Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-07-02

daughter. Margaret.
A special feature of the lawn fete Al
Ciaymont tomorrow evening will be an
exhibition of fancy dancing by Mr..
and Mrs. RothweII, Of Martinsburg.
jefferson County's teachers institute
will be held here the week Of August
the 18th. with Frank B. Trotter, Of
MorgantoWn, and s. S Jacobs. Jr.
Of Wheeling. as directors.
"A voluntary petition ii bankruptcy
was filed Saturday with Deputy Fed
eral &c Nadenbousch by Samuel NJ
OFT, member of the firm OF OFT Bros.
shoe dealers, who asks tina this broth
er be made party to the procecdl
ings The petitioner gives sched-
ule of assets of about 81 500 and of
liabilities somewhat larger.
Tie ladies' Of the Methodist Church
will close their market window at Mr.
Laudis' store for the warm months, to
reopen again in the fall. but will be glad
to. bake cakes to order; for those who
want them. it the order is left ct Mr..
Lands store by Thursday night.
Fire was caused Tuesday morning
by an explosion of gasoline in the clean
ing establishment of Orndorf and Mer-
chant on South George street. The FIRE
companies responded promptly and it
was soon extinguished. Mr.. Ray Mer-
chant was badly burned by the explo-
sion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Thomson announce
the marriage of their daughter, Jessie.
to Mr.. Denver B. Weller, of Charles
Town, w. Va. Saturday. June ~, 1914.
at Washington. D. c. Mr.. Weller is a
former Charles Town boy, and Miss
Thompson is a charming young lady Of
Washington.
The new addition to Rouss Bros.
cod storage is progressing rapidly
under the supervision of Mr.. Turner
Hummer, contractor from Berry
vile, Va. The new addition will make
the capacity about $4,000 barrels of
apples.
There will be lawn fete at c. B.
Co,emans' near Summit Point, on
Saturday, July 18th, beginning at {
O'Clock in the afternoon, for the
benefit of the Baptist Church fund,
of Charles Town. Public cordially in
vited.
Hon. Fred O. Blue. Commissioner of
Prohibition will speak on the Yost Law
at the New Opera House on Sunday,
July 5th. at 8 p. m. He will be accom-
panied by G. W. Crabbe, State Super
intendent Of the Anti-Saloon League
who will speak of the work of the
League and the law enforcement.
L. l.. Page. one of most highly res
pected colored citizens, died at his home
in this place ION Tuesday. aged about
90 years. eHe had been teacher in the
publ c school for SO years. and although
in failing health for some TIME, stuck to
his post until the close of the last school
term. I'D
The Baptist Sunday School Conven.
tioa held last week in Martinsburg,
whilst it was one of much interest and
practicability. was not largely attended
owing to the extreme heat. However,
the program was carried out and the
SUBJECTS were we'll discussed and much
Information was derived from the talks
made along lines of Sunday School
work. Mr.. A. D. Barr spoke on
Whom, How and What to Teach, and
Rev. S. w. Cole had for his subject
1.-THE Sunday School Teacher. His Du-
ties. Opportunities and Responsible
ties Both speakers we're much com
mended on their remarks.
! Mr.. Charles E. Daley, formerly of
this county. now secretary and treas
urer of the Cumberland Dry Goods
and Notions Co, was in Rochester,
New Y,k last week attending the
convention OF the National Assoc:a-
ton of Credit men as a delegate
( from Maryland. Hon. Carter Glass
one ofthe authors of the Glass-Owen
Currency Law addressed the convcn.
ton. The Maryland delegates wi
visit Niagara Falls, and Toronto, Can
ada, before coming home.
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