Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-07-16

old famiIp sournal.
July 10. 1885.
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THIS PAPER 'Sgd s be ilGH cs s. Ss S 81 as
s,-lr bureau 0Sprnce s. W.T. .e.S
t5estracss nay - made for AZ IN NEW AO1'A'
We want a barrel or two Of Corn right a
way.
lie who reads Nr Hirschmau's advertise
m,rt ,hi. week IS expected to stand on his
head
Heavy steel rails the entire length of the
valley Branch of the B. * o. and wire
fences along the sides
few days ago, at the advanced age Of
-a,ear, suddenly. near the Old Furnace,
Nh samuel Poncher passed away.
Cant. VIM H. Kable, after most sue
....rl school year at Stanton, &. getting
much needed res, i'm this county.
d. e.. #. Richardson, Presiden, of the
,... Board Of Health, has returned from
session of the Board ut the State Capital.
Rack leather hat with red helmet, and
rss belt are the attractive parts Of the
Uniform adopted by the Citizens Fire Com
paay
We inadvertently omitted to state last
week that Governor Wilson has appointed
bi, brother. Noryal f. Wilson, Of Harpers
Ferry, his private secretary.
second Lieu,enan. in the Corps of U. S.
Engineers. is the rank of Cadet CraighiIl,
Who is spending three months leave Of
absence at his home in this place.
There win be an excursion TO Peu-Mar,
ra the Shenandoah Valley and Western
Maryland Railroads, on saturday. July 18th.
Round trip from Charlestowu only go cents
The Houseofthe Stuarts is divided against
itself Cbarlcstown has two brag base ball
suts-.be Shenandoah" Captain Stuart
Mcknight; and nejust organized, ofwhich
Nr. STUART Hirschman Is Captain.
Dr. s. Stofer is working specimens of all
wmuye county woods into his new dwell
ur u course Of erection, giving not only
handsome but very unique appearance TO
the FINER work Of the building-Sprt
Me,srs. Earnshaw * Dooley have made
galvanized bases for Court House 'front.' IL
5, vo,k that would be creditable to any
skilled artizans in the pretentious city es-
Adjustments.
Last year Mr.. Jno. T. Colston harvested
forty bushels Of wheat 20 the acre on the
thirty acre lot of Mrs Rcbecca Hunter with
in the corporation lines of this town. This
year the same yielded twenty bushels.
We call attention TO the advertisement,
in another column, of Washington and Lee
University Lexington, Va. The Acade-
mic Departments. as well as the profession
al schools of Law and Engineering, open
Sep TENDER r.
Rev. VIM. ID. Hanson, rector of st. james
Episcopal Church, stanton, Del, died We'd
nesday of last week. lie was in charge of
the Episcopal Church 81 Martinsburgsior
several years. and was am uncle of Bishop
Peterkin. of the West Virginia diocese.
The auction business in New York is fiat
as a pancake Capt. c. b. Rouss, the Auc-
ton King. absented himself from the Met
ropoliuu marts to get little needed rest
ON the banks of the Shenandoah He'll
make things lively when he gets back.
Our former fellow townsman Thos. w.
Mitchell, now q residen, Of Chattanooga, IS
oa O. visit to Charlestowu-bringing with
Dim as o. better half" one of TenuesseeS
fair daughters. The ChMiestowa boys are
fascinating fcllows-when they get away
from home.
nj o. are F4NAnNN IT'D A|rN ttta- AA"tt- w t''
L. Wilson has so far recovered from his re-
cen. severe illness as % be able TO leave
home for a change in the hope of speedy
restoration 90 health. Itakes a democratic
congressman with au iron frame aud the
bellows OF q frst-c.ass forge TO stand the
wear and tear just now.
Atarecular meeting of Triluminar Lodge
$50. ll7,A.F.& A. W., of NIddleway, held
June 27,h. the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing term samuel d. Engle
W. NJ w. d. Hayslett.S W.; ID. w. Glen
deaing. j. w; Thomas johnson, Secy (;
John Vs. Grantham. Chaplain, VI. +. Trus'
sch. :. d.: y. r. Roberts, J. d. and r. \.
Karns, Tyler.
Capt. ID. II. Cockril, by "a misstep cross
ing tbe Joints of a new building made a
narrow escape from fatal injuries few days
ago. Tie was considerably bruised about
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