Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-01-09

Durin9 the Week.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs Forrest
Brow daughter.
Undertaken Charles L. Young has on
thanks for several pretty calendars
We return thanks to Moore & Moor
Qnc. for some handome calendars.
Born to. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Strothe
Moore at Sunnyside, Washington,
daughter.
st. Andrews Guild have resumed
their Silver Teas on Wednesday after
Moons at the Parish House from 3:3
to $50.
A very bold robbery occurred Tuesday
night, when some one broke large
plate glass window, in the Farmer
Supply Co. Store ard carried off tw'
pistols. -
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Plotner wish tc
announce the engagement Of their neict
Miss Flora May Dunn, to Mr.. C.
Mertz, of Hagerstown Md. The
marriage is to take place in February
1918.
The office. of the Charles Town
Light and Power Company, was moved
last week from the second floor oil
the postoffice building to the COM
pany's power house at George street
and the B. & o. Railroad.
Prof. Horace Atwood, the poultry
specialist from the West Virginia Elk.
pertinent station has promised to at
tend the farmers institute at Shenan-
doah Junction, January 10 and IA,
when he will deliver several lectures
on the poultry industry.
Mr. William Hopkins living east of
town received the sad intelligence of
the death of his only brother, Mr..
John Hopkins who passed away at
his home, "Termacoy," county Lon
donberry, Ireland, on December II, at
the age of 68 years. Besides the
brother mentioned, deceased is sur
viyed by two sisters residing in
Ireland.
A pleasant reception was he d at the
residence of Mrs A. D. Barr last Mon
day night, Jan. 6. by the Charles Town
w. C. T. U in honor of Miss Daisy
Wheatly Engle and Rev. Clinton Bush.
In behalf of the society, Mrs. l. W..
Dick presented tho guest of honor with
a beautiful silver tray. expressing in
beautiful and appropriate terms the
affection ard loyalty of the Union for
their first President and their abiding
interest in her prospective mission.
At Harpers Ferry the election for
municipal Ulcers C. B. Wentzel May
or was reelected by a majority of rs
and tie following Ccuucilmtn were
elected; j. j. Flaherty, recorders T. J..
Rurleigh, Eugene Shugart, Edward
Higgins, C. T. Smith and Charles
Koonce. At Bolivar John Keller was
Fe-elected Mayor and. the following
we're elected Councilmen; Edward Nc
CQrmick, Jdhn Bridner, James Berry,
Frank pinkle, ]. p. Aakles and Il. H.,
hamhers. RECORDER"
Fer only the fourth time since 177S,
las years ago, Lent will begin !. this
winter as early as February Il. Easter
will fall ON March IS. This forty day.
season prescribed by the church as
one for fasting and prayer never
has begun any earlier, except in one
year, 1918. Easter that year fell on
March 22S Owing to the early arrival
of Lent, the season" will be the
shortest on record. Easter frequently
has fallen as late as April Is or April
Z, and probably will hit in around
some of these dates between 1914
and 2013.
Mrs. Ada Blanche lindsey. wife of
Mr.. John T. Lindsay, one of the best
known residents of CLARKE county. died
at her home at Berry's Ferry, on Mon
day morning last. Mrs. Lindsey,
who was formerly Miss Ada B Good.
daughter Of. Mr.. and Mrs. Thornton
Good, will be remembered by friends
here as very handsome young woman,
and one who by her sunny disposition
and unaffected manners endeared her
self TO all with whom she came in con
tact She was student at Powhatap
College several years ago, and delight
ed large numbers of people with her
beautiful soprano voice: Her remains
were taken to Winchester yesterday,
for interment: .
Pastpoffice patrons lost no time in
availing themselves Of the parcels pos
that went into effect On January l.
Five packages were received at the
Charles Town postoffice on the first
day, and ten on the secondary OF
the parcels post service. On the first
day rs packages were forwarded from
this office, and on the second day, q
packages. Two packages contained
eggs which arrived in perfect ordel
at their destination in Washington
A six-pound fruit cake was contain
ed iq another package that went ou
from here. Postmaster Bradley who
had the distinction of being one o.
eight postmasters of the country call
ed IN conference over the new posta
law by Postmaster General Hitchcock
says that printed Instructions for pa
irons of the parcels post will be re
csived 10 few days. He is confi