Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-01-08


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Quite large crowd ate nded the
sale OF the personal effects of the late
John T. Colston, at Mordington.
Mr.. Jacob S. Moler. an ex-t'onfeder-
4 ate so ldier Of the Bakerton vicinity,
died Saturday at an advanced age.
Miss Hannah Moler won the prize
given to the saleslady making the largest
sales during the Christmas season at the
Alb. Department Store,
Several pieces of meat. some sausage,
etc. we're stolen from the residence of
Mr.. r. D. Davis during the absence of
his family last Friday.
One hundred and two young persons
in the Methodist and Baptist Sunday
Schools signed the pledge of total alb.
stiuence recently.
Capt. Milton Rouss and Mrs. Rouss
have closed Shannon Hall for the win.
ter. and are occupying Mrs. Cruger
Smiths residence until April 1st. e
Born to NJ. and Mrs. keenan,
Wright, q dau shter. Mrs. Wright was
formerly Miss Emma Amber of tits
place. rs
Saturday. February 2lst, sale of the
personal property of E. Graham Will
son by Clareaee e. Martin and c. N.
Campbell, Trustees.
Mr. Charles L. Young he'd the lucky
number, 1885. which won the suit of
clothes At the New Opera House last
Friday night.
Mr.. A. L. Woody, the well-known
poultryman Of Charles Town, with w.
=. Warner. of Baltimore. judged the
exhibits in the recent big poultry show
AZ Mar,insburg
The marriage OF Miss Anne Pleas
ants Hopkins. youngest daughter Of
the late Rev. DR.. A. c. Hopkins and
Mrs. Hopkins 10 the Rev. Aehlin w hite
will take place here on February 18th.
DR.. ]. ]. Pittman has moved his
office from the drug store formerly
owned by him on Main street, to his
residence on North George street.
Mr. /. w. Dick, who has been book
keeper for the past several years at
the jefferson Mill. will go ON the road
for that company, and Mr.. E. c. Grub
will succeed Mr.. Dick as bookkeeI er.
Former Sheriff C. D. Wysong has
BEEN appointed by Judge Woods Jury
C"mm 'ssioner for Jefferson county, to
FL vacancy occasioned by the death of
the late John 7. Colston.
Mr.. Douglas Earnshaw held the
lucky number. Coz, in drawing con-
test at G. L. Renner's store New
Years night. The prize drawn wss
barrel of flour
Pastor Cole is requesting all the members
aud friends of the new church buildi ng to
donate their Sunday eggs during 1914 to the
building fund. Report monthly to Mr.;
Lewis Aibin of the Farmers & Merchants
Rank VII" is keeping the egg account. DE-
this and your hens will to lay.
PRICES will be offered by the Jefferson
County Woman's Christian Temperance
Uuios, TO pupils of the Eight Grade and
81 High School for best essays on the effects
of alcohol apon the body and the value
of total abstinence. The contest will be
open to all schools IN the county. Fullel
announcements will be made shortly.
Postmaster Bradley and his efficien
assistants handled big holiday bushes.
largely in excess Of anything previou.
successfully and smoothly. In the par
GELS post line, under the supervision Of
Mr.. Marion E, sBolinger, there were oyel
eleven hundred packages, necessitatinl
the use Of wagon. aud all were deliv
tred safely.
We are under many obligations Il
Messrs. Palmbaum & Bro, for very
seuhstantial Christmas present, fol
which we are grateful. The Palm,
= baum Bros. are among our most sue
essfnl merchants. and they deserve t
be % they are wide aWake. and progress
sive.
Rev. DR.. D. H. Scanlon, formerly
pastor OF the Presbyterian churches
at Stones Chapel and Berryyille, Blu
left there three years ago to aceep
pastoraie in Richmond, KY, has re
signed the latter charge to accep
one in Meridian, Mississippi, to which
place he will go about January Is.
Clifton, the fine old estate of tn,
Allen family near Gaylord has BEEF
sold by Col. r.. Owen Allen to hi
son, Dr.. Louis A. Allen, of Winches
ter, Va Clifton Contains over 40
acres, and is improved by magnifi
cent colonial mansion, and a new
barn, the latter having been erecte'
within the past year.
Notice.