Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-12-24

E lonely thgopeh the aiebt
Psfhkbsk little cripple, perhaps i lad
hkpse dreams
or Christmas have been sad ones-as
s0fiany are, it seems; ~
Perhaps j little shut.in; Oh. Mister
easSanta, please. -
BE good 10, little .fellers. to all poor
II lads ike these!
80 Bentztown Bard.
Meffy Christmas.
Happy New Year.
Feed the birds. Miller's Pharmacy
ot the Jefferson Milling Co. will give
you the feed.
"A two days conference Of thG
county superintendents of schools o.
the entire state, will be held at Cha:
lesion. January ~ and z8
The Sunday School Of Saint James
Catholic Church will hold their Christ
i1as entertainment Wednesday evening,
Dss. 80, at j O'Clock. Everyone invited.
Miss Lutte Mae Weller was granted
SdlvAfcs from her husband. Douglas W..
sllsrs and giyan the custody of their
DID som Id the Chancery Court at
chattanOoga, Tens Dec. IS,
1Hstt A. Hamilton, the last surviv.
ln t6kh1bet 81 tho old stonewall Brig
hA Hltkd who Ssfved during the War.
the StatgS, died at his home in
Hk4NHlb h. Va. iase Tuesday. He was .
bfali sn-law cf sMr. chas. H. Grim. Of
thlgHiabs.
t8 Pickett. widow of Gen. George
N IHkest, the E0htsderate commander
Mne hhrge ats Gettysburg made hlpi
fa asliVslkt lecture before {.
ht0 bousS hi slsspherdstown Sasur-
aNi for ti,s BsnsRt Of the Belgian
f Hi that Ii bsiAg raised there,
alslGS il SasRlbstor, B. q. pee.
Mllls ths Rsv elher Cabin IT st.
akDeEa b Cathdlic Church. Mr.. Charles
n PHILLIPS to Minis florence NJ. Rich,
atd66n. The gfo6M is.,sa son of Mr.
ahdMfs. Edward Phillips Of this place
The Northern Virginia Power Com
pans was granted permission by the.
IS4sEJ:,. ft.s..,:<,os 49,. ;cc;,or - Cha
lesion to increase the heights Of its
dams In the Shenandoah river by tht
construction of a new dam. All othe
applications for dam sites for hydro
electric purposes in the rivers OF
1 West Virginia were refused because
Of lack Of funds to employ engineers,
The insurance companies havin.
policies. Oh Mr.. Marshall Burns barr
that was destroyed by fire three
weeks ago, four miles southwest OF
GhaFlssE Town, have recouoed par
O6s fheif loss by. selling the wheat
damageH by tie fire. There were
about LOCO bushels ofs4wheat in bins
Ill The building at the time OF thu li.t
the gfeatef portion of il being dam
aged just enough to make it unfit TO:
milling Ii has been purchased by IN,
farmers 81 NE neighborhood for poul,
try and stock feed, some of it selling
as low as fifty cents a bushel.
The Parish House Of Zion CHURCH
on. Main street is now completed.
The Architests. were Kendall and
Smith, off, Washington and the con-
tractor Mr. Trump, Of KearneysvilIe.
Atsa cost Of about $1,000 the build
Ing, has been practically made over
again. The seating capacity has beer
increased from 1S0sto us which with
TIT class rooms thrown into the main
auditorium can be raised TO 800 The
new building has all the modern con
yenikhces, steam heating plant, elec
tricilights, kitchen. class rooms and
library room. This house is to be
used for the Sunday School, and
5 Week Day services, and Parish Guild
entertainments. and in every way the
{. building will be most. effective foi
its different uses. The Sunday .Schoo
has received from a friend set OF
handsome Maps and Blackboards ant
a Baloptican Lantern for projectin;
slides and Opaque objects on screen
Ara meeting Of the Rumseyan Societ!
on Tuesday last definite steps were tskel
looking to the erection in Shepherds
town during the coming year Of thu
proposed memorial to James Rumsey
inventor Of the steamboat. Money TO
this purpose has been heretofore appr'
priated by the Legislature. At TIL
meeting several firms that are in th,
competition for this work were repre-
sented, and from preliminary skstche
and suggestions It is assured that . YER
beautiful and enduring memorial ma,
Be erected with the money available
something that will b credit to th
State and pleasing to the people Of thu
conininnitys while ct the same lime
~ property perpetuate the name an
t6inso Of Iau,es Rumsey. Artists pt ahil
and hfa1s pt repu tstion are IN a
cpmpetitich. aid there is every rease|
% hope that something very handsem
win pSlps ite the memory Of the e