Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-06-18

Behind your ancient wallis,
Your cool mirage still hovers DER
When from flower shops open door
The white stock softly calls.
ETHEL H. WOLFF.
q The cannon has gone from the Court
House yard Score one for the Civic
League.i
Tag Day for the Hospital Building
Fund was held yesterday. and quite q
nice little sum was collected.
The town presented a most attractive
appearance during the Convention. The
etreets were immaculate.
DR.. Dudley Powers Of Warrenton,
preached in the Episcopal Church or
Sunday.
Mr.. G. W. Clymer has handsomely
pebble-dashed the new building of Mr..
3. L. Jordan. on S. Church street.
Blue Ridge Lodge No. 1871. Knights
6E Pythias. held appropriate memorial
services over the graves of deceased
brethren in the Episcopal graveyard and
ii Edge Hill Cemetery Sunday after
noon.
appropriate Children's Day Services
were held in the NJ. E. Church. South,
here Sunday morning. A large crowd
wag present and the children acquitted
themselves handsomely. showing careful
training by those having the prepara-
ration in charge.
Messrs. C. L. Robinson & Co, are
charging their ice and cold storage
plant in Ransom, by erecting an adj
dition to the present building! The
addition will be 100 by 1z5 feet. and
viii be five stories in height.
The examination for Fourth Glass
Post Masters will be- held in the High
School building. Charles Town, W. Va.
ct 10 m Saturday, June 20. 1914.
Hon. Fred O. Blue. Commissioner Of
Prohibition will speak on the Yost Law
N khs New Opera House on Sunday,
Jnly STU, al 8 b. d. He will be accom-
pSied by q. M. Crabbe, State Super
iiisendsl III lid Anti Saloon League
vl6 viii speak of the work 81 The
league aud Tie law enforcement
Marion Rolinger, Of Charles
1pWn has received All appointment as
stenographer in the Department of
Agriculture, Washington, under, civil
service regulations. Mr.. BolingeT
completed a course in stenography in
the commercial department of the
Charles Town High School in May.
George Thompson, coiored, died at
the residence of his brother. James H.
Thompson, IN this place last Friday,
aged AZ years. from consumption. Flu
j neral services were held at the residence
Of his brother Sunday morning. after
winch the remains were taken to Berry
Vile for 'intermsnt.
jefferson Garage made the following
sales last week: To {. F. Wall, Ford
touring car; to w. H. Wiltshire, Mill.
vile, Ford touring car; to ". Ship
man, a secondhand Maxwell 2-passen
ger runabout, and to Mrs. F. c. Klein
schmidt, a Ford runabout fitted witt
electric lights aud electric starter.
John Randolph Avis. son of the lat.
Capt. ohm Avis, and formerly of thi!
place. died June g, in San Francisco
Cai. He was a veteran of the War Be
: tween the States. Knight of Pythia
aud Mason. He leaves SOD. thre'
daughters and three sisters of this place
Mrs. o. NJ. Darlington. Mrs. E. E
Semester and Mrs. R. H. Taylor.
AIT the annual election of Potoma,
Commandery F. L, Weltzheimer wa
elected Eminent Commander; RI
Rev. w. L. Gravatt, Generalissimo
Thos. C. Bowling Captain General
E. T. Moler, Senior Warden; B
Brazier, Junior Warden; G. w. Banks
Standard Bearer; 7. f Perry, Swor'
HeAKer; r. Y. trump, warden, AM
c.. epnrad, Sentinel.
MI. 6. Z. Renner who has beel
Operating store in Ransom and ais
one in Charles Town win comb,ne tn
two on July |, the south room in tn
Weifick building having been lease
fef the purpose Of bringing the tw
stocks together, M, Rennsr offer
some attrative bargains in grocerie
10 save him the labor Of moving thel
from the present stores.
Tuesday night Of last week the month
4 " business meeting of Class No. 9, {
the Baptist Sunday School, was held ;
the rssldenceo Of L. W. Mahon. in Raj
son. Much interest was manifested
the work aud 4 number Of short tall
were made By the members. The soci
feature was quite an event, plenty
music BY Powhatan Band and b.
quet prepared by Mrs. Mahon. At 1,
the kings. was the closing act.