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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-04-29
MEMBERS OF LOCAL ORDER OF
JR. O. u. A. M. VISIT MARTINS
RIJRC COUNCIL. /.

On Monday night of this week, q
delegation of Charles Town Council
Jr. 8. U. A. M, consisting Of G. c.
Perks. r. L. Jackson, Edward Grove,
J. w. Kirby, C. E. Russell, VIM. Fell
lers. Ellis johnson, Edward Davis,
Marshall Edwards, G. w. Fellers,
Thomas Willingham, Edward Rey-
nolds. w. Zombro, Frank Qodson,
Wensell Mccormick, Walter Bussard.
RAYMOND Staubs, Kirby Prince and
TAYLOR Dodson, motored to Martins.
burg to attend special meeting OF
Martinsburg Council, and were highly
entertained by the Maccabee Musical
Club, with string music and quartet
singing. A great number of talks
were enjoyed by prominent men OF
Martinsburg, particularly on the High
School problem, which was of much
interest and very instructive. Fra
ternalism and its relation to the home
was presented by E. H. Palmer, State
Commander Of the Maccabees from
Clarksburg, w, Va. Refreshments
were served at late hour, which was
much enjoyed by all present.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-04-29
NEXT WEEK MUSIC WEEK.

Next week, May 3rd to 9th, is
National Music Week. Let us have
It period of Music of the People,
for the People, and by the People.
The ministers of the various churches
have been asked to observe it in some
way on Sunday evening Of May 3rd,
and there will also be Community
Singing Tuesday evening, May 5th,
at 1880, in the High School Auditor
ium, when all the familiar old songs
will be sung by all. Come and help
make it big success. Give more
thought to Music. Ii is the only art
that is taken 70 Heaven.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-04-29
MACCABEES VISIT CHARLES
TOWN.

Officers of the Maccabee organiza-
ton, consisting of N. R. Sharp, T. E.
Norris. and J. w. Davis. all of Clarks-
burg, w. Va, arrived in Charles
Town Tuesday, of this week, and i'm
mediately began activities to establish
a local organization here. DIR. A. o
Albin, and DIR. B. F. Haines were the
first to sign the Charter list for the
local Lodge, and will act as local
officials of the Examing Board. The
Maccabee headquarters invite each
and every local citizen to call and
meet the officials, who will explain in
detail what the Maccabee programme
is, what they have done in the past as
years, and what they are doing NOW.
All white American Citizens between
the ages of Is and so years. who are
socially, morally and physically quail
fled can gain admission for a 49, 90
Charter Fee. The officers advise that
they are getting up class of 5000
candidates for initiation in Washing
ton, D. c., July goth, and the first
week of the campaign TOT applica-
lions were received. Join the 5000
Class and learn all about Americas
Strongest Fraternal BENEFICIARY As
ISOLATION, with $4,000, 100000 assets
and about 10000 decorated automo-
biles, which will parade the highways,
enroute to Washington from each
and every State in the Union. and the
dominion of Canada to witness the
5000 class initiation.
1t is surprising to know that
$16O,O00 of Maccabee money has
been distributed to 1900 widows and
orphans in and around Charles Town,
and yet, the citizens Of our town and
community knew but little about
from whence it came The officers
state that the local organization will
be completed within the next ten
DAYS.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-04-29
rich Items.

/ {. James Catholic
4 Sunday, Mass 80 a.
Endsg 1880 a. m.
/ Unite. a missionary on
IT, ii States, delivered an
Il, e. - he Women's Aux
Presbyterian chapel
fternOOn.
|va,neay conducted the
4 hI Fl,n,ijseopal Church last
/ 0 . bs.l of the Rector
EH Goodwin, who i is at
Tn at Nashville, Tenn
- White, Missionary
tsebed in the Charles r
- Church last Sun
4 q = talk 4 at Beulah in the
f. pastor, Rev. DIR. G.
In En- conduct services as
bnday.
H. Frazer, the pastor
r. 's' Charles Town Bap-
II Sunday. The pas,
Euct services as usual
.M f. Church, South.
il School was largely at
morning, and many
|were added to the en-
pev E. A. Roades,
| large congregation at
worship hour. In the
| 3 o'clock, he preached
Infirmary. At 80
| ebed to a large eongre-
4 subject. Is there a
qo From this theme
bught a good lesson.
ling this Wednesday
$50.
Bay morning, Sunday
q. An effort is being
6ake the attendance the
history of the school.
hre urged to be present
hing a new one.
axt Sunday morning at
in the evening at
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-04-29
Local News.

