Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-03-21
LOCAL BRIEFS.

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rest.
Mrs. S. H. Lands is convaleseing
nicely from an operation undergone
at the Charles Town Hospital last
Wednesday.
Miss Rose Nelson Mason and Miss
Frances Moore will open a Coffee
Shop on April "a, on the lower floor
of the Sadler Building. Lunches
served from IL to 2.
T. w. Stonesifer, the Charles
Town merchant, who became indis-
posed from a cold two weeks ago.
was stricken with pneumonia. He is
reported to be better.
C. E. Renard, national lecturer for
the Modern Woodmen of America.
will deliver lecture in the Court
House Friday evening, March "a, at
8 o'clock. No admission charge, and
everybody is invited.
Circle No. 8, of the Woman's Aux
iliary will hold a Tea and sale of
attractive Easter cards in the Pres
byterian Chapel on Wednesday af-
ternoon, April 9Th, 1922, from 8 80
to $50.
The Jefferson County Court held a
session last Friday and Saturday
taking testimony in the case of
closing road between the Hopkins
and Mason lands and considering the
details of establishing a free ferry at
Mannings.
Miss Lucille Webster, member of
the third class, Charles Town High
School is victim of typhoid fever
from which she has been suffering
for three weeks. Her condition is
improving, and it is now believed
she will be out soon.
Messrs. W. E. Rinard and H. Lloyd
Jones, of Mt. Savage, Md, have made
APPLICATION to the Public Service Com
mission of West Virginia for a per-
nit to operate bus line from Har-
pers Ferry to Winchester, via of
Charles Town and Berryville.
Miss Ruth Reininger suffering
from an abscess on her shoulder, has
undergone a second operation at the
Charles Town Hospital. The first
operation was performed three weeks
ago when she entered the hospital. /
Her condition has improved.
Judge Wilbur H. Thomas held
Court in the Court House
yesterday morning. In the case of
W. Ralph Buns, Bankrupt, sale of
real estate was ordered. In the case
of the Standard Tie and Timber Co.,
sale of real estate was ordered and
Distribute nmade.
DR.. J. B. Chamberlin, Optometrist,
of Martinsburg, will be at Hotel
Jefferson, Wednesday, March 20,
from 10 a. m. to p. m. He will
be glad to make careful examina- +,
ton Of your eyes, using the very
latest methods. He will furnish
glasses if necessary. J.
Mr. T. Wilmer Clipp is making ar
to erect a new mill for
the purpose in grinding corn, &C.,
Mechanicstown. The site has a fine
water power, and the steel water
wheel which through the fire unin-
jured when the old mill burned sew
eral years ago, can be utilized.
We return thanks to Peter Brooks,
the well-known fish man for a
liberal supply of fresh herring.
Peter has the fish, and if you want
fish of any kind at any time, summer
or winter, in season and out of
season, you can get them by calling
him on the phone or calling at his
place on West Washington street.
Rev. Goodwin Frazer and Mr.. w.
c. Clipp represented the Charles
Town Baptist Church at a council of
Baptist pastors and laymen in Mar
tinsburg March 20. The council was
called to consider the fitness of Mr..
G, B. Stansbury for ordination to the
ministry of the gospel, at the
Instance of the Second Baptist
Church of Martinsburg.
Arrests have been made for turn
ing to the left in the Circle in Ran
son recently. Motorists should be
careful to observe the rules and go
around the Circle to the right, and
not go to the left even when intend
ing to turn off the first street lead
ing to the left from the Circle. The
law requires that they go all the way
around to the right,
Two dogs that have been raiding
the sheep pens of Huyett Brothers
and C. D. Snyder, south of town al
most weekly for the past six weeks
were caught Wednesday night by II.
II. Huyett, who enclosed his pen with
an extra wire fence, making it
difficult for the dogs to get out. The
dogs were shot to death. The
Messrs Huyett have lost over 80
sheep and lambs killed or manned by
dogs.
The American Legion Auxiliary at
their monthly meeting in March
elected their officers for the year
1922 as follows: Mrs. John Por-
terfeld, President; Mrs. w. A. Ma
comb, Vice-President; Mrs. c. 7.
Shugart, Secretary; Mrs. Clyde Rus
sell, Treasurer; Mrs. H. c. Getzen-
danner, Historian; Mrs. Frank Web
ster, Chaplain. The Auxiliary meets
4 the second Monday of each month at
the Legion House at s p. m. Any
one eligible for membership is
earnestly requested to join.
Rev. T. NJ. Swami, of the Charles
Town NJ. E. Church, South, will
leave this week to attend the Annual
Conference of the church in Wash
tington Mr.. Swami has been pas
tor of this charge for the past three
. years, and has become very popular
with tn epeople here, regardless OF
denomination, and we believe it is
the earnest unanimous wish of his
congregation that he be sent back
for another year. His record here
/ is splendid one, and we hope he vii
return to continue the good woorl
I for another year.
. Miss Clara Evans, lifelong resi-
dent of the county, passed away at
Martinsburg hospital March 13, he