Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-11-06
Gleanings.
ooh. fitful autumn time,
How like the good, old apple-sass thou art
Hnlr .mnnf half tart y

"oh. ftful autumn time,
How like the good old apple-sass thou art
Hall sweet, half tart"
Turkeys-roost high.
Thanksgiving Day 25th November.
Moody talks 900 words in minute.
Hayes majority over Allen in Ohio 5,549.
$9O,OOO0OO worth Of dry goods imported
since January.
Jay Cookies collection Of pictures, which
cost 500 O00, brought $40 600 at auction.
The letter carriers delivered 100000, O0O
letters, papers, and postal cards last year.
South Bend. Indiana, professors keep Their
big grls good by kissing them. 1t is a sweet
soothing, syrUptitious process.
The young aud beautiful body Of woman,
dressed in purple silk, and having Sl75 in her
pocket, was fouud in the river at Lsavenworth
Kansas, Wednesday week.
The Supreme Court Of Wisconsin has deci-
ded corporal punishment to be assault and
battery. The wisdom Of Solomon and hi,
proverb Spare the rod, Sc, is at discount
Rev Mr.. Glendeuuing, Of New jersey, St
uufavoraby known in connection with the
case olpoor Mary Pomcroy, has at last accept
ed the situation, and stepped down and out
4 lazy mans churu has been invented il
Vermont Il is adjusted to a wagon, aud al d
man has 10 30 is to drive down for the mail
and when he gets hack the butter has come
4 church built by the Southern Methodist.
Of the United States was recently Dedicated il
the City Of Mexico. About 400 persons were
present at the opening services, the majority
Of whom were Mexicans.
Maurice Goodrich and wife, Of Worcester
New York, aud blr. Morehouse aud wife O
Unadilla, were drowned in the SuSquehanna
river at the latter place, on Thursday week, by
the upsettug Of boat. Only two Of six were
rescued
Davis, the Toronto abortiouist who, with
his wife, is to be hanged in December, threat
ems unless his sentence is committed, TO pub,
ljsh full list Of his patrons and all particular
as 10 his dabolicsl business. An excellent in
ducemeut to 90 on with the hanging
Pope Plus the Ninth and King Victor En-.
manuel, between whom it has been believed
no reconciliation could ever be effected, hav.
been carrying on a kindly correspondence rel
stiye to the suppression Of certain houses of il
repute in Rome.
Susan B. Anthony says she couldn't &c
five miles ont of town when in Missouri with
ont meeting flock Of srasshoppers that would
make a better Bench Of Judges than the pres.
ent Supreme Court Of the United States"
S. VI. F,te. congressmau-elect OF Tennessee
who died Saturday week at the Hot SPRING
of Arkansas, was chosen to congress last win
ter, vice John W. Head, who died a few day.
after the November election. Six deaths hay,
now occurred among the members-elect to tn,
Congress which meets in December,--an uuu
>ual mortality.
Singer, the sewing machine man, left fv,
wives, twenty-five living children, and an es
tate estimated at $4,000, Geo. He bequeath
ed to the last married Of his wives life inter
est in his estate in England valued at 81 900
GOO S5,5OO,OOO to her six children, and So,
coo 600 to the rest Of lis children. If al
these singers get to quarrelling over his vii
there will be music.