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

/ PiDpOn Hall. RIppon, west Va on
September 10, 1925, at 500 P. NJ.
Admission IS cents. childRn 20 cts.
Miss Elsie Davis gave a miscellan-
cons shower Saturday afternoon, at
1 o'clock, in honor of Miss FAY Dick.
+ whose marriage will take place in the
early autumn.
Prof. ]. R. Ware, of Summit Point.
has been appointed principal of the
nublic schools at Whitesville, w. Va.
/ Mrs. Ware is also teaching in the
Same schools, which opened for the
term on September LIST.
The Presbyterian Sunday schools
ar Shenandoah Junction, Elk Branch
and Zion, near Bakerton, combined
in their annual picnic on Thursday.
The picnic was held in the delightful
grove on the lawn at the home of
! John A. Link, half mile east of
Duffields.
i Miss Elizabeth Henkle, the only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Swagler
Henkle, of near Harpers Ferry, will
enter Hood College, Frederick, Nd,
September 18th. Miss Henkle is a
member of the graduating class of
20 of the Harpers Ferry High
School.
Chas. T. Engle, w. o. Macoughtry
and W. B Baker made an appraise-
ment of the estate of the late Henry
Nicely, who died at his home in Mid
dleway, on August %. The principal
item in the appraisement was farm
of 80 acres. located north of Middle
way. This, they valued at $50 per
acre.
Over 500 chickens are said to have
disappeared from the premises of
less than a half dozen families of
the Kearneysville section recently. A
peculiar fact about the thefts is that
the thieves did their work so skillful-
lv that they left no trace The
heaviest losers in the raid were Dan
iel Tavlor. Mrs. Bates Hammond,
George Fritts and Mrs. R. v. McDon-
aid.
The Granthams, descendants of
the late John s. Grantham, are hold
ing a family reunion at Middleway.
1t has been over thirty years since
some of them have visited the old
town. They are finding real pleasure
in roaming over the haunts of their
childhood. There are about thirty
persons in the party, all of them
coming from their homes in automo-
biles, and will leave for their homes
some time this week.
G. L. Sandridge. telegraph opera.
tor, of Shepherdstown, who was ar
rested last week on warrant sworr
out by his wife. charging him with
cruelty, and held under bond by Jus.
tiee Wiley until requisition papers
could be obtained, was taken tt
Staunton, by Virginia officers. Gov
Gore having granted the requisition
Sandridge. the next day, obtained
bail from the Virginia authorize:
and returned to Shepherdstown.
As local surgeon for the Balti
more & Ohio Railroad Company. DIR
A. o. Albin has influenced officials
of that company to designate the
Charles Town General Hospital as {
B. & o. hospital. Emergency case:
resulting from accidents on the rail
road in the vicinity of Charles Towr
will be treated here. The new eleva
tor equipment installed two week
ago is in service now. It's new three
phase motor makes its operation en-
tirely satisfactory.
The explosion of chemicals il
Robert Gibson's drug store in Shep
herdstown, following a slight fir
that the store attaches had almos
under control with hand extinguish
] ers, caused fire that ruined hi
stock of goods Tuesday morning O.
: last week The loss was estimated
at $4,000 with insurance to cove
=, only a part of it. B. D. Wood ant
one or two other firemen from Char
les Town were in Shepherdstown a
> the time and rendered valued assist
, ance in helping to extinguish tn
! flames.
F. A new warehouse for the Standar
' edHardware Company is being com
t pleted in the rear of the company
, store, On West Washington street, b.
= the Charles Town Lumber Company
The building, though only one stor
IN height, is quite spacious, with di
. mansions of 80 by As feet IL ex
! tends from the eastern line of tn
b store building to the alley west o
= the R. d. Shugart property. TIL
2toiQdIu 0OHlpdnN HdNlHS 10 NdCdt
the warehouse long occupied b,
them, near the Methodist Church
because of its purchase by the Elk
! change Creamery, will move tn
! stock to the new warehouse.
Those who were fortunate enoug
o to secure tickets to 1.-THE Laughing
t Cure presented at the Parish Hous
o last week by the Dramatic Club o
9 Middleway, spent very enioyabl
5 evening indeed, and whether or no
g they came with smile, they certain
n ly left with one. The humorou
l. philosophy of the play was well suit
ed to the talent and enthusiasm o
the youthful actors, who delighte
= their audience with their spirite
= presentation of the characters of tn
= play. which was given for the bene
INT of the County tuberculosis Fun
: and the receipts amounted to $685.
: The Board of Education ha