Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-23
Have you cleaned up that back yardl


Examination for the second hall
term Of school Is being held at til
High School here this week.
Don't forget the Powhatan Ban
Supper. commencing Thursday evenini
They deserve your support.
A dwelling house occupied BY MI
Charles n. Hines, at Kabietown, wa
damaged Nv hre Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Anna Bell Roberts. wife of Nj
John Roberts. d,ed suddenly al her hom
10 Nippon. Wednesday morning. age,
40 years.
The motor cycle craze l. spreading
among the boys Of Charles Town. Tn
last to purchase are Adrian WyDkool
and Cecil Eby.
Mr.. W: l.. Manuel and Miss Essi,
Welsh. both of Bakefton. were married
in the Jefferson Hotel parlor Tuesday
Rev. ]. {. Hawk officiating.
The Powhatan College commences
ment has been attracting large crowds
this week. On Tuesday evening i
closed with the graduation exercises.
The farm house of the late Edward
A. Colston, two miles west of SUNNI
Paint, has hten sold by James A, Brown
to Morgan orado,ff. of Frederick coun
~. Va. for $I6. 900.
Mr. r Cline has contracted .'e
erect II large pebble dashed dwelling
house. with Ill modern improvements,
for Mrs. John NJ. Trapnell. OH her lot on
South Mildred street.
On May %, "a and Is the Powhatan
Band will hold fair in Rouss Hall.
There will be q street concert on May %.
A prize will be given every night. The
fur will be held to make money to buy
new uniforms.
"A very interesting game Of basket
ball was played ON the floor at Powha-
tan College on Saturday afternoon last
between the First and Second teams
of that school. The Seconds were VIC
torious by the score Of to 1.
The marriage Of Miss Edna Wiley
and Mr.. Gordon Keith, of Middletown,
Va, took place Wednesday evening at
6 o'clock at the home Of the bride. The
bride is sister Of Mr.. G. DIN Wiley,
of this place and has been a frequent
visitor here.
The Free Press acknowledges with
thanks the receipt of very interesting
papers from Macop, Ga, giving &C.
counts of the recent Confederate, Re-
union there from Mr. Geo. H, Hagley,
while he was in attendance at that
great gathering.
On Memorial Day. Saturday May rs,
sandwiches. coffee, ice cream and cake
will be served by the Ladies Aid So
ciety Of the Charles Town Baptist
Church in the Maxwell rooms recently
occupied by DR. Bender. Also home
made cakes for sale.
MRS K,tnatine IIoiWtn LAKELAND an
nou.tee..ti, kp,,1 ching marriage Of her
dsi; nj Rz,t,eela Willis, to DIR. John
a an i.osDnt, I" take pl zee ON Wednes-
d.., evening, june the fifth, 1912, at the
Ghu CT If the ASCENSION, Washington,
ID. Al home fter August the first.
The Ashley.
~ Mr.. Robert l.. Osbourn died Wednes-
d.u morning al his honleon Sandy Ridge.
aboliGthr - miles southwest of Shep-
llertistown. III his 18TH year. He was
Confederate veteran. having served FIRST
in Company !. FIRST Virginia Cavalry,
and later in Company u, Twelfth Vlr
gititA- Cavalry.
The Ladies Aid Society. Of ST, Johns
Church, Ripp1r, will have AN evenings
entertainment with q Victor 7Victrola,
THURSDAY, May 20, At 8 o'clock, in the
hall al Rlppon, selections from light aud
Grand Opera, and negro melodies.
Admission 10 ems. Sale of ice cream
and cake after the musical
Miss Laura A. White former " on
of the nurses at the Anna Hughes San
itarium, in Charles Town, will gradu-
ate from the Reynolds Memorial Train
ing School NJ Glendale, w. Va, in the
class of 1912 The commencement ex-
efeises wall be held in the NJ E. Church,
Glendale. on Thursday. May %. at 8
o'clock. p. m. The diplomas will be
presented by RI. Rev. Geo. w. Peter
kin. bishop of the diocese Of West Vir-
ginia, bishop w. L. Gravatt. Of
Charles Town is member of the Board
of Managers of the school.
The Coeburn Players gave most
delightful performance of "As1 You
Like IT, on the lawn of Shepherd Col
lege on Monday afternoon. A number
Of people from town attended and ex-.
pressed themselves Is highly pleased
with the entertainment. Among those
who went from here were: Mrs.. n. c..
Getzendanner, Mrs. b. d. Cooke.
Misses Mamie Howell Lallie Craighill.
Margaret Getzendanner. May Getxen-
dAnner, Bette Sublett, Fanny Brown,
Mary Brown. Helen, Martin. Mary Por-
terrified, and Mr. Marshall Mcdonald.
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