Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-07-31
Southern Shots.

Aiken, s. c. is building a Lyceum Hall.
New Orleans Regatta came Of Monday
week.
Floril. KILLED 900 gators for their hides
lase year
Juo. +. Owens intends buying the Augusta,
Ca, Opera House.
Chris, Church, Charleston. S c., has organ
ized a Guild.
A Tallahassee Eucalyptus GloDulus tree has
grown f. since May.
North ClrJliua nurserymen speak hvora-
bly, Of the grape crops
4 $4,000 fiea' Monticello, II ,rida, laid
business pUTti-u Ia ashes.
Gen. Lougs,reet Of Georgia denies his help
ius on the defeat at Gettysburg.
Union County, S. C. has a debt Of less than
$4,000. aud lis trade is thrifty.
The Episcopal PRESBYTERIAN fair a, Walter
boro', S C., melted $27j. Pretty good for
village.
They sell 5000 melons a week in Key West,
Florida Cholera Bombs The melou-colic
days have come.
A cotton factory is to be erected near Boul-
wares Mills, in Aachua Parish, Florida.
Prof. Blackwell Of Milwaukee, Wis, is COM
posing March for the Charleston, 5. c.,
Montgomery Guards.
Broad river, Orangeburg district, S. c., is
stocked with SC, 900 young shAd, brought from
Holyoke, Mass.
An extensive mari bed has been discoyere J,
and worked this yea On the Sdtlla river, III
Georgia.
The Charleston. S c.. Nelrs and Courier is
printing a series Of historical papers relative
to Harris famous Battery.
Representative Mackey of the 2ud Guugres-
siunal district of South Carolina, has ordered
q competitive examination, for cadet oppont-
meut
\ Georgia negro shot and Killed preacher
( gho bad been striving to teach his wife true
uwarduess aud nest hiding.
The old flag of Orr's Rifles, which was in
tue Public Library at Atlanta, has been re-
turned by Capt. Herbst, its faithful guardian,
TO Col. Miller, Of that regiment,
A mockiugbiri belonging to Judge Hood, of
Rome, Georgia, is a born ventriloquist While
mimicking a turkey call it throws its voice
into the yard The only surprising thing IL
/ bout this is that some of the chiUk.us haven't
/ picked the voice up.
JovayArr>ric: The r1Ny Constitution is a
new Republican venture at Raleigh, n c.
| Bishop Gross, Of Savannah Ga, is about
/ starting The Southern CroSs.-Tue Anderson,
| 5. c., Iutelligcucer, aud Conservation are To- be
merged Into the former. NcSsrS. >. Fielder
| Meyers and Charles Hall Of the Backviile,
/ ). e.. Sul had a reucoutre the other day, a.
/ boat some financial matter published DO the
} Sun Meyers was wouuded.-the Georgia
I State Press Association has organized "a Board
/ O.. Honor, whose duty it shall be % adjust, IL
some way or other, cll disputes between the
/ fiery sut rutamed iuk-s.iugyrs 10 the membcr-
ship.
/ MuETuARY.-M Mary Booth Of Eumous-
/ vile. ). e. died Suddenly Of heart di>rase.--
/ Mr.. c. W. Moore, Of GrceuvlIe 5 C.. is dead.
/ Thos. DUycr- augusta Gas first Irish citi-
aeu-is d.ad-liey Y. II. Pope. recto. of the
! Baptist church at Greenwood, = c., died re-
/ ceuty.-Mr. c. Y. Darlington of Columbia, -
an ex-yfflcial Of the Greeuyille aud C'Gmhi.
/ Railroad, is dead, aged co yeqrs.--NlTs. Jane
/ r. Butler. relict Of the late DR.. Wm. Butler,
died 10 Greeuville, 5. c., last week, aged 70
I She was the mother Of Gen NJ. C., AID Capt.
. O. y Butter, aud sister Of Commodore Oliver
b II. Perry. Of Lake Erie fame.