Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-06-12

-Bentzt0wn Bard.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. C. Moore
q fine son.
The Fats and Leans Of Charles Towr
will play match game of base ball,
on this tThursday) afternoon at $50.
The Junior Classes of the Baptis
Sunday School will hold lawn fete
in the Church yard, Friday evening
June 49, Benefit of the church. Pub
lie cordially invited.
The Shepherdstown Electric and
Power Company, formerly owned by
John L. Livers and others, has been
sold to Major Randolph Stalnaker, Of
Philippi.
Continue to send me the Old Family
Journal to the same address. have
Yaeuer been without it in the home since
Lean remember. #..===zzzzz
MRS. J. A. DAVENPORT.
Stanley Hunt met with an accident
Friday, He was riding on his tnotorcy-
Gle near town and ran over stone, throw.
ing him off his wheel, cutting and bruis-
ing his right hand. 1t was dressed by
DR.. VIM. Neill.
The B. & o. subway at Harpers Ferry
has been completed. and passengers will
be hereafter required to use 1t for pass
age between the north aud south tracks
OF the MAN line. An iron fence will be
erected to keep them from passing over
on the track grade.
Memorial Day exercises were held at
Shepherdstown last Saturday. Rev. DR..
Henry Bedinger Lee, son of the late Ed
win jennings Lee. and great.great
nephew of Lighthouse Harry Lee. of
Revolutionary fame. was the orator of
the dav.
H. p. Cline, of Charles Town. fornl-
city OF this county, has contracted to
pebble dash several residences here,
and came with his hands His fo.ce
is now at work on the residence Of Mrs
Nora Heatwole. - Hampshire Review.
Most unreasonable weather for June
has prevailed in this locality, this-week,
making fires and overcoats comfortable
On Sunday night the thermometer
dropped to 45 degrees. and for several
days did not reach so degrees. no dam
age was done by frost however.
Lost on Wednesday night between
ths Seminary and South Samuel Street
a new black hemstitched chiffon scarf,
quite wide and long. Finder please
return to Miss Ellen Carter at 218 S.
Samuel St, and receive reward.
Garland Hooe, Charles Towns ath-
letic base ball catcher, while praetieing
Thursday afternoon was accidentally
hurt. He was playing short.stop, and
while Bolinger was running toward sd.
base. wild throw from Gordon to Hooe
struck Mr.. Hooe in the right eye, bruls.
Ing it badly.
The members of Blne Ridge Lodge,
Knights of Pythias, turned out IN good.
L
numbers Sunday afternoon in observance
of Pythian Memorial Day, aud under
direction of Chancellor Commander
Chas. A. johnson made floral decoration
OF the graves of deceased Knights and
deceased wives aud parents of Knights
of Pythtas.
The ladies of the Leetown Chapter
U. D. C. will hold lawn fete at
"Vinemont," the home of Mr.. Benz
Tabb on Friday night, June 49, Fancy
articles and refreshments will be sold
for the benefit of the Chapter. The
public is cordially invited.
JULIA ENGLE, Sec'y.
Councilman Nm Lucas Dalgarn. one
of our best known citizens, was married
on Tuesday afternoon last to Miss Ella
H. M'Intyre. of Martinsburg. The event
took place in the patronage of the First
M. e. Church of the latter city. and the
nuptial knot was tied by the Rev. Renj. w.
Meeks, pastor of that church. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dalgarn drove over to Charles
Town and received the congratulations
of many friends. and will reside here.
BY making an assignment of all her
property for the benefit of creditors
Mrs. Sarah A. Talbot gave genuine
surprise to the people of Charles
Town Monday, June 5. The deed
of assignment appointed Attorney
Forrest A. Brown, Trustee, and con-
veyed to him all the personal prop
erty of the grantor in addition to the
National Bank building on the north
side of Washington street, Charles
Town, the residence occupied by her
on the south side of the same street,
together with a lot on. Congress
street, directly in the rear of the resi-
dence. The trustee is authorized to
sell all the property conveyed as soon
as he deems it expedient to do so,
and apply the proceeds to the pay
,ment of the debts of the grantor, CIV
ing priority to no creditors except
those protected by liens. Mrs. Tai
bolt IS the widow of H. o. Talbot
who was for 4 number of years presi-
dent of the First National Bank of
Jefferson. 1t was general believed
thar both Mr.. and Mrs. Talbot had
an abundance OF resources to meet all
their obligations, and the assignment
rs created : surprise.