Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-03-14
LOCAL BRIEFS.

LOCAL BRIEFS.
Bids have been advertised for ths
construction of the one and one
eighth mile of concrete road through
Harpers Ferry and Bolivar, to be
opened in Charleston on April 4.
The Jefferson Garage has sold to
Mr.. R. w. Dunaway handsome new
Ford Delivery wagon. The body is
commodious and unique, and was
built by the Auburn Wagon Works
at Martinsburg
The teachers and pupils of Mt.
Hope school, Mechanicstown, will sell
ice cream, cake and candy, on Friday
night, March II, 1922. Money for
Near East Relief fund. Everybody
come and help a good cause.
The Senior Epworth League of the
Charles Town M. E. Church, South,
will hold an Irish Supper in the
basement of the Church on Friday
evening, March 18th, beginning at
S 80 O'Clock. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
DR.. j. B. Chamberlin, Optometrist.
of Martinsburg, will be at Hotel
Jefferson, Wednesday,, March 29,
from 10 a. m. to p. m. He will
be glad to make a careful examina-
ton of your eyes, using the very
latest methods. He will furnish
glasses if necessary.
Messrs. Louis A. and George Diehl
were called to Frederick, Md. last
Saturday, on account of the death of
their uncle, Mr.. Charles Hermann.
Mr.. Hermann was Well-knoWn
florist, and was man of MANY ex-
cellent qualities, and was wel-be-
liked by all who knew him.
Excavation has been started for
new dwelling tor Eber G. Mathena.
member OF the town mail delivery
force on First Avenue, east of the
residence of George s. Callan. The
new structure Will be a six-room
bungalow with stucco finish, and will
have the modern conveniences. The
Whitmore Lumber Company has the
contract.
The Board of Directors of the
Martinsburg Fruit Exchange has
authorized The establishment of two
branches in this county to be operat-
ed through the apple season. one is
to be in Shepherdstown, and the
other in Charles Town. The build
ing formerly used as mill near the
b. & o. station will be used as an
assembling and packing plant by the
Exchange.
Mrs. Margaret Mccoy, the oldest
resident of Shepherdstown, died on
Thursday at noon at the home of her
son-in-law, William Muck aged "a
years, 3 months and IL days. She
was born in November, 1928, and all
of her remarkably long life was
spent in Shepherdstown. Her maid
en- name was Wintermoyer, and she
was sister of the late Jeptha and
Thomas Wintermoyer, who died
many years ago. One daughter, Mrs.
William Muck, and a number of
grandchildren and great-grandchil-
dren survive her.
Mrs. Susan Miller, wife of Mr..
Abram S. Miller, died at her home at
Kearneysville last Tuesday night,
after an illness of only three hours,
in her 10th year. Besides her hus-
band, she is survived by the follow
ing sons and daughters: Gilbert c.
Miller, of Morgantown, w. Va; Her.
bert Z. and Paul E. Miller, of Kear-
neysville; Mrs. J. ]. Mullaney, of
Centerville, Indiana; and Mrs. Clar-
ence Thompson, of Herndon, Va.
She was daughter of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Turner, and a mar
ried sister and three brothers, JOS
eph, James and Edward Turner, also
survive her.
Miss Margaret Opie Butcher, died
at her home, in Cumberland, during
February. Miss Butcher was a
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Hume Butcher, one time resi-
dents of near Myerstown. Later her
family moved to Warren county, Va,
and it was to Front Royal in that
county, the remains were taken for
burial. Of her family only one bro
Their, Mr. Charles 4. Butcher, of
Charles Town, and three sisters are
left. The sisters are Mrs. Juliet
Ayers, of Wilmington, N. c.; Mrs.
Catherine Mckay, and Miss Mary
Butcher, of Cumberland, Md.
David Henry Beck, who died at his
home on Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry,
BY his will directs his executor to
pay to Mrs. Virginia Beck, wife of
the testator's brother George Beck,
the sum of one hundred dollars, and
thea authorizes him to divide all the
remainder of his estate among his
children, namely, Mrs. Daisy Mar
shall, Mrs. Bertha Jones, Lewis
Henry Beck. w. F. Beck and David
Harold Beck. The son last named is
nominated executor without bond,
and is empowered to sell all the real
estate for the purpose of division
among the heirs. B. F. MoIer and
Il. Scarlet are the subscribing wit
nesses to the will which is dated
December 81, 1921.