Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-03-11
Personal Mention.

Miss Mildred Roades IS visiting re-
latives in Amissvlle. Va.
Mr. Vowel. Ford agent has been
in Speryville, Va, delivering a car.
Chief Of Police James A. Smith
visited his mother, at Stanley. Va,
on Sunday.
Mr.. ]. Ernest Watson has had
badly infected hand from scratching
a pimple
Miss Margaret Reininger came
over from Hagerstown and spent
Sunday with the home folks here.
Mrs. Lacy Bailey has taken her son,
Henderson to Washington for treat
ment, and expects to be able to re-
turn with him Sunday.
non Sheetz have returned from Balti-
more, Md, where they have been
purchasing spring millinery.
Miss Virginia Lucas and her
mother, Mrs. Daniel B. Lucas, and
Miss Lizzie Brooke have returned
from Washington, where they have
been for the past two months.
Mr.. George w. Anderson, of Ran
son, spent Sunday in Chambersburg,
Pa; Mr.. and Mrs Bernard Mills and
Mrs. William Anderson, of Ransom,
motored to Hagerstown, Md, on Sat-
urday evening.
Mrs. William Beahm, of Washing
ton City, was called here on Thurs
day evening, by the illness of her
mother-in-law, Mrs. Susan Beahm, of
Ransom.
Mr.. John B. Strider, of Washing
ton, accompanied by his littel niece,
spent day or two with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. G. Strider, at the st.
George Apartments.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Burns Huyett were
in Charleston, attending the inaugur-
al reception given in honor of Cover
nor Howard NJ. Gore. The Governor
and Mr. Huyett are lifelong friends.
The many friends of Mrs. L. B.
Lightner, will be glad to learn that
she is very much improved since her
recent sickness, at the Charles Town
Hospital, and was taken to her home
at Harpers Ferry, on Monday.
Mr.. Trumont Sechrist, who will
quit farming and sell his stock and
farming implements at Public Sale
on March 16, will on April move
into an apartment in the Jefferson
County Telephone building.
Mrs. t. A. Milton, who came from
her home in Kansas City, Mo-, a
month ago, TO attend the funeral of
her brother, the late A. NJ. Gilbert. in
harrisburg, was in Charles Town last
week, visiting her sisters-in-law, Mrs.
Miller and Miss Mollie Milton, and
brother-in-law, Mr.. Frank Milton,
coming here from Middleway, where
she was the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Rufus Smith. Before returning home
she will visit her sister, Mrs. Fry, wife
of DIR. d. P. Fry, and family, in He'd
gesville, w. Va.
MRS. ELLYETT PASSES AWAY
IN CLARKE.
Mrs. Jemima K Elyett, widow OF
]. r. Ellyett died at s o'clock Satur.
day morning at the home of her sor
Mr.. W. r. Ellyett, near Wadesville
Clarke County, where she had resided
since the death of her husband in
1913. Death was due to complica
ton of diseases, from which she hao
suffered a long time, and her end wa;
not unexpected Mrs. Ellyett was 6
member of the old and well known
Colston family of jefferson County
and had wide family connection ir
Virginia. She is survived by three
sons, Mr. w r. Ellyett, of Wades.
ville; Mr.. Martin Ellyett, of Worth
ington, w. Va; Mr.. John Ellyett, OF
Pitcairn, Pa, and one daughter, Mrs
Daniel Shepherd, Berryville. Rela-
tives and friends met at the home at
l o'clock Monday afternoon, March
2, and accompanied the remains to
Stones Chapel, where funeral SER
vices were held at o'clock, the Rev.
F. A. Strother and the Rev. o. d.
Lambert, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, officiating. Mrs. ELL
yeti had been member of the church
for a number of years. Interment
was made in the Cemetery adjoining
the Church. The pallbearers were
Louis Pidgeon, j. L. Carper, w. S.
Carper, Chas. w. Fishpaw and John
NJ. Fishpaw
RED MEN ENDORSE SEWERAGE.
To the Editor of Spirit of Jefferson:
As you have invited comments, pro
and con, on the subject of bonds to
put sewerage in Charles Town, we,
the members of Shenandoah Tribe
No. 80, Improved Order of Red Men,
desire to go on record as heartily
favoring this public improvement,
which we feel is very much needed in
our community. Some of our mem
bers have taken note of the disease
spreading Overlooking cess pools in
the community and are surely not in
favor of this condition existing and
growing worse. If for no other
reason, we are with you in eradicat-
ing this evil on the grounds of sani-
tation, which. after all, is the big