Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-11-21
LOCAL BRIEFS.

met at Mrs. James Shirley's on Fri
day afternoon last.
Mr.. J. w. Smith has improved his
property on West Washington street
with a new front porch.
Mr. R. L. Tharpe has built an ad-
! dition to his house on West Liberty
street and handsomely improved the
same.
MIR. Milton Barsell has installed a
handsome three-light street lamp in
front of his ice cream parlor on
Washington street.
The report that the Hurwftz
Creamery Company has closed its
plant in Charles Town is a mistake,
as the plant is still running.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the
Presbyterian Church will mold their
usual sale of articles suitable for
Christmas gifts, on Friday, December
eighth, at the Chapel from three to
six o'clock.
st. Hilda's Hall Junior Auxiliary
BAZAAR
Monday, November II,
At 1880 p. M.
Friends and Patrons of the School
are invited.
DIR. J. B. Chamberlin, Optometrist,
Martinsburg, will be at Hotel JET
ferson, Wednesday, November 20,
from 10 A. NJ, to p. M. See him
and have your eyes examined.
Glasses will De furnished if neces-
sary
Henry Birkitt, of Charles Town,
stands even with the leaders in the
baltimore American Subscription
contest, with $4,000 votes, and
hopes to increase this materially at
once. He is the only contestant in
j etrerson County, SO SEND him your
or renewal at once, and
help secure one of the fine touring
cars for jefferson County.
Manager Henson has substituted
kerosene for coal in operating his
heating plant at the Charles Town
Opera House. An oil burning equip
ment consisting OF SIX burners has
been installed IN the furnace. Inc
new equipment has already been In
use long enough to test it. Mr.. Hen
son is confident that oil Will prove
Just as efficient as coal In generating
neat in the radiators, and will cost
less than coal.
Bird men in aerial route across the
country are no longer 10 be lett III
aoubt about the location OF Charles
Town. In letters SIX feet high, The
words Charles IoWn, w. Va, nave
been painted on the root OF the
j ea erson Garage, so that ne who flies
may read. Above the words an I'M
mehse arrow pointing due north has
Deen painted win the letter N. TO In
alcate the direction. Inc palnung
Va. suone by men from the air sta
tIUns about Washington.
George Is. Lohinbarger, aged II
years, d naJlVe Oh Inls County, anu
Ior the greater part OF ms lie,
resident OF the Snepnerdstown vlcln-
lUy, was struck by an engine on the
kallroad, III the yaros
at Cumbo, near -MartInsburg, Tues
day morning. His death followed In
a few minutes. Mr.. Coffinbarger
was employed in the freight yard at
Cumbo, and was on his way to work
when the accident occurred. Being
quite deaf, he failed to hear the en-
glne that struck him. He is sur
vived by the one son, one grandson,
George W. Coffinbarger, also OF
Martinsburg, and one brother, j. w.
Cotfinbarger, of Jefferson county.
The old Hawks Coach Factory,
now occupied as garage by Messrs.
Clipp and Callan, has undergone
so as to be COM
pletely disguised. Stucco has been
put on the front and west sides max
ing an improvement that is pleasant
to look upon, though the building
bears no longer any resemblance to
the church property it once was. I'm
til 70 years ago, the stone In the
walls of this building were in the
located in what is now the grave
yard lot at the corner of Congress
street and the Berryville pike.
When it was moved the builders en-
deavored to reproduce the church
building on the new site. The stucco
effaces much of its resemblance to
the old church.
The Norfolk & Western Railway
has put two more trains on this divi-
sion-second thirteen and second
fourteen, which follow the regular
trains about a half hour. This has
been made necessary by the heavy
express business. The first section,
that is, regular thirteen and fourteen
carry mail, passengers and baggage,
and the instructions to the railroad
employees are that these trains must
be run through on time If it can
possibly be done. The second sec
tons are devoted to the express bust
ness almost exclusively, though a
passenger coach is attached and pas
|sengers who have missed connections
are carried from terminals and june
ton points. The express business
had gotten too heavy to be handled
by the regular trains, which were
nearly always late, and the extras
will likely be continued until after
Christmas, at least.
Mr., R. Vincent Mcdonald, a well
known farmer of the county, died
suddenly on Sunday, November IL,
at his home at Walper's Cross Roads.
He was i'll only a few hours from
acute Indigestion. Deceased leaves
widow, four sons and three daugh-
ters. His funeral was held on Tues
day, the interment being in Elmwood
Cemetery, Shepherdstown. On Mon
day morning, Mr.. McDonald's sister,
Mrs. George Hogue passed away at
her home at Summit Point, death
coming after a months illness. Only
few days before her death the
brother who preceded her to the
grave by one day visited her, he al
that time being in apparently good
health. Mrs. Hogue was II wears