Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-03-07
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Everybody cordially invited to
spelling contest and pie social q
Wheatland school house, THURSDAY
March 9 at 1880 o'clock. A priz
will be awarded the best speller.
About thirty members of the Blu,
Ridge Lodge No. 131, Knights o,
Pythias, attended the services in tn,
Millville M. E. Church, South. in ,
body on Sunday afternoon.
Lawson Bolts Chapter U. D. C.
will meet at the home of the Misse,
Turner liberty St.) Tuesday, Mar
14th, 1880 p. m.
Hannah H. Howell, President
Emma v. Brown, Secretary
Mrs. Eugenia P. Isler, widow OF
William Isler, entered into rest al
her home in Middleway, Monday
morning, February 81. The funeral
was held Wednesday afternoon. in.
torment being made in the Masonic
Cemetery there.
Last week in the court proceed.
ings it should have read that IT v
Sheetz was appointed Trustee to sell
the personal property of j. w. Wal
ker, instead of j. <. WYATT. which
was mistake, as Mr.. Wyatt's prom
erty is not involved in the case in
any way.
The New Opera House was packed
to its utmost capacity on Monday
night of last week. Abbu San Of
Old Japan was given on this oeca-
sion for the benefit of The Citizens
Fire Company of our City. This
beautiful play was considered one of
the very best ever given in our New
Opera House, and well deserved re-
peating again yesterday. The old
song "The Flowers that Bloom in
the Spring, Tra-la" had a merry
ring indeed. When ever Aunt Para
disc would speak the applause was
great. Mrs. Wiley played her part
well, was BACKED up and wore a
very comical costume. The whole
entertainment was delightful and
deserves highest praise. Miss Laura
Campbell presided at the piano. be-
tween the acts Mr.. Granville Sydnor
on mandolin and Miss Campbell ac-
companied in a number of beautiful
selections.
The will of the late Daniel Hefie-
bower was probated in the County
Clerks Office last Tuesday. The
house at Rippon in which the de-
ceased lived was left to his wife, and
to his son, Daniel Hefebower. Jr..
during the life of Mrs. Heflebower.
together with the personal property
therein and on the premises, after
which it is to go to Daniel Hefiebow-
er, Jr. He also left a life interest
to his wife and son, Daniel, a life
interest in the three farms known
as the Eby, Roper and Lower Hefie
bower farms, sand at their death the
Ely farm is to go to his grand
daughter, Pauline Heflebower; the
Roper farm to his granddaughter,
Virginia Hefiebower, and the Lower
Hefebower farm to his grandson, III.
g. Hefiebower, Jr. The old Hefle-
bower Homestead farm was be-
queathed to his son, H. G. Hefe-
bower. H. G. Hef1ebower was named
as executor of the will.
More than one-half million dollars
has been saved and invested in Uni
ted States Treasury Certificates in
the Fifth Federal Reserve District
during the month of January, &C
cording to statement made by Post
master S. C. Young of the Charles
Town Post Office. The postmaster
has just received letter from How
ard t. Cree, Government Director
o fSavings at Richmond, Virginia,
IN which he states that sales for jan
uary have ia rsurpassed expectations
From 226 post offices reporting and
mail orders received at the Federal
Reserve Bank in Richmond, the sales
total $562,650.
This new offering of certificates
has porved very popular in that they
are issued in denominations of $25,
500, and $1,000 and may be pur-
chased a fiat discount price of TWEEN
ty per cent off their maturity value.
People seeking a safe investment,
with guarantee as to both principal
and interest have been quick to take
of this attractive issue of
baby bonds" and have bought them
in large numbers.
Postmaster Young says, "For those
seeking investment of funds, moth
ing is more attractive than these new
savings certificates which yield four
and one-half per cent interest on
purchase price, compounded semi
annually, if held to maturity, five
years from the date of issue"