Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-05-29

way nOt VIII elOquent WOru OF tuOukuCI
From mouths Of wonderful men.
But deep in walled-up woman 3 heart
OF woman that would not yield;
But patiently, silently bore her part
LoI there in that battlefield
No marshalling troop, no biyouac song;
No banners to CLEAN and wave,
Ard oh! these battles they last go long
From babyhood to the grave!
Yet, faithful still as bridge of stars,
She fights in her walled-up town
Fights on and on in the endless wars,
Then silent. unseen-goes down.
Joaquin Miller.
Messrs. Rouss Bros. shipped the last
of the apples from their storage last
week.
$ Mr.. N. S. j. Strider has purchased
five-passenger Ford automobile
from the Jefferson Garage.
The Masonic fraternity of Shop
herdstown have bought lot as site
for lodge building to be erected
on German street, near the Entler
hofef
Mr. w F. Thorn ass illustrated lect-
ure on the Panama Canal at the Opera
+ House last Thursday evening was most
entertaining and instructive and was
thoroughly enjoyed by everyone present
The surplus furniture of the Jeffer-
son Club was sold Friday morning in
front of the Court House, and in spite
OF the inclement weather. attracted
quite crowd. Good prices were real
lied.
The new Subway at Harpers Ferry,
under the b. & o. tracks at the station
lis very nearly completed, and will be
open for travel within short time.
After its completion no passengers will
be allowed to cross the tracks.
The three banks in Charles Town
will be closed on Friday, May 80, on
account national decoration day, and
on Saturday, May 81. they will close
at O'Clock for the remainder of
| the day IN observance o. Confederate
memorial day.
The ladies of the kabletoyn church
will hold aneice cream supper on the
church lawn on Thursday and FRI
day nights of THIS week, May 20 and
80. An invitation is hereby extended
to the public to attend. Proceeds for
> the church organ fund. .4z
Friends of Miss Helen Young have
received invitations from her to at
tend the graduating exercises Of the
school for nurses connected with the
Reynolds Memorial Hospital at Glen
dale, w. Va, she being member
OF. the graduating class.
Rev. and Mrs. C. c. Bush. will sail
for London on the 10Th of July, where
they will spend a month in procuring
:. OUTFIT and studying care Of health in
the tropics. From there they will go
to Bslgium for a two months course in
Language Study. Sailing from Bel.
GUM, Nov. Ist for their destination in
Africa, reaching there in January.
Attending the Confederate Reunion at
Chattanooga from this county are: John
P. Keartott. NJ. Hendricks. b. S. PEN
dleton and VIM. E. Reed. representing
the Jefferson County Camp; B. D. Glib
son. of the Stonewall Jackson Camp. U.
S, e. "; and Owen Allen and Thomas
Watson, of the E. B.. Stuart Camp of
BerrYville.
Blqe Ridge Lodge No. 134, Knightsof
Pythias. will observe Sunday. June 8.
1913. as Pythlas Memorial Day. Mem
beers are requested to assemble at the
lodge room on that evening at $50
o'clock. and all WHO can do SO please
bring flowers. CHAs. A. JOHNSON,
Chancellor Commander.
To meet the demand of Their
rapidly increasing business the Jeffer-
son County Telephone Company in
stalled an additional switchboard in
their Charles Town exchange. The
new board gives this exchange a
three-position switchboard, and in
creases the capacity OF it one-third.
This Improvement makes it necessary
for the company to employ an addi-
tional operator.
The county court on Saturday ordered
q special election in Charles Town DIS
trict to vote on the proposition of build
ing bridge over the Shenandoah river
at Bloomery. In county wide election
on this question held last fall in which
it lost. the vote III Charles Town Dis
trict stood 6oo for. and 35s against, the