Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-01-17
LOCAL BRIEFS.


and will be addressed by Miss Netti,
Aglionby.
There will be an examination helt
in Charles Town February IL, fo,
the position of Postmaster at Shep
herdstown.
Messrs. Frank B. Robinson, Logai
B. Shut, f. E. Furr and Charlie,
Crane attended the Meeting of tn,
Virginia Horticultural Society a
Richmond last week.
Married in Hagerstown, Md. or
December 18th, at st. Paul's M. f
Church, by Rev. F. R. Bayley, Mr.
Earl Engle and Miss Mary Gageby
both of Engle, w. Va.
A little daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Kelly, Jr., on Jan.
uary 8, and the next day daughte,
arrived in the family of County Sur.
veyor and Mrs. j. j. Skinner.
The Spirit of jefferson office has
installed two-horse power electric
motor, which with its already splen.
did equipment, makes it one of the
best equipped and most up-to-date
printing offices in this section.
A supper will be given in the Odd
Fellows Hall at Shenandoah junction
Friday evening, January %, under
the auspices of the Patrons League
for the benefit of the school piano
fund. Supper will be 25 cents, with
coffee 80 cents. Ice cream and cake
Is cts.
A concert in Pittsburgh was en-
joyed in the home of Mr.. w. w.
Lloyd in Charles Town a few nights
ago. The music was very distinct
and was heard through the medium
of the wireless outfit that is operated
by Lawrence Lloyd, a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lloyd, who has become an
adept in handling wireless messages.
The Corporation election held in
Ransom on January 5, resulted, as
follows: Ben c. Roberts was elect
ed mayor and Herman Bush, re-
corder. Five councilmen were
chosen as follows: George A. Whit
more, C. B. Printz, Nathan D. Fell
ers, William H. Whitmore, and Geo.
w. Anderson. There were ten can
didates in the contest for council.
Miss Gertie Allen, sister of the
late James M. Allen, of this county,
died January 2, at her home at
Gainesville, Prince William county,
Va. She was daughter of the late
Edmond Allen, formerly of this
county. Of a family of thirteen
children there are but two left, Miss
Matte Allen, of Fauquier county,
Va, and Miss Rosie Allen, of Gaines
vile.
One of the improvements planned
by the Presbyterians of Charles
Town is a large addition to the
chapel at the rear of the church
building. The architects plans for
the improvement have not been ap-
proved as yet, though it is definitely
settled that the present chapel will
be practically doubled in size. The
addition will be built to the rear of
the present structure. In the base
men of it, rooms will be fitted up for
the social features of church life.
The enlargement of the building has
become necessary because of the in
crease in Sunday School attendance.
Work on the addition will be done
the coming spring and summer.
Additional Improvement is to be
put on the already deliberately i'm
proved farm of C. F. Wall at Altoona,
one mile west of Charles Town. In
the spring he will have brick adj
dition built to the large brick barn
on the place, making the building
twice its present size. The new part
will be as feet by 100 feet, and will
have two drive ways and three mows.
A new bank barn, SO by rs feet
with Is feet to the square will be
erected by James Grantham on the
Tudor Hall farm near Middleway.
The frame for it is being sawed in
the timber on Mr.. Grantham's farm.
Fred NJ. Myers. contractor, of Mid
dleway, will build the Grantham barn
and do the wood work on the big barn
at Altoona.
James A. Stephens, sentenced to
jail for six months at the September
term of the Jefferson Circuit Court,
on a confession for carrying con-
cealed weapon after having been
acquitted of the murder of Catherine
Littleton of Bolivar, on March 10, of
last year, has been released from
jail He had completed little more
than half of his term when Governor
Morgan paroled him. In the order
paroling the prisoner, the Governor
says that Stephens will be allowed
his freedom so long as he conducts
himself as a peaceable and law-abld-
ing citizen. Any violation of the
law, the Governor will consider an
infraction of his parole, and
Stephens will be remanded to Jail
to serve out his sentence.
The Jefferson County Telephone
Company is assembling large num-
Der of new poles on the lot back OF
the Charles Town pOstoffice, IN pre-
paration for replacing old poles with
them wherever needed. A preserva-
tive treatment will be given the new
poles before they are planted, the
high cost of them making such treat
ment necessary. Set in the ground
without any preservative treatment
pole will last from ten to eighteen
years. Experience shows that they
decay at the surface of the ground
and just above and below the sur
face, faster than anywhere else
Manager Getzendanner has bought 9
preparation of creosote with which
each pole will be coated one or more
times where decay infiicts its first
ravages. 1t is confidently expected
that the treatment will prolong the