Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-11-07
LOCAL BRIEFS.

more, on November LIST, a little
daughter.
Mr.. r. l.. Daley is improving his
residence on Second avenue by re
modelling and pebble-dashing it.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs
John J. Walters at their home in
Ransom on Saturday, October 9th.
Mr.. C. w. Clymer is putting up
the ornamental plaster ceiling in the
new NJ. E. Church, at Keyser, w.
Va.
Mr.. ]. H. FRITZ is making prepa-
ration to have his residence on First
avenue treated to a coat of pebble
dash.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Rom
emus, at their home in Ransom, on
Wednesday, October 18th, fine
eight pound son.
The regular meeting of the
Woman's Club will be held at the
Community House at three o'clock,
Thursday afternoon, November 9th.
The splendid Piano being used in
in the Presbyterian Church during
their Special Meeting is BRA
miller" and from Mr.. w. H. Wag-
ner's Music Store.
Hon. NJ. M. Neeley, Democratic
Candidate for United States Sena-
tor, addressed a large and enthusiast
tic audience at the Court House in
Charles Town last Friday night.
A fire alarm was sounded about
noon to-day, caused by blaze from
an oil stove at the Charles Town
Inn. Fortunately it was extinguish-
ed before a great deal of damage
was done.
Mr.. Harry Barr added greatly to
the music playing the violin at the
Christian Endeavor in the Presbyter-
ian Chapel and also in the Presby-
terian Church services on Sunday
night.
Subscribe for stock now in the
fifth series of the Jefferson Perma-
nent Building Association. Prefer
ence in the matter of loans will be
given to stockholders who hand in
their names at once.
Mrs. Charles Dillon died at her
home at Keystone after a lingering
illness of tuberculosis. She leaves a
husband and five small children to
mourn her death. She was laid to
rest in Manning cemetery.
On Friday evening, Nov. 10, at Z
o'clock in the Methodist Chuch at
| Millville there will be services in
commemoration of the signing of the
Armistice. All ex-soldiers are invit-
ed to hear Rev. j. r. Jacobs, of
Martinsburg, who served in the A
E. F. Special music. The old A.
E. f. songs will be sung. The Ladies
Aid will hold an oyster supper in the
basement of the church Immediately
after the services. A general good
time for ALL Come, bring your
| friends.
Two men both of whom had "op-
Grated" in this county were indicted
| in the Federal Court at Wheeling last
week James A. Coalson who i'm
personated a revenue officer and
teeced ten dollars each from several
merchants at Summit Point by sell
ing them a book wherein to keep an
account of their sales was one of the
men who will have to stand trial for
| the offense Coalson is said to be
from Fairmont when not on the
road. All of his victims regard him
as a smooth operator. Among the
ioA indicted L
miner who spent the greater part
of the past summer in Charles Town
attending court trials here. The in
dictment charged him with sending
an obscene letter to a man at Blair,
w. Va.
The County Lunacy Commission
examined into the mental condition
of S. E. Grove, former newspaper
correspondent of Harpers Ferry, on
last Saturday, week, and issued an
order that he be committed to the
State Hospital at Weston Deputy
Sheriff George Link and Constable
| Crowl accompanied the patient to
Weston. Mr.. Grove was confined in
st. EliZabeth's Hospital in Washing
ton for several months, having been
committed there in July on his being
taken into custody at the Union Sta
ton when he exhibited indications of
mental disorder. 1t will be recalled
that man who died suddenly in a
| Washington hotel about that time
was mistaken for Mr.. Grove who
without the knowledge of any of his
friends had been sent to the hospi-
tai. The stranger was identified as
Mr.. Grove. His body was taken to
| Keedysville, Md, where members of
the Grove family attended the
obsequies, and witnessed the inter
ment, all the while believing that
the body committed to earth was
that of their kinsman In less than
a week the man whose funeral they
had attended was a stranger and
that S. E. Grove was in a Washing
ton Hospital
i HAVE YOU A BAD BACK?
IF You Have, the Statement of this
Charles Town Resident Will
Interest You.
Does your back ache, night and
day;
Hinder work; destroy your rest?
Does it stab you through and
through
When you stoop or lift or bend?
I'll linen your kidneys NAV he weak