Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-01-28

At meeting of the Rumseyan So
ciety in Shepherdstown on Friday, four
sculptors were present, each with
NpIans for the proposed memorial to
James Rumsey. the inventor Of the
steamboat.
AMr. H. P. Cline has leased the Getz-ti-
dame, residence owned by Mrs. John
Briscoe and Miss Phoebe etzsndanner.
and will take possession April Ist. Mr..
Pearl MIley will move into the h ,use va
Gated by Mr.. Cline.
Miss F nn,e Nog,l. ag-d IL years,
died in Baltimore Monday Of pueumo-
mia. She was life long member of the
Methodist Church and lived in Charles
Town Tor many years. Funeral services
W re held in the Methodist church at
Shepherdstown. Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Marshall Mel Donald met with q
very painful accident last week. A
piece of stone from the stone crusher
struck him in the eye, penetrating the
lid. and cutting the eye ball. He spent
several days in the Martinsburg Hos
pital, under the care of Drs. Miller and
Osburn. The wound is healing and no
injury to the sight is expected.
There will be Community Tea"
at the l. o. o. F. Hall at Shenandoah
Junction on January Both for the bene-
fit of the Hospital and Relief Fund,
We will have an attractive program
for the afternoon and evening and re-
frcshments will he served beginning a.
2 p. m. All are cordially invited to at
tend.
Mr.. Butle- Engle. aged about So
years. died at his home near BakertcD
il this county, on Monday last. He ie
survived by his wife and five daugh, ers
also one brother, Mr. Jesse Engle, o.
Cleveland, Ohio. and three sisters
Mrs, S. G. M. Rlasler. Mrs. Gerard M
Rissler and Miss Ella E,gle, all of thi
county. Funeral services were held at
his late residence on Wednesday after.
noon at 2 o'clock. Interment at Uviila
Mrs. Jessie Engle Johnson, wife OF
Mr.. Chas. G. Johnson. died at her home
inRadford. Va. Sunday, She was
resident of Charles Town for number
OF wears, and was we'll known here. She
leaves beside her husband. one daugh
ter and two sons, Mrs. Sadie Reed, OF
Radford; Herbert Johnson, of Winston
Salem, N. c.; and Garland Johnson, of
Lynchburg, Va.
The Belgian Relief Committee iii
vested the money contributed in 5
barrels Of flour at 5000 per barrel
besides barrels given in kind, which
with six boxes of dry goods an.
clothing, and one OF bacon, were ship
ped to Baltimore for Belgian Relic
Commission, Consignment to Walter
Brooks Canton Company.
The Northern Virginia Power Com
!. pany is extending its lighting system
at Shenandoah Junction. A new cleo
trio wire has been put up from tn,
Junction to farm buildings on the
farms OF Messrs. John D. McGarry
and Milton w. Burr. They will use
the current in lighting their residences
and barns.
A final dividend has been declared
in the bankruptcy proceedings against
Mrs, Sarah A. Talbot. The asset
of her estate will pay s. per cent 10
the general creditors. Mrs. Talbot i'll
will be recalled made an assignment
two years ago of considerable real
estate in Charles Town, for the benc-
fit oil creditors.
Officials of the Charles Town
Ransom Board of Trade announce that
the required number of girls have
been engaged for employment in a
min making aluminium products to be
brought here by them. Most of the
girls are from Charles Town or vici
HIlyS although lev llOll WI VI
town have been engaged, some Of
them residing as far away as Luray,
Va.
The McCurdy farm which was ten
anted by the late. VIM. T. Barficld
near Kabletown has been rented by
Mr.. Charles Writ who has been farm
ing near Wickliffe, Clarke Co. The
Avoudale farm owned by County
Commissioner Daniel Heflebower,
near Kabletown has been rented by
Mr.. Russell Welsh who will move
there April first from the farm Of
Capt Milton Rouss in the same neigh
bo.hood
Mr.. r. H. Higginbotham acting for
Ju:y Commissioner Adam Brenneman
who is i'll at his winter home in Bal
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