Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-01-03
LOCAL BRIEFS.

subscriptions up for the new year.
We return thanks to Washington,
Alexander & Cooke for handsome
calendars.
Miss Cicely Alexander gave an i'm.
promptu dance to her friends on last
Tuesday hight.
Master Frank S. Harrison, Jr. en-
tertained his little friends with a
party last Friday afternoon.
An enjoyable dance was given by
the Young men in Rouss Hall on
Monday night after Christmas.
Miss May Shut gave an enjoyable
dance to her friends at her home at
Kabletown last Thursday night.
Miss Duval was Hostess at an af-
ternoon tea given to former pupils
of st. Hilda's Hall on last Friday.
The Independent Fire Company
will hold a Smoker in the Rouss Hall
on Thursday night, January 5, 1922.
A colored man named Nelson
Davis was knocked down and run
over by an automobile at Halltown
last week.
The New Year 1922 was ushered
in by the blowing of whistles, the
ringing of bells and paraders on the
streets with fife and drums.
Mr.. George Palmbaum underwent
a serious operation at the Charles
4ol Co .,r1n No.
Christmas, and has since been doing
nicely.
We return thanks to our old
friend, Mr.. F. G. Butler for case
of fine tropical fruit sent US from
Tampa, Florida, where he is in the
fruit business.
Willard Jenkins, son of Mr.. M. M.
Jenkins, fell off the fence at his
home and broke his arm and dislocat-
ed his shoulder one day last week.
DR.. Albin gave him surgical atten-
ton.
Mr.. Frank Hooe and Miss Annie
Lee Ramey were married at the
residence of Mr.. Ezra Campbell, in
Charles Town on the evening of
December 26, by Rev. Goodwin
Frazer.
Lawson Bolts Chapter U. D. c.,
will meet at the Misses Howell,
Tuesday, January 10th, at 1880 p.
NJ.
Hannah J. Howell, President.
Emma T. Brown, Secretary.
Mr.. ]. Albert Link has sold his
farm near Duffields containing $50
acres, to Mr.. N. w. Myers. Mr..
Myers has rented his Zoar farm to
Mr.. George Hough, and will make
sale of personal property March 8.
Mr.. B. R. Shugart has been ap-
pointed Chairman of the Ex-Service
Mems Woodrow Wilson Foundation
organization for Jefferson County.
Anyone wishing to contribute to this
worthy cause can hand in their do
nations to him.
A thief entered the home of Mr..
Edward F. Clipp, near Shenandoah
Junction, while the family was abb
sent and stole some cash, a few
cigars, a flash light and other art
icles. A colored man was seen in
possession of some of the articles
later and offered them for sale.
Mrs. Mary Kline, aged II years,
widow of the late Parran Kline, a
well known blacksmith Of this coun-
ty, died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Howard Dunn in Ransom, De-
cember %. She leaves two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Dunn and Miss Gertrude
Kline, both of the Charles Town
vicinity. Her funeral was held on
Sunday, December 25, services at
the Dunn home at 2 o'clock. Inter
ment in Edge Hill Cemetery.
Two men by the name of Mer-
chant and Arvin were arrested in
Brunswick, Md, on December 81,
and brought to Charles Town, charg-
ed with robbing the store of KILLERS
at Dutfields few days before, and
gave bail in the sum of $4,000 each
to appear before the next grand
jury. Part of the goods stolen from
Mr.. KILLER was found in the house
occupied by them. They were given
la hearing before Justice Sheetz.
We return thanks to the c.. L.
Robinson Ice and Cold Storage Cor.
poration for a large basket of fine
apples sent us for Christmas. This
has been a custom followed by the
genial and enterprising head of the
plant here for several years, and is
one that is much appreciated by the
editor. The Robinson Corporation
has one of the most completely
equipped and most modern plants II
this part of the county, and we wish
them much prosperity and continued
success.
The Charles Town Bottling Work.
of which Mr.. Gerald F. Conklyn i.
the enterprising proprietor, favored
the editor with a case of their choice
goods at Christmas, for which we re
turn thanks. The Charles Tow
Bottling Works have built up rep
utation for furnishing the very hes
goods in their line that can be pro
cured anywhere, at very REASONABLE
prices, that is unsurpassed in thi
territory, and we wish them nue.
prosperity in the years to come.
Mrs. Staubs, the young wife of MI
Douglass Staubs, near Middleway
was stricken with a fatal lines
while seated at he supper able wit
her husband and two children Tues
day evening, December 20, about
:, o'clock. In apparently norma
, health, she gave no warning of he
illness other than to raise her hand
to her face and fall over. Death
Z believed to have been instantanou'
A physicihn was called though afte
she had passed away. The docte
gave it as his opinion that her deaf
was due to acute Indigestion. Mr.
SCaubs was about 25 years OF ae
and was reared in the vicinity {
Harpers Ferry.