Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-12-21

Every penny helps the fight
The dread White Plague TO end.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Souders,
. fine boy.
DR.. Perry, of Halltown, has purchas-
ed fine new automobile.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Neville,
in North Platte. Nebraska, daughter.
Services at st. James Catholic Church
this. Sunday at 1890 O'Clock, and on
hristmas morning at 8 o'clock.
Rev. DR.. F. M. Woods, Of Martins
burg. will preach in the Presbyterian
Church next Sunday morning, Dec. "a.
Judge Frank Beckwith, Trustee, has
sold the FlagG property, corher Wash
ington and Church streets, to Mr.. S,
w. Washington for 81, $50
Capt. J. C. Holmes has generou sly
donated to the jefferson Club full set
Of the United States War Records.
The gift is no doubt highly appreciated
by the Club.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Brent,
in Lexington, Kentucky. a daughter.
Mrs. Brent was formerly Miss Annie
Mason, daughter Of Mr.. James ID.
Mason, of this place.
Invitations are out to the wedding of
MIR. Stephen Shugart Dalgarn, OF this
place, to Miss Mary Hazard Golf, of
Providence, r. l., to take place on
Wednesday evening, January 10th.
]. II. Harsha and C. e. Harner, Of
the firm Of Harner, Blair & Co., OF
Terra Alta, w. Va, were here this
week placing the tables in the Valley
Pool Room, in National Hotel Building.
Mr.. X. o. Allen has sold what is
known locally rs the Timberlake farm
on the road between Summit Point and
Middleway, containing 221 acres, to
Alexander T, Jones, Of Winchester,
for $15, 900.
The postoffice will be closed on Christ
mas day, and New Years day from 10.
q. m. to 6. D. m. Rural mail will be
delivered on Christmas day, but not on
New Years. City carriers will make
but one delivery on each Of the holidays.
The Town Council Monday night ap-
pointed the Market House Committee,
the Fire Marshall aud the Captain OF
the two companies, committee to
test the fire apparatus and report to
the Council upon the sdvisibility OF
purchasing new hose.
Mr.. j. Henry Jennings, of Middleway,
was in Washington last week. trying
to get Representative Brown Interested
in patent combination railroad tie,
invented by him. The Jennings tie is
made of steel and wood and is designed
t. keep the rails from spreading.
Messrs. W. F. Alexander, 7. G.
Bowling. W. o. Norris, B. D. Gibson,
w. A. Riggs and E. B.. Chambers at
tended meeting of the Citizens Fire
Insurance Co., at the Fidelity Building
in Baltimore Monday. $5,I, 600 addition
al was added to the capital stock Of the
company.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. C. Roberts, of Clarke
county, have issued invitations to the
marriage Of their daughter, Miss Lena
Nelson Roberts, to Mr.. VIM. Milton
Allen, . popular young farmer Of Rip
non, this county. The wedding will
take place at Stones Chapel, Clarke
county. on Wednesday. December 81.
At the regular annual meeting of the
Clarke Co Horse Show Association, in
the Court House in Berryville last week
the following officers were reelected for
the ensuing year: President, R. Powell
Page; Secretary and Treasurer, G.
Mullikin; Manager, II. w. Shepherd.
The recently issued publication en-
titled Military Operations in Jefferson
County, gotten out by the Jefferson
County Camp, U. c. ", will be sold at
S. cents per copy, by h. I. Miley,
Summit Point; w. G. Bates. Middlewayi
E. C. Watson, Leetown; John ?. Kear-
fott, Kearneysville; James W. McGarry
Shenandoah Junction; Frank Nichols.
Halltown; c. B. Wentzell, Harpers Fer
~; William Wilt. Rippon: Geo. H
Hagley, s. c.. Young and W. s. Mer'
chant Charles Town.