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ing last, and his remains were lnterreO IL
/ Edge Hill Cemetery on Sunday afternoon
/ The funeral services were conducted by Rev
/ II. p. Hamill in the Presbyterian Church
Mr.. holland was a respected citizen, and th'
preacher kindly and truly said of him tha
"thOse who employed him knew his faith
fulness those who dealt with him knew hi
honesty; and those who lived with hin
knew his Kindness and affection" Mr.. No
land had been in i'll health for a long time
His wife and little daughter survive hin
and will cherish the memory Of devoted
husband and father.
Church Notes
Rev. Joseph Jones preached in Zion Epis
cOpal Church Sunday morning.
Communion services at Beulah Church
Sunday, December Slst at IL an.
A. A. p. NEEL.
Rev. H. p Hamill having been called t.
Oakland by the illness of his father, Rev. J
W. Tongue will preach at the courthouse
next Sunday morning.
Died, on the Sth of December, at the
home of her grandfather, Mr. G. n. Taylor
in Loudoun county, Va, Margaret Louise
youngest child of Julian A. and Alice c.
Smith God, in His sll-wise providence, has
taken this lovely bud OF nine years to bloom
in His eternal garden, and the hearts she
has left behind are almost bursting with
grief. Oh that God will send comfort to
the ken-hearted mother. NJ. d. S.
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Mr. P. A. ROhrbaugb, formerly of Mar
tinsburg, now of Wichita, Kansas. paid
The FREE PRESS Office a visit on Friday.
He found interest in the files of our paper
of 1859 recouuting the scenes during the
Brown raid aud trial and execution. We
gave him view Of the only likeness in ex-
istence of Hayward Shepherd, John Browns
FIRST victim at Harper's Ferry-an industri-
Gus, inohensive cOlored man.
Several weeks ago we mentioned that
Miss Mary COckrill had taken the agency
for the sale of new bOok-"Four Years in
the SiOnewall Brigade" Miss Cockril in
forms US that a subscriber to THE FREE
PRESS living in Nebraska saw the notice
and sent for a copy. She has had success,
despite the hard times, in dispOsing of cop
les Of this interesting volume.
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that Rev. DR.. A. c. Hopkins, of this town,
has accepted an invitation to address Gen.
Turner Ashby Camp of Confederate Vete-
rams on the l9sh of January (Gen. r. E.
Lees birthday, in Kent Street Presbyteri-
an Church Of that city. DR.. Hopkins was
chaplain of the 2ud Regiment of the Stone.
wall Brigade.
Mrs. Sarah Entler, widow OF the late
Philip Entler, died Tuesday morning at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. John Freeze,
near Martinsburg, aged 20 years. She for
merly resided in this county, about five
miles north of Shepherdstown. She leaves
three children, Mrs. Freeze, G. w. Entler
aud Joseph Enter -Siep Register.
We give thanks to Mr.. E. J. Williams
whose storehOuse is on Mildred street, near
the B. & o: depot, for a can Of very fine
oysters. Mr. Williams is the agent here OF
Baltimore oyster house that supplies him
with the best bivalves the waters of Mary.
land and Virginia afford
There will be an entertainment in Wash.
ington Hall Tuesday evening, Dec. 26tl
,day after Christmas two fsrces by the
Amateur Art Club. A crowded house il
hoped for. The ability of the Club to draw
a crowd snd make an evening pleasant il
already we'll known.
Last Thursday DR.. A. 5. Reynolds sold
or traded, his trotting stallion, "Castleman,'
TO Mr.. Harry c. Ge,zendanner. Mr.. Get
zendanner pu, the horse on his farm up the
river, aud Sunday the ungrateful anima
laid down and died.-Step. Register,
Mrs. Mary Z. Vanvacter, venerable lady
of the BlOOmery vicinity, died on Saturday
last, aged 70 years. The funeral services
were conducted on Sunday afternoon by
Rev. Dr. A. c. Hopkins-iuterment in Edge
Hill Cemetery.
The editor Of The FREE PRESS scknowl
edges the compliment of an invitation tt
attend the wedding OF Senator Fsulkne
aud Miss Virginia Fairfax Whiting =
Hampton. Virginia, on the 3rd of January
Friday evening Mrs. William p. Craig
hill gave a reception in honor Of her niece
Miss Grace Jollife. of St Louis, Mo, wh'
Is visiting her. Dir. Van Wyck, of Sal
Francisco, is also guest of Mrs. Craighill
Cranberries at Pentz's only seven cents
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