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NOVEMBER 21. 194i. FARMERS ADVOCATE, CIIARLES T(JWN, W. VA. Zynda. of WashinR'ton. is his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ZYnda. east of town. W Allen, U. S. A of is in town over the holidays, visiting his Policeman and Mrs. T. W. Ralph Buddcnhagen left days ago for New York he will visit his uncle, Buddcnhagcn, for sever- P. T. A. of the Loetown Will sponsor an entertain- Monday night. December 7 o'clock. Bingo and other Christmas songs. Sand- candy for sale. ,19-2t Mrs. J. Ed. Powell and of Funkstown, Md Sunday with Mrs. Powell's Mrs. Martin Kelly. John Wyndaam and smt. Warren. Ohio. and Mrs. of Frederick, Md With Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Monday. Boyd, residing on the farm, near the S u l p h u r britbze, Middleway District. treatment for heart at the imme of his broth- H. Boyd, in Martins- of the late Miss Lillic Dinkle, who died in Char- a mon.th ago, has been ised at $625, by H. M. Bel- Willey, and Hiram Lewis G. Dinkle, the ex- The estate consists of furniture valued at $25, in notes and cash. Lewis of Romney, W. Va is beneficiary of the estate. Effic Slusher, daughter of Mrs. Herbert Stusher, of and Mr. John R. Ziglcr, were married in on Saturday, Novem- The groom is employed at Vhat m Brass & Iron Works ~d Mi.s.-:~h~nas Willlafir ,(~f near the Bloomery, admounced the marriage of daughter, Miss Mary Cathe- to Mr. F~ederick Cy- son of Mr. and Mrs. V(eller. The wedding took "Wednesday, November 19, in Maryland. county friends at- the fune~hal of the lwte Dr. Moore on Wednesday in- Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Timber- Winchester, Ya.; Mrs. A. o$ Chevy Chase, Md.; Mrs. William D. Hurst, af Md.; Mr. and Mrs. Ed- of Purcetlvillc, Va I~6rry Ricly, of Fat(fax. Rosa Baylor Hankey, of Mrs. Charles E. South Samuel Street, is a ~he Emer~cney Hospital where she under- mration for appendici- Her friends, Misses IHonore Ripple, and Rrown, were i.~ W~shington week-end to visit her. in Ready-To.Wear CLOTHES For 1941 tely Priced MARSTELLER Clothier Since 1905. Town, W. Vs. Heury Kyd Douglas Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans, will hold their monthly meeting at the home of Dr. W. H. S. White in Shep- herdstown on Tuesday, November 25. at 7:30 P. M. Assistant hosts will be E. Lee Gohlsborough, J. Quigley Reinhart. and Dr. Bret- nall. the last named being a mem- ber of the Shepherd StaLe Teach- crs College faculty. Visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hahn on Sunday, were Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hann and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hildebrand, of Fred- crick, Md.; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Grimes and four children, of Bal- timore. Md.; Mr. and Mrs. Seen- her and two little daugh'ters, Dix- ic Lee and Marjorie, of Willimns- port. Md. Mr. Lmain Pdssler. of Washing- ton, D. C accompanied by Mr. Bobby lliff, spent the Thanksgiviug holiday at his home here. Mrs. Gertie Kump, of Emmits- burg, Md who has been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mm. Brown L. Rissler for several weeks has re- turned to her home. James Hammill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hannnond, residing on the Bardane road, who has been in the air service at Langley Field, was ordered along with other men in the service to New York wl~ere thcy were outfitted with togery suited for a cold climate and this week sailed under sealed orders to an indisclosvd destination, pre- ,sumabiy Greenland or Icland. The sale of the farm of Ran- dolph and Saville Welsh, near Shepherdstown. to W. L. Barren of Kearneysvillc, containing 126.