West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-15
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN.
West Virginia News.

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Little, an eight-year-old son of Mr.
Thomas Little of Berkeley county,
died recently from the effects of
vaccination. Taking cold in his
arm, it become terribly swollen, and
despite all efforts to afford the suf-
ferer relief, caused his death.
COOP PRICES. - TIE Wellsburg
Herald speaking Of a public sale at
Lauck's, in that vicinity, says: Cat
tie were in great demand and went
off at good prices, yearlings at $40
to S24 each and COWS from $40 to
$45. Horses scemedto be in unu-
sual demand and hogs commanded
fancy prices. About the same may
be said in regard to Windsor's sale
on Tuesday. A COW and a calf sold
for SAT so
CAUGHT AT l. asst. = Ephraim
Hines, indicted five years ago for
illicit distilling, was recently ar
rested in Berkeley county by U. S.
Marshal John Haggerty. He had
successfully lodged the officers ever
since his Indictment.
Our BIG TREEs.-Capt. w. S.
Dunbar brought Mr.. G.. N. Town
send 80 samples of very pretty tim
Der of different varieties this week
The sample of walnut was taken
from tree ten feet in diameter.
The chestnut and poplar samples
were from trees measuring II feet .
inches and II feet respectively in
diameter. The samples have been
sent to England.-Ralcigh Hadcr.
DIPHTHERIA,-The diphtheria is
prevailing on Horse Shoe Run near
Oakland, Md. All Of Mr.. Daniel
Kings four children died of the dis
ease, and five of the six children Of
Lewis Caldwell, and the wives OF
both of these gentlemen were very
low with the same malady at last
accounts.
LUMBERING.-Mr. J. E. Williams,
our enterprislng lumbcrman, is
erecting another saw mill on the
ground adjoining the present one
Mr.. Williams has in the neighbour
hood of three thousand logs bought
and awaits the rise of the river tc
float the logs to the mill Weston
Republican.
BUsINEss--The Hancock hadepend-
ent says: A Miss Cox came into the
residence of John Lashley and pro-
posed to him. He accepted, and
they were united in the holy bonds
by Justice Markle, of Jeddo, Just
four hours after the proposal. This
takes the lily. The elite of Brown s
called in the evening, and rendered
the newly-married couple their con-
gratulations.
RAILRoADs.-Upshur county pro-
poses to give the Clarksburg and
Weston r. R. Company So, 900 to
extend the road from Weston to
Buckhannon. That is they will
make the Company a present of
that sum, they do not ask or receive
any stock from it. Upshur will
double her money on that PROPOSE
ton, land she sets q worthy example.
-Neao Dominion.
SToLEN.-Some sneak thief stole
seven bushels of wheat from Col.
Parker one night last week. Mr..
Parker had measured it up prapar-
atory to going to mill, but some one
with less amount of honesty than
energy forestalled the Colonel.-G.
Mary'S Oracle.
ASYLUM INvEsTIGATIoN.-The COM
mittee appointed to investigate the
affairs at the Insane Asylum, ex-
onerated the Superintendent from
all charges, but found the assistant,
DIR. Hullihen, guilty, and recon-
mended his discharge. They also
found two Of the Directors guilty
There is one remarkable thing
about the management of that in
stitution Under the new admin
istration the whisky bill has in
creased to a wonderful extent.-Or-
dcle.
DOGS AND SMALLPOX. = There
have been at least three cases of