Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-10-02
Our own State.
The melancholy days have come,
The saddest of the year,
He steps upon the balmy peach,
And slides of on his ear.


And slides of on his ear.
The colored folks Of Fairmoat celebrated the
Emancipation Proclamation on Wednesday
week
Capt. Jacob Smith. Of Doddridge County,
whilst hunting, was killed by bis son, who mis-
took him for deer, on the 10th September.
The steamer Iron Valley aud two barses ar
rived at Wheeling on Saturday last, With the
State archives.
Judge Nat Harrison, formerly Of this State,
died Of apoplexy on the 22ad September at
Denver Colorado.
Dr. Martin, late of " Va, University, has
been appointed President Of the University Of
Greencaslle Indiana.
The Baltimore aud Ohio railroad authorities
have decided to expeud tea or twelve thousand
dollars in improving tie Berkeley Hotel at
Martinsburg.
An infant daughter Of August Laue, Of
' heeling. fell into vessel Of boiling grape
butter on Tuesday. Death, ofcouFse, quickly
ensucd.
E. l.. Wood of Charleston has been elected
by the Board Of Public Works State Librarian,
to fll the vacancy occasioEeI By the resisua-
ton Of Ar Jno. l.. CJie.
The Keyser Tribune tells Of I snake measur-
/ ing IS feet inches in length and y! inches
/ III circumference. lie heard olit-dil not stay
to see it.
I Nr G.. ". Jones, young man OF fine
/ promise of Summers coulty, whilst eXamn-
/ Ing pistol to see how many charges il con-
taiucj, WAS killed by lis accidental discharge.
Local Centennial Blarls-For Morgln-D.
/ II. Stro;hcr, Isaiah BucE aud sam Davidson.
For Berkeley-E Boyd Faulkner, j g \.
/ Naicubuusch and John W Llmou.
IN tie United States Dirtrct Court at
/ Wheeling, last week two indictments were
found by the grand jury against Richard 7.
/ Lott, chief clerk in the Postoilice at Fairmout,
for robbiug letters that came into his hands.
Mrs. Sarah Richmond OF Rlieigh county,
has iustdrrived at her three score years and ten,
and, AZ the fruits Of her life ia multiplying
aud repleuishing the face of the earth, she
! has iiyiug-chidron II grandchildren, 90;
/ cat-gwndchiiiren, II total, l24 Dead
children, , Grandchildren, Is; great graud-
children, total, -.
4 young man in Jackson county, few
I days ago, who had talked lightly Of a woman,
was wuylail by her. beaten with q club and
pulled from hi, horse by vicious do at her
I bidding But for timely assistance there Is no
doubt she would have murdered him on the
spot.
In the L. S District Court,-JUlse Jack
SQUAT Wheeling. on the 18th instant, in the
case of ThoRlas Osborne and others, against
/ Thomas Licklder, bankrupt Of Jefferson
al g.. "a.
cause was remauded 10 the next term to be
held at Charleston. the case to be heard 90 the
10th Of October. that being the 5th day Of The
term.
On Sunday night week, Richard Glyer, a
watchman on the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road at Hinton, whilst coupling cars, was
caught by the moving train, the wheel catch
ing his heel and tearing the flesh from the
bone ap to the thigh lie died from bis inju-
lies on Monday.
On the third day Of tie air we will posi-
lively be favored with an address from Hou C..
J Faulkner, one of West Nir.iuils most dis
tinguished statesmen But few men, if any,
ia the United States. have performed greater
amount of public service, and with greater
credit to themselves, than Mr. Iduikucr.-FE
Pleasant Register.
One Of our Methodist brethren in West Viz
siuil recently preached fof Il coloicd cau-rega-
ton. at the close If which coiored local
preacher prayed ior bin as follows:
90 God, bless de hrudder dat spoke Be
his light H. his darkness; he lis sense in bis
igao5amy; be his strength in his weakness
and oh, Lord, JleSs dis iafs|dgsHtc@agycgaiioa!
4 neat and comfortable new PRESBYTERIAN