Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-12-16
LOCAL COLUMN.


Some are very elaborate in their dis
play. ~
Mr.. David Wood, Charles Town,
faithful night Waterman, has beer
quite sick for the past few davs
having been taken extremely III ~
the street last Friday night. =
Mr.. Jacob S. Feeser was stricLor
with paralysis last Sunday night. ana
is in a critical condition. Messns
Curtis S. and Malancton M. Feasar
were called from Washington to b;s
bedside. N
Word has been received by relative.
of the death of Charles Brotherton
of Waltsburg, Washington, on Decen,.
Der 9Th. Mrs. Miller Bane and Mrs
Walter Brown, of Summit Point are
sisters of the deceased.
The United States Civil Sarv;oo
Commission has announced an exan,
nation for the County of .Jeffarsn,,
to be held at Charles Town on Jan
uary 10, 1920, to fill the position Of
rural carrier at Kearneysville.
A bungalow dwelling is being erec,
ed on the Washington Boom nv Cav
tractor w. M. Boxwell for Mr. Johr
Dunn. Mr.. Dunn has been emnlovad
on the B. & o. Railroad with head.
quarters at Grafton, w. Va. for the
past year or two.
Intelligence was received here on
Saturday of the death of Mr.. Wilson
Hughes, in Mississippi. He was .
brother of Messrs. ID. S., and ]. Ed
ward Hughes, and Misses Anna and
Laura Hughes, of Charles Town. and
Mr.. Frank Hughes, of Stanton Va
Mrs. G. w. Fossett, died at he,
home in Harpers Ferry after a short
illness of pneumonia, and was buried
from the Methodist Episcopal Church
in Bolivar, Monday afternoon. Sur
viving are her husband and one sis
ter, Mrs. Fannie Murray, of Corning
N. Y.
Mrs. Mary Hite died at the resi-
dence of her daughter, Mrs. w. r.
Barfeld, near Charles Town. last
Saturday. Funeral services were
held at the residence of Mrs. Bar
field on Sunday afternoon, and her
body was taken to Culpeper, Va, for
burial.
At meeting of the Eastern Pan
handle Medical Association held AT
Harpers Ferry last week the follow
ing officers were elected: DIR. H. G..
Tonkin, of Martinsburg, president :
Drs. B. B. Ransom, of Harpers Ferry,
and j. M. Miller, of Charles Town,
vice-presidents.
The Real Estate Agency of w. O.
Norris has just completed the sale to
Mr.. j. Henry Dutrow for Mr.. Walter
c. Rely of the farm purchased by Mr..
Rely from Mr.. A. 0. Davis last sum-
mer. This is one of the crack farms
of the county, and lies about a mile
west of Charles Town and is we'll i'm
proved. We congratulate Mr.. Dut-
row on acquiring such valuable prop
erty.
Lieutenant George. D. Wiltshire,
formerly of Baltimore, of the Second
U. 5. Cavalry, and Miss Lucille Nelson
Neal, of Richmond, Va, were married
Saturday, Dec. 6, at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. G..
Neal. The groom is "a son of Dr. j.
G. Wiltshire, of Baltimore, formerly of
Jefferson county. Lieutenant and Mrs.
Wiltshire will live at Fort Riley, Kan
sas, where he is stationed.
Thomas Wolford Kearns, one of
the best known citizens of Martins
burg, died about 11.40 o'clock Sun
day night following on illness caused
by eraemic poisoning He had been
i'll for some time, although confined
TO bed but a few days. Mr.. Kearns
was native of Jefferson County,
having been born in Middleway near
ly seventy-four years ago.
Mr. Ray S. Farnsworth, who has
been the operator in charge of the
Western Union Telegraph Office in
Charles Town since July 1, has resign
ed to take a position with the same
company at Clarksburg, w. Va. Miss
Pearl Nickel has come here from Key
ser to have charge of the Office until
another regular operator can be Sc
cured Miss Nickel had the Office il
Charles Town for short time last
summer.
At a regular meeting of Blue Ridge
Lodge, No. 1871, Knights of Pythias
held Friday night in the Castle Hall
the following officers were elected
for the ensuing term: Harvey w
Hill, Chancellor Commander; Johr
S. Waters, Vice Chancellor; Ray
mond Long, Prelate; w. H. Ander
son, Master of Works; T. d. Webster
Jr, Keeper of Records and Seal
Brown L. Rissler, Master of Exche
quer; Samuel Blum, Master of Fl
nance; w. S. Myers, Master of Arms
Earl D. Casey, Inner Guard; Roger
Manuel, Outer Guard; John G. Ell
liott, Trustee.
After an illness of over year, Mrs
Fannie 0. Ramey, wife OF Mr.. ii. Il
Ramey, passed away at her home Il
Ransom, about 10 o'clock Thursda.
night, aged 43 years. Mrs. Rame,
was victim of influenza that cause
the death of so many people in thu
county in the fall of 1918. 1t was i'm
possible for her to rid herself OF tn
after-effects of the disease which wa
followed by lung complications. 70
the past six weeks she has been Ded
fast. Mr.. Ramey and his family cam
to Ransom from Warren county, va
about ten years ago, he being In tn
employ of the Jefferson Cooperag
Company most of the time since com
ing here. Surviving are her HUSBAND an
two sons and five daughters. In
funeral was held Sunday Afternoon
with services in the Baptist church a
2:30 o'clock. The interment was |
Edge Hill Cemetery.
Census Supervisor VIM. J, Knott, z
the Second Congressional District, Ma
made most of the appointments
4 enumerators who will take the censu
t in this district in January. lie hs
sent to the Director of the Census
Washington the names of 127 enun
orators, leaving fifty yet TO De seiee
those who have heen Amounted for Je