Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-06-25

But now, why me ANNA jes' sings
An smiles cause we re so e -ad
At God knowed what we'd need, AID
sent
My Dad.
Truman Roberts Andrews, in the
American Magazine.
Remember the date of the Lawn
Fete at Claymont Court for the bene-
ct Of the Building Fund of the
Charles Town Hospital, July 3rd.
Miss Gertrude Quick the popular
operator at the telephone exchange
here, was married on Saturday in Hag-
erstown, to Mr.. Claude Vernon Storm,
Of Westminster, Md.
Mr.. Dreamer Young, Jr.. who suffer.
ed stroke Of paralysis last week,
rendering one eide Of his body helpless,
u some what improved and is now able
70 move the arm on the affected side.
On Friday and Saturday nights.
June rs and u, the ladies Of the
Kabletown church will hold an ice
cream supper on the church lawn.
Everybody is invited TO come
~ The yearly Sunday School Con-
vention of the Shenandoah Baptist
Association viii be held in Martins
burg, June "A, Is and rs. The dele
gates from here are A. D. Barr. Jos.
Thorpe, Miss Leta Hough and Mrs.
Jas. Smith
Vi At the forty-seyenth annual COM
mencement at the West Virginia Uni
versity last week, the tax commission
prize of $40 for. the best essay on
the subject, "a Special Tax to Sup
port State Educational Institutes in
West Virginia, 2 was awarded to
Robert l. Bate, ofthis county
ga Henry S. Baker IT., grandson OF
Col. and Mrs. S. H. Higginbotham, of
Wheatland, this county, was award
ed the freshman scholarship at Hamp-
den-Sydney College, Va, his average
being the highest in his class. He
also won the freshman declaimera
medal in his literary society.
Mr.. John G. Elliott will close out his
meat market in Ransom Saturday night,
\ and will reopen Monday morning In the
room vacated by 6. Z. Renner on s..
Charles Street In Charles Town.
The City Band desir. to return their
! hearty thanks to all who ii any way cons
I tributed to the success Of their entertain
meut last week, The results exceeded
their expectations. for which they are
thankful and happy.
Jefferson County Camp, Confederate
Veterans. at meeting Saturday, elected
S. c. Young AdJutant in place Of the
late Geo. H. Hagley. It was decided to
hold reunion IN the grove Of Forrest
w. Brown. date TO be announced later.
Mrs. Lawrence Allen cut her hand Sc
verely Sunday whilst opening a tin can.
She severed an artery and sbled profuse-
IL, which made it necessary to take her
to the hospital for treatment. DR.. 40.
A:bin gave her surgical attention.
Judge Beckwith carried the Hamp-
shire county primary without opposition
last Saturday. and. with the vote OF JEFF
ferson county, is assured Of a majority
Of the delegates to the Democratic SEN
atorial Convention for thisdistrict. which
will give him the nominations.
Messrs. E. L. Wilson and Ohio 4,
Woolley have leased the store-roou
in Ransom, that is to be vacated by
Mr.. G. L. Renner on July 1st Mr.,
Renner moved his household goods t
an apartment in the Racket Stor,
building in Charles Town. The pro
prietors of the new store in Ransof
will open with complete line o.
new goods.
Hon. Fred o. Blue. Commissioners Of
Prohibition will speak on the Yost Law
at the New Opera House on Sunday,
July 9th, at s p, m. He will be accom-
panied by G. w. Crahbe, State Super.
inteGdent of the Anti. Saloon League
who win speak Of the work Of the
League and the law enforcement.
Sam Ham Lewis. colored. was fright
fully slashed with big knife by ar
Italian. Mike Bedera, a fellow laborer
during an altercation early Saturda,
morning at the Baker limestone works
at Kearneysville. 1t is thought by th'
attending surgeon, that he has at THU
time q fair show to recover. Bedera
who fed at once. IS still at large.
The temperance forces won their 6gh
Monday against the opening of bee
saloon at Sandy Hook, on the Baltimore
aud Ohio railroad, opposite Harper
4 Kerry. Judge Keedy refused TO gran
the German Brewing Company. Of Cum
befland, license TO do business Their
on tho giound' that the application dix
not me,t the legal requirements. It !
said that the baltimore and Ohio. whicl
used its influence to have Knoxville, sew
seral miles from Sandy Hook. mad
dry by the Legislature, IS also anxiou
!. to keep saloons out Of Sandy Hook, q
many Bits employees live there.
.Inmmsn Smith Picnic.