- 16 acres, was negotiated on Thurs day by the Moore Real Estate & I Insurance Agency of Charles Town, the consideration being $6000. The Welsh ~'arm adjoins the lands of I Dudlev Pendleton, Robert Emery, E. L Gold,borough, and others. 'his case continued on the ground NEWS OF OTHER YEARS{ Glassed for Her! TWENTY YEARS AGO. NOV. 19 Married---~t the Manse at Duf- fields, by the Rev. J. C. Siler, Mr. James Bernard Moler to Miss Julia Link Moler. Died--At Miami. Me Mrs. A. A. W.heelcr. formerly Miss Louise M. Ituyett; in Denver, Colo Mrs. Marg'aret Louise Burnett, former- ly of Wiacbrenner's Cross Roads. Marriage licehses were issued in Charles Tow~ to George Washing- ton Bell and Mattie Wiley, both of Mannings' School H o u s e. tiffs county; Itarry Hudson Darr, of Hagerstown and Sara Florence El- liott, of Shenandoah Junction; Dr. Llewellyn Powcll and Willie Pierce Boone. both of Alexandria, Va. FORTY YEARS AGO. NOV. 19 The Shenandoah Electric Power I & Light Co just organized, was given a franchise to erect poles and string wires over the roads of the County from a proposed power There's a reason for the way Moth plant on the Simnandoah River, er Enright smiles after she takes a jar of glassed fruit down from south of Millville. the kitchen shelf. She used to daughters visited Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Harsh and family in l/runs- wick, Md on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lunny Riley and s~;ns, of Dickerson. Md visited Mr. and Mrs. Ehncr Wright aml family on "Fue~tay. M,'. and Mrs. Roy ltoak and family, of Gore. Va spent Sumlay with Mr. aml Mrs. W. (!. Hoak and family. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rcnncr and family, of Berrvvillc. Va. and Mr'. an:t Mrs. Frank Comer. of Ranson, were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Trusacll and family. Miss N:tn%" (fray, llalltown's oldeM rcsi(lcnt, quietly celebrate( her 85th birthday (mSunday, al the ~hmne of Mr. aIMMrs Nath- aniel (h'~ly. Sr where she resides. Miss Barba~ra Jane Manuel', of Bolivar, spent Tuesdny evening- wit.h Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bowers Be Quick To Treat anti family. Mrs. Edwin Clevel~ger, Mrs. Na- thanicl Gray; Jr and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wright and son~ spent Friday at Berryville, Va visiting Mr. and Mrs. Bill Striekler and daughter. Mr. Poorbaugh, a representative of the Stanley BruN1 Company, of Cumberland, Md gave a demon- stration at the home ~f Mr. and Mrs. Albert Trussell and family on Tuesday ni~'ht. Friends were present from Halttown. Ransom Charles Town and Kabtetown. Fol- lowing the demonstration, delic- ious refreshments were served. Mr. Fred Earrmhaw. Sr fbrm- cr proprietor of a grocery st, ore here, left on Saturday morning for Dayton, Ohio. where he wilt con- duct evan a'elistic services in an interdenominational tabernacle for 30 days. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton James and Misses Helen Edwards and Rosa Clovena'er spent Friday morning in Frederi:k. Md. Mrs. Fred Earnshaw. Jr is a patient in the Charles Town Gen- eral ttospithl, where she under- went an appendectomy last week. At this writing she is recovering very nicely. Mrs. Nathaniel Gray, Sr~. Mrs. Edwin Cleven~r, Misses Mary and Nancy Gray, accmnpanied by Mrs Mr. and Mrs. Brown L. Rissler[ that an important witness could and two sons, Abner and Ricbar(l, lnot be had at that time. The hear- and Mrs. Ann M. Hockensmith, ac- i mR" has now been set for Novem- companicd by Mr. Millard Bushong, bin" 24. Supplying a bond in a pen- spcnt the week-end with Ielatives]alty of $200, Longerbeam was re- in Emmitsburg, Md. i leased from jail. William T. McDonald, who has l Mr. and Mrs. John Gardner en- I