Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-02-13

When sly Dan Cupid makes sharper his
arrowhead
That roguish rascal who seems to mo-
nopolize
All of the love-Arts-among them i'm
proper liesl
Valentine weather! The old and the
young again
Write the same language and talk the
same tongue again;
And you an ID l, love. shall we not have
part in it,
All the old rapture and all the old heart
in it
Turn back life's pages, and join 10 the
joy again,
And just be happy-a girl and boy a.
gainl
Excellent vaudeville, and pictures are
at the Opera House this week, You
should see them.
visit Kahn's Great Merchant Tailor
ing Opening, Thursday. Friday and
Saturday, February 20. 81 and %.
The plans and specifications for the
new Baptist church building are in the
bands of bidders for the contract.
Mr. Theodore Brown is at the Hebrew
Hospital in Baltimore for treatment,
Els many friends hope for his speedy
recovery
The Charles Town Baptist Church
has extended unanimous call to Rev.
S. w. Cole, former pastor, to become
again their pastor
Polk Miller and Col Booker. with
their Old South Quartet of Southern
negroes, gave splendid entertainment
to big audience at the New Opera
House last Friday night.
Mrs. Graves Hubbard entertained in.
formally with two tables of bridge this
afternoon in honor of Mrs Ralph Ger
hardt, of Charles Town. Charleston
Mail.
A Frances Willard Memorial Service
will be held Feb. 18th at 7:30 P NJ, in
the lecture room of the Baptist Church.
An interesting program of recitations
and music will be presented. and the
public is cordially invited. especially
the young.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. II. Plotner have is
sued invitations to the marriage of
their niece, Miss Flora May Dunn
The wedding will take place at the
home of Mr.. ard Mrs. Plotner, Mord
ington avenue, Charles Town. at eight
o'clock on the evening of Thursday,
February II, 1918.
Officers elected at the recent meeting
of the Jefferson County Fruit Growers
Association we're; President. Logan B.
Shut; Vice Presidents, H. e. Marshall.
c. D. Wysong. M. @. Rouss, E, E: Al
len aud n. W Mcdonald; Secretary and
Treasurer, NJ. W. Burr. Prof. Alderman
addressed the meeting on cedar rust,
bitter rot and color blight:
Messrs. Myers Brothers, contractors,
Of Middleway, have been given the con-
tract to build frame dwelling IS by 86
feet, in dimensions for Mrs Geo. D..
Johnson on her farm east of Ieetown.
The work on the construction will be
tarted as soon as the weather will allow
it, and finished in the spring.
Special Commissioners F. L. Bushong.
and james M. Mason, Jr., on Monday
sold the McGarry land, located at
Shenandoah Junction at public sale at
the Court House. The property sold
was in FIVE tracts, varying in aize from
a town lot to IL acres, It was sold as
whole to Mr.. Gerard D. Moore, for
$780,
Mrs. Margaret A. Bush, widow of the
late William Bush, died on Sunday
morning last, at the residence of her SON
in-law Mr.. Grover T. Bush, near
Kearneysville, aged IS Yeare. She is
survived by two daughters. Mrs. Grover
r. Bush. OF this county. aud Margaret
Bush, OF Baltimore. Funeral services
were held yesterday afternoon at the res
idence of Mr.. Grover T. Bush, conducted
By Rev. ]. G. Hawk. and the remains
were taken this morning TO Stephens
City, Va, for tnterment.
The scenery and stage settings used
in John W. VogePs Big City Minstrels,
which comes to the Opera House on
Wednesday. Feb. 10 is said to be the
most elaborate and expensive ever used
for a similar purpose; the setting is
called the Radium Palace, a BETTING
title, because of the appropriate cos.
tunes, and the numerous and powerful
calcium and electrical effects used
thereon This is the only setting of the
kind in use by minstrel organization
as the cost of same prohibits the aver.
age manager from inv esting the amount
of capital required.
Passed peacefully away at the home
of her daughter. Mrs. Mary v. Eddy OF
S Samuel Street, Mrs. Mary Williams.
in the 9Ist year of her age. Mrs VIII
liams was the widow Of the late Philil
Williams, of Winchester, Va, wher'
she formerly lived, and where her hus
band was successful wooden manufact
urer and served his state for two term
iii the Virginia Legislature. For four
teen years Mrs Williams had made he
home with her daughter, Mrs Eddy i
this place, and although she had reach
IA the advanced aye of 90 wears ali