West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-09
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN
WEST VA. NEWS AND NOTES.

torney Neil j. Fortner has connect
ed his office with his residence, a
quarter of mile away, by home
made telephone which works ad-
mirably. At our request, while in
his office few days ago, Mrs. Fort
ney sat in her parlor and played
and sang "Annie Laurie" and the
words and air came to us almost as
distinctly as if we had been in the
same room with the singer. The
whole cost of the line was about
one dollar.-W. Va. Argus.
KILLED.-Last Monday morning,
conductor of the Chesapeake &
Ohio Road, was killed near Gala
hans station. His name was
Harthhorn, young man from
Pennsylvania Charleston Leader.
w. V. c. RY.-At the recent
meeting of the Directors of the w.
Va. Central Ry, at Baltimore, it
was ordered that the road be extern
ded, if in the judgment of the pres
ident it be deemed advisable, to
the junction of Beaver and Black
water rivers, a distance of six
miles from the Summit, near Fair
fax Stone. The president was al
SO authorized to have made SURVEYS
looking to connection with the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. The
success of the company in its coal
operations in the Elk Garden re-
gions has been SO satisfactory that
the proposition to push on the road
is strongly supported by the capt.
alists interested in it.
ARBoR DAY.-"Arbor" day was
we'll observed by Prof. Martin and
his school, and the yard ornament
ed with number of trees Wetzel
Messenger.
FINE CATTLE.-Mr. Joseph Van
meter, of the Old Fields, on Tues
day, the Oath inst, weighed and
turned out to grass, 95 head of cattle
that averaged 1885 pounds, and
wants to make them weigh 1874
pounds, by the first of November.
He also weighed on the same day
so head that averaged 1448 pounds.
-Moore6eld Examiner.
CATHOLIC FAIR.-The Catholics
held Fair recently at New Mar
tinsville in aid of the projected
new church there, which from ac-
counts must have had an immense
patronage. Over $3.50, were realiz-
ed as proceeds.
WHEAT.-A correspondent in the
Tyler Indepeadent says: The
wheat has improved very rapidly
during the past few days, and
promises an abundant yield.
DIR. Toms DEATH.-Dr. A. S.
Todd died at Wheeling on Monday
morning, aged IS. DR.. Todd was
quite prominent man in the pro-
fession as be was also public spir-
tied citizen generally. He was the
original proprietor of Todd's Liver
Pills.
DROPPED DEAD.-Harvey Sprin-
kle, one Of the best of our celored
citizens, fell dead, without a mo-
ment's warning, while presiding
over meeting or society of the
colored people, Of which Sprinkle
was President, on the evening of
April %, Marshall Herald.
HEAVY HAUL.-Mrs. McGahan,
Mrs Houton, and Mr. Keenan-all
of Keyser, were before the Mayor
on Wednesday night, to answer
the charge of selling spirituous
liquors in "a o prohibition corpora
ton. The two first named parties
plead guilty of the charge, where
upon Mayor Reynolds assessed a
fine of $50 and costs against Mrs.
McGahan, and s25 and costs
against Mrs, Houton.. In Mr. Kee-
mans case nun Der of witnesses
were examined, upon whose evil
dence the Mayor decided the de-
PENDANT had violated the law to the
amount of $1O.-Keyser Tribune.
TRAIN WREcKED.-By an acct
dent caused by a rock slide, near
the Lewis tunnel, on the Chesa-