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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-03-30
Model Reporter.

The editor of the St. Mary's o.
se'rer should be secured at once by
the State as Supreme Court Rcpor-
ter. His style Of reporting Court
proceedings is vastly unique and
comprehensive. For the benefit of
the bar and bench universal, we
copy from the Observer of last week
the following sample out of two COL
umns of Circuit Court proceedings !:
State VS.. Watsan, A. & B., not'g.
State vs. Corban, unlawful selling
liquor, confd $40 in two indict-
ments--and he II juryman too. Aw.
full /,
State VS., Morril, perjury; sloped
long ago.
State VS.. Darr, trespass; dropped.
State VS.. Werninger, A. & b., run
away.
State VIZ. Givens, larceny; ditto.
Cain VS.. Richardson; Cain beat
him.
Core VS.. Canoe Engle Core beat.
Doty VS.. Davis & Davis; Doty
beat the other fellows.
Beaver vs. Galway; Beaver beat,
Martha Gill VS.. Hall Martha gets
$40.
Gano vs.. Carroll Gano gets $164.
Core vs.. Patterson, &c, Core sent
back to rule for the 3 time.
Cain vs. Richardson; he quashed
Gains notice.
Pickens VS.. Core. Kore got beat.
Singer CO. VS.. Ruckman Kontin-
ued.
Clifford VS.. Gigs; settled salts
factorially,
Jones d Hanes VS.. Warner. Var
ner beat in this race.
And so on through. In the first
column cases were Continued; in
the second, Kontinued: we pre-
sumo b.-Roz the Cson up there
brought a short Krop of Cs.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-03-30

pronounced by the Court "a nui-
sance," but it is still open. What
is the saddest feature here is, that
the evil is in some of our churches.
In fact some of the worst cases are
church members. | think the re
form must commence in the church
es.
! am sorry to have to report these
things, but think tits always best
to tell the truth.
! hope I may have more encour-
aging news after awhile.
Yours in hope,
Argos.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-03-30
Jackson County.
RAvENswooD, w. VA, !
March IS. 1881. {

ED. FREEMAN A few notes from
this section of the State may not be
entirely worthless.
And first, let me say that / like
the FREEMAN. | like it because /
like it's name; l like it because ]
like its Editor; l like it because l
like it's Business Manager; I like it
because / like it's clean face. l like
its spirit, spiciness and spunk.
And above all, | like it's mission.
May it 90 on singing Montana Sem
per Lberi until every hill and valley
of West Virginia ring with the song
of Freedom from King Alcohol!
But then you say, if you like it SO
well, why have you not sent US a
list of subscribers.
Well, some have agreed to sub
scribe provided l can get up a club
SO that they can get it at club rates.
l find this difficulty meeting me at
every solicitation-"Well, am now
taking more papers than | can
read" 1t is much more difficult to
introduce a new paper than to get
subscribers to an old one that is well
established. We must be patient.
l think the people will take hold
after awhile.
We have in Ravenswood a tenn
perance organization DR.. S. M.
Haworth is President, and Rev. S.
T. Mallory, Secretary. We have
been holding meetings every two
weeks, though there has not been
much interest in them yet, except
that in our last meeting some new
interest was developed. We lack
here a healthy public sentiment.
Yet we have no licensed saloons.
But our drug stores do lively bust
ness; and then the "jug business"
connected with Pomeroy contrib
utes to the cause of much drunken
ness here. The town council have
passed strict ordinances on the sub
ject, but they do not execute them.
They say they cannot be sustained
by the people.
One Of the drug stores here was
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-03-30

columns to the page, and is ably ed
tied and handsome geographically.
The FREEMAN is more especialjv
devoted to advocating the temper
anee4 cause: but has much other
matter of interest. Mr.. |. II. John
son, lecturer, poet and lawyer, is the
editor, with Mr.. w. F. Atkinson as
the energetic business manager.
The publication of the paper is
guaranteed for one year, at least.
Subscription price, 81 OO.-Raehs
Gazette.
It's too bad to taunta fellow with
past sins, after he has abandoned
them. You oughtn't to have done
it, Brother Morris. mo more of
that Hal an thou lowest me-"
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-03-30

