Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-02-17
LOCAL COLUMN.

| inter.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bane
last Saturday, son.
Next Sunday, February %, !,
Washington's birthday.
At a regular meeting of the Cir,
Council last night only routine bus;
ness was transacted.
Today is "Shrove" Tuesday and !.
| also Pancake Day. Tomorrow !; i
Ash" Wednesday and is the bepin.
ming of Lent. -
Mr. John Ely has leased "Belv;.
dere" the Bates farm formerly rent.
ed by John A. Smith, and re:ii n,ovs
his family into the residence Apr;f !
The p. 0. S. OLA, Camp of Snm,,;+
Point will hold an Oyster Supper in
the basement of the public school
building at that place on Saturda !,
night, February 81. They cordiallv
invite you ODE present.
Marriage licenses have been issued
by County Clerk johnson to Leo Al
ger, of Charles Town, and Naom;
Rose, of Frederick county. Va.
Harry Jenkins and Mary Taylor, both
of Shepherdstown.
Francis B. Renfro, granddaughter
of Mr.. Charles Brown, died in Bal
timore last Saturday, aged "a DAYS.
Her body was briught to Charles
Town and inferred in Edge Hill
Cemetery yesterday morning.
In spite of the cold, snow and ice
serenaders were out on our streets
on Wednesday night, with delightful
music. But when we ventured out
to hear them. we re9lized it was no
'Mid-Summer's Night Dream.
A Spelling Bee will be held at Mt.
Hope school house Thursday night.
February 10, beginning at 1880. You
are invited to attend. No charge will
be made for admission. Refresh
ments will be served after the SPELL
ing contest.
The Independent Fire Company
will hold Supper in Rouss Hall, on
Friday and Saturday, February 20
and 81. Donations will be thank
fully received, if you wish to give
send postal card to Box 1913.
Charles Town, w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bane Brown gave
most delightful dance at their home
'Hurston," Tuesday night. Fifty
persons enjoyed the light fantastic
| till Cd when all, returned to their
homes hoping similar occasion may
present itself in the near future.
Mrs. Wilson, wife of Mr.. Kemp
Wilson, formerly of Summit Point,
died in Reading, Pa, last Tuesday
morning. A little babe less than a
day old preceded the mother in death.
| Mrs. Wilson was native of Reading.
| Her funeral and interment took place
| there.
1t. Harold S. Butler who has been
with the Army of Occupation in Ger
many, has returned to America and
is now at Camp Dix, New Jersey.
Lieut.. Buffers regiment has been or
| dered to Silesic, Poland, but for some
reason, not explained by the War
| Department it never reached its des-
| tination.
| Died in Washington Monday, Feb
ruary 8, Thomas W. Locke, son of
DR.. John and Rosalie Huyett Locke.
Mr.. Locke's father many years ago
practiced medicine in jefferson, Ber-
kelley and Clarke counties. The de-
ceased is survived by an only sister,
Mrs. J. B. Smith, formerly Miss Mary
Locke, who is now the last member
of her immediate family.
| TIL i -...,,r &c +to looth of I;ffla
| Albert Grantham Sibole who was
victim of pneumonia, at his home IN
Philadelphia, reached his relatives in
| the Middleway vicinity on Tuesday.
Albert was ten years old and was
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sibole,
formerly of the Middleway neighbor-
hood. Mrs. Sibole being Miss Jessie
Grantham before marriage.
News of the death of Mrs. Walter
Janney was received by relatives at
Summit Point on Tuesday. Her
death occurred Tuesday morning IN
the Johns Hopkins Hospital after a
brief illness. Mrs. Janney was a
native ofWinchester, and her body
was taken there for burial on wed
nesday. Mr.. and Mrs. Janney resid-
ed at Summit Point a short time a
few year sage.
Influenza is raging all over TINS
section of the country, and Jefferson
county is lucky to escape with only a
few cases so far. Hagerstown and
Cumberland are hard hit, as are also
the principal cities in West Virginia.
There are several thousand cases IN
Roanoke, and there are thou-
sands of cases in Frederick, Loudoun'
Warren, Page, Shenandoah, Rocking
ham and Augusta counties In VIZ
ginia.
w Baker Hall. formerly of Charles
Town, has been appointed ASSISTANT
engineer for the Public Service com
mission to succeed William Y 1ai,
lagher, promoted to the once o.
chief engineer. Mr.. Hall has peer
EMPLOYED in engineering work for tne
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ane
E the Wayne Coal Company. he ser
we'd as a captain in the America
Evolutionary Forces during th'
4 recent war. 20.
Blue Ridge Lodge, No. lol
= Knights of Pythias, of Charles Town
will celebrate the fifty-fifth anniv .n
r sarv of the founding OF tn
order with banquet to its member o. :,
r and their friends in the Castle ;da,
f in the Weirick Building on frl I, :
J, night February 81. Hon. oamuen = =
Montgomery, Labor COMMISSIONS =
Il West Virginia, and Grand Keeper .
n Records and Seal, will make the prii'
cipal address.
Mr.. J. E. Price, for a number " 2
years joint agent for the N. q "
81 and B. & o. Railroads at Shenanaoa
Junction Las resigned the agenc
% there, and will take the third tr TIC
as operator in the same office. In In
/, vacant agency at the Junction NJ u