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G. Z 0 r G. Z % WV.

The GREAT FALLS Ice COMPANY conn
menced cutting this morning at the Great
ais 10 supply their trade for the coming
season. They nave four houses. with ca
lacity OF $1,000 tons, and 200 men at work
ihey are also cutting on the Little River
pond. where they have nine houses. with a
capacity OF 80 600 tons, and have $50 men en-
pioyed. With what the three houses in this
city VIII hold, they expect to put away 100 .OOJ
tons this season.
HE APPLICATIONS for accommodations
persons, nearly all of whom are strangers
IRE-An alarm was turned in from box
~, al $40 O'Clock Saturday night, for the dis
coNefy OF fire in the residence OF Mr. II n
Dodge. corner of Stoddard and Montgomery
streets originating from a defective iua II
was extinguished with slight damage
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MRS INA MAUD TFr5paETyN.- ~.
BANDS ATTEMPT TO KILL HER-Tna ,.ts.
o- Duncan u. iempletnn was before the gene
RAJ Term IN New York last Friday on IA an
pear ~ wit OF error from the general Sos
>Ini>. IclhbieiOu was tried i'm tHat court in
April last Tor fcIOniUu~ assault anon hi.
VIE LA N@Et I"np!et1n. tfOrneTIv Miss
Laueock OF tiIi> city, with intent to Kin her.
On the 18Th Gi NpVcmbgE. 1875. n Ca.Itp 4 an,
hl> VIE. having for some time been soma
rated nom her aud while walking with nor
IA Eighth avenue, EeW York. he firaI a. bar
WIN d pistol. wOuudiug her i'm the neck. Mr.
John -. Townsend. the husbands cnuD~ql.
Hftlpo>ed the defense OF insanity AT tho time
81 hITu- the shot. TemBletOn having h,.p
convicted was sentenced by Recorder TIa..l,.tf
To seven wears and SIX months ian tha state
prison. 10 was atGued FRIDAY that f1a iiIdg-
HGli should be reversed. because The ~
CoIutr refused 20 allow a question fe q frIr,i,
a 10 whether the defence OF insanity vsfIlf
fet"'N. Inc same consideration ~ any other
defence from hinI: his exclusion OF stilua1i,-
"a, To Inc prisoners state OF mind before fbn
shooting: MS admission of pIrDI evidepaa OF
me contents Gra letter Writfnu to Taurl.f1.1
bN IS "! q, and Of testimony by the nrosa-
culiou % iupeacu one of their own witnesses.
and hi~ charge that mo- reliance should D.
paced ON The medical testimony The aua>-
ipi> involved were ella JOrdtely argued De-
ti-tDu reserved.
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ALLEGED ATTEMPT To ENFDPT BLACK
NNIL.-betes ives Sargent ami NIcEifrn.I,
arrested. On saturday. James Graham for
merry "a bo0i;NgtpaT in the employ ri " .-~--
Eiill4iiii- DuhpaT * 90. on the charge of
ditrmI ting 10 cNtOrt blacSmaiI from tina!
HTn. II - charged that the accused Wrote 81,
letter 20 Nj. VIM. Smith, q member o. Ia.
Hrnu. stating THAT II ihe sum Of ~yfI p which
ne Claims u h" due him. was moi paid IN
Wednesday last. IN would 70 brf,r. tn.
their claim of abOUt $1,000 agafu-' IIa his
tLlct government was a trauduleat one AMI
l.ISt they mad bTibeti the District En.si-Iafn,.S
he subsequently extended the time for tfta
iuli.m'Ht oi his threat IN Friday. and ag.ffa
10 saturday. when ne was arrested II, w.
taken before judge Smell. and g.tz.a DgiI ;.,
IN" sum ~ 500. General 9. VI Balloon b.
coming MS security tOr Ia, appearance. u am
SWrr when wanted
In the Polio" Court to-day. Graham was
charged IN sending threatening letters To-
smith with intent TO biactmil him Mr.
Evans. Tor the prosecution. a-BaI "a T.,,ff1-la
mcHt ~ the case To give him time 20 90 his
witnesses. Mrs. Lockwood. for defendant
OBJECTED 10 tntA, aud stated that size was pre-
pared with witnesses 10 prove that this Jvsis
a MALICIOUS prosecution; the suit having been
brought IN order TO trightou defendant from
collecting au honest debt. He had boon in
iHgsiuI,'N Of the firm .! Emnerj. Dunbar e
Co. smith being the PRINCIPAL man OF H.
n:n. Witlcp owed him balance and Trf,l...I
tp pay 70. ~" had demanded mis- paw an / h.,l
demanded his pay. and h4J threatened IA
expose fraud by when the District govern
ment had been male "a nay SNnAL 81.
could also show that Smith hal paid - 90, -
In" members ot tHc late Di~trir. T.rgi>Iatr,-.
L. gnl !his fraud through. The Courf sf4'aI
l.Iai tAl~ was premature. as tie case had urf
yot come before the court. rfa question blio..
ON h!'liph I'D postpone. which wa, granted
uni. tomorrow.
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BEAUTIFUL ICE-Wc have seen some ,-,,.,-
clear and firm ice. about eight incfIp, thick
cut from their pond at the Great FAN, oa
SatuiuaH by the Great Fails Ice COMPANY
We understand that this company are no;r-
employing three hundred hands in securing
LHcir sMnnIN Tor next sea son
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FTN4NCLiL AND CoKMERCIfE.
EffR NEnrt-nfa


