Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-01-08

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Washington & Alexander 81 900 full amount
of insurance on barn destroyed by FIRE re-
Gently; and $3.50 was paid on produce and
haruess-a trihe less than full insurance.-
The prompt adjustment of claims is plea :
ure to the firm.
The readers of The FREE Press and the en-
tire community will regret to learn that Mr..
VIM. II. Wilson, who left here on Christmas
Day to visit his parents in Washington, de-
veloped. on his arrival in Washington. case
of typhoid fever We trust skilful treatment
and the tender ministrations of homefolks may
soon restore him to health.
The congregation of the Lutheran Church
at Shepherdstown, of which Rev. c. H..
Hockey is the popular pastor, on Friday
before Christmas supplied the parsonage
folks with many good things-necessiIies
aud Injuries An address was made by Mr..
J. S. Fleming aud the pastor responded
suitably.
Messrs Hirschman & Co, with their GUS
tomary kindness for the editor. sent him r
substantial and handsome pair of su'penderS.
With such equipment the pull down your
vest" will be waste of eloquent and ele-
CANT speech. Thank you, friend Schloss.-
May business be more than brisk the cur
rent year.
We acknowledge a very handsome calen-
dar from the Hamilton Brown Shoe Com
pany of st. Lpuis-sad To be the largest
shoe house in the world. In 1895 they sold
81 6G9, O8S 80 worth of shoes-a gain over
1894 of S4l2 500 OF. In addition to their
fifty statesmen they have one thousand fac
tory employees.
Winchester Shoes Mr. Henry Schneider
the Winchester Shoe Manufacturer will be
at the Carter House on Friday, Jan. 10th,
with samples Any one in need OF fine shoes
made to order can call aud have their foot
measured and select style of shoes wanted.
Boots of all kinds made to order. A iii
guaranteed; corns, bunions, sore aud tender
feet relieved.
We had formal and informal invitations
Of the most cordial character to be present
in New York last Saturday night at the an
nual dinner of the Charles Town Society
We regretted our inahility to be there be
yond any expression in words. Next week
we will give some account of the very inter
esting occasion.
Charles Town is market for purchasers
The Adams Express Company for Thanks
giving aud Christmas shipped 81 2lS pounds
of poultry to eastern markets. or THE
amount @. +. Wall shipped 500; w. 5
Merchant, 10000; l. u Peutz, ID 800
making a total of $4,000. Speaks well fol
the gentlemen named and for farmers.
The Palmbaum Brothers. pnpula! mer
chants Of this town, attested their friendship
f,r 1.-The Old Family" at Christmas by ;
present of one of the hand-omest silk muf
a-rs this side of Paris. aud also a package
If delicately perlumed toilet soap. Oar be-
wishes for the health and prosperity OF thes'
worthy, energetic, enterprising young men
Report says that Mabel Stuart has writ
ten to her si.ter-in law in Bolivar: Don
worry abou, me, I'm all right" The lettc
/, said to have been posted at Glencoe, New
York. If this be true Nab is very naught!
to have distressed her parents and othe
relatives by her mysterious DISAPPEARING
and Withholding from them knowledge 0
her whereabouts.
For a package OF n. NJ. Uri & Co.'S 10
Louisville, Ky distillation from rye, NAL
and bsrley-handsomely put up and tn
bottle beauty-we are indebted along vii
his Christmas compliments to Mr. W. G
Earnshaw. It is a contribution we will pa
aside for future consideration II shal
not 90 into the waste basket. Thanks I
our friend for his mindfulness Of US.
Owing to the inclemency Of the wea,he
we were not able to attend in perso
the entertainment at the Baptist Church o
Monday night. 9Oth, but learn from tho
who were there that the exercises were IN
teresting, the attendance fair, and the chi
dren well supplied with COOL things; an
altogether it was an ENJOYABLE OCCASION
Mr.. 4. ID. Barr personated Santa Claus.
To our old friend, John :. Easterda.
we return thanks for Christmas gree;iu
under seal-a bottle of pure old rye wink
As we long since disposed of our corkscre'
we placed it in the hands Of one who wi
omen il with a fork or scissors when there
need t. comminge some of its conteu
with Scots Emulsion. or to mix drop
7 it with Potomac water to disspate the n
crobes.
Remembering his subscription an o
friend in Missouri writes: You will f.
enclosed post office order for the old Vi
GINA FREE Press paper | can't We
well do without II reminds me OF my @
home" We admire those who have tend
t recollections Of the old home; and espet
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