Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-03-06

For thus 10 the world made sWeeter,
And thus is the toll made bright.
Crushed rock has been put on Acad-
envy Street A great improvement.
REV. S. w. Cole has accepted the
call of the Charles Town Baptist
Church, and win take charge the first
Of May.
Mr.. c. w. CIymer is laying concrete
pavement in front of the new building
Of Judge Beckwitb, on South George
street.
C. H. Moore is putting up tenant
house on his farm below town. He
has just completed his mansion house
built by contractor H. P. Cline.
Robert Davis, colored, while going
to the fire on Tuesday evening, at the
Altoona Stock Farm, was thrown from
abicycle he was riding against rock
fence and knocked unconscious for
several hours.
w. NJ. Clements near Summit Point.
containing a4o acres, was sold on Satur-
day by Mrs. Sallte C. Bushong, execu-
trix, to Mr.. James A.. Robinson, at $Ioa
per acre.
The West Virginia Legislature has
at last recognized the needs of the
State Law Library in Charles Town
by appropriating $500 for the annual
salary of a librarian, and $3.50 for
the purchase and binding of books.
MIR. ]. Il. Santimier, of Shenandoah,
Va, has purchased for $4,000 cash, the
DR.. j. ]. Pittman dwelling and 16 lots,
same property he lately purchased Of
E. j. Leith This sale was made by
A. G. Wynkoop, Real Estate Agent.
The alarm of fire on Sunday about
one O'Clock. was caused by the burn
ins of chimney, of house occupied
by colored family on S. Samuel
Street, opposite the residence of Col.
Forrest Brown.
A delightful Pound Party was given
at the home Of Mr.. and Mira. John
Birkitt's. on Friday evening Feb. 18th.
in honor of their daughter, Miss Ruby.
Birkitt. The house was beautifully
decorated. Music was rendered by two
OF three of the guests. Supper was
served at a late hour. There were forty
present.
The ladies of ST. James Catholic Church
room lust vacated by Mr.. Sachs, on
Thursday and Friday evenings, March
~ aud 28, and also all day Saturday.
March 40. There will be table of use
ful fancy articles. Mrs. Frank K. OFT
and Miss Mary Eagan will have charge
of the apron booth. where all kinds Of
fancy and useful aprons will be displayed
The ladies will also serve hot chocolate,
coffee. sandwiches. ice cream and cake.
The proceeds of this sale will be for the
church,
What might have been very serious
fire occurred at Altoona. Sock Farm, the
residence Of Mr.. C. F. Wall, on Tues
day evening last. about six O'Clock. A
stable and some small out buildings
were destroyed. It IS supposed the
Are started from some rubbish that was
being burned in the yard nearby. A
bucket brigade was ICON formed by
those who were first on the scene ami
the fire was kept from spreading to the
other buildings. A Shetland Pony was
blrned to death in the stable before IT
could be gotten out. The other loses
we undarst and are not very great
Mr.. ]. Beverly Wiltshire, Is having
material hauled for the building of
grain barracks on his farm on the
Bardane road. The building will be
IS by IS feet. The contract for an
other Improvement has been given out
in the Summit Point vicinity. Mr., S.
S. Pollhamus erect a handsome
brick residence on his farm recently
bought of Mr.. ]. H. Dutterer on the
Brucetown road The dwelling will
be modern in its appointments, and
will be So by 38 feet, with wing
addition. Mr. Harry P Light, OF
Summit Point will supervise the con-
struction.
The Rumseyan Society organized te
perpetuate the memory of James
Rumsey, the inventor of the steam
n boat, has through the activity of Mr.
Mr.. Geo M Beltzhoover, Jr, securet
an additional appropriation of $6,S7:
from the West Virginia Legislature
for monument to Rumsey at Shep
herdstown. The Society now has ;
fund of over $4,000, and when the
plans have been matured there will BIZ
a gala day in Sbepherdstown, a
which time men prominent in the ma
ton and State will assemble to d.
honor to the achievement of Rumse,
IN giving to the world the first steam
boat. The Society's good fortune i
largely due to Sepator Silver. WIZ
has secured appropriations amounting
to over $11,Oa for this worthy cause
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