Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-08-20

buy it at the u. D. C. TENT" on the
Horse Show grounds.
At the last quarterly Conference of
the N. E. Church South two new stew
ards. DR., A. o. Albin and Mr.. Melvin
Strider. were elected.
The ladies of the M. E. Church South
at Uvilla will hold their annual Harvest
Home dinner on Thursday, August ct,
Public cordially invited.
Little Elizabeth hurry, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry hurry, celebrated
her second anniversary by giving party
to number of her little friends.
At a meeting of the Town Council
Monday night. after being called to
order that body Immediately adjourned
until Friday night at eight o'clock.
The Morgan's Grove FAIR will be held
September 1. q 8 aud q. Big prepara-
tons are being made to make it bigger
and better than ever this year. and
everybody is expected to atteed.
The monthly meeting of Class Num-
Der Nine at the home of Mr.. Ed. Wink
Ter last Thursday night. was largely at
tended and good short talks were made
by nearly all present and much enthu-
siasm prevailed. At the close of the
meeting refreshments were served by
Mrs. Winkler.
The ladies of the LeetoWn Metho-
dist church will hold a festival on
the lawn at the home of Miss Sailie
: Watson at Leetown on Thursday
evening, September TO- The public is
cordially invited. The Sunday School
will picnic on the property of Mr..
l. C. Watson on Saturday, Aug. r..
The lecture in the Court House on
Tuesday evening by DR.. Harriet B.
Jones, of Wheeling, on tuberculosis
and its cure and prevention, was most
instructive, and we are sorry anyone
missed it.
The streets are being swept this
week and the weeds removed from the
cutters. Do your part by sweeping
your pavements and removing waist
paper 80 that our town may look az
clean as anew pin.
The Cantata OF Ruth, rendered by
some of the colored people of Charles
Town in Washington Hall on Tuesday
evening, was most excellently done,
and they deserve great credit. The
proceeds are to help toward building a
Parish Hall for ST. Phillips church.
10 not complain if you do not get the
tickets for which you have subscribed,
as all those who pledged themselves
for Chautauqua tickets have been Civ
en- ample notice to secure them at the
!. bank from Mr.. S. Lee Phillips, treas.
They are selling rapidly and very few
remain. F. l.. BUsHoNG,
Chairman.
A big feature of the Chautauqua tc
be held in Charles Town, August 2(
to Is, will 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
to say, will be upheld by Majorie
Dorman, one of the ablest women or
the American platform.
The Jefferson Garage, Charlie:
Town, reports the sale of three tour
ing cars and one trunabout, all of the
Ford make. Col F. W. Brown
Charles E. Widmeyef, and Mrs. Franl
Billmyer, bought touring cars, Col
Browns purchase having an electrl,
starter and electric lights Capt H
c. Getzendanner bought the runa
bout which is also equipped with al
electric outfit.
Earl Holmes aud Charles Harris wer'
arrested at Harpers Ferry Friday nigh
charged with breaking into camp ca
at the N. s. w. station at Charles Town
They were given hearing before Iustlc
Gallaher Saturday afternoon and sen
fenced to thirty days on the road AM
ten dollars fine.
The State tax rate has been raise,
from cents on the hundred dollars il
1913 to 10 cents IN IoIA. but the count
tax rate has been lowered from 80 cent
in 1913 to Us cents inrIeI4, and the roa
tax in this district from "A cents in IoI
to I24 cents in 1914. thus making ne
reduction this year of cent in the ia
rate in Charles Town and IL cents i
Charles Town District.
The Shenandoah Baptist Association
embracing the Counties of Page, Warren
Clarke and Shenandoah in Virginia an
Jefferson. Berkeley and Morgan of We:
Virginia will convene in Front Roy:
August 26.. and last three days. TIL
delegates from Charles Town are as TO
lows: W. c. Cl,pp, A, D. Barr, Wn
Wilt, E, E. Furr. Mrs. S. W. Cole, Mr.
L. r, Milbourn. Mrs. G. B. LaBoYteau
and Mrs. o. L. Wiltshire,
The Winchester Fair this year prom
Uses to be better and bigger than eve
before. More free attractions will b
given, there will be better midway
and judging from the inquiries recei'
ed by the secretary. the exhibits wi
far surpass any previous year. Ever
s indication points that the coming ia
the Ash annual exhihition-will Vi
doubtedly be superior to any exhih
ton ever held In Winchester. Fol-
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