Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-05-23
LOCAL BRIEFS.

C. Watson died at the residence o
his parents at Haltown last Tues
day.
4 Gardner Darlington, son of MI
and Mrs. Oscar Darlington, had tn
misfortune of breaking his leg jus
above the ankle.
Mr.. James Barrett, of Harper
Ferry has leased the garage unit
recently occupied by the o. X
Garage and Electrical Shop near tn,
B. e. o. station. He will open /
garage there June 1.
A party of Charles Town gentle
men made an inspection of orchard.
on the East side of the Shenandoah
river a day or two ago, and report
prospects of 100 per cent apple
crop and go per cent peach cror
over there.
Saturday, June Sd, will be observ
edas Confederate memorial day in
Shepherdstown. The address will be
delivered by Hon. H. M. Calhoun, OF
Franklin, Pendleton county, w. Va
The usual interesting program will
be observed.
The Jefferson County Court held a
Special Session last Wednesday. al
which the County Commissioners
were appointed a Board of Viewers
to look at the proposed public road
leading to the farm of DIR. A. O.
Albir. west of Charles Town.
Mr.. Thomas D. Webster, Jr., is
announced as candidate for Coun-
Gilman from the First Ward. Mr..
Webster is well-known young man
of Charles Town, of steady and in
dustrious habits, and we have no
doubht, will be strongly supported
by his friends for the position.
The N. & W. Railway Company
will operate the first excursion of
the summer season, 1922, on May
80, Decoration Day, to Gettysburg,
Pa. Special train for this excursion
will be due at Charles Town at 8:43
a. m. The rate from Charles Town
will be $1.75 for the round trip.
In another column will be found
the announcement of Mr.. Lyman S.
Linson as a candidate for Council
man from the Third Ward of Charles
Town. Mr.. Linson is gentleman
of many excellent qualities, and if
elected will represent his ward in the
City Council with fairness and abil-
ity.
In another column will be found
the Announcement of Mr.. j. Strider
Moler as candidate for the West
Virginia House of Delegates from
Jefferson County. Mr.. Moler is the
popular Mayor of Shepherdstown, is
an energetic business man, and if
elected will doubtless serve his con-
stituents ably and well.
The Town Council at its last meet
ing examined bids for laying con-
crete pavements on Washington
street recently ordered. The bid
submitted by R. S. Grandstaff was
found to be the lowest, his bid for
pavement work being $2.1O per
square yard. His bid was likewise
the lowest for laying cutters, the
rate being 20 cents a square foot.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fuller Child, wife
of Mr.. George H. Child, for many
years a resident of Harpers Ferry,
died May Is at her home on Gates
place, Charleston, w. Va, after an
illness of two weeks. Besides her
husband, Mrs. Child leaves one
daughter, Mrs. Helen Kingsbury, of
Taunton, Massachusetts, and son,
a law student at Washington and Lee
University.
In our announcement column this
week DR.. w. w. Brown is announced
as candidate for the Democratic
for the West Virginia
House of Delegates from Jefferson
County. The Doctor is an old
fashioned conservative democrat, is
a popular physician of Shenandoah
Junction, and promises, if elected,
to show his appreciation to his con-
of Jefferson County by
service and by the supporting of
economical and conservative meas
ures.
Mr. Calvin B. Huyett who had
spent the past winter in Florida,
came to the county to visit his
brother, Mr.. L. R. Huyett, near
Wheatland for a few days and left
for his home in San Francisco. Mr..
Huyett travels alone in a car built
with all the conveniences of an
apartment. He left home April of
last year, and after coming east
made a trip to New York and other
cities before going to Florida in the
fall. On his westward journey he
visited his neice, Mrs. Welton Hut
ton in Pittsburgh.
John S. League, native of the
Middleway vicinity, and a son of
the late Henry S. League, died sud-
denly at his home at Gassaway,
BraXton county, this state, May IL,
following an attack of acute indi-
gestion. At the time of his death
and for fifteen years before Mr..
League was in the jewelry business
in Gassaway, attaining much sue
cess. His body for burial was
brought to Martinsburg, where the
League family resided some years
before going to Braxton county
He is survived by his widow, form
erly Miss Grace Wolford, of Mar
tinsburg, and one daughter, Mrs.
Don Cunningham. His mother, Mrs.
Ida F. League, of Gassaway, also
survives.
After an illness of several weeks
from a complication of diseases, Mrs.
Mary Frances Benner, widow of the
late George w. Benner, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Edward
Fulk, North Raleigh street, Martins
burg, May IA, aged SO years. Mrs
Benner was born in this county, be-
ing a daughter of the late William
and Martha Conrad. On the death
of her husband about twenty years
ago, she moved with her family to
! Martinshurp Her funeral was helC