been ill at the home of his sistcr~I tertained on Saturday night, in Mrs. RObert T. Brow.se, South i hono'~ of Mr. Gardner's brother, Samuel Street. was taken to a l Robert. who lefy. Monday morning .Martins.burg h.ospital thismorn- to enter the servme of Uncle Sam. in; for treatment. ] .Mr. and Mrs. tIoward F. Riss- Mrs. Franklin McA.tec, living on ler, of Philadelphia, were in town the Flowing Spring load, is con- Saturday and ,Sunday visiting their valescin~g from an operation for parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. C. Risslcr, North Lawrence Street. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Phillips and three children, of Washing.ton, vis- ited Mr. Phillips' father, Mr. Ed- ward Phillips, on Sunday on South Church street. Mrs. Mary J. Earnshaw, wife of Mr. Fred Earn~haw, Jr of Halltown, underwent an operation in the Charles Town General Hos- pital for appendicitis. She is re- ;covering nicely and hopes to re- turn home this week. Mr. Andrew K. Selden, South Samuel street, was ad,mi.tted to the Charles Town General Hospit- l al on Friday, suffering from a broken hip sustained in a fall while raking leaves in the street in front of his home. ~Mr. Selden is 85 years of age. The Oharles Town Grain & Feed Company has completed the con- struction of a warehouse on the Company's property adjoining .the B. & O. tracks. Built of cinder blocks, the building is 32 by 75 feet. The concrete work on the foundation and floor was done .by appendicitis, performed in the Charles Town Hospital on We(I-I nesday. Ten or twelve days of fair, mihl weather, cuhninated on Thanks- ffivin~ Day when the thermometer reached 80 degrees Much colder weather followed the next (lay. Mr< A. C. Dick, of Sumter, S. C is a guest of Mrs. Julia Tay- lor, First Avenue. ~: -Miss-.iean i, on, Va was in town over Thanksgiv- in;, visiting" her mother. Mrs. Wil- liam Wysong. Miss Joan Galxlener, pupil in St. Margaret's School at Tappahan- neck. Va is with her parents, Mr and Mrs. J. C. C. Gardener. South Mildred Street. for Thanksgiving vacation. Stcphen" Wiswcll came h o m e from the Un~iversity for Thanks- gi~ina' holiday. Col. and Mrs. George Eyster, with their children of Washing- ton, are spending the T~hanksgiv- in; holiday with the Colonel's me- the(, Mrs. Robert Wright, who haS[Errington Jones, local contractor. just returned from a visit in RiCh-I mend. Mr. Fred Earnshaw, of Itall. town, leaves this week for Dayton, Ohio, where he will conduct evan- gelical services in an interdenom- inational tabernacle for 30 days. It will be the first work of the kihd that ME. Earnshaw has done in several years. W. M. Whittington, who ha s I~ecnfarming the Starry placc northof town the past year, has leasc(t the Irvin farm, west or town, intending to mo~ there in the S!~ring. For several years Mr. Whittington operated the County Infirmary farm for the County Court. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wcllcr, or Ranson, arc receiving congratula- tions on the birth of a son---their i Angus McDonald, student at the[ Episcopal ttigh School, Alexan- ' dria, Va spent Thankszivin:g with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Y, McDohald. north of town. Everett MeLaughlin. with his wife and family, enroute from Bal- timore to Pomcroy, Ohio. attempt- ed to i)ass thr0u~h Charles Town Sumlay hight without any lights on his car. C(mstabte Dodson halt- ed him. arid found that besides having no lights, he had no ol~ra- tor's license said he never owned such. Justice Moore imposed aline of five dollars, which he paid, be- sides 'cost. William tlenry Wade, colored, between Charles Town and Shen- andoah Junction, at $5 per acre. Died----In Baltinaore, Capt. Alex- ander