Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-08-13

Kings climb to eminence
Over mems graves
So this mans eyes are dim;
Throw the earth over him.
All, if beside the dead
Slumbered the pain
Ali If the hearts that bled
Slept with the slainl
II the grief died But mo-
Death will not have it SO
We have been blessed with glorious
rains this week, and relieved from
serious drought-for which we are
thankful
The Chautauqua will be held this
year on Mrs. J. A oysters lots on S
( Mildred street opposite tho residence
Of Mr.. H. G. Page.
Mr.. G. T. Shugart is Offering great
reductions This month. Read his clear
ance sale adv. in this paper and profit
therby.
Save yourself the trouble of prepar
ing lunch for August 18th and 10Th, and
buy it the u. D. c. Tent on the
Horse Show grounds.
The guarantors of the Charles Town
Chautauqua will meet Aug. 10, at 8
o'clock .. m. in the County Court Room
A full attendance is desired.
F. L. BUsHoNG,
Chairman.
Mr.. w. b. Davis has neatly lettered
the door of the Office of the Charles Town
and Ransom Board of Tradein the Bank
of Charles Town building.
VIM. Hale, the colored detective who
is charged with causing the death of
James Goodman at Shenandoah Iunc-
ton. was lodged IN jail here last night.
The Misses Holmes have presented to
Shenandoah Tribe of Red Men an Indian
water bottle obtained by the late Capt.
J. e. Holmes on his travels. 1t is sup
p sed to be several hundred years old
and IS quite relic.
NAL gaines D. 1dFuSS VI blpp9Hs III
county. died Saturday, aged 70 years.
He served in the Confederate Army
with a Clarke county Cavalry. For
some years he was Justice of the
Peace Of Kabletown district.
The A D Goetz Co. have offered
twenty-five dollar set of four hous-H
ems for the best four-horse team that
will be shown at the Charles Town.
Horse and Colt Show, August 2S
and goth.
Mr.. Milton o. Rouss who two years
ago bought 50 acres Of land that
formerly belonged to the Henry w.
Castleman farm, south of Myers
town, this week sold it to Mr.. B, F.
Langdon, of Myerstown.
The 18th annual excursion to Luray
Caverns will be run from Hagerstown
on Wednesday. August 18th. 1914.
Train passes Charles Town at $50 a.
M, round trip fare 81 SO. Holders Of
special excursion tickets will be admit
ted to Caverns for 80 cents.
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The County Convention of the W. C.
1T. u, Of Jefferson county, will be held
at Summit Point, on Friday, August
14th. in the NJ. E. church. Delegates
will be present from six local Unions
in the county. Session will begin at
1.30 a. m.
The Sunday School Glass of Miss
Clara Leslie, of the NJ. E. Church. had
delightful social Friday night last, on
the lawn at the home of Miss Bertha
Baker, on West Liberty street. Var
ious games of amusement were in
dulged in until a late hour when refresh
ments were served to the invited guests
by the Young ladies of the class Il was
most enjoyable occasion to. all present.
During heavy rain and thunder
storm that passed over certain sections
Of Jefferson county Saturday afternoon.
lightning struck and burned the barn
ut FairvieW Orchard, near Leetown,
owned by the Shenandoah Products
Go. The only witness to the affair was
Mrs. Bradley. wife5of the retired min
ister occupying the residence not far
from the barn. A quantity Of wheat
and various farming implements and q
horse and a mule were consumed in the
flames
A big feature of the Chautauqua to
be held in Charles Town, August 20
to z6, viii be Joint debate on the
question Of woman suffrage. Frank
Stephens will argue in favor Of grant
ing the right Of suffrage to women.
The opposition to suffrage, strange
70 say, will be. upheld by Majorie
Dorman, one of the ablest women on
the American platform.
County Clerk Johnson received
notice on Wednesday that the State
Board Of Public Works had fixed the
state levy for 1914 at 10 cents on the
500 OF valuation, an, Increase iof foul
cents over last year. The total as
sessment of the county being approx
mately $16,08e,090, the increase oI
four cents il the state levy would
increase the county's share of state
taxes about $1,000. almost enough t
offset the loss Of $1,000 from each s.
the seven saloons that were licensed
last year IN this county.
The viii Of the late John B. Page
was filed for probate BY the executor
Charles Rissler, this week in the Of
81. fee Of the Cnl,a,f,r ClerL NJ p.ln.