Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-01-16
Local Miscellany.
County Court January 20.

Browns Jewelry Store.
The "Travel Club" met at Mrs. Thos
r, Moore's Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Carl Derry died Yesterday at hi
home at Harpers Ferry, aged 20.
Miss Della Dashan. of Washington
has entered the Anna Hughes Sanitariun
for treatment.
Mrs. Forrest w, Brown entertained a
Bridge in honor of her sister, Mrs. I
Thompson Brown.
Mr.. w. H. Whltmore recently com
lp'eted a commodious home for S. S
Cline & Son on the east side of Keyes
Gap,
The Shenandoah river is covered with
some right or ten inches of ice. and two
horse teams with sleds of wood are pass.
ing over it.
The ST. Andrews Guild will hold their
tea at the Psrish House on SATURDAY.
afternoon of this week instead of on
Wednesday.
Little Willie Whitmore. fve-year-old
son of Mr.. William G. Whitmore, was
operated on for adenoids, at DR. Venning' S
hospital last week, by DR.. A. o. Albin.
The Rutherford land, about so acres
near Peacher's Mill, was sold Yesterday
by James NJ. Mason. Jr. Substituted
Trustee, to w. A. Higgs. at SIS per acre.
Mrs. Chas. A. Johnson slipped and fell
on the ICY sidewalk Tuesday. breaking a
small bone in her wrist and cutting her
face. DR.. Neil gave her surgical atten-
ton,
John Herbert and Edward Mitchell,
two former Charles Town negroes. were
arrested in Hagerstown charged with
holding up and robbing John Daymade
shortly after midnight Sunday night.
Messrs. A. H. Maxell &, Son are dong
a rushing business at their wrapper fac
tory. Last Thursday they shipped out
more of their manufactured products
than they did during the entire month of
January last year.
Edward, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Schoeuing formerly of this vicinity d led
January 10, at the home of his parents
at Middletown, N. Y. of scarlet fever,
aged years. Little Emily is also III
of the same disease,
The Jeffepson County Telephone Com
paEy has leased the store room IN the
.compauys new building at the corner of
George and Liberty streets, Charles
Town, to Capt H. c. Getzendanner. 1t
will be used for automobile exhibits.
The roads have become largely block
AIDED by drifting snow, andPikeCommis-
soner Mcdonald hopes to get out a
force of hands tomorrow to relieve this
obstruction to travel. The various Road
Surveyors will doubtless do likewise.
Mrs, H. H. Cooke spent Friday in Bal
timore. On returning home she met with
a very painful accident. She slipped on
the ice on Mr.. A. d. Bars pavement
and her umbralla handle struck her in
the eye. Fortunately it was not put out
Dr.. VIM Neill gave her treatment
An interesting event of Wednesday,
January %, will be the marriage of Miss
Elizabeth Kelly Tanquarv, of this place,
to Mr.. George DIN Wiley, of Middle
town, Va. Miss Tanquary has been a
student at Stephenson Seminary. paying
special attention to elocut1on. Our peo-
pie have often enjoyed her many enter
tanning Rotations.
We regret to learn of the death of Mrs
F. NJ. Gilkeson, of Culpeper, Va. mother
Of Mrs. H. V. Frazer of this place which
occurred on Thursday evening last
Mrs. Frazer, as we heretofore noted. was
called back from her bridal trip but a
few weeks ago on account of the illness
of her mother. Suhsequ emily Mrs Gil
to Charles Town. The early part oflast
week, however, she was summoned to
Culpeper again, and her mother died on
Thursday evening as noted. The funeral
took place on Saturday.
Frank Hoke Rouss, Young son of DR..
and Mrs. A. II, S. Rouss, formerly of
this county but now of Brucetown. Va.
died Friday morning at the home of his
parents at that place. after compare
lively brief illness The child was three
years old last September. He was very
bright and interesting lad and his un-
tress in the family circle. In addition to
his parents, he leaves one little sister,
He was grandson of Capt. Milton
Rouss, of this county, and great nep-
hew of the late Charles Broadway Rouss.
Interment was made on Saturday in the
Rouss lot in Mt Hebron Cemetery al
! Winchester.
Mr.. Frank Gardner Young, son Of
Mrs. Moilie d. and the late Mason T.
Young, died at the residence of his moth
er IN this place Yesterday afternoon. at
ter a lingering illness. aged go years
The deceased was worthy young man
OF steady and industrious habits, and hae
many friends. who will sincerely sympa
thize with his bereaved mother. brothers
and sisters in their loss. Surviving hin
are his mother, four brothers. Harry Z
with the Berkeley Springs News; Herber
R. in Washington City, H. Clifton an'
Grover G.. at home; and three sisters
Mrs. Arthur w. Appel of Mt. Rainer
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