Mr.. George Mock has painted a
handsome sign on the window of the
Central Restaurant, on Washington
street.
William Douglas, colored, was tried
bfore Justice Shugart last Saturday.
and sentenced TO six months in jail
for carrying a pistol.
The Woman's Club will hold
spring flower exhibit at the Parish
House, April 80, from 8 80 to 5 p NJ.
All who are interested are cordially
invited to be present.
The Bee-Line Chapter, N. S. D. A.
R., will meet with Mrs. Mary Guy
Wilson, Monday, May 4th, at P. NJ.
Miss Ella Gibbs Starry, Cor. See'y.
Mrs. D. w. Border, Regent.
Lawson Bolts Chapter, u. D. c.,
will meet at the home of the Misses
Turner Tuesday, May 9Th, at 7:30
p. M.
Hannah j. Howell, President.
Emma V. Brown. Sec'y.
Mr.. Harry J. Cain, of Buckhanon,
w. Va, has accepted a position with
c. w. Brown, jewelers.. Mr.. Cain
comes to US highly recommended,
and has already entered on his duties
in his new position.
Aunt Fannie jackson. colored. aged
81 years, died at her home in Charles
I Town last Thursday. Funeral SER
vices were held at the Mt. Zion
Methodist Church on Saturday. Int
erment in Fairview Cemetery.
Paul Dorsey plead guilty to posses
sion of liquor before Justice Shugart
Monday, and was fined 500 and
costs, and given thirty days in Jail.
Dorsey was asleep with three and
half pints beside him up the race last
Sunday.
Two pieces of real estate were sold
at public sale in Charles Town last
Saturday by Frank Beckwith, Trus-
tee, the Appel property on the east
side of the Shenandoah river to
Homer L. Wood for $425, and lot
at Franklintown to Rev. John Ais
berry, at $135.
The Charles Town Lumber Com
pany is enlarging and remodeling the
mule stable for the Keystone Lime
stone Company, at Melville. Besides
building an addition to the stable, the
contractor is having concrete drain
age system laid, with oak flooring in
each of the stalls. The Improvement
is being made at cost of $4,000.
The Woman's Club will meet in the
Parish House Thursday afternoon,
April Both, at $50 o'clock There
will be an exhibit of spring flowers.
wild and cultivated, in which every
one is invited to participate. A prize
is awarded the Junior Auxiliary of
the Club for the best single flowers
or collection of flowers. All exhibits
must be at the Parish House before
IL o'clock Thursday, in care of Mrs.
Robert Browse, the chairman.
Alburtis Spencer a retired business
man, widely known in the section alb
out Harpers Ferry, died April II at
the home of his sister-in-law Mrs.
Stockman, near the Maryland end of
the Potomac Highway bridge at Har-
pers Ferry. Mr.. Spencer was about
80 years of age. His last illness was
brought on by an attack of paralysis
suffered six or seven years ago.
For the past three years he has been
practically helpless. Mr.. Spencer
was widower, his wife having died
two years ago. His funeral was held
on Sunday with interment at Sharps-
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-04-29

I ilt Renner has rented
B Of Mrs. Martin Kelly
X street, and will open
f. si t business therein
bga al and Mariana
|Euth Boyer entertained aimed
/ trends IL at the Johnson
r. Town Friday evening.
6i 1'iies Were enjoyed by
r. refreshments were
Iose present were
IT, : ;,i and Gladys Hulvev.
Lillian pl;; Grubbs, Virgin.
|ho ruth h Boyer, Esther
R Eht Beller, Maude Al
lp r'1?j Rose Grimes,
b| lnllek, Margaret and
| S IN; and Messrs. Lucas
t. Nine, Robert McCars
F I'll David y, Hine, Melvin
b 0,a !, Sshroades, Harry
pohd Marcus. Kite Mo-
h tu John RUSSELL Hell Greene,
\ S Ma Emmert, Emory,
i Jason, Harry Kable.
S0 0n ,3l Clendenning,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-04-29
@rrh Medicine

H., a rundown" cond,-
In VIA Eatarrh bothers them
kc ghen they are in good
IA d, proves that while
disease. 1t is greatly
ERIplsuutional conditions.
hent MEDICINE is a
hee,n ooth local and in
krrbe =. successful in the
LOT over forty years.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-04-29

