Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-12

the love desired.
Louise Robin.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. James Tabb =
I. son.
Shenandoah Tribe of Red Men will
hold q big oyster roast next Monday
night.
4 The Market Window ladies Of the NJ.
=. Church South will give Thanksgiv
ing dinner at the church.
All members of Shenandoah Tribe,
No. a9s are requested to be present Mon
day night Sleep. Nov. 16.
Mr.. Kearsley Wysong, with his bro
Their in.law. Mr.. Chas. Wysong, has
gone on hunting trip to Essex Coun
~. Va.
DR.. J. ] Pittman of this place is hav-
ing two wells drilled on his farm near
Ridgeway. One we'll at the house and
one at tNe barn.
New directories for the Jefferson
County Telephone Co., have been
printed. They contain the names and
numbers of all patrons of the com
pany. Every patron is invited to call
at the Telephone Exchange in Charles
Town and get one.
The Green Hi Orchard Company
who own an orchard of Is acres on
I the Warm Spring road four miles
northeast of town have about finished
packing their cop. Their orchSrs
yielded over 5000 barrels of market
able apples. More than half of these
were York Imperials.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E.
Church South. Of Middlewav, will hold
a Parcel Post Sale and serve an old time
Virginia supper in the Masonic Hall.
Saturday, November 31.e1oI4. Public
cordially invited. Proceeds for the
church improvement.
Our Baptist lady friends together with
delegation from each of the other
three churches in town. are making ar.
rangements for the entertainment of
visitors to the Jefferson County Sunday
School Convention. Nov. 1913, to be
held IN the Baptist Church.
Prof. Wright Denny and wife were
given most pleasant surprise on Satur-
day evening after moving into their new
home. The pupils Of the High School
and number of the teachers presented
them with handsome drugget. An APP
propriate speech was made by the assist
ant Principal, Mr.. John McGavack.
DR.. J. NJ. Willis, surgeon in the U. s.
Army, who has been stationed at Fort
Smelling, Mimi. has been transferred
with the 18th Infantry Regiment to
Vera Cruz, Mexico. DIR. Willis is son
Of the late Rev. A. ]. Willis. of Mid
dleway. and is rapidly gaining favor
with u ncle Sans soldiers.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Charles
Town Baptiat Church will hold an oyster
supper and fancy sale in the dining
room of the church on Thursday. Fri
day and Saturday nights, December 8.
4th and 9TH. Dinner will also be served
on Saturday. Public cordially invited.
Benefit ne W building fund.
The trial Of Or. VIM. E. Perry and
Mrs Harry Rockenbaugh, indicted for
second degree murder on the charge Of
: causing the death of Alma Mumma. IS
year-old girl, of Hagerstown. Md.
which utred at Hafper's Ferry last
summer. has been Get for the present
term of the Circuit Court, although, it
it said. will probably be continued until
the Febr uary term of the court.
DR.. ]. ]. Pittman has sold his farm
! lying near the Bloomery to Mr.. NJ.
H. Hummer, now resident of Clarke
county, but formerly a Jefferson
county man, at the price of eighty
five dollars per acre. Mr.. Hummer
expects to come back to this county
TO live in the spring, and we welcome
his return, as he made most estim-
able citizen. The sale was conducted
through the. Real Estate Agency of
Mr.. w O.. Norris;
The trial ofthe case of A. R. Miles,
Executor, against the German Ameri-
\ can and four other fire insurance
panies occupied the attention OF
Judge Wood and the jury since the
re-convening of the court on We'd
nesday morning The defendant in
surance companies had issued policies
Of insurance on a stock of general
! merchandise owned by A. R. Miles
& Sons in Harpers Ferry Fire dc
stroyed the store building and their
stock ia December, 1913. The insur-
ance companies refused TO pay the
amount OF the policies when the loss
occurred. The amount claimed by
the plaintiff is $4,000.
The case was ably argued on Friday
afternoon BY Attorney Geo. NJ. Beltz.
hoover. il. for the Plaintiff and BY Col.
Forrest N. Brown and Attorney Stock,
bridge. ot Baltimore. for the Defendant.
The jury brought IN : verdict for the
Plaintiff.