Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-09-28

Mrs. H. w. Cochran, aged SO years,
of near Grimes, Frederick county, Va.
died at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. S. Polhamus, three miles
west of Summit Point, Wednesday
morning. She leaves family Of six
children, besides her parents, broth
ers and sisters.
Miss Hannah Williams who has
been making her home at the Charles
Town Inn, died at the Charles Town
Hospital on Thursday afternoon.
Her funeral was held in the Wick
life Church, in Clarke county, on
Saturday morning. Interment in
the Wickliffe Church yard.
Mr.. John E. Hough died at his
home in Roanoke, Va, last Wednes-
day He was a brother of the late
ex-Mayor C. M. Hough, of Charles
Town and formerly lived here, at
one time being policeman of Charles
Town. He left here some years ago
to work in the shops at Shenandoah
Va, on the Shenandoah Valley Rail
road and later removed to Roanoke,
Va, when the shops were taken to
that place. Mr.. Hough married Miss
Rebecca Woody, daughter of the
late J. P. H. Woody, of Charles
Town, and a sister of Mrs. ]. W.
Carney, Mrs. VIM. H. Moore, and Mr.
A. L. Woody, all of this town.
Mrs. H. J. Benner died at her home
near Jordan Springs, Frederick coun-
ty, at $3.50 p. m. September 18th, 1920,
after lingering illness from a COM
plication of diseases. She was form
erly Miss Lucy V. Grantham, daugh-
ter of John S. Grantham, of Middle
way, this county, where she was born
on August 18th, 1857, having there
fore just passed her 63rd birthday.
In 1875 she married H. j. Benner,
then a young farmer of this county,
and after a residence of few years
in this county they moved to their
present home. Mrs. Benner was
member of the Methodist Episcopal
| Church, South, for nearly fifty years.
She was woman of gentle, kindly dis
position, devoted to her home and fam
| ily, vet ever ready to lend helping
hand to the needy and distressed OF
her neighborhood, thus endearing her
self to all who came in intimate con-
tact with her, and being an example
of home-maker worthy OF emulation.
Mrs. Benner is survived by her hus-
band, H. j. Benner and the following
children: John B., Harry S., Grover
c., Hunter j., James Paul, and Miss
| Anna Benner all of Frederick county;
Mrs. M. G.. Stewart, of Fayetteville,
Tenn: Mrs. H. H. Swimley, of near
Charles Town; Mrs. C. E. Graham, OF
Washington, D. c., and Miss Ella Ben
ner. of New York City. She also
leaves three brothers, Mr.. ]. w. Gran
than. of Gary. Ind; John Grantham,
of Chicago, H.; S. S. Grantham!,. OF
Lakeland, Fla, and two sisters, MRS.
1T. B. Farnsworth, of Summit Point,
and Mrs. J. w. Kearns, of Martins
burg, w. Va. -
Death claimed Mrs. Susan V. Hen
kle. one of the most highly esteemed
women of Harpers Ferry District, at
her home near Millville Tuesday at
ternoon at 6 o'clock The end came
after a year of failing health. In
April last, she was taken to the johns
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, where
she submitted to surgical operation
in the hope that her health would I'M
prove from it, but only temporary
relief came. Mrs. Henkle was an ex-
emplary woman and the devoted moth
re of a large family of children, most
of them being young when she became
widow twenty years ago. Her en-
tire life of IS years was spent In TINS
county, she having been born on the
farm where she died. Mrs. Henkle
was a daughter of the late John h
AlIstadt, for years prominent farmer
of that section of the county. Foul
sons and four daughters are left to
mourn her passing away. Three o.
the sons reside in this county: j.. 5
and Earl E. at home; I. Grove Henkle
at Halltown; and one, Charles w. II
the government service in Washington
Three daughters are residents of tbs
county: Mrs. H. S. Koonce, at Hall
town, and Misses Ethel and Dorothy
Henkle at home. The fourth daugh
ter, Mrs. S. w. Newton, resides neal
Urbanan. Ohio. Mrs. Henkle is sur
vived also by one brother, Mr.. j
Thomas Allstadt, of Harpers Ferry
and one sister, Mrs. B. Frank Moler
of Bolivar. Rev. T. M. Swami, of thu
Charles Town Methodist Church Off
ciated at the funeral services conduct
ed at the home at 2 o'clock Thursda!
afternoon. Interment was In Edg'