Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-01-15

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90 -.. various Christmas celebrations. see
DID aotea0t th- hlu. entertainment
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Fa5 arl, .l ye.r 0.nr rar,-. Q
urn..r whom t.r. .0-urr .
...s r1i,v ask sour illu -rr.e ior
n..c .nE"Ir .o.Iains lut Church
a..-s... ...a,.Jg ald ar,s.lc5uy uiu-
.irfN SO. ....Er. ca. aud brilliant ugbeed
G l.le aoul N CD scores 0t WaXen 'gatS \
lovely o. q Mas heavily la6eu :rom the trunk
to thc top with handsome presents, besides
oranges and contecti9as.
Etca memter of the school was bouuh-
SALLY supplied lrom the iuXuriaut tree In
che yerg .1o $3.50, lovely angel doll, 'afge
Size. beneath which V.s It's loving and ten
Der message in evergreen letters on white
back ground. Peace ON Earth, Good Will
% Mem Rev. ir. Hideorand made q
short address. Two Young ladies and gem
..eman very kindly hung q pair OF slippers
ON the tree forhim Although not the Col
den Slipper. still they we're beautiful A
choir consisting of Misses Mary McClenlan,
Ida kab'r. N0.lio Yates, and Messrs sam
uel Bari. B T. Yates and John iard
rendered Sine selections. with organ
acc5npsuIuent TIE crsan.S. was "a
die the interesting little tcn year old
laughter of Mr. JoAuJ. Woodward. VINO oy
her.kilul sai elegant performance brought
forth che aighes, q.luti-s OF atnu aIou
-r.m d channel and captiylted audience.
The crea: success, 0t the eutertaiumeH, Is
Due 3D. Mr. and Mr., John W. kerchev9.,
Ma aui Mrs Sharp Oracle, Miss Mary Ne
C.era.. ami N,,,-s. Geo. NcCorwacS.
Sluue. Ba-r end b. f. Yates. VINO spared
neither time nor labor to make &c an inter
e,,iur occasion. and 1t Was highly enjoyed
hy the large audience.
lTr Harrison Hough, whilst working
field on the farm Of Hall Wilson, ESq.. on
Thursday. January 9th, captured huge
black snake. feet long that WAS basklug
I'm the warm sun shine. The dav WAS al
most "a genial as q May dey. This is CON
,;lorcd remarkable for thi, latitude to iind
a live snake In mid winter 10 Nr Vim.
Anderson. OF Harper. Ferry. doubts tins
,uaSe story. Che fact, can be Suo,AnIlated
by number Of the citizens OF kaoletown,
who were eve witnesses ,o The fact. some
suppose his snake ship VAS disturbed hy the
recent shaking mp, aui that he WAS out IN
va>trating matters What "a nice pet o.
send Ola jimmy Blaine. but then, alas
poor o'd Jimmy has Fled unto the noun
tains Of Ucr,idam. where the lion roareth,
and the walSiood'e mourneth, and Is
kuawiug away 40 the rl- TAM ME.
Our venerable citizen Mrs. Elizabeth
Eable. now BOZ her saith year. Is on q visit
% her SON. Capt VIM II kabie i'm Staun-
tom
Although $3.50 came. boast Of . rhurs-
iav Club ora Bachelors t.Uo, yet mer-
IS markings ar, quite frequent in our midst,
and The festive lall.e- and gay las>'es, trip
the ivh. fantastic toe, 90 Jhe du'cei
strains o. tlo violin. anti, the "wee sma
hours Of the morning DgiEt,fu and el-
ecanr parie, have been given by VIZ. aud
Nrs Sharp Oracle. Mr. and Mrs. NH'ries
6. Co1S.yn -nj NJ and )l-s. flaS. l.. Bis
,'er They were occasions long o. be- re-
menher5i uy Ga. ppyrarjcipan,s. Soy
-ru Others rra I'm erH'. mr .ar'n. r"r iht
tar.i. at vor ...' IT'S H.e e-.'ar- poe ceI-
.ir signs r.rc 'ae events
v1u th- following
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.'sr. .... aF 0l January The dste of
rra0b.r, rs uaknown Il wl. translated
,otot 90 ..i British Calendar and IS per
hans centuries d. in many PARTS Of tu-
rope 10 vs.- very closely observed,
-It~t Plr.s day te fair and clear
,, does heui. happy year
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