Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1888-12-27

old famiIp suurual.
December -, 1855.
Municipal election at Harper's Ferry
January Srd.
The Charlestown Cornet Band discOursed
good music on Christmas day.
The Wheeling Registers calendar does
credit TO that printing establishment
Rev. Mosby Locke viii preach in the NJ.
f. Church, South, in this place on sunday
morning next.
A handsome calendar from Thompson X
Ogden. builders, BerryyiIe-for which we
return thanks
Charles VI. West has been appointed
postmaster at Kabletown vice J. W. Wal
raven resigned.
Children's service, cantata, &c, in Pres
byterian Church at O'Clock, Thursday
night, 9th. Public invited
The Fourth QuarterlyMeeting for Charles
town station, NJ. f. Church, South, will be
held on Sunday, January 18TH
Messrs Washington N Alexander have
placed as under obligations for several
handsomely illuminated calendars for 50.
There is % be q SUNDAY school entertain
ment at Eugle's Switch School House on
New Years Eve December 3lst nc o'clock
Miss Knox. the artistic manipulation of
feathers and ribbons on ladies headgear at
Hirschmau's, is in high favor with ladies of
taste.
Our friend d. C. Fidnger is nearly well
Of the bruises by his late accident and is
about-and on Christmas kindly sent us a
mess of kraut.
For a fruit cake and oysters ON Christmas
day Mayor Gustav Brown viii please ac-
cept our thanks. May prosperity and peace
aud h0uors crown him.
A horse of Mr.. Gezendanuer attached TO
wagon ran against a vehicle of Mr. Bates,
Of MiidIeway, on Wednesday. and dam
aged j., considerably Nobody hurt,
3D. Washington. Esq. of this place, has
been elected 20 I'm vacancy In the Stand
ing Committee of the Diocese Of West Viz
giuia caused by the death of ~ s. White
E,4
We are Indebted to- lIe.-rs. S. ID. Hirsch-
man Is Co. for q very acceptable and beau
titul present pair of suspcnders They
hook as if they Nigh, hold us together for
an time 90 come.
Christmas was a carnival day I'm Charles
town. The "Swampoodlers," mounted on
horses and mules and oxen and on wagons,
parded the streets AID were So disguised
as Co be unrecognizable
Washington Brothers have mutually dis
solved co-partnershlp To- the coal, wood and
grain business b. C. Washington viii con-
due, q. in the future T. b. Washington
win take charge of the creamery.
There win be am entertainment and Christ
mas tree ut the Methodist Church at Union-
vile on Thursday night December 9th.
Doors open nc six O'Clock opening chorus
at- Admission l0 cents children cents.
Children, service in Zion Episcopal
Church on Sunday afternoon next ON the
night of December 3l-t in Washington
Hall. q stereop,icon exhibition win be given
the children Of the Sunday School and con-
gregatiou.
The Baltimore >u printed from its new
type IS very handsome. We DO not know
how anybody in this par. of the world can
get along wi,hou, the dai'yvisi, of the S.u.
I.s columns axe au cpitome of the worlds
jo'n--. j, is clean and not sensational
Mr. W. : Narcbantsbipped one hundred
and twenty turkey, to the Eastern cities on
Thursday last but reserved q few for home
consumption during the holidays 1Ier-
chants turkeys are so carefully dressed that
there isn't ,le possibility of shocking the
mos, -crupu.ou-.y particular
Our friend. Henry DUNN. took time. In
mii-tof the rush at his establishment. 20
remember Che printer. A trui, cake superb
in dimensions and richness. seemed theout-
cropping and is annually So. of his gener-
o-i,y toward u.s. We hope he viii have
many Christmas DAYS. lie deserves them.
our old comsade OF '6l-2 Mr. Jno. :.
yesterday with whom we shared little A
tent when all five of us turned To- righ. OF
.ea as one needed a change of position 20
60. one Of q troubled dream 90 pleasant
ones of home and friends remembered us
ura Dis accustomed generosity on Christ
.- evc.
There vas u1 such thing O., sleep 90 the