Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-09-17
Cool nights.

Cool nights.
Circus Saturday.
Carnival in town.
Good show at the Opera House.
Mrs. o. L. M. Wiltshire will teach at
Mannings school this year.
Mr.. Robert Rissler, Editor of the
Advocate has been quite sick.
The Carnival on the Goetz lot, N.
George street, is attracting good
crowds nightly.
Thomas Lovett, The enterprising pro
prietor of the Hill Top House was in
town on Monday.
Mrs. Lambert Mason is having con-
crete garage erected at the rear of her
residence on S. Mildred street.
Miss Weagely, representing P. A.
BruRh & Son, of Hagerstown, was at
the Jefferson on Wednesday.
Mr.. John H. Bishop entertained four
generations Of the Bishop family last
week. A number of friends motored
up from Washington and Baltimore to
: be present at the occasion.
Mrs. ]. G. Holmes sale of personal
property attracted quite large crowd
on Monday and the things brought
goods prices. Mrs. Holmes will shortly
move to Cincinnati to i've.
Hess Poultry Panacea is what you
want to keep your chickens healthy.
1t has been in use with the best fan
ciers 10 Charles Town for some time
Brown & Hooff, Druggists.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T. Lickliderof
Shepherdstown announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Florence
Eggleston Licklider. to Mr.. Raymond
E. Waid. of Ekins, W. Va. The we'd
ding will take place October 18th,
Editor HarryL, Snyder, of Shepherds
town, has issued invitations to the mar
rage of his daughter, Rose Eleanor, to
Mr., Charles FRANKLIN Lyme, to take
place. on Thursday, October /, 1914. at
SIX o'clock, in St. Peters Lutheran
Church. Shepherdstown.
The trustees of Edge Hill Cemetery
have contracted to erect a handsome
iron fence on the Seminary Street front
of the cemetery. which will be very
desirable Improvement. Mr., John H..
Bishop has the material on the ground,
and the fence will be put up in a few
days.
William Pierce, colored. of Charles
Town, was arraigned before United
States Commissioner Harry A. Downs
in Martinsburg Friday afternoon, charged
with illegally selling whiskey. Two
witnesses testified they had made pur
chas from Pierce, but he introduced
three witnesses who said he was not at
the place mentioned by his accusers.
The evidence was deemed insufficient
and Pierce was discharged from custody
Mr.. C. B, Windle died at the home Of
his tather-in-law in this place last Fri
day night. aged SO years. He had been
suffering from tuberculosis for some
time, and was brought herefrom Hagers-
town several weeks ago.
He IS survived by his wife, who was
Miss Minnie Wyndham, and little son
aud foursisters. Funeral services were
held Monday afternoon at o'clock in
the NJ. E. Church South, conducted by
Rev. Frank Tyler. assisted by Rev. S.
w. Cole, Iuterment in Edge Hill Gem
etery.
Among the premiums awarded at
the Morgan's Grove Fair last week
we're, 1st prize, Baron Jarl, standard
bred trotting stallion, LIST, Sharonade
standard bred trotting 3-yr. old geld
ind 1st, Baroness B., standard bred
trotting filly; End prize, pair road
sters; End prize, Sharonade, 3-yr. Ole
roadster, the entries being the prop
erty of Mr.. c.. NJ Bane Brown, of
the Charles Town neighborhood
Sold Wednesday before the Court
House, by Judge Beckwith, C N
Campbell and T. c. Green, Special
Commissioners, the real estate OF
Sandy Carter and his two sons, con-
sisting of two houses with lots in
Weirick's Row and house and lot
on the Berryville pike miles south
OF town, Robert Johnson, eolored, Of
shanRondale Springs being the pur-
chaser. The houses in Weirick's Row
brought $500 and $3.50, respectively
and the one on the pike $445.
The State Tax Commissioner has
sent notices to the sherifts of all the
counties to proceed at once to collect
from. all owners OF automobiles the
amount OF their unpaid licenses Ior
the past year, together with such
penalties as the law preseribes. This
sheriff is also empowered to grant Il
censes to owners of machines wle
have not previously secured then
from Charleston.