Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-08-25
LOCAL MENTION.

there.
p,r, 20 Mrs. Virgil Malone, of
,r-7', Pile az the General Hospital
- H.-.' baby girl, weighing eleven
16unds, Saturday morning.
councilman C. E. Miley, of North
g'-rge street, who suffered a slight
10 IF facial paralysis a short
80 ago, is reeuperating satisfac-
-5r.ly.
william Costello, who was SEN
.-,.a5 in the jefferson Circuit Court
sr Indictment for forgery. and
~ serving a term at Moundsville,
Fas been paroled.
Mr.. c C Conklyn. the venerable
.v-Confederate veteran, residing at
dordington. near town, is i'll, and
tss heen confined to his bed for the
mast two weeks.
The Uvilla Methodist Church will
Ia their Annual Harvest Home
Sgnner. Thursday, August 26th, be-
inning at 4:30 o'clock. Every body
cordially invited.
The Citizens Fire Company has
,rnounced the booking of the Florida
amusement Company for carnival
srowing here for the fire company's
benefit the week of August 30 to
September 4.
The only arrest made during the
TWO DAYS of the colored horse show
here was that of TaylorCross, color
"a. Of Clarke county, Va, who had
fmbibed too freely and was taken in
charge by Chief of Police James A.
Smith.
Ernest Jarmen, of Crozet. Va, has
Joined the forces of Lyon q Lyon,
baltimore, Md, contractors. in
charge of the local sewerage work,
and is working under his father, w.
N Jarmen, superintendent of con-
struction here. as clerk.
A marriage license was issued last
week from the county clerks office
here to Horace D. Carey, colored,
born in Madison county, Va, and
living in Charles Town, and Florence
E. Hester, colored, born and residing
here.
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 /, beginning at
5 o'clock. A good supper is promised
+ 20 all Adults so cents, Children
25 cents.
Kiwanis Club, Martinsburg, held 3
Joint meeting with Charles Town XII
wants at The Shenandoah. in the
Gold Room, last night, at the regular
hour ESQ o'clock. About rs Char
les Town Kiwanians attended, and
special program was prepared for
the evening.
Harry Ronemus, West Virginia
University student, who was operat-
cd on for acute appendicitis about
ten days ago, and was seriously i'll
with peritonitis the early part OF
LAST week, is gradually improving at
General Hospital.
Mrs. ]. c. Blackford. of Shenan-
doah Junction, who injured her back
when she fell from swing, while
camping on the Shenandoah River
about ten days ago, is recuperatlng
steadily at General Hospital, where
She was taken for observation and
treatment shortly after the mishap.
Crushed stone has been deposited
along the Shepherdstown and Mid
aleway pike between Leetown and
Kearneysville, preparatory to resur-
facing that section of the pike. The
Improvement is being made under
the direction of Daniel Kirby, road
supervisor of the District. The stone
viii be spread and rolled as soon as
4 supply of oil arrives for use as q
binder in the resurfacing work.
Deputy Sheriff D. w. Ramey and
Officer W R Shepherd confscated
twenty-five half-pints and one full
pint of liquor, which was found hid
den unde ra hay stack in field near
the horse show grounds, east OF
town, Tuesday afternoon of last
week The booze was taken to the
county Jail for safe-keeping and tt
await the arrival of a claimant. but
none had appeared,
Contractors completed pouring the
concrete for the new bridge on the
Knoxville Brunswick road. Some kline
Of preparation was used in the mix
ing of the material which will make
It possible to open the bridge to traf
nc abut two weeks earlier thar
otherwise. The bridge floor beins
raised several feet higher than. tht
old bridge, much grading will have tt
be done before the new bridge car
be used.
A pretty wedding was solemnizeC
IN the Presbyterian Church, Shep
herdstown. last Tuesday, at higl
noon, when Miss Mary Florence VaI
Metre, the only child of Mr.. and Mr.
Charles B. VanMetre, became the
bride Of Elisha Carleton Brown, 0.
Bayard. The ceremony was perform
ed by DR.. Charles Gheislin, pastor
Of the bride. The wedding march wa
played by Miss Julia Reinhart, o.
Shepherdstown. organist of the Pres
byterian Church. Mr.. and Mr.
Brown left for a honeymoon trip il
their automobile, Immediately fol
lowing the reception.
Deeds recently recorded in the of
tce of County Clerk Charles A
johnson include the following: Clay
ton l.. Haines commissioner, ant