Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-11-20
West Virginia.
Luck varies With the men who hunt
For gold-so I'll explain:
Some find the ore Gin creasss,"
While others seek lin vein"

Luck varies With the men who hunt
For gold-so I'll explain:
Some find the ore ''in creasss,"
While others seek lin vsn."
This state abOunds in minerals.
A. ". Campbell, Esq editor of the Wheel
ing htelltsencer, has been confined to his
residence by illness.
c. H. Hodssoo, Esq, editor of the Morgan
Mercury. is clerk ct the Judiciary Committee
Of the Senate.
The Presbyterian churches Of West Vir-
snia contributed SlG,Gs2 for benevolent pur-
poses during the year ending September LIST,
1875.
little child, aged about FIVE years, of Mr..
Robert Flagg, Of Berkeley county, accident
ally fell from a high portico few days ago
aud sustained bad fracture of the arm.
The postOfice at Barrettsville, Hampshire
county, ON the route from Winchester to Rom
hey, Is re-estabiShed, with Samuel w. Bar
rett as postmaster.
Clinton II. Lyeth, son of B. S. Lyeth, of
Martinsburg, has just successfully passed his
examination for the rank of Ensign in the
United States Navy. His commission dates
back TO June 1873
Ia Preston county, last week. Elijah Meth
eney, aged twenty years, while riiug horse
race, was struck on the forehead by the limb
Of a tree, under which the horse ran, fractur-
iug his skull aud causing death in a few hours.
The Morgan NsrcWy says: 1.-The Mites
had a delightful meeting at Mrs. j Rufu.
Smiths, on Tuesday evening. The collections
handed in reached to nearly a dollar, and the
amount Of good otherwise accomplished a.
mounted to millions.
Wurkmen engaged in widening the road
bed of the Il & o. r. Il have discovered a
petriied forest a short distance west OF Port
land Preston couuty. Trees aud leaves OF
various kinds are found-all beautifully done
in stone, with Nature as the sculptor.
A huge rock which appears to be formed
almost entirely OF serpeutS in various positions
bat making solid mass, has been found
about midway between Rrwlesburg, aud
RudamrrS, on the e. & o. X. r., and will lie
taken east and pat On exhibition.
The Charleston Courier says the state Trea-
sury Of West Va, Is now in good condition,
having S27O,O00 on baud aud no debts. This
I speaks well for the Democratic party. not
/ withstandiug RviicalS are always bowling
abog, Democratic frauds. The people rather
| like frauds of this kidd.
A curious circumstance occurred at Salem,
! recently. \ lady awoke dreaming that a
s"ake was under her pillow The idea was so
impressed upon her mind that a search was
made in the morning, and sure enough, close
| ly cuddled up under the pillow was a large
striped snake. Who can explain that dream
is there any ruth in dreams
A Preston county paper says:
Mr. john Davis. residing near Chenille,
has horse which is determined to make its
mark ia the world. A deer got in;O the field
where tie horse was pasluring, the other day,
when the huSS went for him long chase
| aud fight e.sued, the deer getting the worst Of
it. Fually, unable to fight any longer, the
deer "iurue,! TAIL and jumping the leu,e. es-
capped iutO the woods"
The Wheeling papers state that the churches
in the country just east OF that city are b ing
pillaged quite generally. A few nights since
the Presbyterian Church at Elm Grove was
broken into and twelve or fifteen Bibles We're
taken from the library case. Tie same night
the Antioch Church, near Sherrard, was bro
ken open aud entered and n large Bible taken.
The Pleasant Hill NJ. f. Church was also Wis
tied tue same night, aud very iue Bible was
| taken thereirum. Nor did the Mount Olivet
NJ. L. Church escape the midnight mamuderS,
a Bible aud two commentaries being carried
away Tue school house at Bethlehem was
also broken open aud an oveaeoat, revolver
and cloak taken.