M. Briscoe, a .native of Charles Town. near Leetown, Jesse C~ates, aged 81 years. SIXTY YEARS AGO. NOV. 19 Mingled-- Near Shepherdstown by the Rev. James A. Arm~rong, Milton B. Hendricks to Miss Ida W. Herr. lodest daughter of Col. E. G. W. tier(; in Hagerstown. Daniel W. Staley to Miss Mar- garet Byers, boih of l;his county. Died--At the home of his son- in-law, George W. Taylor, in Char- lestown, George W. Leg;, of Bal- timore, Md in the 69th year of his age; near Shephcrdstown, Price Craighill, aged 27 years. . Road Supervisors wdrc appoint-1 ed by the Country Court: Osburn District. Daniel Heflebowcr, and 1)r. A. P. Thoml*son; Middleway District. John F. Shaull, D. T. Jones, amt G. T. Littleton; Shep- herdtown, J. M. Hendricks, anti Philip R. Meier; Harpers Ferry, Adam Cockretl and John G. C~ck- cell; C,harlestow.n District, Robert Chew, Davenport Wiltshirc, and William Bcall. Chronic bronchitis may develop if Your cough chest cold,or acute bron- chitis is not treated and you cannot afford to takeachance with anymcdi- cine less potent than Crcomulsion which goes right to the scat nf the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden Dhlegm and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial mucous membranes. Creomulsion blends beechwood creosote byspecial processwith other time tested medicines for coughs. It contains no narcotics. No matter how many medicines you have tried, tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the understanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough, per- mitting rest and sleep, or you are to have your money back. (Adv.) IAQUII) TA BLETS SA LVE Nose l)rops Cou ~h Drops SEVENTY YEARS AGO, Nnv. 19 Indictments were returned a- gain.~t a ~umbcr of roud overseers of the county for not keel)in; the roads in repair. aMarried---Near Ripper by tim Rev. A. C. Hopkins, Levi M. Por- ter to Miss Agnes R. Criswcll, daughter of Andrew Criswell, of Berkeley County; in Middleway, by the Rev. M. L. Sleuford, James W. League to MLss Lizzie Sher- man. ----30 MILS. CORA STIll I)EI{ ROBINS(IN. News of the death of Mrs. Corn Strider Robinson reached Charles Town relatives this week. Mrs. Robinson who was a daughter of the late John H. and Amanda C. Strider, of near Halltown, wouui have been 86 years of age on Jan uary 1. For many years after her marriage, she lived in Marysville, Ohio, where she was buried, tfcr death occurred in Delaware, Phi( One son Meade C. Robinson sur- vives, in Bcllefontai~lle, Ohio. 30 It. Christmas Bazaar aged 30, of Martinsburg, lost his lfirst born--in Winchester Mcmor- car which was impounded for sixt ial ,Sunday morning. Mrs. Weller, months, paid a fine of $25, besides before marriage, was a Miss Via having his drivers license cancel- of the Summit Point neighbor- ) Y I ctcrkin A. Branch of the V~om- an's Auxiliary of Zion Church will hold a Christmas Sale on Friday, ed for attempting t~ drive a car]hood. November 28th, from 3-9 p. m in while he was under the influence t Mrs Tim Si[n, of the Beverly thc Parish House. Come and buy i " " ' ",', ha. been visiting Miss Geor- articles for sale. Christmas Cards, be all sorts of useful anti fancy of I quor The arrest was made by Flats "~ Constable Charlc~ I) o d so n on g~ne ~ush in Washingto~ ,Route 340, near Welldr's Shop. l,'m. vm, s- r,/ii ~ali ai,~:,a. ,i=;, your Chris,tmas gifts. There will " "" ~ "',",'~', Pottery, etc toys for the children Peachie Lawson Brgwn, Widow flte ~[ome Service Sh0~l. from ten cents up, an Old Curosity ~ of John Henry BrownlRow,died atTues.her NOv. 19( Shop, a White Elephant Table. l ,home on Weirick's on -30- Cakes, Pies, Re'Is and Candy will ;,I '. day, November 18th, 1941, after a be on sale. Tea wi'l bc