Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-08-28
our own state.

Deputy Sheriff Lloyd Of Charleston has
turned grocer.
The Continental hotel, Fairmont, Is sold 10
Z ". Shurtel for $4,000
The Auuty Suowden house in Hancock
county is sold for SlGS.
The Preston County Court has ordered toll
gates erected on its county roads.
Thieves cleaned out the pantry Of Mr. Fred.
Rover. iani,cr OF the German Lutheran church
at Wheeling.
lad named Cassell, from Wheeling fell
from a tree at the Moundsylle clmp-meetl1g
and broke his shoulder blade.
club Of Young men in Clarksburg have
luilt stern wheel steamboat 10 run on the
West Fork river.
The real and personal estate including Tie
law library of the late j W. +. Ale Is Of
Cred for sale ia Hardy county
Fmak Dsumarsh abd Ed. Powell, Of Wheel
iug. are iu for single scul! race on the river
u,2t Saturday evening.
Gov. Jacob offers reward Of 500 for lie
sppfcLe. SON OF Moses Wrlch, charged vi
,rsnI larceny. committed ia Mineral count
TIP. Shallcross, Superintendent Of the Pen
iteutiarv. is reappoiuted by The Postmaster
Genera. o special agent Of the Postoiiice De-
paitment.
The COUNTY Court Of Harrison has opproprl-
atci oll 600 !og the construction OF an IRON
bridge across the West Fork river at Shinns-
tou
J. q Fields. q young man from Nashville,
MAS fatally !uiured at parGersburg last week
by falling under moving freight train. lie
ljel u f1ur hours.
p. w. Simpson fell from the secand story Of
the pauiu. miI ON Virginia street Charleston,
ole day last week. Fortunately he was only
bruised
The thieves are still up and doing: Mr..
. Caas. z. Davis, Of Boycrs and Davis, Drug.
a,,, at Pa,atiue, was robbed last week OF $3.50
and q GOLD watch.
\ large Pump Mandatory. necessi'atinS
+ the employment Of fifty hands is about 10 be
established iu West Graltoa, bya Philadelphia
/ firm.
/ f.. Bennett. State Auditor, not wishing
/ to- live among the smoke aud SootoI VIII cling,
/ has located himself and family in Mouudsvilie'
p.slmasters A. S Waugh Elk River, Clay
county, and James Rogers Valley Fork, Clay
/ equity. are removed Ion Illicit SAFES %! postage
stamps.
/ Another crart TO lay the corner stone Of a
. NJ T. Church at UupeNcl, will be made the
/ Dad az September Iucys>'ut rains have post
pouci the cgicc more than once.
Sister B5r.ja, Lawrence, Patrick, Eliz,batA,
Samuel. Gouz1ga aud Joseph, Of the 81.
Joseph's Cathedral community, left Wheeling
for Charleston, where they will take chage
Of st. Joseph's Catholic school.
Hon. Frlo& Hereford, Congressman from
( tie Third District. recently returned to hlS
home in Uuiya, M1nros county, after . visit
Of several weeks ia California.
Efanlh Slater, ot P5sl townsh lip, Kama
villa Co.. died last week from typhoid fever
lie was auricj by Jhc Changers. His funeral
was the largest ever seen 10 that par, Of the
country
Miss Helena T. Summers sister Of the late
Hon. George W. Summers, died ia Charleston
on las, Thursday. Her remains were taken to
Walnut Grove, on the KaaawHa river, near
Wnfcld.
SAYS The Writ County Meutr. The streams
Nos tLis county aud surrounding cauutieS, have
given rs sample Of what Initiation ucaus, "a
loss OF the product, Of the country and moth
Ing but worthless debris ef. in It's stead.
A handsome ~. f. Caurch, South, at Pied
mont. Mineral county, vii. be dedicated ON
Sunday. 2Jh August Rev. AIpheus W.
Wilson. ID. d.. of Nj Vernon Place Church.
Washington, viii preach the Dcdcatory ser
mOa.
/ We learn that sEr. James L. Chap,iae, for