Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-06-03

EDWIN H. MARK HAM.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Nelson
a daughter.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. R. v. Shirley
Of Ceredo, w. Va. a son.
We acknowledge with thanks an in
vitation to the closing exercises of the
Stephenson Seminary.
''St Elmo" at the Opera House on
Wednesday, was highly entertaining
and drew large crowd.
Rippon Camp, No. Al, P. o. S. Of
A., will hold an ice cream and straw
berry festival at Riopoa on Saturday
evening, June 1915 Everybody
welcome.
In connection with their regular sale
the ladies of the Charles Town Baptist
Church wi hold an Ice cream and
Strawberry Festival Saturday after
noon and evening June 9Th.
Rev. Paca Kennedy of the Virginia
Theological Seminary, will occupy the
pulpit of Zion Church next Sunday and
the following Sunday, during the Rec
tors absence at the Council.
Miss Fanny Burns, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John M. Burns received the
highest horror, at the closing exercises
of the Charles Town High School Est
week in the shape of q medal, for
efficiency in her studies and attendance
an honor of which she is no doubt very
proud.
Saturday, June 5th. will be Confed
crate memorial day IN Shepherdstown,
when the usual program will be car
ried out. The address will be deliv
cred by Rev. Absalom Knox, paste
of the NJ E. Church, South, Of that
place.
Mr.. Leedom Williamson and Miss
Emma Stroup were married at the par
sonage Of the M. E. Church. South in
Charles Town last Saturday evening,
Rev. T. A. Tyler officiating. The bride
and groom are well known young people
of Charles Town, and have our best wish
es for happy married life.
Judge Wilbur H. Thomas, Referee in
Bankruptcy, held court in Charles Town
Saturday and Monday, and took evil
dence in the A. B, Department Store
Bankrupt case. in which certain credi-
tors are endeavoring to have the S. M.
Behrend Company declared bankrupts.
The Jefferson Garage has contracted
with the Overland Motor Car Company
for the sale of their cars in Jefferson
County. One of the new Overlands.
model So. price complete $4,000, will be
on exhibition at the jefferson Garage on
Thursday of this week. call and see it.
Be sure to attend the Name Social
on Friday evening, June 4, to be held
in the dining room of the Baptist
Church under the auspices of Class
No. g. The ladies have surprise in
store for all. Gentleman pay one cent
for each letter in their names and
ladies and children one cent for each
letter in their first name. Everybody
cordially invited.
Thomas Lecklen, ayoung colored man
from Clarke County, was locked up last
Saturday night by officer Grandstaff, be-
ing unable to give any account of him.
self. DR.. Albin pronounced hun IN a tor.
pid condition mentally, aud totally unfit
to be turned at large. His father was
communicated with and came and took
him home yesterday.
Mr.. Phil Port ertield. one of our young
farmers, delivered bunch of lambs to
C. F. Wall the past week which averaged
IS lbs, beating the veteran early lamb
raiser. Geo. w. NARROW. 6 lbs. per head
on the lambs delivered the same day.
Mr.. Porterfeld paid $50 per head for
the ewes ia October and sold 81 worth
of wool from each eve. making an in-
crease of about % per head besides the
ewes increasing in value about $2.so per
head. 1t pays to buy good ewes from
Wall.
The Citizens Fire Company made an
exhibition run last Saturday afternoon
about 4. 80 o'clock. They ran their hose
truck from their engine house and at
tached to the plug at the Court House
and threw water. all in about 5 minutes.
which was mighty quick work, and
shows the superiority Of motor truck
over hauling FIRE apparatus by hand.
The truck kept right on around the
square and back to the engine house and
had the big fire engine up and attached
to the same plug before steam was up,
1.-The boYsof the Citizens Company are
making an effort to pay for their new
hose truck and we hope they win be
gwen liberal encouragement.