BALTIMORE. January iN.-Nirciuia sizes rrasa-S .
=; NTEnas c"u>"ii3al~!. So West H.vz.Ults. u:
North Carolina >lNcs. cd. - hIl % -Aav
BAIT MORE January lr-Cnftan strong alvsu--
M tgue"HrF- receipts 3ght-Iuw milling. 1f- g..
10. Flour steady and in fair stcHlag}-Ei s,ra.g
street " stern SHpaTiHa. a. Ha -. la ira =
to5-5 do family $50 90 GO. city NiIs >up.Ttre
SOC &" 40 do extra 40 a. 2 -. do. Il bran l.
D." Z" 60. do family. 90 Ia -. Wheat 4g5-..
huF ttlila Ter western II ta 10. NJ l-.l ,,.--
EN-. - \ - do lis. Corn nominal ana quiet
white SOUTHERN - 10 - yellow southern. - @. 81
mixed western 81 Oats rgHs->put bern. 81 10 s..
we-tern white, ~ u IS. DO mixed IS o. a. Evr
grief and unchanged. Hay unchanged. Provisions
HIIn and active. }ubju- trad. n hHil meats auF Pea
con Nothing doing ia round ly.-. unchanged. P...
" .t'uhl uuy hanged. 'uilsr quiet I-i o. - Whisky
quiet h5U firm. AMI held ~ q. Ng~-ru butter u..
changed. Sugar Dad good a.Iifaf ANA H.ll. lnll
NEW YORK, January I~--~tuekS active
Money pa Gold, L. ENchangc. long. $50: short
40. Governments active.
NV YORK. JauuaIy lS.-FluGr dull ami heavy.
Aett DAN and u"uiHa'iy unchanged Corn .,.i..-r
and unchanged.
LoNUoN. January l.. J. - p. m.-Am..5.tu -
cutie small afia~ az UHcl.t4--i uls-...
LONDON. JanUarE J. - .. m.-a.iFl.-. from Paris
quote r,nto, s. france. > CeutITa-S.
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ONE Or THE LARGEST STOCKS OF diamonds.
W;.t'i''>, l'Wriry. K, in jhis civ will b.
Spid az auction. commencing wednesday
2tIl on January. at II a. Ia. and u. man
continue each morning and evening ri mo
sam" t.OurS. N"WOUld advise our readers T.,
attend a. tie sale - caused by dissolution of
c"-paTt1erShip OF s. GOlIsteIn & 90. ami
VIII -" held in their fine store. Gl9 PenfI,vI-
Nauia avenue. bF punCausou Bros. aucf ION
Gers
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{ I Y | I T. VI :,

