Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-12-14
LocA. BRIEFS.


Stockholders Meeting on Tuesday
January II, 1921, at 2 p. m.
Ellsworth, infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. w. Clipp, died at their home
near Leetown on December 6. The
child was one month old. Interment
was in Edge Hill Cemetery.
Why not send your absent relative
or friend the Spirit of Jefferson for
one year for Christmas present.
We assure you it would be acceptable
and would be like letter from home
every week.
The Whatsoever Mission, in the
Sadler Block, will be dedicated next
Friday night at o'clock. The min
lister from Harpers Ferry will preach
the educational sermon Every
body cordially invited.
The Ladies AID Society of the
Episcopal Church at Summit Point
will give a Musical and Literary
Entertainment IN the school house at
that place on Wednesday, December
20, 1920, at 1850 p. m. Admission
rs cents.
A tract of forty acres with i'm
provements including an orchard, on
the Bardane road and belonging to
the estate of the late John Fox was
sold on Thursday by Geo. M. Beltz-
hoover, Jr., Special Commissioner,
to Chas. w. Fox, one of The Fox heirs
for $195 an acre.
Mr.. B. f. Yates has moved from
the Crittenden farm near Nippon, to
the property he bought from Conklyn
Bros. at the Bloomery. Messrs.
Conklyn Brothers have moved to
while the Crittenden farm has been
rented by VIM. B. Royston, of Clarke
county.
Mr. E. G. Henson the enterprising
manager of the Charles Town Opera
House, has received from the manu-
facturers in New York, a Mirrored
Silver Sheet which the pictures at the
Opera House are now screened upon.
This is big improvement over the
old screen, and makes the Charles
Town Opera House entirely up to
date.
A car was upset in the Kabletown
pike near Weirick's mill last Satur-
day evening. 1t was driven by Mr..
Ramsburg, and was occupied by Ed
Wiltshire, Will Ditlow and Harry
Schultz. They all escaped without
serious injuries, although Schultz
was knocked out, ard it was thought
he was dead, and Charles Town I'M
dertaker was telephoned to come and
take charge of the body.
Mr.. Daniel OFT died at the home of
his brother, Mr. S. S. OFT, at Hall
town last Sunday evening, aged ~
years. He is survived by his wife
and one son, Mr.. George E. OFT, and
Messrs. James W., Thomas NJ. and S.
S. OFT and Miss S. v. OFT, all living
at Halltown. Funeral services Tues
day afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. DR..
G. G. Sydnor officiating. Interrient
in Edge Hill Cemetery in Charles
Town.
Mrs. Sarah A. Carly, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Z. Z.
Powell, 627 N Mulberry St., Hagers..
town, Md, Dee. 4th at $3.50 p. M OF
general debility aged q. years.
Funeral services were held MONDAY
afternoon at 2 o'clock with interment
at Funkstown Cemetery. Surviving
are two daughters, Mrs. E. c. Power,
Hagerstown, Md, and Mrs. X. u;
Daley, Charles Town, w. Va, and
one sister Mrs. Julia Staubs of
Harpers Ferry, w. Va.
County Superintendent Bonham
hn CT few
in visiting the schools of the county
with DIR. Frank j. O'Brlen, DIR. Ara,
bella Feldkamp, and Misses Maud
Davis and Sarah Porter, representing
the National Committee for Mental
Hygiene. A few schools typical OF
ali the schools of the county were Sc
lected for testing. Children IN
grades from first to sixth inclusive
were given a test to determine what
ones are feeble minded, it being the
object of the survey to determine
what children, if any, ought to have
special instruction.
From a Spring Grove. Pa, paper
we take the following: Mr.. and Mrs.
C. F. Spangler, South East street,
have announced the engagement OF
their daughter, Miss Mary Geraldine,
to Granville, A. Mock, of Charles
Town, w. Va. The wedding Will
not take place until the return OF
Mr.. Mock from Santo Domingo, west
Indies, about July 1921. Until that
time Mr.. Mock will be employed by
the United States geographical sur
vey, taking topography and mapping
the island. The engagement IS the cul-
mination of romance that oegan
some time ago while Mr.. Mock was
engaged with the geological survey
| in taking the Typography OF this sec
ton, known as the Hanover qua9-
rangle. He was employed with q. r.
| McBeth's force of engineers he
! will leave within the next few weeks
for Santo Domingo.
| A message reached the family of
| Mr.. Robt. l.. Withers near Summit
Point bringing the sad news OF the
death of his father-in-law, Mr.. j. l..
Worley, at his home in Abilene, Kan,
sas. Mr.. Morley was "a native OF
Adams county, Pas who came to TINS
county about 1879, and for six years
resided on farm recently owned by
Mr.. w. B. Conrad, now the property
of Jones Brothers, near Summit
Point. In 1885 he moved to Kansas
| soon being elected Recorder of Deeds
lof Dickinson county, of which Abilene
is the county seat. He was serving
| as Recorder at the time of his death
His age was rs years. One son ano
four daughters survive: DR.. +. M
Worley, Mrs. Mera, wife of DR.. H: P
Mera, Misses Edith and Edna Worley
and Mrs. Robt L. Withers, all Of
them being residents of Abilene, ex
| cept Mrs. Withers, who lives neal
Summit Point.
Christmas Fiction.