Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-04-02
NEWSY NOTES.

Adam wa, the FIRST gambler, for he lost all
in Il pair-o' dice.
Mrs. Randall C. Wood purchased On last
Thursday week the Keep Tryst Furnace
property in this county for 500.
The four wear Old American bred colt
Borea, lby Saxon on, Of Nellie Gray has
won the Wickham hurdle = miles over
hurIlesl at the Croydon English meeting.
Tie odds were ID 10 [ against him.
There is an old law still on the Connccti-
cut statu.e-books which declares that "ey-
ory horse used in any horse-rac,, and on
which any wager is laid or any purse or
stake made, shall be forfeited to the State
t. is stated that Rev. Augusta Van de
VIEWER. now stationed at Harper Ferry,
has been chosen to succeed bishop eject
Jansen, as senior priest and vicar-generdl
OF the Diocese Richmond.
Ex-attorncy G neral Weeks, Of Nova
Scotia. is sueiug fr false imprisonment
judge James, of the circuit court, who jail
o the lawyer, in default Of ten dollars fine,
FOR opining, in private converse, that his
I honor WIS a fool.
Replying toan &c, Jury aen' a p'o,li'r ,,,oJc
/ for Gen. Lees sword, and 70 tender OF II
offered" The latter said that Grants apo
/ logy tor not wearing his own sword was ali
that passed between them.
Me,srs. Jefrass Roberts & Co. South
! boston N'p "F'1'; ha'e "s1' - ~ u u.
CoiSi syrup ana Pr1h'Huyc: - VIZ -. -
-, Wy h. :, 60 -ss ~ cheerlnlv recommend
80 ~ .i IL .,,r.r.r. p,.s o3jy d cans.
q,...... d,,.l,-orA KIN. Richard.
I'm ~ - I,,,..
-. .'',.., ,,,.,.;,.,I. M, tb. mic
ms, .., -, ,,r IN, and br,,iinr bloole
s.,.l IN Eo,-u.i.y 30 vca.s ago. II. \.
/ Alexander died last Fall.
D., c.a
.:S c';i.l IN ~ he's lotc'y naid the nrin
..',l .,,,l i,t,r.., so 20qI of a nota held
-. III. l,.,i..,t tho ti-,a with tbcir
/ y, i e ' haul, hal rhanrcd Il.
y,'.'.'',,''.' .'j io,, al Iorsl cle;n to the
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. al5,1.o VIZ
,on.;, r'rc1,Iy Lccao,e the father Of twin
/ c;ris Whom lie first looked upon the new
cor,rr. he smiled sort of chastlv smile
.nI rsr,ar,.ci Weu. I suppose il is all
r:'.L, cr +. I. sold Miss Fortunes never
- .;.'.l,. 80
u.,.u:-,
,o ' lob ~ csf - Il. l5G7 when he lad
ou.-arown II. Said he: "What do YOU DO
when Won have ou.-crown your clothes -
Nou east them aside. do YOU mott Oh,
no. replicJ the little one. eve let out the
n, Ks
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's ' e,r-, 49, ~ .,i;t"t;on of friend mad
t5n atfr,nr- When the music hal ceased
- r-;,,,d on, .ro,cbcd and said oaily:
..2y.n ,o', loot u, rolgb an rigbt"
~, No.. rc.l,. lint + was tirlt
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How Is it that Wilkins ana ms vile I'VE
so happily together? Why, they nave oeeh
ID Il.c w." "nG '"I NV ;o+ ,..rv in
,i,,,,.+t.r G''. = o,t w..bina the whole
mi Ia - ,,.,+eb.o,, and ont q !
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No. Tam rot worth ambition OF dollars,
+ sliI senator Brown, OF Georgia, To repor-
+ t.r. nor is any other man IN Georgia, II
hi, debts were all paid. Young man con-
tinued the Senator, looking at him benign
o' odo ~, Jco 'Y, ~ ,noney5
a., ,:.,.o,
CAPT. "rorge >, DaV'a9o.i l !, -
ant I'D Latham )C3h'euet4'e i'"'l1i '''''
F Gen. Emory Upton, wAo Hred tht inillal ,oP7
posing sAo.s at the hrst pun hah' ~ uie'.
recently. The one at E'te.ylle, scout
/ county, Va; the other at Presidio' Ca!9 o!
his own hands.
+ OF fy, youn, nan who entered the 3Sth
courr,s, in '632their AGES progressing sue
ces,lvely from b to 35-thc Youngest, Gar