West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-07-13
West Virginia News.

otate or elsewhere. The citizens
had made arrangements on a scale /
SO elaborate and so wide reaching,
that we presume it was thought
impossible to stop the programme, |
because of the sudden shock that
the pistol of the would be nations
assassin had sent through the land. |
Our exchanges from those parts are
chock full of big Dragging on the
big time the big crowd had. The
Grafton Sentinel says, "Magnifcent
arrangements, etc" $4,000 plates
filled with choicest roast OK, ham,
etc, "hogsheads oflemonade," and
the like. "The orator of the day,
Gen Golf, excelled himself, and the
addresses of Woods, of Barbour,
Hon. II. G. Davis, John Bassell,
and Judge Stuart, of Doddridge,
Gen. Northcott, and Capt. Pound
stone, of Upshur, were all gems of
patriotic Fourth of July overflow"
and SO on for quantity.
Over the narrow guage came 700
people, and 800 to 400 from Taylor
county, and SO came the thousands
and had big time-and the best
part of all the accounts is, mo rowdy
or drunken man was SEEN"
The Wayne County Advocate
speaks of Mr.. Good, of London, be-
ing in that vicinity, representing
large wealth, and looking for a
480, O00acre survey of land in Boone
and Wyoming counties. Mr.. Good
found his little farm covered by ju-
nior patents or forfeited to the State
and left disappointed.
While such instances as this
work against US with outside CAPT.
talists, yet there is really no risk
now in purchasers investing in our
lands under existing laws An ex-
animation of the county records
will enable any prudent buyer to
safely guard against loss.
DIED.-At the Asylum on the
/ 14th inst, Mrs. Abbey Johnson, at
the advanced age of about 80 years.
She was the oldest patient ever
in the Asylum of which she had
been an inmate for nearly two years.
Her life for over sixty years was a
galaxy of Christian virtues, though
for eight years mental arrangement
allowed its beauty to be seen ONLY
through the riffs. Mrs. johnson
was the mother of Mrs. Prot. F. S.
Lyon of Morgantown-We Weston Re
| publican W a
| UNwELcoME.- The Richie Dem
ocrat says that swarm of bees, by
strange freak, came into the house
and settled on Mrs. Charley Clay
ton. One little boy ran under the
bed, but Mrs. Clayton and the baby
could not escape them. They COM
pletely covered her head and also
| other parts of her body. She is
seriously i'll from the effects of their
stings. f9i IHtat}i'# ,tI4IFud
SHEEP AND HORSES KILLED.
The Shepherdstown Register says,
during a heavy rain in that section,
sixteen sheep, belonging to Mr..
Martin B. Lemon, above town, were
killed by lightning; and ON Satur-
day evening last three horses and a
colt, belonging to Mr.. James M.
Marshall, below Duffields, were kill
ed by lightning. e.
K1LLED.-Major Alexander At
kisson, an experienced contractor,
while walkingon the track of the c.
80. R. R., near Quinnimont, with
am umbrella over him, was struck by
a train and killed, few days ago.
1t is supposed that he failed to hear
or see the coming train.
MELEE.-The Ravenswood Nesos
gives an account of a difficulty be-
tween our telephone contractors,
Messrs- Scattergood and Burk, and
an employee named Duffy, result
ing in sundry knocks and bruises,
and fines against Burk and Duffy.
Sec'y Blaine is an enthusiastic
believer in West Virginia's great
future. He declares that the Noun
tain State has greater possibilities
ofdeyelopment than any other ter
ritory of equal size on the Cont