The Lincoln medal, sent out by the
Illinois Watch Co., Springfield, H.,
to the High Schools in the country to
be awarded the student composing
the best essay on the life of Abraham
Lincoln, having no competition at the
Harper's Ferry high school was won
by Mr.. H. E. Ami Okokon, student
at Storer College. Mr.. Okokon is a
son of chief in Nigeria, West Afri-
ca, which is now a British protector
ate in which the natives mostly enact
their own laws. He was educated at
lkorofing and Hope Waddell Train
ing Institute at Calabar, and worked
for the Presbyterian Mission and the
Nigerian Government from 1915 to
1924, when he came to America to
prepare for the study of English law.
LYMAN wiener pays good prices for
all kfpIa ~ 4<auk - h3xss k=AN, -
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-04-29
KID MCDONALD

Mcdonald. a brother of
plnson of South Mildred
Town, died at his home
logan county this state
pwing an illness of two
Fancer. Mrs. Robinson
Fuee went to Mallory to
|uneral obsequies. Mr..
/ the son of Wallace
OF the pioneer citizens
pity and was Sc years
|asead had extensive real
+ IN his home county
Tor OF the First National
pa d. leaves his wife, who
MISS Vicie Buchanan.
'pffen, Mrs. H. H. Oakley
i Norris, and Elmer Nc
'aeS his immediate fam
Yea by two brother, Bill
+ Mcdonald of Logan.
! Mrs. j. R. Robinson of
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-04-29

Many ills come from impure blood.
Can't have pure blood with faulty di-
gestion, lazy liver, and sluggish bow
els. Burdock Blood Bitters is recon-
mended for strengthening stomach,
bowels and liver and purifying the
blood.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-04-29

Mr.. w. Boyd Gay, for the past six
wears a popular salesman and
mechanic in C. W. Browns jewelry
store in Charles Town, has bought the
iewelry stock in an established bust
ness in Waynesboro, Pa, end moved
there on Monday. During his stay in
Charles Town, Mr.. Gay has won many
fria~,de who ~oo~vof ~ 500 him leave
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-04-29

Prof. H. T. Mcdonald, Mr.. J. C.
Newcomer, Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Tip
ton, of Harpers Ferry, and Mr.. C. l..
Haines, of Charles Town. went to at
tend meeting at Front Royal, in the
interest of the East side Highway
from Front Royal to Waynesboro,
Va, through the Page Valley.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-04-29
MET IN ROMNEY.

azure Section of The
tar for Sunday, May 3,
photographs of the an
|ossom Festival at Win
pictures of the princi-
the celebration and per-
prominent parts. Or
~ of next Sundays
tar from G. M. Slifer,
Dday.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-04-29

$500 down delivers the Red Sta,
Oil Range, balance on easy terms.
p. o. Dunaway
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The Grave of Alexander
Wilson.

NitSUu.
1t was the wish of Alexander Will
son, the celebrated ornithologist, that
he should be buried where the birds
might sing over his grave,-That
wish has been exquisitely expressed
by some unknown poet in the follow
ing lines:
In some wild forest shade.
Under some spreading oak or waving
pine,
Or old elm festooned with the bud
ding vine,
Let me be laid"
In compliance with this desire he
was inferred in the burying ground
attached to the old Swedes church,
Philadelphia. A recent writer thus
notices his once solitary grave: "At
the time of his decease this cemetery
was far out of town and close to the
shady bank of the river. The church
was approached by winding path of
trees and was celebrated for its syl-
van beauty. There they buried Will
son, in just such spot as he desired.
But, alas, now the advancing city has
surrounded the cemetery, and the
Ornithologist lies where the clink of
hammers and the noise of ship build
ing resounds Ger his grave.
Deep in shady forest,
In sweet secluded spot,
Where grew the broad-leafed
myrtle
And the blue forget-me-not;
They laid him where ever the gentle
breeze,
From the sun-kissed waves of the far
off seas.
Came whispering soft through the
spreading trees,
In churchyard by the river.
Twas quiet nook, which nature
Had fashioned with greatest care
By the swift and turbid current
Of the rolling Delaware.
The waters gurgled on the pebbly
shore
And the seagull thither would often
soar,
And the grey-squirrel gather its win
ter store
In that churchyard by the river.
There the oak and silver birch tree
Cast their shadows strange and
weird;
And oft through the brooding still
ness,
In the eventide was heard
The welcome peal Of the old church
bell,
And the song of the birds, he loved
so well,
Those guardian sprites of that shady
dell,
In the churchyard by the river.
Both the walnut and the acorn
Fell yearly Ger his tomb;
The snowdrop and the violet
In the springtime brought perfume,
And blossomed the chaliced column
bine,
Grew many wild and clustering vine
In the close embrace of the 'waving
pine,"
In that churchyard by the river.
Long did the wildwood flowers
Their varied petals wave,
Long reigned the charms of nature
Over Wilson's grassy grave,
And caroled the bird in the shady
wood
Rustled the leaves, by the breezes
wooed
Breaking the hush and the solitude,
Of the churchyard by the river.
But the quiet scene is altered
It's sylvan beauty gone,
The van of the worldly army
Is marching swiftly on
And the song of the mournful whip
poorwill
The orioles gush with its varied trill
So often heard is now hushed and
still
In the churchyard by the river.
And the fairy form of nature
Has vanished there at last
Fore the tread of Art and Science,
Like the smoke before the blast.
The flowers bloom not where they
bloomed before
For the city's front lines either shore
And the song of the bird viii be heard
no more
In that churchyard by the river.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-04-29