served from 3-6 at twenty-five cents per lmr- son. Nothing will bc sohl until the doors open at 3 p. m. 30 A railroad motor ear in eharta'e of engin~mr Mitl,ar(l Trussell, of ILanson. em'oute fron~ Frederick to B:unswick, Thursday evening' struck an autom(,hile with passcn- gel-s in it at Lime Kiln crossing, w(~st of Frederick. All the passeu- ge~ suffering from nlinor injur- ies. were taken to the Frederick City Hospital. Their car was de- molished.'The usual signal to stop was given tO the driver of the car by the watchman. No attention was paid to the signal. lon~ illness. She was the lastchild of the late Thomas and Georgians Lawson, al~ed {]7 51ears. She is survived by scveral nephews arid nieces. The funeral was helld Fri- day (today) at 2 p. m from Dun- away's funeral parlors, wi~h the ~.ev. J. C. Scarborough officiating: In,ferment was in Fairview Ceme- tery. ,Bi.qmp IL E. L. Strider with his family will arrive at Rose llill, frmn Charles(on, W. Va Wedncs-I day for the Timnksgiving Holiday. i Miss Sidney ~Strider with two schoolmates, from Hannah Moore Academy, will for sev- eral days. To relieve Misery of Try "Rub-My-Tism" - a V onder ful IAniment REMOVED PROMPTLY Free Of Charge We pay telephone charges Call Harpers Ferry 55 I I i l i if I( [/ (1"" /'[ " " ] Capital stock comt)any fire insurance provides sound protection at a pre- determined price, without risk of fur- ther cost. In addition to legal re- serves, its policies are backed by cash :: capital and surplus funds set aside to :I meet not merely normal claims, but :i: also tht sweeping losses due to con- ':i" flagrations and other catastrophes. I:: Wdshington, Alexander & Cooke INSURANCE AGENCY Phone 29, Charles Town, W. Va. WANT MORE EGGS ? NEED MORE PROFITS?- can have both when you feed Conkeys ~oO Egg Mash because it carries a wide rare lew and proper balance of easily digested protein, minerals, etc and in additiotx Ir, ontains Conkevs Y-O is a patented vitamin food whlcl~ holds the potency of" thc elusive A and D vtta- nains of ~od liver oil " ' and also provtdes an a- bunda6t supply of B, G and E vitamins in tha ~nfermenting yeast and wheat germ oil it ono tains. The presence of Y.O in Conkew Y-O I:gg Mash assures an ample supply of A, B, D, t~(; and E vitamins at all times. To get more eggs and make more profit use C.o~akcys Y-O ]Egg Mash. Hi The(el Sweet Whittington. of Bakerton, visited Mrs. Eliza Gaynor. near Mountain Missi:m, on Sunday. Mr:~. W lI. Bowers ar, d (laugh- ter, Dorothy, Mr. Ralj~,h Bowers and son. Jimmie. and Miss J~osa Clevenger spent Friday afternoon at Pm~etlvitle. Va. C. W. MOORE Sale Clerk COMPETENT & AVAILABLE AT Al,L TIMES 17 YEARS EXPERIENCE Ph,me 216-2. P.O. Bcx 318. CHARLES TOWN, W. V&. TO THE PUBLIC I am in the Harness and Leather Goods Job Work Re- pairing Service. I make a specialty of this work. Will appreciate a chance to serve you. M. MITCHELL 510 EAST NORTI1 ST. CHARI,F~, TOWN. W, VA. Nov. 1 4- It pd. . . ; ,;] WANTED A smooth, clean line is what you want,--no stragglitt~: hair to mar )our smart, proti) look. Let us condi|ion and siyle your hair for loveliness. Featuring Almost Every Style Of Permanents From $2.75 & Up The Modern Beauty Shoppe I'tlONE 205-W CIIARIA,]S TOWN. W. VA~ < .a'nE I TS JEFFERSI[I llLi]PIT THEATRE ON I!1 Tow | Ill Matinee Daily 3:30--N,te 7:15 and :15 $ II! Children 11c -- Adults 28e Tncl Defense Tax L~ .-- " JU Thursday and Friday, November 20=21 'I'tlI~ILI,S at 600 mile~-an-hour! EX(TI'EMENT the screen has never matched.: Monday and Tuesday, NOvember 24:25 Tile IIEST SEIA,ING N()VEi. COMES TIIlllld,iNGI.Y TO, IAI:E ()N THE SCRFEN. I Also:, News Saturday, November 22 ACT|ON! THRILLS! 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