Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-09-11

A. G. Hopkins, Jr, Rev. Drs. j R. Graham,
A. C. Hopkins, c. n. Campbell, and Rev.
J. II. Moore, and Ruling Elders Bateman
and Turner participated in the service. The
sermon was preached by DR.. Graham-text
Ephesiaus 8: s; questions propounded to
applicant and statement to congregation by
DR.. Graham ordination prayer by DIR
Hopkins, and concluding address by Rev.
J. II. Moore. The service was exceedingly
interesting and impressive. The cOngrega-
ton was large.
A telegram was received Saturday by Mr..
5. Howell Brown, surveyor of Jefferson
county. announcing the death in New York
of his brother-in-law, Mr.. William Wager,
formerly OF Culpeper county, Va. Mr.. Wa
gers death was accidental. While riding a
bicycle he came in collision with a vehicle,
the shaft of which pierced his right breast,
The alarm of fire Monday night about y
o'clock was Occasioned by the burning of a
building near the B.. e o. depot used by
Mr.. B. C. Washington for the storage OF
salt, etc. The FIRE brigade was prompt to
respond to the call. 1t was a fortunate
thing tn. fire did not extend to the building
near by where many barrels Of coal oil were
stored.
Mr.. Frank Harrington, of Macon, Geor
gia, was killed in a wreck near that city
last week. He went on an excursion for the
day. Miss Alice Harrington, his sister, who
was visiting Mrs. Cavalier of this place at
the time, was summoned home by telegram.
His hip was dislocated and several ribs brok-
en-. He lived only a short time after the
accident.-Harper's Ferry Sentinel.
The dwelling house of Jerry Campbell, a
worthy and industrious cnlored man living
near Kearneysville, was burned yesterday
with everything in it. Nobody was at home
when the fire started, and it is not known
how it caught. Campbell had recently
bought the house, and was paying for 1t
gradually. He is worthy the sympathy and
help of eyeryoue.-Shepherd'tocn Register.
Mr.. Allen c.. Wilson, son of Postmaster
General Wilson, has been appointed by the
B. so. R. r. authorities a travelling pas
senger agent, with headquarters in Wash
ington City. 1t is an important position
He does not 90 into it fresh from school, but
has had some railroad experience, having
for several years past, until within a few
months, been in railroad service at Weston,
this State.
Wednesday morning, August 2Sth, Mr.. J.
A. Raum and Miss Maggie B. Keller were
united in the holy bonds of matrimony at
the home of the brides mother, Mrs. Bette
R. Keller. Rev. DR.. Alfred, OF the Disciple
Church of Dayton, performed the ceremony
After the ceremony the happy couple left
for Harrisouburg where they took the morn
ing train en- route for the northern cities
and Niagara Falls -BridgeCater Herald.
On Thursday last, the Charles Town agent
of the n. & w. R r. sold over four hun
bred tickets for Morgan's Grove. Same day
there was a colored picnic at HarPer's Fer
70. and the Charles Town 3 & o. agents sold
nearly four hundred tickets. Besides those
who went by rail to these places on that day,
there we're many that went by horse and
vehicle and bicycle, so hat for the day about
one thousand persons were absent from town.
Business doesn't appear slack with Mr..
! C. F. Wall, the enterprising stock man
Recently Col. Jno. T. Colston purchased Of
him a bunch of good ewes, at 81 per head /;
| MI. w. ). Merchant purchased Of him 6f
teen fine steers, the first two killed averag
ing 10 lbs. The price paid was 81 cents
Mr.. Wall has shipped over 100 cows from
here in the last 80 days, and he sold to Mr..
d. Roger a bunch of stock cattle aver
aging SAC los.
The Independent Fire Company Build
sng is progressing finely. The large win
dow frames for the second story-the Rouss
Memorial Hall-sre set, and the masons
have the brick work of that story half done.
Mr.. Holues is devoting his days of vaca.
ton to a personal supervision of the cree
ton of this building and is determined to
make it a handsome ediice-a monument
to his taste and judgment as an architect
aud builder.
Messrs. Hurst and Trail, two of our most
enterprising Gil zns have put new machin.
cry into the ole urnace mill, which will bt
known as the -. Elmo mills. The lates
improved machinery and every equipmen
for the manufacture of the best patent hou
has been put in, and possessing the fines
water-power in the country, will enabl
these gentlemen to compete in quality an
prices with any of the larger mius.-Har
per's Ferry Sentinel
The apple crop is an exceptionally abun
daut one this year, but the finest we hav
seen were sent to us by our friend, John j
w W. .o.- ond Iuscinus