Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-07-14
LOCAL MENTION.

At the big eddy in the Shenandoah
river Friday evening of this week at
1880.
benft Of the Middleway Methodist
Sunday School on the church lawn.
Friday night, July 16. The ladies in
charge will be pleased to welcome
you and your friends.
Mr.. D. B. Shoemaker. the veteran
Rippon thresherman, has bought a
threshing rig including a traction en-
CINE for the season just opening. His
new outfit comes from the A. B. Far
auhar Company, of York. Pa.
The Pollyanna Class of the Bolivar
NJ. E. Church will hold a festival on
the Stallings lawn, Thursday night,
July 15. In connection with the fes-
tival a better baby contest viii be
held. Public is cordially invited
Frank C. Johnson has purchased
the home of j. William Howell, To-
Gated on Fairfax Boulevard, Ransom.
and is now engaged in making extern
sive improvements to the residence.
Mr. Howell is now residing near
Laurel. Md.
Charles Edward Carper, fve-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Car
per, of North Lawrence street. who
was operated on for club feet at the
Child's School Hospital, Baltimore,
Md. last week, is progressing nicely.
1t will be three months before he
will be able to leave the hospital.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
the Charles Town Presbyterian
Church held a delightful picnic and
water social on the Shenandoah Riv-
err. near here. Thursday evening. A
large number of endeavorers and
members of the congregation made
the trip to the river, and in addition
to the water sports, enjoyed bounti-
full picnic supper on the river.
! Col. George B. Goetz. of Ransom,
has closed the sale of the Reed farm
of 261 acres with an orchard on it,
near Gaylord. Clarke county, to
Messrs. A. Mason Morris and bro
| Their. The purchase includes dwell
/ ing and lot on the Berryville pike,
near Gaylord. Messrs. Morris were
born on the farm, and Mr.. A. NJ.
Morris has lived on it all his life.
| The terms of sale were not disclosed.
The Potomac Lime Company prop
erty. along the Potomac River, above
Harpers Ferry, has been purchased
by George w. Ingram, of Sandy
Hook, Md. from R. L. James, for a
cash consideration of what is under
stood to have been $4,000. The
auarries, kiln and entire equipment
is included in the deal. and Mrs. In
gram states that it is his intention to
operate the plant and to develop the
tract later
Little allegro Fritts, aged 10
years. daughter of Mrs. Daisy D.
Fritts, residing on the farm of DIR.
Robt. Shirley, near Middleway, was
badly burnt Thursday evening, when
she poured coal oil in the cook stove,
igniting her clothes. Her screams
attracted the attention of her sister.
Maxine. who came to her rescue and
beat out the flames. She was bad
ly burned before the flames could be
extinguished.
One of the big ice cream trucks,
said to belong to the Main establish
ment, got beyond the control of the
driver on the Martinsburg pike.
north of here Saturday, and crashed
through telephone pole or two. in
addition to a number of fence posts.
The truck is said to have then turn
ed over in the adjoining field, spill
ing a quantity of cream and ice pack
ing over the ground. The driver es-
caped unhurt.
Ernest Brockmann, nine years old,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brock
mann, of Keyser, W. Va. who, with
his mother, is visiting his grandpar-
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Taylor.
was the victim of an unusual acct
dent. AS part of his Fourth of July
celebration, the little fellow was
shooting fire crackers. One Of the
crackers failed to explode, and think
mo there was no fire in it, he placed
1t between his teeth while he used
both hands in getting a match out Of
box to relight it. The "unlighted"
cracker exploded, causing painful
decorations about his mouth. As a
precaution against possible infection
he was given treatment of anti
lockjaw serum.
The Young Peoples Fellowship, an
organization composed of the young
people of the Eastern Convoc alton,
West Virginia Diocese of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church, held a picnic
and get-together at the B. and E.
6ahing beach, on the Shenandoah
River, Friday night. The affair.
which was planned at the regular
business meeting of the Fellowship at
Mlddleway some time ago, at 5
clock and was in charge of Harry
Lee Doll, of Martinsburg, president.
Bathing and boating by the sixty or
seventy members present, and a
lunch provided mostly by girl mem
oers of the organization, featured
the evening. Members were present
from practically all the churches in
Berkeley and Jefferson counties.
A number of local lads, members
OF the Zion Junior Chapter No. Sc,
Brotherhood of st. Andrews Protes-
tant EniScnnaIs Church loft Mopdav