Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-10-29

and the churches next Sunday, Novem
Der 3,
The patients in the Red Cross Hos.
pital in the Parish Building were
moved last week to the Charles Tow
Hospital.
Nathan Washby, son of Thonoa:
Washby, colored, died at Camp Upton
| N. Y, October 10, and was brought
here for burial last Saturday.
Mr.. Geo. E. Hughes moved last week
from the Trapnell house on South
Charles street to his own house, South
Samuel street, corner of McCurdy.
Mrs. Eliza L. r. Dennison, aged 40
died on the farm of Mr.. J. B. Huyett
October 10. Funeral services were
held in Edge Hill Cemetery Oct. 20.
Marriage license was issued in Hag-
erstown Tuesday to Frank Lally. of
Failing Waters, Berkeley county and
Miss Pearl L. Corder, of Charles
Town.
| There will be services at the Pres
byterian church on next Sunday morn
ing and night. Rev. Mr.. Sydnor, of
Rome, Ga, is expected to be present
to preach.
The annual meeting of the jefferson
County Chapter of the American Red
Cross, has been postponed from Octo-
Der Both until November 20. Watch
| the papers for future notices.
Robert OFT, aged 23 years, died at
| his home near ManninQ'S School House
last Wednesday. Funeral services
were held last Friday at the Methodist
burying ground at Manning's.
The wife of Daniel Slaughter, col
ored, died near Manning's Ferry last
Thursday, and was buried on Saturday
at Rippon, together with her little boy
aged 2 years, who died the night pre-
vlous.
Robert Bowers, little son of Milton
Bowers, died last Friday, aged l year.
Funeral services were held Saturday
morning at the residence of his par
ents,and interment was made at Kear-
neysville.
Mr.. Floyd P. Dunn, died at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Dunn, l mile north of Rippon, Oct.
Goth, of pneumonia and which fol-
lowed Spanish Influenza. He was II
years old.
Lloyd n Rose died last Tuesday at
the home of his father, Mr.. Charles N.
Rose, in Charles Town, aged IA years.
Funeral services were held on Satur-
day at the house. Interment in Edge
Hill Cemetery.
Edward Soron,arc coIorad son of
Lewis Somers of Johnsontown died in
the hospital in Charles Town last Fri
day. He was teacher of tie coored
school at Mechanicstown. The funeral
took place on Saturday.
Ernest c.. James, little son of N Z.
and Mrs. Craven James, died at the
residence of his parents in Ransom last
Friday aged l year and months.
Funeral services were held at Edge
Hill Cemetery Sunday morning.
Elizabeth C. Custer, little daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. +. l.. Custer, died at
the home of her parents about three
miles southwest of Charles Town yes
teraay, aged six years. Funeral
Tuesday at 10 o'clock, with services at
Edge Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Grandstaff and daughter Miss
Lillian have moved from the Cruger
Smith house on Washington street.
Mrs. Grandstaff is making a visit to
her son, officer Grandstaff in Ransom,
after which she will make her home
with a daughter in Baltimore. Miss
| Lillian has taken apartments at Mrs.
Furr's.
Mrs. Sallie Ann Oden died at her
home in Ransom yesterday afternoon
aged 65 years. She is survived by
four children, Messrs. John B., Edgar
and Ray Oden, and Mrs. Bessie BaX-
ley. Funeral services will be held on
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
her late residence. Interment in Edge
Hill Cemetery.
Messrs. Rouss Brothers who own one
of the largest orchards in the southern
| section of the county finished picking
their apple crop last week. Their
crop this year runs up to $500 barrels,
the heaviest they have ever grown.
Their father Capt. Milton Rouss also
| has a fine yield this year. His total
| crop will be about 5000 barrels.
A dirigible balloon passed over
Jefferson county on Tuesday and was
observed with great interest by many
persons. 1t was a Sageshaped sort
of an affair with a car suspended from
| the balloon part. 1t was recently
| finished in Akron, Ohio, and was on
its way from that city to Washington.
1t landed safely in Washington Tues
day.
Mrs Roy Hoffmaster, aged q, died
at Bakerton, Tuesday; Robert OFT,
aged 80, near Manning's School house
on the same day, and also on the same
day, Floyd Rose, IA years old in
Charles Town. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
NJ. Coyle, near Leetown, lost then
little daughter, Eleanor, age years
on Thursday of last week. Mrs. Den
nison passed away or the Huyett farm
near Charles Town on Saturday.
The announcement of the death OF
Mrs. Bessie S. Kemp, at her home II
Gulfport, Mississippi, Tuesday of this
week has brought sorrow to the
; friends of her girlhood days in Cl,arle;
Town. Mrs. Kemp was a daughter Of
the late Ambrose Timberlake. Misses
Eliza and Minnie Undertake and Mrs
E. G. Wilson of this county are he
: half-sisters. She was married twice
: first to the late Thomas Maslin, anC
; afterward to Mr.. Kemp.
Mrs. johnson, wife of Mr.. William
NJ. Johnson, of Walper's Cross Roads
; this county, passed away at the
| Charles Town. Hospital October q
aged SO years. In failing health
Mrs. johnson was brought to the hos
) pital a week before her death, a sur
gical operation having been decided
, upon as the only possible means O.
prolonging her life. Before her mar
+ riage, Mrs. johnson was Miss Van
: meter Her husband with three
5 daughters survives. The daughter:
: - A &c +ln L I.