and votes they are after, and they
are very ready o.turn the floods of
theireloquence and patriotic zeal in
whatever channel they imagine
will bring to them the one or the
other as they may for the time hap
pen to be in most particular need.
The thing for honest men to do, is
to withhold both, and starve them
into honesty.
You might read the old party
press for @ generation and remain
in perfect ignorance of the demands
of the temperance people of Ohio,
as they wouldn't tell the truth
about us if the could.-Couriier.
The worst enemy to Temperance
and the chief support of the liquor
traffic is the United States Govern
ment. Anybody can buy the right
to sell whisky under the U. S. Rev
enue laws. So long as this is the
case, temperance will Wetzel
Democrat.
Yes; Uncle Sam is "a great enemy
to the people in this respect; but
even 'hislicense- isn't SO strong but
that even county or town in little
West Virginia may nullify it, and
make it of no effect. The United
States Government itself isn't
strong enough to compel us to toll
crate an unmitigated curse, even
though it may be willing to per-
petuate it when not forbidden by
its wiser and better children, in
consideration Of few paltry dollars.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-03-30
Still Talking About Us.
AND NONE OF THEM HAVE SAID ANY
THING BAD ABOUT US YET.

In our notice of the appearance of
the West Virginia FREEMAN, pub
lished at Parkersburg, we gave the
name of |. H. Jackson as editor. 1t
should have read I. II. Johnson.
This correction is due the editor, if
for no other reason than to show the
world that some other great men
outside the Jackson family inhabit
the town of Parkersburg .-Grofton
Sentinel.
Korrect, It's all right, now.
The West Virginia FREEMAN is
the name of new enterprise in
journalism at Parkersburg. The
first number reached us last Friday,
and after a careful. perusal, we take
pleasure in wishing it unbounded
success in the principles it enunci-
ates, as well as in financial matters.
Its editor, /. H. Johnson, will I'M
doubtedly make it an interesting
paper.-Huntington argus.
Thank you, for the two-fold good
wishes.
We are in receipt of new paper
just started at Parkersburg, called
the West Virginia FREEMAN. 1t is
devoted to the cause of temperance,
handsomely printed, ably edited,
and deserves to be well supported
Putnam Democrat
If it can deserve support, it will
have it. Our first object is to make
it deserving.
We have received the West Vir-
GINA FREEMAN, a new eight-page
weekly published at Parkersburg,
this State, by Messrs. |. H. Johnson
and w. F. Attkisson. 1t is well
gotten up and ably edited Mar
d'esburg Independent.
We are sure you meant to add:
success" &c.
We have received the West Vir-
ginia FREEMAN, a journal published
by a company in the interest of
temperance reform. 1t is respect
able looking sheet, and we sincerely
hope it may succeed in its efforts to
rob liquor of it's victims.-Mountain
Herald.
Here's our hand. It's good deal,
to look respectable.
We have received the West Virgin
ia FREEMAN, the new Temperance
advocate, the publication of which
has been begun at Parkersburg. Its
editor is I. H. johnson, and business
manager is w. F. Attkisson. Sub
scription price, 50 per year. 1t is a
neat paper, and edited with spirit
and ability. We wish it great sue
cess in the great cause it has es-
poused. -Morgantoaon Post.
Now that's something like wish.
Great success in a great cause, is
worth a whole life of persevering
endeavor, toll and struggle.
The West Virginia FREEMAN,
new venture in the newspaperline
is before us 1t lisa neat. quarto, five
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-03-30
TYLER COUNTY.
Dogs, Whisky, &C., &c.