Blank Deeds Of Trust. Zoe each, n
the Spirit ONCE.
Columbia Records It Taylor's Var
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pgs, Couch Hammocks,
pry Porch Furniture.
p. o. Dunawav.
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'ORN FOR SALE.

elbow and white seed
OPP.
Altoona Farm,
Charles Town, w. Va.
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NOTICE.

Hino and Miss Elizabeth
authorized to solicit
Citizens Fire Company
'rry and Bolivar, and
5 authorized to receive
there.
B. D. WOOD,
Capt. Citizens Fire Co.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-04-29

ass Furniture direct
p. o. Dunaway's.
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|oNTTNUE TO CLIMB.

rs Glass of the Charles
Church, South, added
hbers to their great
|unday morning. This
Enrolment up to TIA.
] had three visitors.
Nv every member is ex-
|e present and bring
IS class expects to have
ttendance next Sunday
L history of the class.
b strangers are most
Jed to be present along
members.
Fturing skin eruptions
Nv, drive one wild.
ent is praised for it's
Soc at all drug stores.
|rass Furniture direct
II P. o. Dunaway's.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-11-06
GAMBLING IN MONTANAS EARLY DAYS A NJ PASTTMF;
STAKES RAN HIGH WHEN BIG PLUNGERS BUCKED THE TIGER

aboard who wanted to play. A few
of them were too careful to lose
much, or didn't have much to lose.
I don't recall that any one of the
gamblers had taken in a hundred
dollars along the line of the camps:
and in them days that wasn't the
price of travelling expenses even, con-
sidering the way them fellers spent
money.
Naturally they were peeved, and
when they saw there was nothing
doing with the travelling public, they
arranged a game among themselves
to see which one of them would lose
and thus help the others out.
All Professional Players.
Among them were Joe Goddard.
Mike ConOley, Bill Ayers and Gas
pard LeCOUer, who came from New
Orleans. They were thoroughbreds.
and known all over the west as
nervy men.
LIE Couer had come from good
people, but he was a black sheen
and his folks wouldn't have anything
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-11-06

years ago. It's last appearance was
made in the late '9Os.
Down through the shifting drama
Of Montana's history, games with
big stakes have been played, but the
tiger reached its full growth and
popularity in the early '90s, when, it
is stated, the big gambling houses
of Butte and Helena we're on a par
with those of the Nevada and Cali
fOrnia gold mining camps in the
earlier days.
OF the gamblers of that day, one of
the most noted was known as "Swede
Sam" who was a resident Of Bate.
His game was operated at one of
the Butte hotels; and it was there
that the big poker players of the
state were accustomed TO sit in all
night sessions. It is said that hun
dreds of thousands of dollars have
changed hands when a big game was
on, and that it was not an uncommon
event to see $4,000 in a single pot.
Money Was Plentiful.
During these early days of Butte
and Helena, and the other centers in
the state, great fortunes were made
overnight in the development of
prospects into rich mines, and money
was spent like water in most cases.
Public gambling was the rule, and
was not looked upon with such an
adherence as in the present day, for
1t was licensed and, although it was
an unelevating practice as a pastime,
it was, nevertheless, lawful.
1t must be remembered that in
those days Butte was Just coming in
to its own as the greatest mining
camp in the world, and it was conse-
quently the congregating spot for
professional gamblers, adventures,
and the class of people most appealed
to by the tables of chance and all
practices of a shady nature. Helena
vas the capital and the center of
all of the states official business.
and, with transportation facilities
limited, there were always large
numbers of about-the-state visitors
there who made longer stays than at
present. Many of these found their
source Of entertainment at the games
of chance.
Gambling De Luxe.
One Butte man conceived the idea
of an exclusive gambling house
00AAC " AA&1 VII AAC OA0CA Va L1OoG Au6l
to be found in London, Paris and
the other European centers. He
therefore leased a richly furnished
building On Granite street. Here he
was accustomed to entertain the So
ciety folk of the mammoth camp and
the highest rollers of the mining
world at elaborate dinners. He is
said to have imported a French chef,
to whom he paid a salary of $500 a
month. The rarest of French and
Italian wines were served, and the
finest liquors that money could buy.
His guests smoked Havana cigars at
a cost Of 81 apiece.
In the reception rooms of this sa-
lon, there was no evidence of the
gambling paraphernalia, but after
the dinner had been served and the
diners were then in the mood for an
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-11-06

