Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-02

Durfn9 ths Week.
County Court, May 6,
Circuit Court, May q.
Born to Nj. and Mrs. i. E. Allen. Of
Rippon, SON.
Mrs. Chas. b. Lewis sustained d
stroke Of paralysis Tuesday Morning.
Messrs. Brown Bros. have opened
their handsome new ice cream parlol
to the public.
The Misses Griffith moved into theii
- ATTRACTIVE new house on w. Liberty
St, on Wednesday.
i Mr.. Robert Butler and family moved
on Wednesday into Mr.. C. W. Taylor'l
house, on W. Washington St.
Capt. H. C. Getzendanner has pur.
chased for $1,000, the Hawks Coach
I Factory property, from the Lewis P.
Starry estate.
g Messrs, Davis & Emmert have hand
"a somely papered and painted the inter-
u. or Of the confectionery store of Mr.. j.
~ Walter Brown.
81 John T. Pofterfield. Trustee, sold on
last Saturday the Harrell property. Ion
North West street, to Mr.. Robert c..
Y Rissler, at 81, OlO.
Messrs Woody & Baker have laid .
/ concrete sidewalk in front Of the resi-
dence of Capt. II. C, Gerzendanner, on
: East Washington street.
s The Powhatan Stationary and Tobac-
co Company have installed ea&handsome
up-to-date soda fountain in their store
!. in the New Opera House Building.
Measrs. Jos. B. Vanmetre, G. B.
y Wentzell, John B. Page and j. B. Coyle
have been appointed delegate from the
Jefferson County Camp to the Confed-
crate Reunion at Macon, Ga.
Mr.. "A. P. Cline has secured the con-
trsct to erect for Mr.. S. M. OFT, brick
dwelling with all modern improvements.
on the corner of Samuel and Congress
streets Work is to begin at once.
Mrs. Angelica Peale Boteler Didier.
widow Of Henry "A. Didier, and daugh-
ter of the late Hon.. Alexander R.
Roteler, of Shepherdstown. died at her
home in Baltimore April 81. aged Is
years.
Mr.. Frank Higginbotham has moved
with his family to this county from
Uniontown, Pa. They are occupying
THE Naples, = their summer home re-
Gently purchased of Mes. Amelia, Rau,
between Halltown and Bolivar,
David j. HOWELL of Washington, who
recently bought several tracts Of land
!, on the mountain plateau across the
river from Harpers Ferry, including
the site OF Green's old Hotel will. it
is said. divide the property up into
! lnss and sell them to washington and
Baltimore parties for summer homes.
8rs On Memorial Day, Saturday. May rs,
: Sandwiches. coffee. ice cream and cake
will be served by the Ladies' Aid So
cieiy of the harles Town Baptist
Church in the Maxwell rooms recently
occupied by DR. Bender. Also home
made cakes for sale.
Died at the home of his mother in
Hagerstown on Wednesday of last week
Jefferson Eby. aged twelve years. He
was son Of Mrs Georgetta Ely and
the late Warren Eby, and is survived
by mother and one sister. His re-
mains were inferred in Edge Hill Gene
tary in this place on Saturday morning
last
DR.. Liston Paine. son of DIR. ]. F. Y.
Paine, of Charles Town, and grad
uate of the medical school Of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, has received
an appointment as surgeon in the U.
S. Navy, He successfully passed the
competitive examination for an appoint
inent two weeks ago, and is now await
ing assignment to duty.
The administrator of the estate of
Ruth H. Brown. ]. w. Gardner, Of
Shepherdstown, has turned over tc the
state tax commissioner check for
$l,84l. 30 az the amount of the inherit
ance tax due from the estate Of Ruth
Brown. which was valued at $28, TAO. IL.
The estate was distributed among nice
es. nsphews and brother. J. NJ. D.
Brown. the latter getting $4,7OO.0 OF,
md the nieces and nephe@s a total Of
$2S. 5000. The tax on the amount
that. went to the brother was three per
cent and to the others five per cent.
Harry Hoffraster, q young man for
merly employed On the B. & O.. as a
trackmap. and q son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Iris HCtfmaster, of Duffields, was in
stantly killed Saturday night at the
Harpers Ferry station BY q tourists
train, running rs second section Of No.
Z. He stumbled on the track and fell
!. and was struck by the engine Of the
fast special. The remains were taken
to his late home, and the funeral took
place from the Presbyterian Church at
DufRelds. Rev. ] c. Siler officiating.
The deceased is survived BY his parents,
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