AlTHoi-6 y W da not claim thar The Finn
Wool collar VIII wash. W. 10 claim, fl.ar n
VIII Keep clean longer than any other
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-
=, ~ y ~ f2''l lil. economy 5U~1ral by rl.fr-
- -, lt..>' i'"N.i Elegant Is-Gt
49, A'-sN -ti>. &c az .i'sifrt El ten v2frrIe-
~ H.
Frrr IN, W -
-ls,,'.i -, - '..9i Inns - Wll. l~-
r. ~. ,-.l 800 80 .i ''..' could r'H.n1-
-, c.-,,l.t,.- ~ =, ... .llI I-'> f'
-, S.--,,,.... =. l,..i' h''tcA 1T "ltuw
y '''e ~ = -. "'-il. eos
Tr.,-.,- ,t-,,-,.- $4,000.
LEI lliJn INV n and .ll-lf 1.,.,,,. tS-.s.
AMI nv >,-,.at- l,f,,,s "a. -, = ID, = man
tn,S IN. ..,..rtf5T .-.,.T $50 ,lo ~ l.fr-
,ncrscr4. ~, ,.s.... =. 90 r1,rs - 4. D
rbir., i.rra. .t.s.l 8. ..... tlse tssf is som
IIn,E -rf I'm. Nsll ,..f4sszr -s,. ygtIsre
1,n, IL. 1lt, ~t..rl..,f; -,o f'-,. So
al.
~
iN|j L1sa hrTDUT 4nf nfFEgN.Nr.-A-S
Your O. ~ zi>t what HAMS HoNrs pr
$500 - AND Tar Is doing 'n s1-H~ I'D.
we're toU-'l and cola 81 lam d., own person
oN 'f 2,, +. -, ''l r. p so5Er ~ H.
,rff, .,,-. ID t,.-.,..,.,.. =. :. - pr. -
aha ,...r..-.. i.r. r,5--,ar.4f..., - 3d.
The Facts Eg viii ~faista ,.4 ,.......-,. ~.
saw fa4. rrrtr-7 &, .,,,. ~, -. 30 s.. ..
,r.,,,srt a. .., nm go. ...s ... g..
for #s..s,.' ~ g.. f-, .-- ,'.f t..r.'..
Ii-f room. ACHE tN.l...t .-. .. '" ..
i'-.'' '..
Tim -..--
! 49, @ . ....' ..'.'
| P.crse.~ Pheasant pur.a'IFa Pellets nr ~a-ar-
t'ltn.- Concentrated Root a-.i iI-nsII ..r.
Az. -iFt-.H'.~ 'Fist.Elts--'aH "f..t.e Giant
80, on Il .I.lll .'l L. Moi
| extract mon, r..., M. .- FL. ,.,...
! roots and herbs ii..r active r..- rs.f,,.r mis-,
! clIeS. which. ,v-,.r, y-,-'.l f.,f, f-.ti r,r-
! AHA Gra1Illg. eCa~laI,. r.,,e~ I'M, ,,....,...
sect rrr,il.. cal. If,,i. Pr,, .. 49,,
| h""'iie. - large ..'!. while thnyarg mach
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hFiI OR " = fFaE~3r.-T.s~ i, u-.lrr .r--
elected teeth would say iTtre,- ,r.s,f rr....,,-
: 'I"tt VAIN titlE owners. 0TI mark f.s> t.r
ifthe SoZCDuNT j. usel daily. IA
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Iooiry'S Yeast Powder f-Ist-...f l-
I It iiseuils. "e. prepared in ten mfuri-,.
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"ENflNT GCSHEN Rr-TTrg
'NE t"N NOM. u HALF FIEkENS. Al.
tElhlU rL.LAbLR Is.INs4
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NWI-I-ln.A

FORTY .~HEL> GENUINE Nr. AsEe
STATE HICKORY Nt.s
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BANKERS.
>lIiR1IlN 90.
BAN Frs,
l.. Mob. TINIUNTS,Go..
LANf, FFa.'


