Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-06-02
LOCAL MENTION.

suited in score OF 10 IN favor OF
the home team.
Mr.. Thomas Nell Carper and Miss
4 N. Isadore Staubs. the former Of
near Dufields. and the latter Of Har-
pers Ferry. were married a few DAYS
ago in Hagerstown.
Misses Nina Ramey and Kate
Roxwell. teachers at Mt. Hope
school. held their school picnic on
Thursday afternoon. All their pat
rons were invited and the afternoon
was spent in playing games.
The Exchange Creamery has pur-
chased from Messrs. David A. Phil
Inns and s. Frank Moreland the old
Red Brick schoolhouse property. on
North Charles street. opposite the NJ
E. Church.
Joe Williams. plumber and timer.
while working on Earl Barnes roof.
fell from the roof and broke his
wrist and sustained a bad cut on the
head. DR.. 0. NJ. Phillips gave him
surgical attention.
a telegram was received by Mr..
and Mrs. l. w. Dick. announcing the
birth of Ellen LOOMS Burton. little.
baby girl born to DR.. and Mrs. Pres
TON Burton. of Boissevain, Va. Mrs.
Burton was formerly Miss Pauline
Dick. Of Charles Town.
The Alger Transfers Company
moved household goods for Henry
Miller from Charles Town to Mr.. Mil
Ier's home in Philadelphia last week.
The truck hauling the property left
Charles Town early Tuesday morn
ing and returned Wednesday after
noon.
Mr.. George Mock. on his way to
election polls to work as one of the
commissioners for the corporation
election. on Thursday, fell down the
postoffiee steps, receiving a bad cut
en- the head and numerous bruises.
He was unable to work and was TAX
en- 20 his hore. on West Washington
street.
The Jefferson Cooperage Co. viii
at once install modern barrel max
ing machinery Owing to the fact
that coopers are hard to get as many
of them have gone into other trades
by reason of the short season in the
cooperage business. it has made it
compulsory to put in the new ma
chinery.
Our Busy Ladies Aid" is the title
of humorous play that will be Civ
en- by local talent in the Shenandoah
Memorial Church. at Millville. West
Va. ON Tuesday evening. June 8, be-
ginning at 745 o'clock Music will
be furnished by the Millville Band.
and a Violin Quintette. Admission
20 and IS cents.
Former Senator Milton Burr. who
has a productive apple orchard, near
Bardane. is building an apple pack
ing house fer handling his fruit. The
material for the frame is being saw
ed and the building will be erected
along the B. & O. Railroad track.
near the intersection Of the county
road. at Bardane.
Mr.. William Compton. aged SO
wears. a Confederate veteran. died
May %, at the home of his son. Ham
i'll Compton, near Great Cacapon,
Hampshire county. Pneumonia, af-
ter an illness of four days caused his
death. At his funeral his six sons.
one of whom is Rev. VIM. NJ. Comp
ton. formerly of this county, served
as pall-bearers.
A dwelling house owned by Mr. G.
+. Wall. in Ransom, was destroyed by
fire last Wednesday night, entaillng
a loss of about 500 or $500. The
house was unoecupied at the time,
making it difficult to ascertain the
origin of the fire. Mr., Wall had no
insurance on the property. the pol
icy that had protected it being al
lowed to lapse only few weeks ago.
Mr.. Ferd Everhart. of the Ever
hart Organ and Piano Company.
Charles Town. was summoned to
York, Pa, on Thursday on account
of an accident that befell his son.
Hamilton, who was employed in a
mill there. Hamilton. while adjust
ing a belt on a pulley, had his arm
caught in the belt. the accident re-
sulting in his arm being torn from
the socket.
The Henderson farm, long owned
by the late David Henderson. on the
Leetown road, a mile southeast OF
Leetown. has been sold by the Bris-
coe Real Estate Agency for Messrs.
w. C. and David RELY. The farm
was sold in two parcels. one with the
improvements going to Lee Osbourn,
the Leetown vicinity. and the re-
mainder. about so acres being bought
by Messrs. Benz. and James E. Tabb,
who. own a farm adjoining. The
terms of sale were not made public.
The automobile owned by John S.
Waters, of Charles Town, and stol--
en- from its parking place in front of
his home. on East Liberty street.
three weeks ago. has been restored
to him. The machine was found on
Wednesday in a garage in Martins
burg, to where it was taken after
having been abandoned on the street
there. Mr. Waters found the car
had not been damaged, his only ex-
pense in connection with its recovery
being storage bill of $500.
The Northern Virginia Power
Companv will extend its line from