Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-08-21

roI nPo Lana mas D0I Frederick sails for Eu-
DR.. John =, VT. n.ou rrovr ci,;.
ecu 1I - Gilmore, is dead
NJ T. Ford of ST. Mchaels, Talbot
'Ouu was murdered on the S0th ult.
= he State Teachers Association meets in
cumberland next Wednesday and Thursday.
Geo. Conner, an employee of the Baltimore
shot-tower was ground to death by machinery.
The Union Fire Company of York, Pa,
visited their brother fremen of Frederick last
week.
Cases Of poisoning, from the bite or sting Of
potato bug, are reported in Maryland and
Delaware.
Mrs Eliza H. Cronshaw, sister of the late
Johns Hopkins, died in Baltimore in the 18th
year of her age.
The Cumberland and Virginia Valleys
printers give picnic at Blue Ridge Summit,
on the Western Maryland road next Saturday.
4 reunion Of the Presbyterian churches Of
Cumberland Valley will be held at the Oak
vile Camp Ground, near Hagerstown on the
l4,h proximo.
Hagerstown is erecting market building
and intends adopting the market system,
whereat the farmers and hucksters are wroth.
Shingledecker, an aged citizen Of the
Mountain, near Germantown, was found lying
dead in the thicket. The deceased was aged
about 20 years.
Mr.. E. NJ W Johnson, of Elkton, who
graduated at St. Johns College, has been APP
pointed FIRST assistant teacher Of the Bel Air
Academy.
Mr.. Jesse Burbank has now in training, at
his trotting course, near Churchyille, very
fine pair Of young horses, raised by Mr.. Thos.
Butler of Deer Creek.
Two rival baseball clubs at Rockville,
Montgomery county, are called the " Hamil-
ton and the Carroll" clubs. They say
the latter nine generally whips
The Rev. Benjamin f. Brown, Rector Of All
Saints ?. L. Church, corner Of Baltimore and
/ Gilmore streets, Baltimore, has received call
to St James parish, Long Green.
Mr.. Charles A. Evans was elected 70 the
/ first branch Of the Baltimore city council from
the tenth ward, to fll the uneXpired term OF
/ Warheld T. Browning, expelled.
Prospect street, Hagerstown, which was
/ laid cut 40 years ago by the contributions OF
private citizens, and maintained until recently
at their expense, is being realty improved by
| tue town authorities.
The brig Harry, Captain Barnes, which sail
ed from Baltimore on Monday p. NJ. last for
Matauzas, put into Annapolis, the crew having
mutiuied. 4 guard was sent on board from
/ the Naval Academy and the nutineers put in
| irons.
At Cumberland, on Tuesday afternoon last
/ Miss A lice Morrissey, represented as beauti-
| lul young lady, was fatally burned in at
/ tempting to re-kiBde fire with Kerosene
| A young man named Daniel Arnold, in at
tempts to extinguish the flames was severely
/ burned
Anotabe wedding is about to occur in Paris
that Of Mr.. Henry Jones, OF Baltimore, to
! Mrs. Brooks, Of California, lady who is quite
/ famous in tie French capital. She is remark
able for personal beauty and elegance Of
costumes, and is said to be worth 100000
or 100000.
The I.eonardstown Beacon, St. Iary's
county, Md, says that an application Of Mr..
| Robert Callahan and other creditors Of the
Southern Maryland railroad, receivers have
! been appointed by the Circuit Court OF Prince
Georges county. The receivers are Messrs
| Robert c. COMBS, of St. Marys, and Richard
B. B. Chew, Of Prince Georges county.
The farmers and dairymen of Churchville
vicinity are practically testing the experiment
Of a cheese factory \ joint stock company
of 60 members, share5-all taken-at $40
each, has been formed, factory built and q
competent superintendent chosen. No doubt
the enterprise will be of great value to the
neighborhood, which is largely engaged in
dairy farming.
The Hagerstown Asl learns that the recent
~ invented system, by which canal boats con-
structed in sections can be tloated into dry
dock, hoisted and placed on railroad trucks
without breaking cargo, and thence run &c
ultimate destination, is to be put into use al
Williamsport, and coal shipped from Cunber-
land TO Baltimore via the canal and Western
Maryland railroad without breaking bulk.
About noon on Friday Of last week, Mrs.
Sarah II. Charlton, wife of Benz Charlton, Of
Washington, while in attendance upon the
Washington Grove camp-meetng, at Gathers
burg. Md, was suddenly stricken with Paraly-
sis. aud died within an hour. Mrs Charlton
was the daughter of Thomas Havennsr, the
well-kuown baker Of Washington, aud was in
hoy f,rtr-niOI IN yaor