Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-01-14

makes our heart dance;
We outwardIy thank him; we inwardll
bless him
The steady subscriber who pays in ad
vance!-Ex.
Mrs. Chas. A. johnson entertained
the Afternoon Club on Saturday from
8 to g.
Miss Alice Earle Pryor entertained /
number of her young friends with I
dance on Saturday evening.
Born to Rev. and Mrs. AshIin White
in Henderson. N. c., daughter. Mrs
White was formerly Miss Ann Pleas
ants Hopkins, Of this place.
Mrs. Mollie Kirby Brookev died II
Ransom Monday morning, aged about &c
years. She was buried at Kabletown
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. J. S: Alfriend
officiating.
The barn Of Mrs. Elizabeth Barnes, or
her farm near Shenandoah Junction.
was burned Saturday together with the
contents, The loss is about $4,000
covered by insurance.
Mr.. Joseph D. Waters has force Of
men moving the old N, & w. passenger
station, bought by Mr.. C. F. Wall, over
on a foundation prepared for it on the
land of Mr.. Wall adjoining.
Messrs. Roberts & Shearer sold lot
foY Mr.. Arthur Davenport on N. George
street adjoining the Walls storeroom to
Mr.. Clayton L. Haines, who has already
begun the erection Of a building for u.s.
as printing Office.
Mrs. G. N. Coleman has leased her res
idence to DIR. F. P. Edgell the Ist OF
April with the privilege of three years.
. The doctor and family will take posses
Sion at the time before mentioned,
The high water in the Potomac river
at Harpers Ferry, took two spans Of
the bridge away at Island Park, and
great quantities of ice from above in
both rivers have passed that point.
The regular term of the Jefferson
County Court will begin on Monday
January %. Circuit Court will convene
on Tuesday, February 8. At January
rules twenty eight actions, an unusually
large number were instituted for trial
in the, Circuit Court
The officers elected to serve for the
ensuing year in. Harpers Ferry and
Bolivar at the municipal elections last
week were: Harpers Ferry. ]. Fa
herty, Mayor; C E. Marlatt, Recorder;
Louis Beck, James Cassell. T. ]. Bar
G. Hurst, and Charles Koonce, Coun-
Gilman. Bolivar Joseph Young, May
or; J. G. Grubb. Recorder; James Der
nv, Frank Shilling, George Secrest. G.
R. Young4and George Heater, Council
men.
Randolph Stalnaker, W.. Howard
Hamilton and R c. Ringgold, have
published notice in which they make
application for a franchise for water
works in Shepherdstow The matter
will be taken up before the Shepherds
town Council on February 8. Messrs.
Ringgold and Stalnaker, it is said, will
merge the p' esent electric light plant
with the water plant If they get q
franchise.
The county superintendent CT
schools has received from the depart
ment OF schools at Charleston notice
setting forth the dates for examina-
tons to be given during the year.
The schedule follows: February As
First for elementary diplomas
March 25-26--Second test for Gle
mentary diplomas May 1914 Thirt
test-forelementary diplomas April
determination for uniform, re-
newal and primary certificates june
determination for uniform, renew.
al, primary and high school certiti,
ficates; July 2z-23--Examination ioi
uniform, renewal and high schoo
certificates.
1t is said that during the past coupl,
of weeks seventeen freight cars havl
been broken into at Shenandoah Juno
ton, and though not much merchandiz,
was stolen. this was because the good
were not what the thieves wanted. Al
axe was used to break open boxes Of stui
and good deal of damage was done.
wellorgauized gang of thieves has beel
working along both the Norfolk & West
ern and Baltimore & Ohio Railroads
aud strenuous effort will be made t
round them up.
At council held on the sleep of Jan
4, 1915. by Shenandoah Tribe No, So
/. o. r. M, the following officers wSr
elected: C, Thomas, sachem; ], w
McSherrY. sen. sag; Hyman Wiener
jun. sag; o. NJ. Darlington, prophet
w, Z, Davis. c, of r.; ]. H. Russell
c. of W.; ]. H. Bishop, K. of W.; !. I
Porter6eld, Ist San; |. B. McCauleY
and San; H. P. Cline. trustee, l
moons; ]. T. Porter6eld. II moons; B
D. Gibson. moons; L. A. Brinker, G
of W.; H. Hough g. of F.; B. D. Gil
son, Rep. Great Council of W. Va
The annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Morgan's Grove Fair Associs
ton was held at Shepherdstown and th
following directors were elected: c. D
Wysong, F, R. McQuiikin. J, H. Keai
fott, Adrian Billmyer, 3. H. Reinhari
]. D. Muldoon, j. L. Myers and ] +
KIN sor faffareor corntv. n. Krat,