Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-08-01

Horst OF dagefDtoWn, 0leo suodenly
Thursday morning at his home Of heart
failure, following . stroke Of apoplexy.
The ladies' Of Beulah Church will give
lawn party In front Of the church on
Saturday, August 8, at 7:30 p. M.
Mr.. Clarence Griffith has rented the
home Of MI. Harry Ronemus which is
just completed and will take possession
this week.
The Jefferson Cooperage Company,
Of this place. has purchased the plant
formerly conducted by the Berryville
Milling Company and will continue the
business there.
The Board OF Education of Charles
Town District on yesterday awarded the
contractSfor supplying the furniture
for the new High School building to
the Virginia School Supply Co.,. of
Richmond. =.
Married, ON Thursday evening, July
4 Is, at the Episcopal rectory, Charles
Town, by Rev. ]. S. Alfriend, Mr..
Chas. P. Weller, to Miss Mary Edith
Dorsey, both of Charles Town. Mr..
and Mrs. Weller will make their home
i here.
The advisory board for the Hagers-
town Fair for Jefferson county is COM
posed Of C. D. Wvsong. j. VIM. Rider
q /. w. Williams. NJ B Baker, Nelson
I B Roberts, Harry L. Snyder. j. p.
I Kearfott, w. f. Alexander. E H.
Reinhart, A. s. cambridge,
The picnic Of the Sunday School of
Zion Episcopal Church took place Tues
day afternoon from to in the mead
ON. on the farm of Mr.. Thornton Perry,
near town. Games and sports were
INDUCED in and the young people en-
ioyed the afternoon to the fullest, a
delicious supper being served,
A. party composed Of Misses Eva,
Marie. Gertrude. Alma and elizabeth
Phillips, Mary and Alice Rissler. Grace
{ Stonesifer and Edna Kable and Messrs
Eugene Ott. Richard Riley, Newton
Smith. Harry Walker, George Walker,
Fred Alder and William Phillips are
eampinR on the Shenandoah.
The County Court and Court Clerks
of Berkeley County visited Jefferson
on Tuesday at the invitation Of the
County Court Of Jefferson to inspect
the Almshouse here which 10 modern
aud most we'll. arranged. Berkeley g
, county court has under consideration
n repairs to the local county almshouse
and are looking for, new ideas.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is
now operating solid express trains out
of Romney and other towns Of Hamp-
shire county. W. Va, to expedite the
movement of the peach crop, which is
unusually large this year. Good prices
prevail In the Eastern and Middle West
ern mail ets. AS the Elbertas ripper
the number os trains will be increased
and shipments continued until tue mid
die Of October.
Mr.. Samuel L. Phillips who has beer
connected with the clerical force ii
the congressional library in Wash.
ington for the past year, has beer
appointed to the position of instruc
tor in mathematics in the Georgi;
Military Academy at College Park
Ga. The school is among the larg
esSfnstitutions in the south Mr.. Phil
lips will enter upon his work there
about the middle of September.
The thirty first Annual Assembly o
the Prohibition and Evangelical Asso
citation Of Loudoun County, Va. win b
held a. Purcellville, Va. August ST
to 14,h inclusive. An excellent pre-
gram has been arranged for the Who'll
nine days and prominent speakers fror
ali over the country will be present
Parsons Fourth Regiment Band an
Orchestra of Baltimore will be there
furnish music for the OCCASION Dali
Admission to the grounds 10 cents only
These meetings are no longer an exper
ment, but an established institution.
WAIT PAINT.