NEW SPRING STYLE CARRIAGES Over hi,
- % the latest NV York STYLES ,i..ES
FafA afI fpuy Pu.sr#rz, Top ana = %. 90 t.Ss-(
I'D BGg-tss. sell ami Low Door and go
jump Gear Ntrfife.- Second hand Carriage taken
ln cz ,iaIEs- Can before purchasing a,av.l,,rs =
~. = hNltl 4 CO. No 3lg Iath strsat. Lee
80 i-.a y. Ns-l.ustynI and 81 W. Fayetts
'''''' 4''i-ii'. i'' 'A". msyll-lyF
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FAMILY SUPPLIES


- A@ig 1TH 1879 PalF.-r IA mia arr4ra
retu, "a pI4gts - N.'.'-7' Nt
.LARtT, pr Dozen. 7.-o, RHINE NIKE -.
ttIAN b A. = } - .sr -...'..r.. Ms -
sIlA GER BHAAUI RASPBERRY SYRT-p.
HAL - n
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NAVY MOI GOODS
FOR MERRY CHRISTHIS

FoR MERRY CHRISTMAS
ANn
HAPFE NEW YEA.
IsE
aA>>hh : rULApKLpHTN AL.
CINCINNATI Lhsrs EyEE
TIRE APPLE CIDER
AN1
SWEET CNrAWBN VINE
f',A >AMLC. PALMER.
Greene street, e. .-rE-, syn. ID a.
-9r'.-- '.- above rr1Es i- i......s p -. .
a.. e. tt...s.,s l..H- -,Ual.. ....... ...-.
ELVHcNZo NoUNG> a 90.
"thE -HE FOLLOWING
SPECIAL PRICES
FaE TEE
HOLIDAYS ONLl-
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CHARLES HFIDSTFCE.
Sllt,ry or Extra Dry Champagne.
ENcgliei ty none.
>, l. eos: For sale bg HALL ~ ETr-s-p

CpRNs. &C.-"The wise for health on daily
walks depend" and thousands patr0niIa Or.
NElIc establishment. So 18Th street. uupg-
site L. =. Treasury. to avoid oai-iT!l Caf'.-
BunIOns, Inverted Nails. etc
THE SINGER SEwfNe MAC-TTrr, sale. 81
ic'- were Ssl5,bGN. 4.I2-S. WITT
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STOVES, &c.


