Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-08-26

old famiIp gunrnal.
Awgusi 20, 1891.
I,oncrosssegars are the best.
Good smoke, YOU say; then try Iron
Cross cigars
The best are the cheapest; then try Iron
Cross cigars
Harry Wilmington keeps nice fresh can
5;s. and Iron Cross cigars.
The Kabletown Sunday School will hold
. pienic on Saturday, Aug. %.
Forty or fifty cords of dry oak wood
~,r,ed bv W. F. st. P. Lippitt
The Oakland and Fairmont Sunday
schools enjoyed their annual picnic ON Sat
urday last
The Farrin Boiler Works, well equip
pped with machinery and competent
workmen, are In operation.
WANrED.-Old time mahogany furniture
clocks. brasses, &c. Address, JOHN TREB-
,rs. North Howard street. Baltimore.
Mr. Charles G. Caldwell, Of Washington
ci-v an experienced electrician, has put
gs,,ric bells and speaking tubes in the Ho-
,l Povhatan.
NE understand steam laundry viii be
...,bf,bed here soon by Messrs. T. R. Ba-
ksr and Fred Gunther. We hope they will
make a success of it.
AN members Of the late Jefferson Guards
are requested to meet at the armory on next
Monday evening, at $50 o'clock, to close
rp the business Of the company.
Mai. @. II. Knott has been appointed by
Gov Fleming a delegate to the National
Farmers Congress, which will convene in
Ssdalia. Missouri. November 10Th.
Wheat stacks 600 bushels Of Maj. J. W.
Luke. Of Clarke county, were destroyed by
freon Saturday night week. Also a thresh-
en- Loss covered by insurance. Incendiary.
Ladies clean your kid gloves with Math-
sr's Glove Cleaner, for sale only by Burns
& Shugert-where may be found full line
of dressed and uudressed kid gloves in all
the most desirable shades.
Mr.. Reininger has on exhibition in his
store window a pumpkin, Of his own rails
in that would have made the eyes of
Peter Pipers son dilate. It weighs hun
bred pounds-more or less.
Mr. f. G.. Butler had the misfortune to
have two mares and coltkilled by Nor
blk and Western train on Monday night.
Mr.. Buffers horses are unusually extra fine
ones and his loss must be heavy.
The Confederate Veteran Camp organized
a. Mar.insburg is houored by the title of
~ q. A Nadenbousch Camp" Col. Ma
isnbousch was chosen Commander, and it
IS also. otherwise admirably Differed.
L0,r-Between the Presbyterian Manse
and the residence Of Mr. T. G.. Butler, Tues
day night. August 18th inst, a small gold
chain necklace with clasp marked @. h"
Finder rewarded. A. @. HOPKINS.
Mrs Jane Payne, widow Of the late Jesse
Payne. died at her home near Rest, Fred
uck county Virginia, on Friday week
AGED ninety years. Sixty-nine years Of her
E.e we're passed in the house in which she
died.
a little girl, aged about three years,
daughter Of Vim. Waring, who lives on
and helps 20 farm the land belonging to
Wu b. Clagett, i'm Clarke county, was
drowned on sunday morning week by fall
mciu.o Che spring on Mr.. Clagetfs premises.
Young son Of Capt. j. II. O'Bannon Of
Redmond had a narrow escape from drown
r-in the Shenandoah river, near Shannon
dale. a., Friday Postmaster ;. II. Higin-
to.ham rescued him after the young fellow
bad gone under the water two or three times.
See the advertisement of Mrs. NJ. r. Bill
afs who ha, opened a bran new stock Of
goods ia the Locke building opposite Bank
Oh. Char'estown The full stock has not yet
been received, though purchased and on the
way. and additions Of goods in season Will
te made.
Nr Peuuocs, 9f the Vulcan Road Ma
chine Works,win erect a fine dwelling near
Fairfax Boulevard The dwelling of Mr..
d c. Mcknight, on south Samuel street
has been raised, and begins to assume a
handsome appearance Mr. Cell Phillips
$50. cree, dwelling 90 Preston street near
ti-,. avenue. and Mr. Arthur Davenport
viii erect several dwellings on Sixth ave
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