Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-04-04

Day at the Charles Town Hospital
on Saturday, April 8.
Mr.. w. A. Dunn has moved from
near Summit Point to the Dalgarn
farm of the Dutterer heirs near
town.
Miss Bette Mcmahon has bought
from Mr.. Henry McGolrick, his life
interest in house and lot on Hare
wood ave.
Miss Ruth Reininger, who has
been patient at the Charles Town
Hospital for the past five weeks re-
turned to her home today.
Mrs. N. F. holland had a very
pretty millinery opening last Thurs
day, displaying the latest models in
Spring Hats to a large crowd of visi-
tors.
The fiends of Mrs. S. H. Lands
will be pleased to learn that she has
sufficiently recovered from her re-
cent operation to be removed to her
home from the Charles Town Hospit-
al, and is now getting along nicely.
For the entertainment of those
who like to travel, the Hospital Aux
iliary will conduct a "Trip Around
the World" Date to be announced
later. A similar entertainment was
held here in 1917 with marked sue
cess.
On April 25th and 18th the Hos
pital Auxiliary will serve Dinner and
Supper in the Rouss Hall for the
benefit of the Hospital. Dinner 75c;
Supper so cents.
Mrs. E. B. Reed, President.
The Birmingham Sales Company
of the Potomac, with headquarters
in Washington, are now putting the
magnificent Birmingham No. Axle
Car on the Market, and expect to
have a man in charge of this terri
tory shortly.
Washington Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, colored,
adjourned Monday in Clarksburg.
The Conference assigned Rev. W. II.
Whitefield to Charles Town; w. H.
Kent to Harper's Ferry; and ]. ].
Ceacel TO lnWOOu.
Mr.. N. S. Boxwell, a former resi-
dent of Charles Town, who has been
employed in Baltimore for several
years past, has rented the Hopkins
property, a half mile east of town
and will live there with his family
the coming year.
Special Commissioners Porterfeld
and Beckwith have sold at public
auction the real estate of the late
Harriet Howard, consisting of a
house and lot of four acres located
at Franklintown, near Rippon. Ar
thur Howard was the purchaser at
a bid of $500.
A Rummage Sale where a multi
tude of donated articles will be sold
to the highest bidder will be con-
Quoted by a committee of Oakland
Sunday School at Mt. Hope school
house on Friday night, April Z.
Engle Brothers will be the auc-
tioneers. No; the auction is not all
on the program. Before, during and
after it is over, you viii have an
opportunity to buy ice cream and
other dainties.
Mr.. Robert B. Wright who married
Mrs, Annie J. Eyster, of Charles
Town, was injured in an automobile
collision at the intersection of the
Williamsport and Greencastel pixies
in Washington county, Md, on Tues
day. Mrs. Chas. E. Moore, daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Wright, with her two
small children, was in the Wright car
at the time and all were more OF less
shocked Mr.. Wright suffered
broken rib and other injuries. The
other car in the collision was from
Cumberland, Md, and was seriously
wrecked.
he Miller Lumber Company has
closed negotiations for the purchase
Of SO acres of standing timber on
the Gap View farm owned by John
| @. Aghouby, and located within che
mile IF Shenandoah Junction. The
| timber purchased comprises two
tracts, one of Is acres and the other
Of 35 acres. Turning this timber
| into marketable lumber will be the
| jcb of the Miller Company the COM
/ ing summer. Most of the larger
pieces from the saw mill will be
shipped to Port Reading, New Jersey
for use in wharf construction.
A movement having for its object
the establishment of a public library
in Charles Town has been started by
the Woman's Club. The club MEM
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support of the public in general. Do
nations of books or cash will be
gratefully received by the library
committee of which Mrs. H. H. Nc
Cormick is chairman. 1t is the pur-
, pose of the club to start on small
, scale just as soon as a suitable To-
cation can be found, and enlarge
from time to time until the town has
a library that all its people may be
proud of.
The State Road Commission has
entered formal order indicating
, sections of new roads in the state
which have been taken over fol-
. maintenance by the Commission
Included in the order are two pro
/, jects in this county. One section lies
between the Charles Town and Boil.
var corporation lines, estimated
length $3.50 miles. The other is
three-mile section on the Berryville
pike beginning at the southern limits
of the Charles Town corporation
Both sections are designated as pene-
I tration macadam in the order.
Mr.. L. Kirk Hardesty, well known
, as live stock dealer in this county
died at the home of his daughter
Mrs. Edward w. Myers, near Swar
Pond, Berkeley county, March 70
in the 18th year of his age. Poses
sing qualities that endeared hin
! socially to wide circle of friends
Mr.. Hardesty will be missed, and ms
passing away regretted. He was
4 Confederate veteran having enlisted
in military company from Clarke
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