Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-13
LOCAL COLUMN.

| Weakiey, both OF Charles Town. Were
married in Hagerstown few DAYS
ago.
Armisted Yates, on November ia.
/ bought one acre of land at Franklin,
town, from Martha Slaughter. at
| 500.
Mr.. Walter H. Glaize has broken
ground for a new dwelling house on
his lot on the west side of the e
w. Railway in Ransom.
The Shepherdstown Register has
/ changed its size from a four naga
eight column paper to an eight naea
six column size, and comes out in
very attractive form.
Mr.. Frank Wood Freeman. If
Clarke County, Va, and Mrs. Matte
Carver, of Charles Town, were mar
ried Christmas day, at the Methodist
parsonage in Charles Town, by Rev.
T. NJ Swami.
Mr.. Perry A. Anderson was mar
ried December 22nd 1919, to Miss
Berniee Wise, of York, Pa. Mr. An
derson is a we'll known young man
of Ransom, is an overseas veteran
and is son of Mr.. George w. An,
derson. We wish the young couple
much happines.
Jesse Saunders, died at his resi-
dence in Charles Town yesterday
afternoon, aged IS years. In former
years he was well-known colored
preacher of Charles Town. His fu-
neral will take place on Thursday
morning at IL O'Clock from Zion
Baptist church, and he will be
buried in Fairview Cemetery.
Mr.. George Morrison was found
dead in bed at Duffields Yesterday
morning. He was 70 years of age.
and had lived in that section of the
county all his life. Funeral services
will be held in the Presbyterian
church at Duffields Wednesday morn
ing at IL o'clock Interment in
Eimwood Cemetery, Shepherdstown.
Elk Branch Lodge, No. 81, A. F..
and A. NJ, of Shenandoah Junction
has elected the following officers to
serve the ensuing term: Worship
full Master, Jos. H. Trout; Senior
Warden, VIM. I. Mcdonald; Junior
Warden, Garland T. Hendricks; Sec
rotary, c. w. Brantner; Treasurer,
Milton Burr; Stewards, DIR. w. w.
Brown and John M. 0sbourn.
The damage suit instituted by w.
P. Zombro, of Millville, against the
B. & o. Railroad Company growing
out of an accident at the Kearneys-
vile crossing last summer when Pearl
Zombro, a son of the plaintiff was
killed by the company's locomotive,
has been compromised and settled
out of court by Mr.. Zombro's attor-
neys, Messrs. Mason and Porterfeld.
Among the road improvements
planned for the coming spring by
Road Engineer Hendricks is straight
ening that portion of the Leetown
road near the Henderson farm. The
distance to be improved is approx
mately 500 feet, and to accomplish
the work, small strip of land will
be taken from the Henderson farm
and the old Campbell farm now own
ed by Frank Gardner.
Some days ago during cold spell
of weather a car load of old paper on
a side track at the Halltown Paper
Board Mill froze to the track. Work
men tried to thaw it loose by building
a fire under it. Unfortunately there
was a hole in the floor of the car and
the flames set fire to the waste paper
inside. 1t was impossible to get at
the fire to extinguish it, and in a
short while the car and its contents
were in ashes.
Through the agency of the Moore
Insurance and realty Company, Mr..
B. F. Langdon, of Myerstown, has
bought the remaining half of the
Witherspoon real estate in that sec
ton of the county. Two tracts were
transferred to the purchaser, one be
ing a farm of 179 acres, directly
south of Myerstown, and the other,
112 acres of mountain land. Mr..
Langdon paid $500 in cash for the
interest he bought and assumes GER
tain deeds of trusts held by him. Mr..
Langdon had bought the interest OF
the only other heir in the land some
time ago.
B. B. Newcomer, residing three
miles northwest of Kearneysville,
while returning to his home from
Martinsburg last Tuesday afternoon,
in a diary wagon drawn by two hor-
SEES. met with a serious accident at
Flagg's crossing on the b. d y. Kali
road. His wagon was struck by a
passenger train. One of his horses
was killed outright and Mr.. New
conner made narrow escape from IN
slant death. The fagman at the
crossing, according to Mr.. Newcomer,
signaled him that it was SAFE TO drive
over the tracks as he approached the
railroad When the team was struck
Mr.. Newcomer was tossed up In the
air and out of the wagon. lie sus-
tanned several bruises but no broken
bones. His scalp was slightly lacer-
ated.
Henry Engle, well-known Con-
| federate Veteran, died on Monday,
January 9Th, at the nome
of his son, Ross L. Engle, at Shen-
andoah junction, in the 8ith year
of his age. Mr.. Engle was son Oh
William Engle, and his family mas
LONG been prominent in that section
| of the county now known as Ehsi1.
During the Civil War he served WIN
credit as a member of Company A,
| Twelfth Virginia Cavalry. he spen1
the greater part of his later years ~
the Confederate Soldiers Home at
Richmond. He is survived by Two
sons. Ross L. Engle, of this county,
and William Engle, of Marion ONO;
The funeral service was conducIeGs'
last Wednesday, by Rev. John u :.
| Siler in the Presbyterian Churcn az
Shenandoah Junction. lntermeh1 III
Edge Hill Cemetery
The funeral of the late Edward
Grove. who died at his hime near
Leetown January 2, took place Dan Dan.
uary 18th at his late residence, M l,;e
- M Gnrnn+on officiating, and ms