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IGrantland Rice,. ]

Contenfment.
[Grantland Rice
had my dream and 80 lived content
A dream beneath the wide. kint
skies Of old;
Out IN the orchard Where the soft
winds bent
The swuylng branches and strang.
stories told
or life within the faf-off town Of mem
Mad music on the highway and the
CLEAN
or glory on life's. firing line-and ther
3 hved content because Of such 8
dream.
have my dream and 30 / live content
a dream within the gray walls Of thu
town.
OF old-time orchard lanes, the fragrant
scent
or mignonette and roses-felds Of
brown
And golden harvest--the remembered
glow
OF Gods lost sunshine waning to the
CLEAN
OF star-lit dusk. back home again. and
/ live content because of such dream
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Born to Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Riggs,
son.
Miss Mary Young, daughter of the
late George Young, died at her resi-.
dence in this place on Friday night last,
aged about As years.
Little Anna owen Allen. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. David H. Allen, was
baptized by the Rev. Jno. 8. Alfriend
in Zion church on Saturday
MR. and Mrs. Robert L. Wire nm
nosince the engagement of their
daughter, Marguerite Moss, to Mr.. c.
]. ". Thomas, of Charles Town. The
wedding will take place this fall.
Mrs. George S. Eyster announces
\ the engagement of her sister Miss
Emma M. Amber, to Mr. v. keenan,
Wright, Of Norfolk, Va. The wedding
will take plsce in December.
The Powhatan Band will hold Lawn
Fete on the Powhatan College Campus
on. Thursday. Friday and Saturday
nights, September 10. 20 and Il, 1912.
Let everybody turn out and help this
most worthy organization.
The reflection from the large fire in
Martinsburg on SUNDAY evening, by
which the Stewart Vehicle Co.'S plant
was reduced to ashes, was plainly seen
III Charles Town. brilliantly illuminat-
ing the sky. Mr.. George Goetz of this
place was a director in the company.
Milville Camp. P. O S. of A.. will
hold picnic at Watson's Eddy, on the
Shenandoah River on SATURDAY.. Sep
atemb-r IL. Az orders are invited to at
tend Everybody come and bring their
III families and sweethearts. Plenty Of
music and refreshments on the grounds.
The Jefferson Hotel in this place has
been leased by Mr.. w. ]. Wright, of
Buena Vista, Va. who will take posses.
SION OctoberI. Mr.. Wright is an ex-
perienced hotel man, aud comes well
recommended. We welcome him to
Charles Town aud wish him much sue.
cess.
= A recital will be given in the Odd
Fellows Hall, Shenandoah Junction,
q w. Va, Tuesday evening, September
5. 18th, the proceeds to be used IN pay
ing for piano for use in the Hall.
The program will consist Of Readings
Vocal and Instrumental music. Adj
mission IS and Is cents.
A Mr.. Lambert Mason was leaving
New York on Friday evening on his
way here to-visit his family, his pocket
was picked of SO dollars and check
for 500 dollars. He was at the sta.
ton at the time it was done and wher
ne went to buy his ticket discovered
his loss.
Invitations have been issued by Mr.
and Mrs. James W. Gore, Of the Min
Vile vicinity to the marriage of their
damgafSerS Miss. Bessie, to Mr.. James
Burnett Doosing. The wedding wi!
be soIemnized on Wednesday, Sep
tember IS, in the ME. Church
South Charses Town, at O'Clock
!. D. m.
Mr.. ]. H. Spurrier, who for the past
ten years has been superintendent o.
the Shenandoah Valley division of tht
b and o. railroad, with headquarters
ii Winchester. has been promoted to |
position on the staff Of General Mana
ger. e. w. Galloway. with headquar
ters in Baltimore. He viii be succeed
ed as superintendent by Mr.. G. B
Brooke.
The fall opening of Millinery at |. N
Grigler's IN the Telephone Building at
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