Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-09-07

fine stationery at Aisquith & Co.'S.
For parasols, fans, mitts, belts, underwear,
hosiery, &c, see NJ. Palmbaum x Bro. s
stock
Just received by NJ. Paim5suA * Bro.
new embroideries, new laces, ribbons, trim
mings, sc.
Pslmbaums is headquarters for linen
goods. bed spreads and lace curtains. Their
prices are o. K.
Dr.J. P. Bishops new dwelling has been
.in.roOfed by J. W. Russell JnO. o. John
son is the builder.
WANTED.-Old time mahogany furniture
clocks brasses, &c. Address, JOHN TREB-
ZIG, 9 North Howard street, Baltimore.
At Palmbaum & Bros you can find all
kinds Of dress goods and trimmings suita-
bic for the seasOn-hght in weight and light
in price.
A Young man named james McBee, from
near Berlin. fell from a boat into the canal,
near this place, last Saturday and was
drowned.-H T. Sentinel
A snap for school boys-4O suits of real
$3.50 quality clothing at $50. The first
week Of school ought to capture the last one.
You can add new hats aud shoes, just re-
ceiyed, at Hagley's.
Cards are out for the marriage, on the
afternoon Of the 18th instant, in st. Mat
thew Church, Wheeling, W. Va, of Miss
Mary Willoughby, daughter Of Judge JnO.
W. Kennedy, to Mr. Henry Clay Sincell.
See by advertisement that the shannon
dale Springs Hotel will be open for month
yet; and the best of a good time can be
had. Boating, bathing, fishing, hunting,
aud good meals and comfortable quarters.
Worth its weight in diamonds.-C. A
Willis. editor Of Tie Horseman, Chicago,
writes: "If my experience is to decide the
value. Humphreys Witch Hazel Oil, the
"Pue Ointment, is worth its weight in d.
Almonds"
Chas. Butts the ll-year.old son Of Mr..
Juo Butts. Of Martinsburg, was run over
by the ear. on the Burke street bridge last
evening, One foot was cut entirely of and
leg was ground TO pulp. He died two
hours after the accident.
Cbarles-Town has never before had so
many visitors, and a great many will soon
return to their homes happy because they
have one OF Browns souvenir spoons. That
is the reason a new lot has just been receiY-
cd a. Browns, the ieweler
Quarterly meeting and communion seryi-
ccs iu ". f. Church. South, on Sunday
morning next. The presiding elder, Rev.
Dr. Bush, will preach. The services Of the
day viii begin series Of meetings to be
continued through the week.
Attempts were made last Thursday night
TO burglarize the store house Of Mr.. Henry
DUNN and the Carter House and Jas. A..
Thomas saloons. The thieves succeeded in
entering the latter place aud got dollar
and perhaps, some whiskey.
llai. J. Ogden Murray has abandoned the
editorial tripod Of the Goshen BLAZE, which
De has conducted with spirit. He will prob
ably soon take q similar position on anoth-
er newspaper, so his services may not be
los. % the Stanton Spectator.
sam Brown. colored, for many years the
proprietor Of shaving saloon, and also
iaui.or o.. ,bc court-house,-died on Monday
last, aged about 60 years. Among other
commeuia5'e traits Of the deceased was his
fidelity 10 the memory Of those to whom he
rendered service and who kindly cared for
him in che ola days, before the war; and
when suffrage was accorded him, aligned
himself with the Democratic party and
voted accordingly. Peace 10 his ashes.
The newspapers of the State generally
are noting that an artist purposes painting
Harpers Ferry as it appeared during the
John Brown raid. Few Of them, however,
note ,he fact that the editor Of THE FREE
PRESS proposes 20 offer the artist an oppOr-
tunily to get an accurate likeness of Hay
ward S, epherd-John Browns first victim
a; Harpers Ferry, the iuodeusiye, iudustri.
Gus colored man A picture of the raid
with Hayward shepherd left out would b'
the play Of Hamlet with the Dane omitted
We have just received a copy Of song
sermons and other Poems, by Jas. b. Nor
gan, Of Berkeley county. While we have
Hot had time % peruse this neat little vol
ume carefully, aud at best do not claim e
be a c0nnoisseur ia poetry, such Of the con
tents as we have read seem 90 possess NOR
'han ordinary merit, being as 10 were th,
overflow Of "a heart full of sincere piety an'
love for mankind A portrait Of the autho
adorns the front of the book, and picture
OF the old Presbyterian Church at Gerards
town-about TO be replaced by new one