Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-01-13
Local News.

Hough, on Sunday morning, fine
daughter.
Mr.. NJ Fl Hindman. residing east of
town, on the Harpers Ferry road, has
added several rooms. a bay-window
and porch to his home, and had it
succeed.
Mayor Wysong had one case be-
fore him Monday morning, when
| John Simmons was fined $500 and
costs for being drunk and disorderly
on Saturday night.
Mrs. Dillon. of the state Public
Health service. will lecture in the
/ high school auditorium, Harpers Fer
ry. Thursday, January Ia at 3 p. m.
Public invited to attend.
Miss Katherine Clipp entertained
a number of her friends at watch
party at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Z F Clipp, near Shenan-
doah Junction. New Years Eve. Near
the hour of twelve delightful refresh
ments were served.
Mrs. ] n linn was given sur
prise birthday dinner by her daugh-
tiers at her home in Charles Town. on
the last day of the old year About
20 guests enjoyed the dinner. Mrs.
linn was the recipient of number
of appreciated presents.
The engagement of Miss Susan
Keyes Wysong. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James J Wysong, of Charles
Town, to Mr.. Richard Moore. a we'll
known druggist, of Martinsburg, has
been announced. The wedding will
take place after Easter.
Members of Lawson Bolts Chap
ter, y d C, please remember their
annual dues must be paid to the
Treasurer, Mrs. Paxton Whitmore,
Church Street, before February LIST.
as the per capita tax is paid then to
the Grand Division.
The Citizens Fire Company re-
sponded to a call to Harper's Ferry
on Monday night. The Fishbaugh
house near the Hilltop House, occu-
pied by corps of engineers, was on
| fire, considerable damage being done
to the interior thereof.
Sale of the farm of C. P. Snider.
! located on the Potomac river. two
miles from Harpers Ferry and in
Loudoun county, was negotiated by
Moore Insurance & Realty Company
| to w. F. Andes, of Harpers Ferry.
The farm has 1873 acres in it. with
some timber.
Relatives in Charles Town had
news of the death of Mrs. Elizabeth
Young, wife of Mr.. Fred B Young, at
her hime in Memphis. Tennessee, De-
! cember 30. Mrs. Young had been in
/ ill-health about year, a stroke of
paralysis being the beginning of her
illness. Her husband and three sons
| survive.
The contract has been awarded
Chas. w. Fulk, of Leetown. for the
installation of a Delco lighting sys-
tenn in the Nelson Parish rectorv and
! Grace Episcopal Church. both at Mid
/ dleway. The lighting plant will be
installed in the rectory, and from
! there the church will be wired for
lighting.
Raymond Breeder. who had been
near Kearneysville, for some time,
farming on the M X Bowers place,
died in a Martinsburg hospital. De-
cember 27, aged As years. Mr.. Bree-
| den was a native of Virginia, but
had been employed in this section
for some time. He leaves his widow
and nine children.
The deputy assessors of Jefferson
county under F. L Watson, assessor,
will be the same as last year. F. L.
Watson, the assessor, will assess
Charles Town and Kabletown dis
tricts, Deputy Assessor T. o Link,
Harpers Ferry and Shepherdstown
districts, and Deputy Assessor I. o.
Everhart, Middleway district.
Mr.. and Mrs Wolfgang Hammer
smith, of Cumberland, Md, announce
the marriage of their daughter, Mary
| Tresa, to Mr. Frank Edgar Robinson,
! of Charles Town, the ceremony hav-
ing been performed in Cumberland
on New Years Day. Mr.. Robinson,
the groom, is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. Harvey Robinson, of Millville.
Misses Clara and Katie Leslie en-
tertained the Dramatic Club Tues
day evening of last week. The club
is rehearsing for play entitled
CLONE Ties" which will be given
some time in February for the benefit
of the American Legion. After the
refreshments, the players were invit-
ed to the movies to see the Keeper
of the Bees"
Mr.. and Mrs. C B Hinton, of Sum-
nit Point, entertained number of
their friends with dance on New
Years Eve. Those present from a
distance were: Miss Evelyn Glaize,
of Washington; Miss Ruth Haines, of
Salisbury, N. c.; Mr.. Lester Dillow,
of Cleveland, Ohio. and Mr.. and Mrs
Glen Lewis, Mr.. Russell Leets. and
Miss Mary Baecher, of Winchester,
Virginia.
After an illness of months dur
alton, Mrs. Laura B. Oden, wife of
Mr.. William Oden, died at her home
near Zoar, this county, last Thurs
day morning, at the age of 6 years.