Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-09-01
LOCAL MENTION.

Mr. 8. Vernon Weller. who has
been IN for the past several weeks,
At his home, on West Liberty street,
Is now slowly improving.
C. F. Wall. the well-known live
stock dealer. who has been confined
10 his home, at Altoona farm, is i'm
proving.
The Beulah Sunday School picnic
has been postponed until Friday,
September 8. Rain on the day first
announced for the picnic. which will
he held on the church lawn. made it
necessary to postpone the outing.
Lawson Bolts. Chapter U. D. c.,
will meet at the home of the Misses
Howell, Tuesday, September 7th. at
s D. m.
Hannah j. Howell. Pres.
Emma V. Brown, See'y.
Marriage licenses were issued last
week bv County Clerk Chas. A. john
son to Robert c. Rickel. of Martins
burg. and Miss Nina NJ. Price, of
Ransom; Philip B. Glenn. of Charles
Town, and Annie E Long. Of Bolivar.
Mr.. Benz. F. Romine. son-in-law of
Mr.. VIM. H. Anderson, who was
transferred from Martinsburg to the
Berkeley Springs electric power
plant. last Spring. has been assigned
10 the Cumberland, Nd, plant, which
takes effect the 18th of September.
Misses Elinor Lyme and Ellen
Shut, with Miss Katherine Shut, of
Sharpsburg, Md, as ehaperone, and
I. L. Allen and Carey Morgan are
members of a camping party at
Camp Perry, on the east side of the
Shenandoah, near here.
The sale of the household goods
Of J. R. Wilmington, formerly of
this place, but now making his home
in Tampa, Florida, was cried from
the storage room, on North George
street, Saturday afternoon by Auc-
tioneer c. P. Engle.
The Ladies of the NJ. E Church,
South, of Bakerton, will hold their
Second Annual Harvest Home Sup
per on the Church lawn. Wednesday
evening, September l, beginning at
) o'clock. A good supper is promised
to all. Adults SO cents, Children
/. % cents.
Hez. W. Sager, formerly of Ran
son, has rented the farm of D. Frank
Koontz. three miles southeast of
| Shepherdstown. Mr.. and Mrs. Koontz
| have gone to California to spend the
! winter with their son. DR.. Louis K.
Koontz. who is professor in the
University of Southern California.
Cards of invitation have been re-
ceived from Ri. Rev William Gravatt,
bishop Of the Protestant Episcopal
( Diocese of West Virginia, and Mrs.
, Gravatt. to their marriage of their
( daughter. Miss Mary Elizabeth GRAY
att, 70 Mr.. Henry Powell Potter 20 be
solemnized Thursday evening, Sep
TENDER 2, in st. Johns Episcopal
Church, in Charleston. W. Va.
Ashby Silvius, young lad who had
his arm amputated several weeks
ago following an infection setting in
from a faulty setting of fractured
bone, submitted to minor surgical
operation Saturday, at the Charles
Town Hospital, in an effort to have
the healing of the member expedit-
ed.
Prof. G. William Ropp. of Hedges
vile, w. Va, who taught in the Uni.
versity School for Boys in Baltimore
has been appointed principal of the
Bunker Hill High School. Other
teachers in the same school will be
Miss Mary Peers, Richmond, Va, re
turned, and Miss Elizabeth Trump
of Kearneysville, and P. R. Pharr, as
part time vocation-agricultu teach
err.
Two more jefferson county farm
ers have bought farms in Pennsyl
vania, md will move to the Keystone
state next spring, The two who vii
migrate are John F. A. Ware ant
Henry Costello, both at present en-
gagged in farming in Charles Towr
District, Mr.. Ware has bought a farm
of 142 acres, near New Oxford
Adams Co.. Pa, for SO, 600. TIT
farm purchased by Mr.. Costello
/ located in the same county and con
tains 1876 acres. The price paid b,
him was $500.
Mr.. Jesse Shipe, the greater par
~ hlACSt s2lG CAbIAtQAIE OFCi q PSA
iod of II years, was spent in thi
cmmunity, died at the home of hi
son. Joseph Shipe. in Bolivar, OF
Wednesday. For several years, un
til his health began to fail tire
months ago, Mr. Shipe lived in Wash
lngton, going to that city from Boil
var Mr.. Shipe leaves a widow. VIII
was Miss Eliza Cross before her mar
riage, two sons. Joseph, in Balivar
and Raymond. in Washington, an
two daughters, both residents 0
Washington.
John L. Burns is having the resi-
dence on Casilis farm. near town, re
modelled. A steam heating plant /
being installed, the large windows il
the building making it necessary t
install an unusual expanse of radia
ton. The installation is being dom
by w. D. Webster & Company. Thu
second floor of the residence will un
dergo considerable alteration.
hall 16 by 33 feet that in these
days is viewed as waste of valuable