4 RoHlTECTc AND BUILDERS TAkE No
~ IItE ~
Hr st. George HEATING RANCE che h.
"a ID" world. VIII 60 che cooking af a large
family ana IIaf tlru, or four rooms abBNe - 10y
god a. aub iatr.is. Hundreds Of them Have.,xk
tecH sold aud given entire satisfaction Eycrt ~
Range gualaHl .--si- q ftl and examine rbr1u II
4. REESSNER. M sth strept
SLA1E MANIkL>. LATRrRES FIR.
AAtLs, RANGES. CRATES
. ...-,.--.- FINDERS.
And COOKING STOVES ip General
complete Base Burner flr aFly : 10
a lHil TRIMMED COOK STOVE for Sli san2 sp,
EAS. R. NARROWER. Bfanpraerly.y a., S.o-., a.,
1ha'cd.f. and dealer ia Hardware apd
ouseluTHl. hing Goods. Roofing and SnIut- c5hEx
ing a specially. No. 1886 Ifth street north "a
west near Rhode Island avenue. eeplg- IN S1A1
SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
- COLUMBIA
~ ne n2ofteT ~ MoRITZ AUGFNsTFTN GguLv.,,
9u are hereby notified one OF the crslif,1. 80
NOk1IL Al 6ENSTEl that spcopH rn.,.ti,,,, 80,
ms creditors viii be held AZ Washingfop Ia - =.
ihe once 81 j. Saylrs Brown, Regi-frr la RAM
Iuplo1 on iiie 2ist day Of January, n ISIS an a.
SLotk n ,of me purposes named IL the Z7th Sc
Washington, u. {. January o ls-s
WASHINGTON B. WILLIAMS
.e- Assignee.
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INJURED EN IsLT~ ON SLIPPERY SrnF-
wALF>-OtiieeT Wm. l.. lee. OF mo ri, ,,rs
cinct. met with serious accident SATURDAY
by fall Ou an icy sidewalk which rasulro
Iva the fracture OF Il> hip bone.
Peter Minor fell heavily or the Sliprerv
pavement On Pennsylvania avenue. hefrga.f,
iSt and II streets southeast. yesterday. ami
broke his leg. Tie was removed to IsrOyijenre
Hospital ~ Officer NcGreevey.
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THU FTNFRAL co. Mrs Admiral Poor tool
place from the Church Of the Epiphany vcs.
IeFday. Rev. Br. Starkey. the former rector
of the church. OBLIGATED. assisted by Rev Mr.
RG%s. The pJ.l-bcarcTS were Admiral stan
ley. Secretary Belknap. General BabcOck
General Chapman. Judge Drake. A. Ross
Ray, Or. Turner. Z. I Y. and II. y. Colds
borough. The remaius were inferred al oak
nil cemetery
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DRY E"00- NT|ITIN-- owing n n I4T--
quantity 90 goods soil gl slcti.. last yvs,I,
Me~Sr~- lstu~bUr-u 4 Bro nave .tiSrout iulrp
ftie sale OF df} So'Si~ to-day. - a. 10 deliver
10 IL" purchasers at former sales. fo praysrlr
accumulation Of bills. The sale will be CON
tihusd Tomorrow Tuesday. and IherAafter
eNtfN morning - O'Clock. until further
notice The aUcfIoueer~- AIe>,rS DIlpetr,- a,,
fID>-- arc pt' -liZ 40 regard 10 prices iu
selling a. tue bulk OF this immense >t,rE
mus D. positively sold. ;
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A tOLORED WOMAN SERIOUSLY RTENFD
About midnight on Friday a cOloTed woman.
named Adeli1e Nerriman. employed a. n
COOK AT Marshal Browns residence corner.
OF run AMI streets northwest, fell asleep
while sitting az the Kitchen range and as-
ciothinS catching nre she was seriously
burned before assistance arrived. DR. SOfh-
ron wa S,ttlr-t ii. and dressed her wounds
after which she was removed Ia bar bor,a ~,
The alley between 18th ami 18Th AMI /. and NJ
streets lOTtHEa~f-
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WOOD ENGRANtNG

w VWI 7 W q = J nh.
W Ii. II NICHOLS. Dtlgasr 8jly Es..,.s.
No. 932 l. street northwest
Scientific Engraving a specially
Views 81 Bindings. Patents. &c IaI,-Iu,s
No. 439 lBEAITIFJL iNTERIURN No. aga
7th stTeetf DECORATIONS. )1tb.ff.e+
CHOICE PAINTINGS. &c,
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NIOTICE-tsentlemen's and Boys Suits Coat
IN Pants and vests-will be made reasonable by
Mrs. MAGRUpER, Taioress, No. IL 81 10th street,
between l. and N northwest. yans 81
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DRESS SUITS.
BU sINEss SUITS.

As i am determined to reduce Stock. purchasers
will find il to their advantage TO give NE a call
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-09-18
GIeanings.