Measles coming.
Windy weather.
Stuck in the mud.
The season for making maple syr-
ND is about over. T.
Barney Martin and wife are Wis
ting relatives at Maysville, KY.
col. Dan Johnson is entertaining
Judge Okey Johnson's st. Bernard
nup. Said dorg is 10 months old
and weighs SO pounds.
Il matters but little, with us
whether or not license is granted in
our county as our drinkers get their
supply of fire water from the Buck
eve State.
Is there no law by which mer-
chants can be prosecuted for selling
tonics, bitters, essences, &c, that
are drunk by the boys, Gust to
warm them 'up?' ..r-. e..
The dog-tax law is being ru>sed
and discussed by many of our citi-
zens. We don't think that the law
has as many friends in this section
of country as it should have. Sew
eral hundred dollars worth of sheep
have been killed in this county by
dogs withing the last few months.
A big docket is awaiting Judge
Stealey ut our next Court.
NIcoDEMUs.
In reply to brother Nick's ques-
ton above, in regard to the sale of
bitters, essences, &c, we answer
that the Courts have held that it is
unlawful to sell, without license,
any kind of drink that intoxicates,
whether it be called, cider, bitters,
or what not and it is no protec-
ton to the seller that the boys take
it lust to warm themselves up"
Fit makes the boys fighting drunk,
as is so often the case, it is the plain
duty Of the grand jury to "warm
the sellers up We are sure you do
not mean all you say as to its MAX
ing but little difference, whether
license is granted in Tyler. Your
lifetime observation there would
not allow you to mean this. The
drunken scenes on Tyler court and
muster days Of twenty-five years
ago, compared with the peace and
order Of public days of recent years,
show that it does make a vast deal
ot difference whether license is
granted. Tyler has been a prohi-
O!tlon county for about twenty
years, and the revolution in favor of
sobrlety and temperance has been
wonderful, as you know True, as
you say, those who wish can 60 to
Ohio and get the vile stuff, but the
number is few who put themselves
to that trouble. 1t is very rare that
man will deliberately make up
MS mind to play hog, and go dozen
miles into another State to get the
stuff to do it with. No license, no
saloons, no training-schools for
drunkards, and the boys are thou
sand times safer-Yes, brother Nick
1t does matter; and no amount of
argument or penurious cries of rev.
enue, or any other consideration,
could ever induce old Tyler to pol
lutte her purified records with an
other contract with a man "of good
moral character" allowing him for
d paltry sum of money to peddle
death and destruction to her peace
fQI and happy citizens.
In days long ago, the people of
Tyler liked whisky better than so
orlety, order and prosperity, but
'hat is now reversed. 1t seems yet
That the dogs like mutton better
than the people do. This must be
reversed too. When the people
come to think more of their sheep
Than they doof their miserable ours,
the dog-nuisance will go, as the bar
room nuisance has gone. Let the
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-07-01
Qeighhnrhnnd Ncms.
Aberdeen.

Rev. Geo. f.. Jones, of Broadway Presbyterian
Church, Baltimore, preached at the Grove last
Sunday, and at the close of the services declared
the pulpit vacant. Until a successor TO Rev. Mr..
Morrison Is elected the pulpit will be filled by
strangers, or Rev. Mr.. Morrison may occupy
the pulpit as a supply" while he remains ut
the parsonage The largest congregation for
years was present last Sunday
The BooLhby Hill Sunday School, of which
Mr.. A. l.. Hyde is superintendent, held Mis-
sionary service last Sunday afternoon The
house was filled 10 its utmost. The following
gentlemen, in the order named, delivered adj
dresses: Rev. j. w. Steele, of the Southern
Methodist church; Rev. q. II. Jones, of Broad
way Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, and Jacob
d. Michael, ESD, of Baltimore, one of the man
collection OF SlO.23 was taken up. There was
good music upon the occasion, Miss Annie
Hyde, presiding at the organ.
|, Messrs. George Harris and D. G.. Michael were
elected delegates from Aberdeen Southern Meth
cd ST Church TO the county Sunday School Con
ventlon, to be held at Jarrettsyile in July, and
Miss Fannie p Taylor and Mr.. Robert II. Hop
kins were elected from Perryman.
Miss Carrie Fulton, who has been attending
school in Philadelphia, is now at home on her
vacation.
The contract for carrying the U. 5. mail from
Perryman to Boothby Hill has been awarded to
j. b. Colegrove, of Washington, ID. G. The
contract has been sublet to Mr. VIM. Thompson,
OF Boothby Hill. The report that this route
was to be discontinued was premature.
Randolph johnson, colored man, on the
farm of Mr.. 5. q. Davis, was found dead in the
stable last Sunday morning. 1t was supposed
that horse which he had been cleaning kicked
him, causing his death.
The farmers are running ON ''full time" this
week, and much work has beenn done
Mr.. w. b. Baker was taken very i'll at Mrs
Tredick's sale, ON last Thursday Drs. Coch
and ,Ilpk admit stored r,4nn6ina nd IA,
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A Wedding in Bel Air.
HuNTER-WEBsTER.


