West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-02-22
West Virginia News and Notes.

LECTuRE.-Hon. Henry Brannon
is announced to lecture soon, at the
University, Morgantown.
CELEBRATION SpREE.-The Mar
shall Herald says: Fairmont cele-
brated the arrival of the steamboat
Harry" at that point, by getting
on a spree. 3
GLAD.-Arn't we gald, though,
that the FREEMAN didn't publish
the Randolph county lynching
yarn, and don't have to take it
back.
THE WAY To DO IT.-The citi-
zens of Wellsburg are subscribing
to fund to secure the erection of
Glass works in that city. The
Ne,os reports about 1920 already
secured. &
DRowNED.-On last Saturday,
young man named Henry Boys, son
of Isaac Boys, ofthis county, while
drifting timber near the Falls of
Twelve Pole, was thrown from his
boat and drowned Wayne Advo-
cate.
ADVANTAGEOUS Kanawha Val
ley correspondent writes; "The
Principal Of the st. Adams Public
School was discharged few days
ago for drunkenness, and the coun-
ty Superintendent says he intends
to revoke his certificate. Another
step in the right direction"
A sale of six thousand acres of
land in Grant county, w. Va, has
been effected by K. D. McClena-
ham, of Baltimore, to Joseph Sprigg,
Esq, of Moorefeld, Hardy county,
w. Va, for $4,000 oorefeld En-
dH,iner.
DEATH OF AN OLD CITIzDN. In
the Weston Democrat, Rev. HI. Lang
ford writes of the recent death of
William 0ldaker, aged 76 years,
who had been a faithful member Of
the Baptist church for more than
fifty years.
DIED-VANMETER.--At 5 80, D..
M, February 5, 1881, in Old Fields,
Hardy county, Jacob Vanmeter,
aged 70 years
Few men were better known in
this whole region of country than
the deceased, Familiarity called Gun
Gle Jake."He was type of the old
time hospitable gentleman, whom
everybody. esteemed and respected.
-Keyser Tribune.
SUIcIDE.-The Grafton Sentinel
gives the sad particulars of the sui
eide by hanging of the wife of Mr..
julius Alliot, near that city, on
Sunday the 18th inst. Brooding
over the possible results of heavy
lawsuit in which her husband was
involved, is supposed to have led
her to the rash act. She was 81
years of age and leaves six children
to mourn with her grief-stricken
husband.
RED FLANNEL FIRE.-The Graf
ton Sentinel tells us of big fire
alarm in that city the other day.
When the people were all out with |
buckets of water, what was taken
for the flames, was found to be some
red flannel suspended above the
roof. We have heard of red rag
being used to stir the dormant en-
ergies of an old gobbler, but this is
the first we have known of it's use
to call out the fire companies.
SIXTY INDICTMENTS AT the
February Term of the Circuit Court
of Mason county, sixty indictments
were found by the Grand Jury
against seventeen of the distin-
guished business men of that city,
who are by law required to have
special qualifications, such as are
required in no other trade. And,
by the way, we notice that among
the indicted parties are the business
men of Point Pleasant whom the
Visitor delighteth to adj
vertlse and recommend. 1t might
be a matter Of curiosity to some to
know what special line of trade
these gentlemen are engaged in. |
For the benefit fthe public we ask s