Ny soul was sitting. tairsting at the wen,
When your ,ul. feet came twiuA.U- 90 the
brigE;
Icraveda d.aught; you curved your cool, white
And gave my soul % drink.
Milton Whitney. Esq weIl-kuowu mem
Der Fish. Bt,tinlr. bar, died at Aslbumhsm.
Mass, after lingering illness.
The Presbyterian Church in this country has
thuly->ix syu0js. 4705 ministers. 5OGO3i
COMMITMENTS, aud j29,452 Sunday School
children.
A c1np'sitor in The Fremont PENN Jour
UE' office has 10 lis possession the original con-
posing stick which Benjamin Franklin used
while learning the printing business. Il is
made Of copper aud isqujte curiosity
Hon. HeuryT. Blow. Of Missouri, lately one
Of the Commissioners of the District of Column
bia, died sldieulyat Saratoga, New York. on
Saturday las % congestion OF the brain. The
deceased was bora To- Southampton county.
Va. July r.. 1877, aud removed 10 St. Louis
81 1850.
There are a great many sneak thieves In 'lo
world. SAYS tlc Atlanta Commercial but tie
meauest Of an IS the man who, after reading a
newspaper for mouth, Will lie ont of paving
for 10. by saying, You ought 20 have stopped
70 when the time was up. There arc few
such saea5s ia this city. The Lord help their
little souls.
Tbe increase Of deposits in savings banks
would indicate lhltthe Industrious are still ac-
cruuatir- notwithstanding the outcry ofdull
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-09-18
Southern Shots.

Col. Haynes, custom collectorat Brownsville,
Texas. is charged by a Mexican newspaper of
Nanmoras, with numbering sixteen unarmei
Confederate transfers.
A railroad is in contemplation 90 connect
Alexandria. on the Red River, Louisiana, with
Marshall, Texas thus opening mp territory
which produces S6,0OO,OO0 worth Of cotton
alone per auuum.
A romantic wedding took place at Mellon
yil'e Florida. last week. The parties were
Mr. Dan. Of Apopka, and q lady from Geor-
g;a They had never met prior 70 the wedding
day, the match having been arranged by letter
The Baptist, Of Georgia have determined to
have % college Cor the,ducation Of their daugh-
te7s. They have one for the eiucltjou Of
their sons located az Macon.
Dr. y. j. O'Corre|l, of Gas,oo County. y.
c., retired Catholic priest has given to the
church If his faith near Wocdlawu, in that
State, a agn dceDt lot Of land en- The banks
of the Cptawla. IN Castor County. consisting
of several hundred acres. and also the sum Of
$4,000 In money a part Of the money will
be devoted to the establishment of n school for
males and females ~ or near Woodawu
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-09-18
Our Own State.


And now Wheeling wants rorlFo1ss -
What else
The banner counties for grangars are Mason
and Barbour they having eighteen oranges
each.
The Fourth Annml Session of the State
Grange VIII be held At Anderson, Summers
county, November 8.
Rllston was once a resident of Wheeling and
run fat-boats and steamboats,, and suhse-
qrently built steamboats,. His cour.e Of life
was much like that Of Fisk.
Mr.. A. J. Balstead Of the Wheeling h'eHi-
qsucsr, and his bride were the recipients Of
quite an ovation at the hands Of his friends
Capt. Tom Moore and lady Of TiltonyiIIe,
Ohio. An elegant supper was spread.
The Centennial Coal aud Timber Company
Of West Virginia is q new Incorporation. rs
purpose is the purchase OF real estate, and
mining and transporting iron ore aud coal.
and preparing Timber in Kanawha county !;
its principal Office in Charleston its stock
$500 OOO and It's stockholders mostly Of Al
leghany county, PA.
The Martinsburg Statesman learns with feel
ings of deep regret the death of Mrs. Agn L.
McKown, wife Of DR.. John N. McKown, frr-
merly Of this county, and daughter of the late
Wm. D. North Mrs Mex diel at Arcola.
Illinois, Aug. &lst, whittier she had removed
a bride few short years nso.
At,ho Berkeley Fair the following premi-
ums were awarded JelTersonLornty exhibitors;
For best and closest match pair Of coach
horses. Il. Stouiler, Sc 90. Best bull , years
old and upward, L. Il. Moler, $500 Best
stallion, ( years old and over, Il Stouifer $40.
Best peck tomatoes, r. G. Blrkhayt 81 o.
Best ) pounds lard, Mrs J. Burkhart, 81 90
Best dozen heads cabbage. r c. Burkhart
$lOO Best dozen squashcs, l.. c Bmklmrt,
$IOO.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-09-18
Editorial lettings.

