been robust since returning from
the war, though he has been able to
work the greater part of the time un-
til the last few months. He was in
the 168th Infantry of the 42nd
Division in France, and saw much
active service there in 1918.
Tense has further preliminary legal
of venue application fails.
The Red Cross Community House
is constantly called upon to relieve
cases of need-both in the town ano
county. This promises to be hard
winter, is it not better to have cases
carefully investigated and intelli
gently helped? A small amount OF
money often tides over a family
where there is sickness or trouble
If there are no available funds tc
help cases and they go from bad to
worse the burden falls upon the
county with great loss of self-respect
to the family. A small annual pay
ment from every citizen able to con
tribute, gives the Red Cross sufficient
! funds to meet these emergencies.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
passenger trains which were Cancelled
during the railroad strike last sum
mer have been restored to the
schedule of the Shenandoah division
between Harpers Ferry and Stras
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