Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-07-29


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The Jefferson County Fruit Growers
will meet in the Court House on Sat-
urday, July 3Ist at 2;30 P. NJ.
Mre. William Lucas and daughters
have leased the TimberlaKe residence
for the month of August and will ar
rive here next week.
Mrs. e. N. Coleman has rented the
Landis house recently occupied by Mr..
Clarence Griffith and will take possess
sion Sept. Ist.
Judge Wilbur H. Thomas. Referee in
Bankruptcy. held term Of the Bank
rupt court in Charles Town last Thurs
day, taking up matters in the OFT case.
The Summer School in charge Of
Miss Mamie Young and Miss Katie
Leslie has dozen pupils. Many more
applied but. there was not room for
them.
Ambrose BaiIy. colored who runs the
Jefferson Hotel Auto Bus, was arrested
by officer Smith and fined five dollars
and cost by Mayor Haines this morning
for speeding.
The Main Street has been oiled in
front of the Farmers and Merchants
Bank. Why not keep up the good work
and oil the whole street, before thu
Horse Show, otherwise the dust will be
unbearat le.
Our we'll known townsman, Mr.. W
F. Baker, informs us that he dug from
two hills l0l potatoes He says that
potato raisers will have to get busy If
they want to beat that on. ''rotato
hill"
The guarantors of the Chautauqua
will have meeting on July 31st, 1915,
in the County Court room. Miss Full
man will be present to explain the at.
tractive features of the program for
this year.
+. l.. BUSHONG. Chairman.
Two bootleggers, Monroe Peyton.
colored, of Bakerton, and Moses Welsh,
white. of Charles Town. were convicted
IN the Federal Court at Elkins and
sentenced to 60 days in the NJ artinsbure
Jail aud to pay fine of $25 each.
No residence in town has been more
improved than Mr.. Horace Moores on
East Washington Street. 1t being peb
bledashed aud with white trimmings and
porches painted white and green outside
blinds make it very attractive and inn
posing Building.
A public meeting held last week at
Shepherdstown, presided over By
George NJ. Beltzhoover, decided that 8
committee would be appointed to solicit
subscriptions for $4,000 worth Of stocl
for a proposed water company. The
committee succeeded in getting more
than the necessary amount in few days.
Miss Pauline Dick, of the Charles
Town Eighth Grade has been awarded
the grade pre- of Fife Dollars offert d
by the West Virginia w. C. T. U. fo1
the best essay by grade pupil 90 the
effects of Alcohol on the human body.
This is great distinction. as schools all
over the state competed and more than
lyri nv
The Judges, one of whom was the State
Superintendent OF the Anti-Saloop
League were unanimous in their
opinion.
On Tuesday evening, Augusta. Rain
bow Garden Party will be given by some
Ransom Ladiesin the grounds Of the Mu.
nicipal Building. Ice cream. cake and
= fruit punch will be served. The Powha,
tan Band will render some beautiful
plumbers, and quartette of gentlemen
give vocal selections. A guess cake, 9
sibyl. and palmist will add to the inter
est of the evening. Proceeds to De used
10 decorate Lancaster Circle and for the
building fund of the Baptist Church.
Do come, everybody. and help good
causes.
The Citizens Fire Company will hold
big Fair on Thursday. Friday and Sat
urday nights of this week. As will bs
seen by notice IN another column they
have an interesting program of attrac
tions for each night, and assure all thai
eau be present good time. They have
very worthy object in view, which il
to make their equipment the best, anc
should be encouraged by allie citizens
Let everybody be there and give them
boost.
A new Methodist Episcopal Church
South will be built at Summit Poin
on the lot of the present church; IN,
building committee with Mr.. w. b
Conrad, chairman, Mr.. H. T. Miley
treasurer, Mr. Jas. II. Miles, secTetaT,
and Messrs. VIM. Childs and NJ, b
Bane was the other members, visited
church in Bedington, w. Va, ant
decided to build one like it. TIL
new church will be of brick, AZ by 6
feet with Sunday School rooms con
Meeting with the auditorium and
basement fitted for church socials
The material in the old building vii
be used in the construction of tn
new one. The building committe
who are the church trustees have re
= ceived $3.50 from the appropriate
from, congress for damages the chure
sustained during the war, the oil
church having been burned. Thi
money is to DE used for the ne,
church and the trustees hope to Sc
the site of the old church, sma
,plot of land about half 2. mile distan
from the present building The CON
,o;tfee exneSf IN have tktl fnundafi0