Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-03-03


Noah w. Huff. an aged resident Of
Leetown of so years, was adiudged
insane on Monday BY the Jefferson
County Mental Hygiene Commission.
The Citizens Fire Company truck
was called to Wheatland on Monday
afternoon on an alarm of fire. the
pumping station house of the Nor
folk & Western railroad there being
totally destroyed.
The property Of the late Mrs. Vir-
GINA Locke Miller was sold at public
sale in front of the Court House in
Charles Town on Tuesday by j. Ed.
Burns and T. c Green. Executors. to
John P. Briscoe. at bid of $500.
Lawson Bolts Chapter. U. D. c..
wall meet at the home of the Misses
Turner. West Liberty St., Tuesday.
March 9th. at z 80 P NJ.
Hannah j. Howell, President.
Emma v. Brown. Secretary
The management of the Capitol
Department Stores. ut Harpers Fer
nv. announces the addition of several
new stores to their list. one at Luray,
Va. and one at Waynesboro, Va.
with the prospect of more as soon as
arrangements can be made.
Messrs. VIM. T and Webster Ramey
have bought the stock and fixtures
and good will of the Davis Meat
Market. on Washington street, and
have taken charge of the same. Both
of these gentlemen are well-known
citizens of Charles Town. and we
have no doubt that they will have a
fair share of the public patronage.
A free entertainment will be Civ
en- by the students of the High
School. at Harpers Ferry, in the audi
forum Friday. March 9Th. at D. m.
Program will consist of music. reci-
tations, dialogues. &C.. under the di-
, rection of the commercial teacher.
Miss Weiss. Everybody invited to
come and spend pleasant evening.
Lewis Evans. colored, 80 years
old. of Bakerton. was sentenced to
twelve months in Jail and fined $500
by Justice Gilbert Perry. after a
hearing at Bakerton. That he con-
| tributed to the delinquency of girl
! fourteen years old was the charge
against Evans, who was convicted on
| circumstantial evidence. Both Evans
and the girl denied wrongdoing.
William Kibler. who has been one
/ of the truck drivers for the Charles
Town Bottling Works, for some time.
was removed from his home to the
Charles Town Hospital, suffering
from an attack of pneumonia. His
condition has improved since he was
taken to the hospital. and it is now
believed he will recover. Mr.. Kiblel
is native of Page county. Va.
J. R. Dryscoll, of Staunton, Va.
was severely injured by falling dowr
chute of forty feet abou
four miles up the Potomac above
Harpers Ferry, on the Maryland sidt
of the river. last Saturday. DR. J. ,
Pittman, of Charles Town, was call
ed and gave him surgical attention
and hewas brought to the Charlie
Town Hospital for treatmnt.
Mrs. Anna C Larrick. wife of Free
Larick. and daughter of the lat
William Chambers. of Bolivar, die
at her home at Middletown, Va, Feb
ruarv %. She suffered from compli
cations and was i'll only short time
The funeral and interment took plae,
at Middletown Thursday afternoon
Mrs. Larrick was 43 years of age
She is survived by her husband, Ere,
]. Larrick. mail clerk on the South
ern Railway between Lexington, Va
and Washington. D c.. two children
John Fred Larrick and Randolph Lar
rick; her mother. Mrs Mary v Cham
bers, of Baltimore; two sisters. Mrs
John Ross, of Draper, n c., and Mr.
Philip Burgess. of Baltimore. an
one brother. William Chambers, o
Baltimore.
The Ladies Aid of the Methods
Church helped to serve the banque
, for the P. 0. S of A on Monday, an
: Tuesday, of last week, they held a
! oyster and chicken supper. They too
IN over 5000. The proceeds will b
, used on the parsonage fund. The lad
les had the Sunday School room an
dining room deliberately decorated i
red. white and blue crepe paper hat
chefs and flags. On the center tabl
in the Sunday School room was
cherry tree and a Ratchet modele
after the famous George Washingto
episode. One could find any humble
of Georges portraits hung around i
the two rooms. The tables were dec
Grated with candIesticks adorned wit
red, white and blue candles Fac
guest received a red Ratchet and
cherry as favors. The waitresse
were dressed in white with patriot
hats and sashes, and some in colonia