Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-09-27
LOCAL BRIEFS.


their opening meeting at the Pres
byterian Chapel at a P. M.
DR.. G. G. Sydnor was assisted If
the Sunday afternoon services a,
Beulah, Rev. Mr.. Harper, of Berry
vile, preaching the sermon.
Mr.. Allen Wilson, who was in ar
automobile accident several weeks
ago, is improving in Charles Town
He was not taken to hospital. He
is under treatment by DIR. William
Neill.
Mr.. w. c. Lawson, formerly with
The Hecht Co., of Washington, D. c.,
has accepted a position with the
Isaac Herr Co, and entered upon his
new duties this week.
+ There will be a tea for the benefit
of the Red Cross relief work at the
Community House, Friday, Septem-
Der 80, from $3.50 to 5 o'clock.
Public cordially invited.
| DR.. ]. B. Chamberlin, Optometrist,
of Martinsburg, will be at Hotel JEFF
ferson on Wednesday, September %,
from 8 a. m. to p. m. Have your
eyes examined, if necessary, glasses
will be furnished.
Miss Laura C. Campbell will be
one of the Faculty teaching at st.
Hilda's Hall this year, but she will
still have charge of the Music at the
Chares Town Graded School, as she
has faithfully done heretofore.
Breaking into houses still con-
tinues here in Charles Town. Mrs.
G. M. Slifer came down stairs on
last Saturday morning and found
her front and back doors wide open,
but so far has not missed anything.
The Country Market here in
Charles Town this summer has met
with success generally and it has
brought out the Ladies of the
house" at an unusually early hour
with their market baskets for fresh
vegetables.
katherine M. OFT, infant daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas OFT, died at
the home of her parents last Sunday
night, aged s months. Funeral SER
vices Tuesday afternoon, Rev. C. E.
Brandt officiating. Interment in
Edge Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Goodell died
at her home near Middleway last
Sunday evening, aged 70 years.
Funeral services were held at her
late residence on Sunday afternoon
by Rev. J. c. Siler, and her body was
taken to Indiana, Pa, for burial.
The providing of Lunch at the
Noon Hour for the children of the
Charles Town Graded and High
School has become a necessity, and
this year it will be under the man.
agement and general supervision of
Mrs. Garland Moore and Miss
Frances Moore.
County Commissioner and Mrs.
Charles H. Moore, of near Charles
Town have announced the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Nellie
Moore, to Mr.. Alexander d. Cockey,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A
Cockey, of Baltimore county, Md.
The wedding will be in October.
Miss Agnes Walker, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Walker, of Shep-
herdstown was taken to the Kings
Daughters Hospital in Martinsburg
last week, where she was operated
upon for appendicitis. She is said
to be getting along very well. Miss
Walker is a sister of Mrs. H. H.
Leyman, of Charles Town.
The home of Mr.. Wilbur Clipp was
entered for the second time one day
last week by some one unknown, and
three pocket books, after being re-
lieved of contents amounting to
twenty-five dollars, were thrown into
the yard. The entrance was
through the screened window of the
pantry while the family was in the
garden.
On Wednesday morning, Septem-
Der 21st, we thought we were going
to escape all the usual activities of a
storm, &c. But Equinox never for
gets the program for that day. So
in the afternoon we had transforms
with thunder and tightening which
wound up with a rainbow. This date
marks the time when the days and
nights are of equal length.
The many readers of Charles Town
enjoyed very much the true story of
Peggy O'Neal, at one time
vivacious and attractive beauty of
Warrington, D. c., which was pub
lished last week in the Magazine
Section) of the Washington Sunday
Star, and contributed by Mr.. Fred
erick N. Sommerville. Copies here
were loaned around among neighbors
and friends to give them the pleasure
of reading this good story. 1t also
contained a good bit of History along
with it. Mr.. Sommerville is Super
intendent of Oak Hill Cemetary, at
Georgetown. He has often visited
Charles Town and is cousin of Mrs.
w. W. Johnson and Mrs. nj. Scott
Weller.
Arch Pope, aged 80 years, and all
his life a resident of Halltown, was
committed to the asylum at Weston
on an order of the County Lunancy
Commission, on Thursday. His case
is unusual. 1t was at his request
tloI TIC COllullSSlOu clqAilC0 INV iAS
mental condition. In talking to
members of the commission, he said
that at times he has almost an I'M
comfortable desire to kill himself or
some members of his family. Fear
that he may commit murder while
suffering from mental alteration
prompted the request from him that
he be committed to the asylum. For
some years he was employed in the
Halltown paper mill. For much of
the time recently, he has been out OF
employment, and this is believed to
have resulted in mental disorder.
He has a wife and four children at
Halltown.
HENRY C. SHIRLEY PROMOTED.
Henry G. Shirley, native of the
county, who has been holding the po-
I of ~0oI. a-oinnar for RqIfl-