Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-09-16


most. The Bentztown Bard.
Mrs. H. H Mccormick will entertain
the Bridge Club on Friday afternoon.
Miss verd Tabb was operated upor
at the Hospital on Monday and is very
seriously i'll.
Mr.. w. F. Alexander has purchased
FIVE passenger Dodge from the JEFF
ferson Garage.
The Rev. j. Mcdowell of Emanuel
Church Staunton Va, will preach ir
Zion Episcopal Church on Sunday morn
ing.
Rev. Mr.. Mcdowell. of StauntoD,
Va, will hold services and preach in
Zion Episcopal Church on Sunday morn
ing at ii a. M, and at St II ildas Hall
1t 7:3O.p m.
The Charles Town Graded and High
School opened on Monday with large
enrolment of about 100 scholars. WorI
has begun in earnest and very Sue
cessful year is anticipated.
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Holroyd, Of
Athens. W. Va, have announced tn
engagement of their daughter. Mary
Manning, to the Rev. Robert E. Lee
Strider, OF Keyser, w. Va. The wed.
ding will take place in October.
The directors OF The Farmers Bp
of Shepherdstown have Gle It'd Fran
w. Myers to be cashier, succeeding e.
Rush Turner, deceased. Mr.. Mycr:
has been assistant cashier for NUN
Der of years, and has given the banl
such efficient and faithful service tn;
his promotion has naturally followed
Iohn A. Emmert. 4 former resident OF
this place. died in Washington, D. c.,
Sunday. September 12th. HIS remains
were brought here Tuesday and taken in
charge by Undertaken R. E. Young and
buried IN Edge Hill Cemetery. He was
46 years of age. He leaves wife and
three children.
1t was estimated that there were more
than 400 strangers in town" last week
attending Chautauqua from all parts Of
the country, So, of course, there will be
more than 400 questions asked. Where
have You been all week? The answer at
tending Chautauqua in Charles Town.
The public service commission has fur
Their suspended for six months the SEIZED
ule of passenger rates recently fled by
p, n oslr1 Nnk1I1ap Yr
as the date for the hearing. The rail-
road asked permission to increase tariff
to2 ? cents per mile.
= The estate of the late R. " Shirle,,
has been divided as follows: Tc
Henry G. Shirley, "Vinson," 209 IL
Grove" 339 IL acrtes and to Matildt
". Shirley and sisters, wood End,
364 acres; "Rock Springs" ia acres
and owl Hollow" 1Ol acres.
MIR. w. Lacy Gibson, who for num-
her of years past has held position
with the Citizens Fire insurance Co. in
Baltimore has accepted position in
the Bank of Charles Town. to succeed
MIR. Claiborne Porterfihld who resigned
ON account Of III health.
Sam Washington, colored, son of
Bud Washington. and employed by Mr..
W. S. Merchant. sustained a badly
fractured arm, by being thrown from
q bicycle on s. Geo. St., on Thursday
evening last. The bone was splintered
and penetrated the flesh. The boy
was taken to the Hospital where Drs.
Phillips and VIM. Neill, Jr. gave him
medical attention.
Mr.. W. Lacy Gibson, who has beer
assistant secretary of the Citizens Fir,
Insurance Company of Baltimore, has
been appointed to position in the
Bank of Charles Town to succeed MIR
Clayborn Porterfield, who resigned or
account of i'll health Mr. Gibson i.
an experienced bank official having
been employed in the National Citi-
zenS Bank here before taking the pc,
sition with the Citizens Fire Insurance
Company.
The sale of live stock Of w. A. Full
and Mrs. g. H. Bowers, at the lattsr's
farm near Leetown. was largely attend
ed last Thursday, and good prices were
obtained. The total receipts were o.,
GA. Eighty head Of cattle were sold
Cows brought as high as &7s horses $Ise
and sheep 1910. Dodd and Hoffman
cried the sale.
Tho Synod Of Virginia which meet.
10 Charles Town October 10Th will bring
q large gathering OF Presbyterian Min
listers and Representatives here. 1t is 4
meeting that al may look forward Il
With much interest of which later notice
will be given.
The Mid-Year meeting of the Boart
Of Missions of the Baltimore Confsrence
will be held in Charles Town. Wednes
day and Thursday. September s9and 81
Bishop A. w. Wilson. of Baltimore, will
preach the opening sermon on the even
ing OF the a9th. DIR. John NJ. Moore o
Nashville, Tenn, Secretary of the Hom'
- Department o. the General Board o,
Missions of the N. E. Church, South
viii be present and make several ad
dresses. All the Presiding Elders ant
District Lay Leaders Of the Gonferenc,
are expected. 1t is probable that tn
meeting of these Missionary Leader
will close on the night of the goth with