The old and venerable PRESBYTERIAN Church
Bel Air, was crowded to its utmost capacity on
Tuesday morning, June 2Sth, with a brilliant
assemblage OF ladies and gentlemen, to witness
the wedding of Mr.. }. Abel Hunter, of Martins
burg, West Va, and Miss Ida NJ Webster
daughter of Col. Edwin IL. Webster of this
county. The floral decorations of the church
which were exquisite, were entirely the work OF
Miss Webster's lady friends On the face of the
pulpit was the monogram al w." made of
white daisies and scarlet geraniums, the con
trast being striking and beautiful. few feet
in front of the altar was floral arch, from the
centre of which depended horse shoe of flow
ers, embematic of good luck. Beneath this, at
half past eleven, Mr.. Hunter and Miss Webster
Stood while Rev. +. ID. Finney, pastor of the
church, recited the words which made them one
unto their lles end The BRIDES dress was of
handsome white surah satin, trimmed with or
ange blossoms, and made with long train.
long white bridal VEIL fastened on with wreath
OF orange blossoms, also comprised part of her
costume.
The bride was accompanied to the church by
her father and mother, and by the bridesmaids,
Misses Bessie and Carrie Webster her sisters
Miss Cary Harrison, of Martinsburg; Misses
Theresa Mccormick and Daisy Dallam, of Bel
Air; and Miss Mary J.. Hunter, sister of the
groom. The groom's best man was Mr.. Beyer.
ly g. Randolph, of Baltimore. The ushers were
Messrs. D. Edwin Webster, brother of the bride:
Andrew Onderdonk, VIM. II. Manning of Va,
Donald Mclean, of New York, Edmund P. II.
Harrison, of Martlnsburg, and VIM H. Harlan,
of Bel Air.
After the ceremony at the church an elegant
reception was given at "lnglesde," Col Web
ster's residence, and at one o'clock, Mr.. and
Mrs Hunter left for Edgewood, TO take the cars
for Baltimore After brief trip to Old Point,
Va, and elsewhere, they will settle down in
their future home, at Grafton, West Va
A large number of prominent citizens of the
county were present at the reception together
with Mr.. James L. Randolph, Chief Engineer of
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The Democratic Platform.

The Platform of the Democratic State
It's declarations are of such character as to
elicit the approval of all good citizens, and
fthey are not carried out il will be the fault
OF the people themselves in not selecting
as candidates for the Legislature the best men
belonging TO the Democratic party.
The Platform recites the fact that the
Democratic Legislatures of 1878 and 1880 sue
ceeded in distributing more equally the bur
dens of taxation, by adding to the tax list
many forms of wealth heretofore exempt, but
which should justly he taxed.
1t demands Il new registration law, with Il
more thorough method of correction, and to
the end that a suitable law may be framed,
the convention names committee to pre-
pare and present il to the next Legislature
consisting of Governor Hamilton, Attorney
General Gwinn, Charles b. Roberts, Henry ID.
Farnandis, Philip Francis Thomas and s.
Teackle Wallis. This committee is also re-
quested to prepare bills necessary to the per
lection of our jury system and criminal law
according to their time and opportunity.
The address urges voters TO enioin upon
those who may represent them in the Legis-
lature the duty of reducing the expenses OF
the General Assembly to the smallest amount
compatible with efficient public service.
Taking it altogether the platform is one OF
the most sensible and practical political
documents we have ever seen. The appoint.
mcnt of a committee to draft II registration
law is novel one, but it must strike every
one as n most sensible proceeding. All who
are familiar with the ordinary course pur-
sued by legislative bodies are aware of the
difficulty Of preparing and passing, during
the short term of the Legislature, II law SO
important as the one relating the rcgislra
| ton of voters and the correction of the lists
from time 10 time. The gentlemen named
on the committee are among the foremost
citizens of the State. They are distinguish
ed not only for legal abilities of the highest
order, but for wisdom, prudence, personal
honor and in short for every quality that
would be necessary in preparing registration
law to secure the end desired, namely, free
fair and nnobstructed ballot box. They pos
sess the confidence of the people of Mary
land, and we sincerely hope they may accept
the trust coniilci 10 them by the DcmnCra
tic party.
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This locality, like many others, has been &C.
riously damaged by the recent heavy rains.-
Many of our roads are almost impossible, and
we fear they will have TO remain 30 until after
harvest After that time the supervisor will
have more time to Fix them up.
The damage done the Canal by the la:e Hoods
has been repaired and the boats have resumed
their regular trips.
Mr.. Andrew Boyle is building canning
house close to Scarborough Bros. store, and
anticipates doing large bushes in canning
all kinds of fruit.
Mr.. o. G. Quincy has greatly added to the
appearance ofhis residence by a thorough paint
ing MIR. Quincy is new conner in our midst
and we must give him credit for keeping things
in fnrmerlike order
The new warehouse is nearing completion as
they are now putting on the roof, which - be
ing done by the through going slater Mr. VII
luln Edward, of Bangor, Pa.
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the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; Mrs Ran.
dolph, Admiral John Rodgers, of the U. s.
johnson, Major Robert w. Hunter editor OF
the Winchester Times , Mrs. Robert w. Hunter
Or. Lewis }. Williams, of the u. s. Navy; Hon
Thomas j. Heating, State Comptroller; Dr.
Harrison, of Baltimore county; }. G. Spiller
Charles Moore, William Moore, Mr. Hooper and
Others, of Baltimore city
Mr.. j. Abel Hunter is wall-known in Har
ford, having been formerly Chief Engineer o
the Baltimore and Delta Railroad He is now
Assistant Master of Road of the Baltimore ant
Ohio Railroad. During his stay in Hartford h'
gained many warm friends. The bride is love
ly and accomplished young lady, and is ex
ceedingly popular in the neighborhood. Sh
received large number of elegant and cost,
presents from friends in the county and at a dis
lance. The best wishes of many warm heart
followed the happy couple on their bridal tour
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Commencement of WayerIy Seminary.

