West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-30
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN
WEST VA. NEWS AND NOTES.

nual meeting of the West Virginia
State Pharmaceutical Association
will be held in the city of Charles
ton, on Tuesday, JUNE 18th, prox.
CAssvrLLE BURNED.---A most fear
full conhagratioa ragged in Cass-
vile, Wayne Co., a few days since,
destroying the business part of the
town. Loss over $4,000. Sup
posed work of an incendiary.
RASH SoMNAMBULIsT A late
number Of the Greenbrier Indepen-
dent tells this of a we'll known citi-
zen, Mr.. John Hall, engineer of
mill at Anderson "He sleeps in
the second story of the building,
and on the night mentioned, he
dreamed that be was assisting in
hosting some heavy timber and
that the tiRbers were about to fall,
and that has comrades were run
ming to escape the danger. He at
tempted to follow suit, and he bolt
ed out Of one of the windows, com
pletely desnolishing the sash and
glass and landed on the grass II
feet below. He sustained severe
injuries, but not necessarily fatal
ones
Two FATAL ACCIDENTS. The
Point Pleasant Register notes the
death of two Mason county citizens
by the falling of trees.
Mr.. Francis King, on Thirteen,
was trying to save some fencing
under burning tree, when the top
of the tree fell, striking him on the
head, causing instant death.
A young man named Barnett,
on Thirteen also, was out hunting,
and while cutting tree to get a
squirrel, alimb fell from it, strik-
ing him on the head and killing
hiGA instantly,
TEMPERANCE MEETING. There
wiGl be county temperance meet
ing held at the Court House on
Friday, the 1st day of June, at 2
O'Clock. The object of the meeting
WILL be to appoint delegates to the
State Temperance Convention
which meets in Clarksburg, June
20, 1888, and to attend to other bu-
siness connected with the temper
ance cause.-'H ctzel Democrat.
GREENBAcK VICToRY--We see
that at the recent school election,
Senator Barbee was elected Presi-
dent of the Board of Education.
BURNED TO DEATH. The Green
brier independent notes another vic
tina of the flames, Miss Matte Ash
by, aged IA years, at Sewell, w. Va
Her clothing taking fire while
standing on the hearth, she ran
and threw herself into a pond near
by, but too late. She lived but a few
hours.
DAYLIGHT IN UPsHUR. The rail
road has at last entered the limits
of L pshur county, and freight is
now being delivered at Lorentz
Station, a miles from this place.
delta.
R. r. NoTEs.-The steel for the
railroad bridge is now being hauled
to the site .@ the bridge.
| Passenger travel on the railroad
is increasing every day, both ways,
and is adding greatly to the bust
ness of our hotels.-F. Pleasant
Register.
FoUND.--Ibe body of Stewart
Roush, who was drowned off the Str.
Hornet No. =, about the LIST Of
last March, was found on the 18th
inst, just above Letart Island
Register.
TYLER County YoUTH--The
Star gives the number of school
children in Tyler coanty as follows:
Aged from 6 to Is gears, males L.
SOL females, ,434 from 16 to II,
males, 565; females, 493. Males,
both classes 2,156; females, 1,9l7;
total, 4,073.
The question now is, how are the
boys to have girl apiece, when
they get their eyes open to the real
value Of a neat, nice, good girl?