Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-12-07

The Difference.
Willie ate turkey and gravy and pie,
And al that before him was set
His parents grew III tn they thought
they would die,
But Willie Is eating things yet !
Rev. A. C. Hopkins, Jr. preached in
the Presbyterian Church last Sunday.
The Anna Hughes Sanitarium has
been removed to the National Hotel
Building.
Hon. Tracy Jeffords has announced
himself as Republican candidate for
Congress IN this district.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Schafer
in Brooklyn, N. Y, daughter. Mira.
Shafer was formerly Miss Mamie Os-
burn. Of this county.
The Editor of the Free Press &C
knowledges with thanks some delicious
oysters on Thanksgiving Day, from the
enterprising firm Of Brown Bros.
Schuetze's Meat Market certainly
presents most attractive appearance
with its brilliant illumination, and is
an up to date store in every way.
G. G. Blair. of Terra Alta, w. Va,
has moved to our town, with his fam
lily and will operate pool and billiard
room in the old National Hotel build
ing.
Mr.. B. e. Beavers has sold his we'll
known Riverside" farm, along the
Shenandoah at Watson's Eddy, con-
tanning about 1893 acres, to MIR. VIM. NJ.
Burns, at SIS an acre.
Talbot Taylor Pendleton, son of Edi-
tor N. s. D. Pendleton, of Berkeley
Springs. has been elected Captain of
the football term Of Princeton Uhiver-
sity for 1912. Mr.. Pendleton is one Of
the best FOO ball players 10 this country
and is to be congratulated on this honor.
The heirs Of the late Jos. T. Gran
than have sold their farm west of
Charles Town on the Middleway turn
pike containing about 235 to Mr.. Geo.
T. Shirley. The price is said to be
about $4,000. The sale was made
through the real estate agency of
Moore & Moore.
Mrs. Belle Allstadt, aged 80 years,
wife Of Mr.. Ira c. ALI tadt, formerly
Of Harpers Ferry, died recently at her
home in Memphis, Tenn. She is sur
vivedSby her husband and four children.
Mrs. Allstadt was daughter of Mr..
Charles Smith, who purchased Rafting
Springs on the Potomac river some
years ago for a fishing resort.
To protect the health Of the towns
people the Charles Town Board of
Health passed an order requiring the
owners of hogs dying of any contagious
or infectious disease to bury such hogs
two feet under ground or have them
burned. Orders Of the Board have the
effect of law, and penalties for disre-
Rarding them can be imposed upon of
tenders
Messrs. J. Frank Weller & Sons have
erected an addition to their garage on
McGraw avenue. The new building is
5Ox26 feet, with cement floor, and with
the main building gives them over twen-
ty-five hundred feet Of floor space.
They are also building brick boiler
room strictly fire-proof. and will install
therein a modern hot water heating
plant. which will keep the garage at q
moderate temperature in theemost 5ss-
we're weather.
Col. r. p. Chew is setting out an 80
acre orchard on his farm 'Woodberry.
It fronts on the Smithfeld and Shep-
herdstown pike. adjoining DR.. Borders
orchard, whose fruit was said to be
among the finest at the Apple Carnival
ia Martinsburg. Col. Chew's orchard
will contain $500 trees. including York
Imperials, Stayman Winesap, Black
twig and Grimes Golden. It has been
laid out with the greatest possible care,
90 that the rows are all perfectly
straight.
st. Andrews Guild will hold their
usual sale of fancy articles, candy, etc..
at the Parish House on Tuesday, De-
cember IL, beginning at II a. m. After
noon. tea will be served from 8 to 6.
Wen be on hand,
At the same old stand.
On December 18th. you know.
And we open the sale
At IL without fail;
Just don't you forget to go.
Whatever your size,
In collars and ties,
Or your taste for presents rare.
This sale win show,
Just how they grow
And they come from everywhere.
YOU WANT YOUR
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