Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-11-13
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40 moment no zephyr Of breath
Half living is also halt dying,
Aud signing anticipates DEATH
Wheeling complains Of fowl thieves.
The editor Of the Wheeling h;teliigence1' has
just purchased $4,000 house.
The residence of Col. Byrne, State Super
intent of Schools. was robbed of clothing aud
other Articles on Friday night.
The Wheeling Register deprecates the howl
against striped stockings and says anything is
preferable to barefooted woman.
man named Harris was arrested in Hun
tington, last week, for making and passing
counterfeit five-cent nickle pieces.
A son Of Jesse A. Chids, of Albrightsvile,
Prest'n county, was killed bya falling tree
while chestnutting last week.
The Weston Dem 1crat cites most remark
able case of female patient in tie insa e
asylum, who had taken nothing to eat tor
twenty days.
The Fairmont Iadsr contains an account of
the quite sudden death on Saturday last OF
Mr. Norval T. Barnes, one Of the oldest and
most respected citizens OF that place.
State Senator Bennett recently lost pocket
book containing $500 in cash and ST. ,2Oo IN
checks on Cincinnati bank, while riding
from Upshur Court House to Buckhannon.
The BAplists of West Virginia are making
an effort to raise S50,O0O as centennial en-
dowment fund for the ST. Adams Preparatory
School, located at St. Adams on the Great
Kanawha river.
Charles, a little son of Jno. M3Alister OF
Wheeling, jumped or fell from \ train Of cars
on Saturday. Death resulted in a few hours
from injuries received. He was twelve years
of age.
A little son, aged 4 years, OF Mr. r bert
Bryarly, residing near DArkesville, Berkeley
Co, was accidentally run over by heavy
farm wagon while ont in a field on Tuesday,
aud die soon after from the effects OF injuries
received.
An attempt to asslssinate Mr. Robert West
of Keyser City, was made on Tuesday night
Of last week. He WAS aroused by noise III
front OF his store went to the window and a
pistol was snapped in his face.
Miss Olivia Homan, residing near Ridge
vile, Mineral county, went after crap on
Friday last carried fine lot home in her
apron, and with them large copperhead
snake. which was not discovered until the
grapes were emptied upon the floor; then
there was very much frightened young lady
The Mountain Herald says 9" we have to
| chronicle the death of another old soldier OF
1872 Mr.. Jerry Jones dieA at his home on
| East river, 10 Mercer county, on Tuesday, the
10Th of October lie WAS in his 90 b year,
and perhaps the oldest man in the county
| lie had been q soldier in the war OF 1872, and
was drawing a pension at the time Ot bis
death.
| The Grafton Seatinel says that one night Of
| last week, the fireman of a locomotive an the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, noticed that the
| engineer, Mr.. Crum, OF West Grafton, did not
| blow the whistle on passing station and
going up to him found him sitting N his box,
with his hand on the throttle, unable to move
or speak. The train was stopped and Mr.
| Crum was transferred to passenger train,
when he was found to have beer stricken by
paralysis.
Mr.. Levi j. Woodward, Director Of the
Kauawha Valley Bank, Charleston, Mr.. Mat
| news, of the Lewisburg bank, and Mr.. Har-
risou, Of the Shepherdstown bank, reported
10 the Impeachment investigating Committee
| on Wednesday, in response 10 subpGnas
served upo1 them Ex-senator John w.
! Grantham appeared before the same corh ni it.
tee few days ago.
The Charleston Courier has information
that the report of General Humphreys, Chief
of the U ). Engineer Corps, recommends an
appropriation of 81 900 Oe0 by Congress for
| the improvement of the kanawha river. and
that the report has been approved by the Sec
rotary of War. Commenting upon it the
| Courier says;
We are also able TO announce on the best
authority, that in addition to the two locks al
| ready under contract third lock and two
dams will soon be let to contract so as to have
the whole under way by early spring. These
facts are full Of encouragement Senator
Davis himself, as we are graiihcd to learn, has
| no doubt of TIE continual progress of the i'm
provement. For his faithful labo'S in pro-
noting that result, the people will bear him
in grateful remembrance.
The following distressing accident is report
ed as having recently occurred in Jackson
county. The names of the parties are not
given. The occasion was "house-raiSing.
As is customary on such occasions. chickens
had been Killed by chopping of their heads
Two little sons of the owner of the house to
be raised saw the chickens thus guilotincd.
aud during the day they concluded to repeat
the operation. 1t was just at time when The
men were lifting heavy log iuto its place
The father, who was holding one end Of the
log, casting his eyes towards the little fellows,
one of whom had the AK raised to sever the
neck Of his brother, let 20 Of the log to save
the boy, and it fell, killing six men, tive in
stantly, the others living only few hours
The AK fell before the father could reach the
scene, severing the neck Of the SON Thus
were seven persons hurled into eternity in a
twiuklins.