Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-07-30

10 WA1VAS wa ~ WV ~ 80 aA1C ~070cJ
And ali the shining sky.
Because Of one small lady
Whose smile is my chief sun.
She gives not any gift to me
Yet all gifts, giving one.
Amen.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Miley, 1
daughter.
Another dance will be given at the
Powhatan College tomorrow, FRIDAY
evening.)
Don't forget to patronize the U. D
D. lunch tent at the Horse Show
grounds.
Read Kahn new adv. of Clearance
Sale prices. Big reductions on suits
and oxfords.
Save yourself the trouble of prepar-
ing lunch for August 18th and 18th, and
buy it the U. D. C. Tent on the
Horse Show grounds.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
will serve luncheon at their "tent" on
the Horse Show grounds, both days OF
the show. August 18th and goth: Wis
itors can secure dainty lunches at rea-
sonable prices.
The annual State Convention of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
will be held here September % and "a.
Delegates from the different chapters
all over the State will attend and prep
arations are being made for big time
The 18th annual excursion to Luray
Caverns will be run from Hagerstown
on Wednesday. August 10Th. 1914.
Train passes Charles Town at $50 a.
m, round trip fare 81 so. Holders of
special excursion tickets will be admit.
ted to Caverns for so cents.
Hon. Chas. T. Butcher, with Mrs.
Butcher, are at the Stephenson Semi
nary, where the latter will spend the
remainder of the summer. They made
the trip from Chicago to Charles
Town in an automobile in four days,
coming by way of Indianapolis, Co
limbus, and Wheeling, and over the
old National pike from Wheeling to
Hagerstown.
Mr.. Robert Middiekauf is visiting in
Charles Town aud has kindly offered to
give an Organ Recital at the M. E..
Church South, on Thursday night, Tuly
3oth, for the benefit of the building fund.
A silver offering viii be taken at the
door.
A. S. Allen and D. H. Allen showed
their thoroughbred hunter and saddle
horse John Harper at Front Royal
horse show last week where he won the
blue ribbon in the free for all hunter
class and the blue ribbon in the quail
fed hunter class. after which he was
sold to Mr.. Glasscock Of Warrenton, Va.
for 100000.
Mr.. James W. Butt died at his home
IN Atlanta. Ga, few days ago. aged 90
years. Deceased was a native Of Mid.
dleway. this county. and was Confed-
crate soldier. having served in Company
A, I2th Virginia Cavalry. For some
years following the war he was a build
ing contractor in Charles Town, and
later dealer in stoves and tinware with
store in the Weirick building
Mr.. Ernest Brockmann, Jr.. and Miss
Muriel Taylor were married at the Bap.
tist parsonage in Charles Town last Sun
day evening at o'clock, Rev. S. w.
Cole officiating, Mr.. Brockmann is
well known in Charles Town, having
been the violinIst at the Opera House
for some time, and the fair bride is the
well-known and popular daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. R. II. TAYLOR of this place.
DR., M c. Scott who bought the
drug store formerly conducted by
DR.. j j. Pittman, in Charles Town
some weeks ago, opened the store 10.
business on Tuesday of last week
DR.. Scott who has been in business al
Boyce, Va. is a physician as well as
a graduate pharmacist, with fifteen
years experience in the drug business,
and ten years as practning. physf.
clan. His family now at Boyee will
move to Charles Town some time in
August.
Fire Thursday afternoon burnt about
90 acres of wheat in the shock for Mr..
W. 7. Saunders. near Nippon, burn,
over field from which hay had been
cut of Mr.. S. H. H,ggenbotham. and
seriously threatened Mr.. Higgenboth.
ans barn, and burnt part Of hay field
OF Mr.. B. F. Raney. Fire Thursday
also burnt over q portion of the Horse
Show grounds and part of the land Of
Mr.. ]. Shirley Smith. About $7s worth
ofhay in piles. belonging to Miley Bros.
was burned on the Horse Show grounds
All the storage space. in the big
cold storage warehouse of the c.. l.
L. Robinson Ice and Gold Storage
Corporation now being constructed il
Ransom has already been engaged b,
apple growers in this section. Man,
orchard men have decided to marke
their fruit in person the coming fal
and winter instead ofselling it to ths
buyers at picking time. There arr
other growers, however, who will b
satisfied to make reasonable proli
by selling their orchards as the,
stand on certain date and let III,