Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-04-12

To Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Presle,
Weller, was born son on Saturday
April 9th. The name given is
Charles Presley Weller, Junior.
There will be Spelling Bee at the
Riverside School, Friday, April Is
beginning promptly at 1880. Ice
cream, cake and home made candy
will be sold. Every one invited.
Ernest w. Phillips, of Ransom, has
bought a brick dwelling located
northwest of the old Ransom Home
stead, from VIM. H. Whitmore, pay
ing $500 for it. The sale was made
through the Moore Insurance & Real
ty Company.
James Stephens, who was held at
the preliminary hearing under the
charge of murder for the death of
Miss Katherine Littleton at Bolivar.
has been granted bail by Judge
Woods in the sum of $4,000, and has
furnished surety in that sum.
Landlord Harry Weiss who has
been operating the Palm Hotel since
it was reopened last summer has
leased the property for year begin
ming April list, 1921. Additional
Improvements that will greatly add
to the attractions of the hosiery are
to be made before the beginning of
the summer season.
An alarm of fire was caused last
Sunday morning by house occupied
by Mrs. Alger beyond the Ice Plant
in Ransom being on fire. The fire
was put out after strenuous efforts
by bucket brigade, it being neces-
sary to tear off large portion of the
roof, which had caught from the
chimney.
The State Tax Commissioner hav-
ing been granted a writ of error by
the Supreme Court from the decision
of Judge ]. M. Woods in the license
case of the Jefferson County thresh-
ermen, the threshermen are to do
their best to win in the higher court
as they won in the Circuit Court.
At a meeting recently at the Court
House, they decided to fight the case
to the end.
Dr. John Cardeza, son of DIR. J. D.
M. and Elizabeth Packette Cardeza,
died at his home in Brooklyn, New
York, March 80. His death was
caused by pneumonia and came after
a brief illness. The burial took
place on Monday, April a, at Chester,
Pa. DR.. Cardeza's uncle, Mr.. VIM.
B. Packette, and aunt, Mrs. F. B.
Morse, of Charles Town went to
Chester to attend the funeral.
Mr.. Edward A. Higinbotham,
former resident of Jefferson county,
arrived here Tuesday from Norris,
Montana, to visit his brother, Mr..
Ralph Higinbotham, at Wheatland,
after an absence of twenty-eight
years. Just before leaving Montana,
he sustained a painful injury to one
of his eyes in an accident and on his |
journey east he stopped few days |
in a Chicago hospital to have the in
jury treated. Mr.. Higinbotham has
been successful in Montana.
Mrs. Sarah Matilda Emery, who
was born in Middleway 85 years ago,
died at her home in Martinsburg last !
morning. Funeral services
were held in the Union Church, Mid |
dleway, Sunday morning followed by |
interment in the Masonic Cemetery |
there. Mrs. Emery was the widow
of Samuel r. Emery, who preceded |
her to the grave "a years ago. Be-
fore marriage she was Miss Firth. |
are four sons, Messrs, VIM. !
of Middleway; Robert, of Shepherds /
town; George and John, of Martins
burg; four daughters, Mrs. Annie M. /
Whitacre, of Martinsburg; Mrs. |
James Henderson, of Pikeside; and |
Misses Emma and Mollie at home;
thirty grandchildren and fifteen |
great grandchildren, as well as one
half-brother, Mr.. George Kearns, of |