Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-08-24
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Little Miss Edith Shenk is in the
hospital for treatment.

Little Miss Edith Shenk is in thu
Hospital for treatment.
A special term of the jefferson
Circuit Court was held yesterday.
Electric lights have been installed
in the M. E. Church at Halltown
which helps to beautify the interior
The foundation is about laid 70,
the new. home of Mr.. Paxton Whit.
more on South Church street.
Mrs. Maggie Russell was taken to
Baltimore on Wednesday for medical
treatment, her daughter, Miss Dali
las Russell, accompanied her.
A very interesting meeting is in
progress in the Halltown M. E.
Church at Halltown conducted by
Rev. M. Lee Starke, D. D., assisted
by the pastor, Rev. C. E. Brandt.
Miss Lillian Dinkle entertained
some little folks at an afternoon din
ner on Monday in honor of little Ann
Peasants White, daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. Ashlin White, who have
been guests at Mansfield.
The Hospital Lawn Fete which was
to have bean held on the Undertake
lot was held in the basement of the
Baptist church on account of the in
clement weather. The Fete was q
grand success and about twelve hun
dred dollars was realized.
Miss Mary Clendenning met with
a painful accident on Thursday last
while driving on Main street. The
horse she was driving slipped and fell
down throwing her out of the buggy.
She was removed to the home of DIR.
A. O. Albin where it was found that
her shoulder had been dislocated.
Miss Katherine Boxwell of Charles
Town has contracted to teach the pub
lie school at Wheatland, Miss Mary
E. Brady, of the county, the school
at Fairmont and E. R. Johnson, of
Harpers Ferry, the colored school at
Rippon.
Lydia Mitchell, wife of Henry Nit
chell, well-known and much re-
spected colored woman of Charles
Town, died at her home on Tuesday
last and was buried from the VAIN
wright Baptist church on Thursday.
Besides her husband she leaves sew
eral children and number of grand
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Hagen enter
tanned at dinner last night at their
home on Albermarle Avenue, S. w.,
complimentary to Mrs. William
Campbell, of Charles Town, w. Va,
who is the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. Hugh Hagen, and Mrs. A. w.
Hill, of Atlanta, Ca, who is with her
sister, Mrs. Lucian Howard Cooke, at
Cockspur, Orchard Hill-Roanoke
Times.
Mr.. Forrest Richardson with his
daughter, Miss Laura Richardson, of
Omaha, Neb., was in Charles Town
last week. Mr.. Richardson has been
connected with the Sheridan Coal
Company in Omaha ever since leav-
ing here when he was II years old.
His parents DIR. and Mrs. c. T. Rich
ardson, who moved from here to
Omaha in 1901, are reported to be
in fairly good health. DR.. Richard
son is now 80 years old.
S. W. Lightner has rendered his
resignation as cashier of the Bank OF
Harpers Ferry, to take effect Sep
TENDER 1st. Mr.. Lightner has been
connected with the bank as its cash
Ter since January 1898, making 22h
years. His uninterrupted attention
to his office appears to have impaired
mis- health, obliging him to retire to
less strenuous labor. The officers
for the ensuing year will be 7. j.
Burleigh, President; S. W. Lightner,
Vice President; w. A. Walsh, Secre-
tary; J C. Newcomer, Cashier. A.
A. Lamon, of the Bakerton neigh
borhood has been elected member
of the Board of Directors.