evenings diversion, servants entered
and deity transformed what were in
appearance library tables, into faro
layOuts and roulette wheels, while
cards were produced and a poker
game started for those who preferred
to WOO the goddess of chance by that
method.
One of the f%requenters of this ex-
elusive gambling resort is said to
have been Fritz Augustus Heinze,
then in the zenith of his career as
copper king, and quite a noted gam
bier in his time. There were also
other kings and princes of the copper
world to be found there occasionally.
Quite often, too, magnates from
New York, London and Paris, in
Butte on business, were introduced
at this place. The stakes often ran
into huge sums as the wine flowed
and the players warmed up to the
spirit of the gaming.
One evening, it is related, Marcus
DAILY and some Of his wealthy friends
were sitting in a quiet game at one
of these o elite Butte institutions,
when a salesman representing some
big eastern house, %sOjourning in the
Copper City, entered the room and
saw the game in progress. Being pos
sessed Of nom too much knowledge
Of the world, or tact, he essayed to
take a place in the game. Producing
a one hundred dollar bill, he flour
ished it and said: LET me have a
hundred dollars worth Of chips,
please"
Marcus DAILY, locking up from his
hand said to the man acting as the
banker, give the gentlman a white
chip" 1t vas a fact that the white
chips had a value Of 500 apiece.
Big Stakes at Helena.
Back in the days when The pOliti-
cal fight between the DAILY and the
Clark interests was at its bitterest
height, and afterWard when Heinze
was fighting the Amalgamated, the
legislative sessions at Helena devel-
0ped some big gambling games il
which many OF the legislators. the
lobbyists and the ~Iieutenants 81 the
political eomtenders often took part.
The several historical old haunts Of
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-11-06

his opponent, Chief Big Bear and the
wierd game was soon in progress.
Ten small sticks were placed on
the floor midway between to the two
contestants. One of the old warriors
look two quite small sticks, one short
one in one hand and a longer one in
the other. Placing both hands be-
hind his back, he began to chant a
wierd song which lasted for a few
minutes, and then both of his hands
were held out from him in front and
about a foot apart. His opponent in
the game was then given the oppor-
tunity to guess in which hand was
h longer of the two small sticks.
If he guessed right, he was allowed
to rake in one of the sticks in the
pile on the floor. If he failed, his
contender for honors took a stick and
he was expected to place n in the
pile If he had already won any.
This procedure was kept up until
all of the sticks were in the hands
of n player. Chief Eagle Ribs.
through his interpreter, explained
that this was one of the old tradi-
tional gambling games of his tribe
and it was often in the Olden days
played by members of different In
dian warrior societies, to decide
which Of these secret organizations
possessed the most powerful "medi-
cine"
Seeking the favor OF the goddess
called Chance" has been common
among all classes and races of people
almost since the beginning of time.
if historians have served us truth
fully. And. our noble red brothers.
the first inhabitants of this great
west, e not alone in their inclina-
lions toward gambling.
Gambling FIOurIshed in Montana
Today there are many men who
can recall those eventfuI days when
every saloon in Montana bore a sigr
over the door, announcing, licensed
gambling. That was many years
ago, and that particular phase Of
the now Outlawed saloon business is
but q vague memory in the minds Of
the Old-timers.
The roulette wheel, the faro board
and the licensed gambling table ia.
miliar to all, three decades ago. have
disappeared with the buffalo, the
trapper and the old-time cowboy.
AS appalling as it might seem tt
the younger generation, gambling O
all kinds flOurished in Montana foI
many, many years. The activities O
the gamester dates from the earlies
fur trading days, when the white in
habitants Of what is now Montan;
could easily be numbered, and the to
tai be but a small figure. Gambling
followed on down through the golC
mining days, the romantic cowbo,
era, until it finally came under tn,
ban Of law a little more than 81