West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-28

-
trlct near Easton. She is the moth
er OF 10 children, among whom are
our frinds Lark" of this county,
and Wm. Dunn, of Iowa. Mrs.
Dunn has 95 grand children; 105
great-grand children and ) great
great-grand children. 1t is allotted
to very few people to see their pos
terity to the fifth generation. Mrs.
Dunn is correctly named Temper
ance, and but for her temperance
frugal life would never have reach
ed her present advanced age. Her
example should teach the useful
ness and honor of virtuous SIM
pie life.-Neao Dominion.
Observation-Disclosures Al1ire.
who was reported drowned in the
mouth of Jesse Hugh's Run, was
not drowned, but while intoxi-
Gated fell from the abutment of the
bridge in about two feet of still wa
ter. Being thoroughly wet, weak
with hunger, and drunk, he was
unable to find his way out in the
dark, but reaching the fence,
where there was but little water,
he held to it until he was SO
chilled that he sank down and
died. This was something near
the verdict of the jury, Telegram.
MAIL RoBBERY.-A young man
by the name of J. L. Alkire. of
Centresville, Upshur county, who
has been carrying the mail on the
Mingo and Martins Bottoms route,
was lodged in jail here, Thursday
last by Deputy Sheriff, Hez, Mar
shall, on a charge of opening the
mail sacks and taking therefrom
a registered letter containing two
dollars. There was hole in the
bottom of the sack out Of which it
is supposed he got the letter.-Ran-
doloh Enterprise.
ALL DAY MEETING.-Miss Jennie
Smith and Miss Ada Sherman, the
railroad revivalists, were in Key
ser Tuesday and Wednesday, They
held all day meetings and in the
evening held a meeting in the
Southern Methodist Church, and
both were listened to by large
congregation with the deepest in
terest. They left on No. 10
Wednesday evening for Grafton
Piedmont Dispatch.
ELopEMENT- Henry McCallis-
ter, of Curry district, was lodged
in Jail at Winfield, recently, by
Deputy Sheriff Frazier, charged
with having eloped with a young
girl II years old. He is about
thirty years old, and has a wife
and several children.-Irrepre8-
slbic.
BURGLARY.-The store of Mr.. M.
l.. Hutchinson, at Smithtown, was
entered recently by burglar who
ransacked the money drawers, but
fortunately Mr.. Hutchinson had
taken the precaution to put his
money in a place OF safety, and
consequently the thief found no
oooty.-Ncw Dominion.
Good Templary is getting a good
start in this valley. We now have
three Lodges and about ninety
members. The new lodge, Rising
Star No. 10, at Ganotown now num-
bers sixteen members.-W Va.
Good Tenaplar.
New CHURcH.-The new Epis-
copal Church at Lewisburg, Green
brier county, is completed, and is
the handsomest church in that
place.-Hinton Republican.
DIED.-Miss Corinne Patton, Of
Charleston, was striker with par.
alysis while attending the funeral
of Geo. NJ Spriggle, and died few
days after.
The Huntington Republican
says: "Prof. John L. Steele has
accepted the position Of Principle
of the High School at Ironton, o:
He will take charge next Monday"
| Acc1DENT.-Albert Wollen, while
working on the State House at
Charleston, fell from scaffold 40
feet high, breaking both arms and
one leg.-Ex.
MAaRIED.-At Doctor Louk's, by
Row Hart. Feb. 10. John Clark,