Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-28
Read Kahn's new add.

Rirl friends At hef home in Ransom on
Thursday night
The Valley Brick Company Of thu.
place is filing large order for brick fol
the new building of the Shepherdstowr
Fire, Department.
The ladies Of Middleway will Civ
an oyster supper Thanksgiving night,
in the Masonic Hall in that place, for
the benefit Of the Union Sunday School.
The Women's Auxiliary will hold
their annual dinner, supper and sale Of
fancy articles Ct the Parish House on
ThanksgivinG Day, beginning immed-
lately after church.
Miss Marguerite Wire and Mr..
Charles Thomas, a popular young couple
Of Charles Town will be married this
Thursday evening in the Episcopal
Church.
The Ladies. Aid Society of the M.
E. Church South, Summit Point will
hold an oyster supper on Thursday
and Friday nights, November Is and
%. You and your friends are in
yited.
Col. r. P. Chew has been designat-
ed asthe West Virginia committeeman
for the Gettysburg celebration next
July. Col. John H. Leathers, who is.
well known in this county, is the COM
mitteemah for the state of Kentucky.
Mr.. Hosmer Beller has accepted the
agency recently resigned by Mr. J W..
Kyle Of Messrs. Henry A. Bester &
Sons, Florists. of Hagerstown, Md
and is prepared to fill all orders prompt
" and satisfactorily and at reasonable
cost.
Charles Dapiel Myers, an estimable
Young farmer of the Shepherdstown vi
ciuity, was drowned on Thursday last
! He was subject to attacks of vertigo, and
it is supposed that he fell in the pond
where his BODY was found whilst getting
water for stock.
/ Z
cut his knee badly with an adge whilst
working on the barn of Mr.. Marshall
Burns last Tuesday. and on Wednesday,
at the.raislng,Mr. James Woodward was
severely cut in the right cheek by a
piece OF timber. DR.. c. L. Skinner
rendered surgical attention in both cases,
Col. john S. Mosby, the noted Com
federate guerilla chieftain, is rapidly
recovering from the effects of an OPP
GRAFTON performed in a Washington
hospital two weeks ago for kidney
trouble. The Colonies age, ~ years.
caused uneasiness on the part of his
Z friends who feared he would not re-
cover.
The election of Hon. ]. M. Woods,
Of Martins burg to the bench of this
circuit has induced him to sever his
connection with the law firm Of
Faulkner, Walker and Woods, with
[ whom he has been associated for a
number of years. His successor in
the firm is Wade C, Kilmer, young
er member of the Berkeley bar.
st. Andrews Guild will hold it's usual
Sale Of Fancy articles suitable for
Xmas Gifts on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at the
Parish House. An attractive feature
Of the occasion will be the sale ofpotted
ferns for Xmas gifts. Afternoon Tea
will be served from 8 to 6 on the same
i day. The children are especially iu-
!. vited to come and meet one of Mother
Goose's Flock. who for SC. will give
them present from her. The Sale
will open at IL. A. NJ.
Lemuel Roxwel, 4, ell IS wears. son of
Rev. c. B. Boxwell. of Whltacre. Va.
formerly of this place. who was taken
to Martinsburg CITY Hospital November
/ S and operated on for appendicitis,
died there Saturday night. Tie remains
were taken to Berryvllle, his birthplace,
for interment. He is survived by his
father, stepmother aud three sisters,
Mrs. Lula Spinks. of Charles Town: Mrs.
Anna Spicer, of Baltimore. and Miss
Daisy BoxweIl, Of Charles Town.
Onrfellow townsman Col. George A.
PoIserfeld on Sunday last celebrated hi:
nsnekjefh birthday anniversary. having
Win him on the pleasant occasion hi:
daughter Mrs. George Washington. hi:
son Nj. John PorterEeld. and grandson,
alSssIs. E. e. Cooke and Claiborne G
P1rtefHeld. Col. Porterfeld is veteran
iii Two wars, In the Mexican war b,
and Cap. Cafrington organised com
pauy 10 Richmond and he was made AID
jukant Of the Virginia Regiment unde
Col John F. Hamtramck Of this county
1 ID which Capt. Rowan's company Of thi
place served. when il was organised
Later in the war he served as Acting AS
siskapt Adjutant General under Genera
Wool. IL the War Between the State
Il deserved asa gallant Confederate officer
Col. Pofterfsld graduated from the Vir
ginia Military Institute in 1874, and il
the oldest living alumnus Of that institu
tions HE'S also now the only Twin,
veteran Of the Mexican War ia West Wiz
gina, Hs is yet active and IS frequent
" seen upon our streets, visiting til,