Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-06-16
LOCAL MENTION.

parson. has received notice OF an
afheY 500. per year raise IN salary.
j Mr. and Mrs. Richard Alexander.
baltimore. expect TO open their
5ause on South Samuel street. TINS
week.
The new restaurant in Ransom,
managed bv J. F. Casey, served 40
chicken dinners Sunday. 10 the Bal
timore tourists.
4 son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
william Dorsey. at their home on
North Lawrence street. Charles
Town on Wednesday. Mother and
son are doing nicely.
Malta Lodge of Masons will cele-
bra+e St. Johns Day on Thursday.
Tnne oath. with a BANQUET at the
Jefferson Hotel. Tickets will be IS
sued for 100 or more.
About 200 attended a dance in
Ro,1ss Hall on Friday evening. The
Committee in charge was Howard F.
Sechrist. Coleman Lyme, H. H SWIM
lev SNYDER Bane. c. NJ. B. Brown.
Henry Miller. residing in Ransom,
and EMPLOYED at the Weller Machine
Works in Charles Town. was taken to
the Charles Town Town Hospital on
Tuesday afternoon. of last week, and
underwent a surgical operation.
Miss Maria P. Duval. Miss Kath-
crime w. Riddle, Miss Anna Riddle
and Miss Ella Young were the par
ticipa1Ss in delightful surprise
party at St. Hilda's Hall Thursday,
xxrhn 5c vi
ting in Charles Town.
A two year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs Windard Bowers. of Halltown,
crawled on to the cow-catcher of a
waiting train. and when the engineer
started the engine the child fell of.
rolled on the track and was rescued
with a small cut on his head.
Charles Town District teachers
who will take the summer course for
teachers at Shepherd College. Shep-
bardstown. are Misses Anna Moore
Link. Josephine Pittman. Katherine
Roxwell. Mary and Nina Ramey. The
summer school will be in session nine
,, weeks.
The Street Committee of the
Charles Town Council has mad tar
, via furnace installed in the hltcninp
ward. The Improvement will enable
, the street workers to prepare oil OF
, tar more quickly for street repair
) ing. and will be useful at all seasons
of the year.
Carl Painter and Thomas OFT. OF
Engle, this county. were fned DN
4 Justice Nichols. at Harpers Ferry
e one of them for having used a Dor
, rowed license tag on his car. and the
a other for operating car without
license. The arrests were made bN
! Traffic Officer c. M. Kearns.
E Blue Ridge Lodge, Knights o.
3 Pythias, observed Memorial Day las
/, Sunday evening. by strewlng nower
:. and conducting the beautiful memor
e ial services of the order over TIT
f graves of departed brothers. afte
;. which they attended Zion Eplscopa
Y Church in a body and listened to
e special sermon by the Rector, Rev
v Conrad H. Goodwin.
Carl Good, the employee of tn
o Potomac Lime and Stone Company
= at Reedson, whose hands wer
:. frightfully burned when they cam
in contact with high tension wiz
> several weeks ago. had his RICH
!. hand amputated at the Charles Tow
q Hospital, as a result of his injuries
Il His fellow workmen. at the ouarrle:
raised a good will donation for hlr
d amounting TO S55.
;; See new advertisement of tn
y Shenandoah Pharmacy IN this issue
u The Shenandoah Pharmacy is tn
new drug store just opened up ]
the Crane building next to the pos
:. office. They will keep an up-to-dat
Y Drug Store in all its branche
r Messrs. Fonaine B. Hooff and Mar
l. Wetzel are the proprietors,. and the
respectfully solicit a liberal share
the public patronage.
II The ladies of the Elk Branc
l. PRESBYTERIAN Church will serve
o home prepared supper On the lawn
the church. at Duffields, on Frlda
d evening, June 25th. at 6 o'clock. Tn
r church is lcated the main road %
ID tween Charles Town and Shepherd
If town. The price of the supper WI
[r be 35 cents. Cake. ice cream ar
J. home made candy also will be sol
d The public is invited.
- Mr.. w. Harvey Hill, contracto
1s has begun the construction of a ne
residence for Mr.. H. j. WisweH. Q
&c South Mildred street. on lot a.
- joining that of Mrs. Clara c. 30
" der's. The residence will be modei
IF in all of its appointments. and WI
+ be weather boarded with shingles {
~ unique design. Mr.. Hill also has IL
m contract for a six-room SUNNI,
Of house for Mr.. Lyman S. Linson:
m be located on the riverside at MAJ
lg ning's Ferry.
n F. c. Littleiohn. chairman of II
Democratic county executive cor
= mittee. has issued call for TT
10 members Of the committee to me-
70 at the court house here on Saturda
10 June goth. for the purpose OF mar
,e ing eighty-four commissioners ar
Il forty-two clerks for the state-wic
ly primary to be held August Sd; -.