The twenty -second annual Commencement of
Wavcrly Seminary, Prince Georges county, Md,
took place on Friday, June 2ith. One of the
graduates who was also the Valedictorian was
Susie Z. keech, granddaughter of the late Rev.
of DR.. Thomas keech, a native of the same coun-
ty. The young lady in question gave, in her mu-
sic, recitations and valedctory, ample proof that
she merited the diploma and medal of the school,
which she received on that day. She also proud
~ wears the elegant medal given annually by the
i iIshI rev salop rihknSy' Oh the diocese with
cough, of London, England. As the young grad
uate, in her farewell" spoke her words of love
and appreciation no one was forgotten, and few
eyes were dry. The simple pathos was more pow
erful than the most profound rhetoric could have
made it. The grand old DoXology sent out its
swelling, quivering notes, good-byes We're spoken
and happy hearts laughed in pee. lNEH.
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HELD UPON SERIOUS CGARGE.-Jamcs
johnson, of Peach Bottom Township York
county, is in the custody of Sheriff Morgan, at
Bel Air, on the charge of having committed a
serious assault upon the person of colored
woman, named Mary Green, on the tow path of
the Tide Water Canal, near the mouth of Deer
Greek, on Wednesday Of last week Mr.. John
son was arrested by Constable r. s. McNutt
and in default Of bail committed TO jail by jus
tce Walters, of Darlington. Subsequently he
was admitted to bail by Justice Adams, of
llayre de Grace and released. 'rhc county all-
thorities, however, considered the bail msuili-
cent, and johnson was accordingly re-arrested
by Sheriff Morgan. Mr.. Johnson, who is the
captain of canal boat, is a respectable young
married man, and protests his entire innocence
of the charge. He gays that on the day he was
arrested he came down to Port Deposit, on the
cars from Columbia, and started to walk up the
tow-path TO meet his vessel, which was on her
way down. Near Deer Creek he met the colored
woman, Mary Grecn, who asked him if there
was not house near by. Directing her to one,
he passed on Immediately, joined his vessel, and
knew nothing more Of the affair until he was
arrested On Wednesday Mr.. Johnson's father
in-law, Mr. George Geiger, and Mr. j. q. A.
McUonkey, both of Peach Bottom, with Mr.
John II. Shannon, of Bel Air, gave security
for Mr.. Johnson's appearance at court, aud he
was released. Mr.. Johnsons friends are conf
dent that he can establish his innocence.
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SALE OF BALTIMORE AND DELTA RAILWAY
BoNDs.-The Baltimore Gd.ette has the follow
ing encouraging news in relation to the Balti-
more and Delta Narrow-Gauge Railway:
The Baltimore and Delta Railway Company
has removed the engineers office to this city
with view of pushing the work on the road
between Baltimore and Towsontown. In addi-
ton to the payment in part of the conditional
stock subscriptions already reported the board
of directors have succeeded in negotiating at a
fair rate, $50 900 $50, 900 worth of their bonds
and expect to complete the sale of the first hun
dred thousand during the week. II is their pur-
pose as soon as this is done to buy the rails and
necessary rolling stock and begin track laying
at the Baltimore end Of the line and push it out
to Towsontown as rapidly AS men and money
can do it. When it reaches that point it will be
continued northward as the means for its extern
sion are furnished. The prospects for the early
completion of the road were never better than
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Then Dorchester county, amidst applause,
Withdrew the name of Mr., Meekns, aud Som
erset the name of DR.. VIM H. Gale, both
counties pledging themselves for Keating.-
All the counties voted for Heating except St
Mary and Washington, which declined to
vote.
The State Central Committee for the next
two years was chosen before adjourning, the
members for Hartford being Hon. Henry d.
Farnandis, Hon. John Carroll Walsh and
Charles III STREET.