Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-06-30
local MENTION.

The JeHefSOn 1ouALN NouIt Het0 a
session last Friday with the President
and all the Commissioners present.
Only routine business was transact
ed.
Hon. John P. Kearfott. ex-Confed-
crate veteran. and former member
of the West Virginia House Of Dele
gates. has been i'll at his home. at
Kearneysville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold R. Hinton. of
Summit Point. are the parents of a
daughter. born on Wednesday. The
little Miss weighed ten pounds. Ida
Audrey is the name she bears.
Little Alice Ramey. who has been
SEX at the home of her grandpar-
ents. DIR. and Mrs. T. A. Ramey. on
Last Washington street. from an at
lack of the mumps. is able to be out
again.
Mr.. Robert Boyd. of the Summit
ill-health for the past two years, has
been extremely i'll the past few DAYS.
though he was reported somewhat
improved.
The ball game which had been
scheduled for the local horse show
grounds Saturday between Charles
Town and the Hagerstown Athletics
was cancelled by the Hagerstown
management in phone call received
here Friday.
The new soda fountain. the last of
the new modern fixtures to be in
stalled in the drug store recently
onened by Hooff and Wetzel, just
west of the Post Office. has arrived
and is now in use.
The markers which were set at
various points over the county sew
eral wears ago to point out and COM
mennorate places especially note
worthy from the standpoint of Civil
War history, are being repaired and
reset by Contractor r. t. Banks.
Mrs. Susan Howell. widow of the
late Joseph Howell. has been critical
" i'll at her home on the east side of
the river. south of Kabletown. Mrs.
Howell is 81 years old and until her
illness of ten days ago had been in
good health and quite active for one
Of her age.
EMPLOYEES of the State Road Com
mission. maintenance department.
have been working in this county
lately renewing the white coats on
telenhone and telegraph poles.
stones. culvert guards. and other OBJ.
stacles along the rights of way OF
the highways.
MARYLAND officers came to Charles
Town and removed to that state for
trial. Herbert Howell. alleged to have
stolen an automobile belonging to
Savage. Md, man, which was found
near Howell's home in the county.
after having been driven from Mary
land there by him.
Miss Winifred Brown entertained
a number of friends at bridge at her
home. on South Church street. We'd
nesday evening. Refreshments were
served to the guests, following play.
Those present included Mesdames
Laura Wheeler. w. j. Manning. and
L. H. Manning, and Miss Mary Dale.
Mr.. Roger A. Clipp is announced
in this issue of the Spirit of Jefferson
as a candidate for Constable for
Charles Town District. subject to the
Democratic primary to fill the vacan-
CIV caused by the death of the late
Langdon Quick. Mr.. Clipp has many
friends who will give him loyal sup
port.
j. E. Kalbach and Spn. of Cham
bersburg. Penna.. have recently ac-
CURED timber rights on two tracts of
oak land in this section. One tract
arnnJrnd from
Mrs. Rose McWilliamson. OF van
clevesville. and lies near Winebren-
ner's cross roads. while the other
parcel. containing in the nelgnbor,,
hood of eighteen acres. is located
west of here. and is owned by Mrs.
James G. Aldridge.
The condition and purity Of the
local city water continues satlsIact-
ory, as is attested by a report re-
ceived several days ago at the ONCE
of the water company. Four samples.
one from spigot in town, one from
the springs before a chlorinization.
and one from each of the two stor-
age cisterns, were sent to Charleston
to be tested. and the label safe
was returned after careful examna-
ton in the State Hygienic Labora-
tories.
Progress is being made in road I'M
provement in Charles Town DlstrlcI
under Supervisor Burns. Crushed
stone is being put on the MiddleWay
pike from Charles Town to the MIC
dleway District line. and on the Du1-
fields road from Zoar to the Shep..
herdstown District line. Both OF
these sections or road will be given
treatment of oil within the next Few
weeks. Charles Town DISTRICTS END
of the Summit Point road will be I'M
proved by an application of 400 per-
ches of crushed stone. Stone IS now
being gotten out on the walker
farm. south of town. for repairing
the Bloomery pike.
William B. Licklider. Jr.. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Licklider. on
Martinsburg, who recently graduated
from the High School of that place
with much honor. having made the
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