Tho Virginia Free Press. we are glad ton0-
,ice, IS in favor Of some Centennial for West
Virginia Whesliag Standard
The FGEs PaEss always wW favor what
tends to develop the advancement Of the State.
Isn't it q little paralox;,al. the thought that
although now stationary, tho State Capital is
Wheeling? Copy RICH. secured. No iu-
friugcment permutei
The Haunting Of the bloody shirt by
Norton TO Maine, dil not have the desired eff
feet. The Republican majority was relaced
from 10 900 90 about 4,0O0l
The Richmond Wiig finds no gentler cpl
,ho,s for The Ju5,ol b,sl All It's victims than,
The California elf The Golden Calf, Tue
Great IDOL, The CHfiss' ClId,es is good
We publish in this i.sl, the last number of
Stay LEAVES. by JEAN SANDS, which were
begun In the FGEE Press of June 5, last An
ulNrulr, combination Of accidents prevent
Ell its earlier appearance. However, It's bet
ter late than never. We regret {, is the last,
and in another sense we are sorry that JEAN
SANDS leqres Us.
The palp's who sit n'rv1nIy in conuting-
houses, or behind their gools, waiting for GUS
toners to tax, thes by storm, and making no
effort 90 Del, the world know the b1rglin5 they
have to offer, viii flI the season very unpro-
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-09-18

The perfection TO which machinery can be
brought in the production al the most minute
articles is shown by the operation Of some OF
the mechanical devices in rise in the Waliham
watch factory. In one Of these piece ofsma,l
wire is placed and put through eight separate
automatic processes, which transform it in al
most the twiukljng ofan eye into q most per-
feet screw. The size Of this screw may he
imagined from the fact that it takes sc, 900 Of
them to weigh pound yet when placed I'M
der a masnifying glass they are shown to be
perfect in every detail. Equally ingenius and
perfect machinery is used for the construction
of wheels aud all the other parts of the watch,
including the saving, cutting, and polishing
Of tie Jewels.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-09-18
The School Fund.

S209l2L3S is the amount Of money ap-
p'r,ioaed for Public S,hool purposes in this
State FOR the year beginning Sept. l, 1875, and
ending Aug 81, 1876. OF this fund Jefer-
son is npportjoned S6,S3l76 and Berkeley
S5.S95.-2. There isa falling OFT of the State
School flnI-s0me o. ths Sheritgs not having
paid 10 the revenues as promptly as is desired
Ia one Of the largest tsx-plyius counties Of
the State, the Auditor reports a delinquency 10
the State School fund Of go 900. NJ. Of
Youths iu the State, 1890.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-09-18
BICKFoRD & HUFFMAN
GRAIN DRILL.

WE would invite the attention Of Farmers
w needing Drills to the above. The Drill
will be found on exhibition in the Court House
ward, where we will be pleased to explain its
merits to all. Ii requires no extended notice by
the press neither agents canyassing the county to
work it up. 1t has the reputation over the entire
country where known as the best and most relia-
BILE Seeder and Distributor OF Fertilizers now
made. and wherever used YOU will never see
punching of grain.
This Drill IS ready to 90 into the field with any
and all Drills in the county State, under n
Committee Of disnterested persons TO sow Wheat,
Oats, Beans, Barley. Corn and Fertilizers, and
the only place to let each machine do its Own talk
ing. For sale By
WE have two or three Drills of other facto-
w Dries, in perfect order, for sale rery tog.
Sent. :, 1875. JAS. LAW. H00FF Il co.