Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-04-06
HarDer's Ferry And Bolivar News.

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Hill,
Miss Francis Nichols of Stephe nson
Seminary. Charles Town. i visiting at
her home on West Camp Hill, she ex-
poets TO visit her Uncle. MIR. Frank Mich
OILS, in Halltown before returning TO
School.
Mr.. Joseph Nichols is very sick with a
bad case of tonsilitis. at his home on
Camp Hill,
Mrs. G. L. Marten, of Martnsburg,
spent the Easter Holidays with her fa-
Their, Mr.. d. H. Beck, on Camp Hill.
Mrs. T. c. Stotler visited friends in
Washington during Easter.
Miss Letitia Shuss. one of the teach
ers in the High School spent the week
end with friends in Washington.
Miss Virginia Winters, who is sttend-
ing school in Lexington, Va, spent her
Easter hoidays.with her parents here.
MISS Ona Leavy of Washington, spent
the Easter holidays with her parents in
Bolivar.
Mrs. T. K. Faherty of Grafton, is
depending the Easter holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Smith in
Bolivar.
MI. Hugh Winters, of Pittsburg, was
home for the Holidays.
Mrs. Bette Murphy who has been Wis
ting relatives in the Western part of this
State has returned to her home here.
Mr.. Hudson, of Antietam, is visiting
his daughter Mrs. Edward Mccormick,
in Bolivar.
Rev. K. Y, Nicholson left Monday to
attend the Annual Methodist Conference
which convened in Washington last week
Miss Katie Barley of Lexington, Va,
is visiting Miss Lula Winters during the
Easter holidays on Camp Hill.
MIR. Mason Fine who has been in the
Johns Hopkins Hospital at Baltimore fol
the past several weeks is improving, and
viii soon be able to return to Harper.
Ferry to see his friends. We are glad
to learn of his improvement.
| Mr.. Bernard Miles, who has occspied
the old Office of Hotel Conner for a Poo
and Billiard Parlor has removed into the
old Cavalier property now owned by Mr.
VIM. Doran on Shenandoah Street.
Mr. James Rau is opening a Patenl
Medicine Store and confectionery desl
in the Gatrell building on Shenandoah
| Street.
A Silver Reception was held at the
home of Mrs, Eugene Shugaet on Camr
Hill, Monday from to s o'clock. Thi:
reception is for the benefit of the Charlie:
Town Hospital, and was well attenda
| Other towns throughout the county have
given receptions for this occasion ant
Harper's Ferry was the next in line. Sc
it was up to Harper's Ferry people t.
get on the job.
Mr.. and Mrs, Raleigh Moore and chill
dren are visiting Mr., Frank Nichols il
H alltown.
Mr. Charles Hough and Miss Luc,
| VlandS of Mechanicstown were married
at the Methodist Parsonage about one
O'Clock Sunday March Fl, 1915 Rev. R
Y. Nicholson performed the ceremony.
Mrs. Virginia H. Engle, wife of the
late Capt. Jacob H. Engle. died at her
ate residence Kelar, w. Va. Sunday
March %. 1915. She is survived by Mrs
Alice Moler, of Duffields. this county,
and Miss Irene and Ladonsa Eagle at
home. Internent in Emwood Gene
terry, Shepherdstown.
Mrs. Forrest Littlejohn of Shenandoah
Junction, is visiting her sister. MIR. Ell.
wood Fossett.
Mr.. w. T. Wheatley, of Washington,
spent the Easter holidays with his
mother Mrs. Blanche Wheatley in Boil.
var.
Mr. VIM. Winston is spending the
Easter holidays with his mother, Miss
Annie Winston on High Street.
Special Easter services were held in
the Camp Hill M. P. Church Sunday
with music appropriate to the occasion.
All observations were met during the
past year and can report a successful
year in this field of work.
Mr.. George Sechrist, B, & o. Fire
man who attempted to board a rapidlS
moving east bound freight train lost his
hold and was thrown and had his right
arm severed near the shoulder, and he
died short time afterwards,
The deceased is survived by his wife
two sis ers and two brothers.,
Mr.. Sechrist was "a years of age and
IN his earlier life was an employee in
Mlliville quarry, from where he went TO
Sand Patch to live. but later SECURING q
position as Firemeu on the B. & O.. and
came to Harper's Ferry to live where he
married Miss Ella May Cook of Bolivar,
Sept, IS, 1913.
MIR, Sechrist was a loving. true and
KIND hearted young man and was liked
by every one who knew him. He had
purchased the old Cavalier home in Bal.
WAR and had greatly improved it 5y max.
ng it a modern home.
The funeral services were held from
the NJ. P. Church on Thursday Anr,I Re,
at two o'clock under the direction of
Kew K Y, Nicholson. Mr.. SechrIst
was member OF the Masonic order of
this place and Brotherhood of Locomo.
tive Firemen of Brunswick. The Ma
sons had charge of the funeral at the
/ GRAVE A N h.. u