Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-04-24

And the waters flow to music,
Like tune to pleasant words.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. F. Alex
ander, in Clarkst urg. daughter
Julia Lane.
Little Ellie Page Mason. the infan
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. James M.
Mason, has been very i'll with pneu
-monia, but is now improving rapidly.
County Road Engineer Marshall Nc
Donald is in Frederick this week, en-
gagged in quite an extensive engineer
ing Job. He took corps of workmer
with him.
Mrs. Rolf Gerhardt was hostess or
Wednesday afternoon at delightful
Tea" in honor of Mrs. Goddard. who
is the guest of her daughter Mrs. Karl
Perry.
Mrs. Lula Anderson left this week
to take a position in the Baltimore
Hospital She stopped off at Wash
ington to put her son, Harry. in hos
pital for treatment
The Eastern Panhandle Medical AS
ISOLATION will meet in Charles Town on
May Z. At this time delegates will be
elected to the State Medical Society
meeting in Charleston on May 20.
Archibald E. Barnes and Mrs. Noane
NJ. Welty. both of Hagerstown, Md.
were married in Wilmington. Del. ! on
Wednesday night last in the Hotel Du-
pont. Mr.. Barnes formally resided in
Charlie Town.
Attorney Forrest A. Brown, Trustee,
on Saturday sold the F. G. Butler resi-
dence property on South Samuel street
to w. F. Fowler for $4,000, and the
Eagle avenue property to Forrest w.
Brown for $575.
The annual contest between the Eu-
zelian and Philomathean Literary So
eieties of Powhatan College will be
held in the college Chapel on FRIDAY,
April Is, at 8 IN. The public is cordi-
ally invited to be present.
Deputy Marshall Brown arrested
Benjimen Brown. Jefferson county
negro. and brought him to Martinsburg
Thursday. He was arraigned before
u S. Commissioner Downs on charge
of ''bootlegging" and held for Wheel
ing term of court.
Thursday was Cleanup Day in Ran
son. and its residents did some creditable
work. MayorGerard D. Mooreis enforc-
ing the stock ordinance, and some fines
have been imposed upon owners for al
lowing their cows and horses to run at
large.
On Monday afternoon, Mr.. w. G.
Golloday. head engineer in the employ
of the Jefferson Milling Company, met
with most painful accident when his
hand became entangled in some of the
machinery, seYering the ends of two
of his fingers. His injuries were dress
ed at the Charles Town Hospital.
The ladies of the Charles Town
Baptist Church will serve supper FRI
day and Saturday, April Is and Is,
at the Baptist parsonage. Dinner will
be served ON Saturday. Refresh
ments, fancy articles, shirt waists and
home made cakes will be on sale.
Public cordially invited.
AsMr. Howard Tab .ot Mart1nsburg.
was coming down North Charles street
late Sunday afternoon in his automobile,
called here by the accident to his sister
in-law, negro boy threw stone
through his wind shield and then=ran
into the house north of the town lot. 1t
is to be hoped that he will be ferreted out
and severely punished for his dastardly
act.
North Lawrence street has been widen
ed eight feet from North street to the B.
& o. iallroad.th necessary land being
generously given by Messrs. Tracy L,
Teffords, H. N. Bradley and John c.
Burns, property owners on the west side
of said street. These euterprlsing and
public spirited gentlemen will also put
down concrete paving along this line. a
distance of 476 feet.
Sergeant Geo. H. Hagley will fur
nish certificates to all delegates who
wish to attend the twenty-third an
nual reunion Of Confederate veterans
to be held at Chattanooga, Tenn,
May 18th to 2oth. Plans are being
made for a great reunion, and it is
expected that there will be a very
large attendance. The rates of fare
have not yet been announced, but il
is presumed that they will, as usual
be very low
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