Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-08-07
Our Own State.
Wheeling owes $3.50, 900.

Wheeling owes S15O,O0o
Parkersburg is assessed at $8,67S,08O.
Charleston has l LAS school children.
Maiden is organizing an Odd Fellow Lodge.
Mayor Ruby of Charleston is at the White
Sulphur.
Parkersburg aud Huntington have had too
much rain.
Young O'Brine of Weston passed the sxam-
ination at West Point.
Hon. Wm. Allen of Chic was in Parkers-
burg last week and was serenaded.
Charles Press of Wheeling attempted sui
eide in Newburg last week, and may yet die.
The State Daptists intend raising $4,000
TO endow their seminary at st. Adams.
Miss Lizzie Duncan was married last week
at Romney to Ex-Governor Walker of Florida.
Rev. J. C. Barr of the First Presbyterian
Church, Charleston, is rusticating in Green
brier and Monroe.
Two new Oranges are organized in Green
brier: One at Meadow Bluff, the other at Blue
Sulphur.
c. H. Reavis of the Third District is to re-
port for examination at West Point on the 18th
inst.
Mr.. L. J. Amos of Marion county has
sheared from one Spanish buck this year 2S
lbs 9 OF. of wool.
Bellaire's African element had gala cele-
braton last Monday in honor Of the Emanci-
patton degree.
Sleepy Creek station, near Berkeley Springs,
had pole raising recently as greeting to
these Centennial days.
The Wheeling Tutelligencer says that bass
were first introduced into the Potomac by W.
w. Shriyer of Wheeling in 1854
The Stoubenvlle and Wheeling Packet
Company are having new boat built by }.
S. Pringle, Brownsville, Pa, to be ready by
Oct %.
Berkeley Springs were alluded to by the
Father Of His Country in his diary when only
sixteen years old, as the " famous warm
springs"
Rev. Mr.. Woods of Clarksburg, and w. Il.
Oxtoby, of Wheeling are State visitors at the
Chatauqua Lake, n. Y.
The New Orleans Jubilee Singers charmed
the musical portion of Charleston last week,
and yesterday the day previous, Prof 7. W.
Strantz of Nashville gave a concert for the
benefit of the NJ. T. Church, South.
CENTENYIAL.-Roane county claims the
oldest citizen: Geo Scott, age 05.-Richard
Reader, of Wood, if he is living to-day, is 100
years old Roane step down and out Moore
field, Hardy County, has q. Wa Trustee
of Randolph Macon College, Va.-Mrs. Susan
Gray, Of Mouudsville has a letter written her
father, Archie McClane, by the Immortal in
1898, regarding the sale of land now known
as Round Bottom.
MoRTUARY. Mrs. Matilda Field, of St
Louis. Mo, at her brothers Mr.. Bamford in
Wheeling Mrs. Sarah Rains, of Charleston,
aged 65.-Wison Harms, of Parkersburg, son
of the pioneer of oil development in this State,
by suicide.-Philip Sterling foreman of Jones
Shuck Mills al Cranberry from fatal injuries
received while at work.--Little Harry Miller,
of Wheeling, who was shot recently while
playing " Buffalo Bill
We have the following list of aged citizens
of Lincoln county: Thomas Hawkins, of Main
Mud, 81; James Ballad, of HamIin, 81 ;
James Hager, of Mddlefork of Mud, SO ;
Nicholas Messenger, Falls of Guysndotte, 81 ;
Leonard Burchett, Ten Mile of Guyandotte,
81; Thomas Eagleston, OF Middlefork of Mud
90 James McDildy, of the Poor Farm, 104 !;
SIas Cooper, of Main Mud, 1917. Average,
92s years. Surely that must be healthy
country Yes, and very Muddy.
The Richmond Wing says: Mr.. Daniel
Morgan White has presented to the State Ii
! brary door-key which he found in 1867 a
! mong the ruins Of BlennerLassett house, on
Blennerhassett's Island, in the Ohio river,
three miles below Parkersburg, West Virginia
The Blennerhassett house was burned about
sixty years ago, and the key is marked with ev-
cry evidence of having been subjected to intense
heat. The glennerhassett mansion was much
like feudal strong hold, and its time was the
wonder of the western country. 1t was there
that the Blenuerhassetts and Aaran Burr dwelt
in almost princely magnifcence, and INDUCED
those dreams of empire in connection with
Mexico, that caused the arrest Of both, and
the trial of Burr for treason.