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and adjacent territory last week were about
Wind blew down Robbins circus canvas
at Wheeling yesterday week and injured 20
person.
The President has, it is said, offered the
superintendency of the Coast Survey to Prof.
Agassiz.
st. Mary's Convent, at Homecoming, Nd.
was dedicated by Bishop O'Sullivan, Sun
day last.
Mai. J. D. Ferguson is made police COM
missioner in Baltimore vice Jno. w. Davis,
resigned.
The Cincinnati Price Currents reliable
suthority-puts the corn crop at 100000,
/ 600 bushels
The New York Republicans have nomi-
mated Representative-elect Ira Davenport
for governor.
A cousin of Roscoe Conkling Edna
Conkliug-is Il school teacher in Catawba
county, \. c.
VIM. Winters house at Point Pleasant
was burned last week. His two little chill
dren persisted.
A lib. bass from the Potomac was sent
to the President last week by gentleman
who caught it.
Ex-Representatiye Stockslager of Indi-
ana, is appointed assistant commissioner of
the land Office
Roswell p. Flower has declined the dem
ocratic nomination for Lieutensnt-Gove
or of New York
The ex-Coufeds of Bedford county and
Lynchburg held big reunion at Liberty,
Va, last Friday
The National Bank OF Fredericksburg,
Va, has had lis corporate existence extend
ed to September, 1905.
Strecker PaSha, as German officer, has
been appointed chief of staff Of the Turkish
army corps at AdrianOple.
Ben Nails, a constable was fatally shot
by unknown parties while making an arrest
at Culpepper yesterday week.
\ $1,000 five per cent bond of Jefferson
county, w. Va, due in 1906, was sold in
Hagerstown on Tuesday at Sl0l.
Molinari, an Italian artist and a democrat,
is coming over the sea by special invitation
to paint the Presidents portrait
Along in a day or two the Flood Rock
reef in New York harbor is to be blown up
with 100000 pounds of dynamite.
Mrs L. T. Skeleton of West Virginia and
Miss +. V. Pendleton of Virginia have got
Treasury Department promotions to 81 goo.
The President has accepted the resigna-
ton of Dorman b. Eaton, chairman of the
civil service board, to take effect Nov. lst.
Statisticiaus say that the annual cut of
lumber in the United States would clean a
space equal in size to New England, New
jersey and Maryland.
An Alabama boy of 10 named Cocke-a
grandson of Gen. Cooke, the Confederate
shot a scho0lmate named BOOtOn of Or
ange at Culpepper last week.
The Yantic and Swatara arrived at Wash
ingtou last Friday with their silver cargo
$40, 100000. Its transfer to the Treasury
vaults will be finished by Saturday.
Rev. Father McColgan Of St. Peters,
Baltimore and vice-general of the arch
diocese was last week invested with the IL
tie OF Signor n the Catholic church.
The Secretary of the Treasury has award
ed the contract for the repairs of the reye-
nue. steamer Crawford to the Columbian
Iron Works and Dry Dock Company of
Baltimore.
Constable Nails of Culpepper was, We'd
nesday night of last week whilst; attempting
to arrest him, fatally shot 10y William
Briggs, coored Briggs escaped but has
since been captured.
Maj Jas Ralston, a wcll-known farmer
and extensive cattle dealer of Rockingham
county, was run over by a train and killed
at Cowau's Station, on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Saturday night
The Alexandria Gazette of recent date
says: Judge \. B. Meade continues ex-
tremely i'll at his residence on Washington
street. Mrs. Meade, her daughter, Miss
Alice, and her son, Turner, are also serious
ly i'll.
In Wetzel county, W Va, Sunday week
John Cradle, a travelling photographer,
while exhibiting a panorama in church,
was seized by masked men, taken out and
hanged for the seduction of Miss Effie Moore
two years ago.
The Maryland Republicans sitting in Bal
timore have put up Francis Miller Of Mont
gomery county for comptroller and VIM. NJ.
Marine of Hartford county for Appeals Court
clerk. Hon. L. Z. McComas presided at
the convention.
Frank Siddals. the Philadelphia soap
manufacturer, has bought the fast PAGERS,
Westmo1t and Lorraine, from Mr. j NJ
Hill, the manager of the Union Square The
atre, of New York, for $780, 1t is said
to be the fastest pacing span in the world.
Ross Winans now leases no fewer than
fourteen forests and shoOtings, which he has
Joined together, and his preserve exte nds
across Scotland from Moray Firth TO Loeb
Duich, and covers at least $50, 900 acres, his
sporting rental exceeding el4,OO0 year
Miss Minnie daughter of Judge B. F. Jun
kin, of New Bloomfield, Pa, and Mr.. J.
Stricken of Poughkeepsie, n. Y, were mar
ried at the former place last week. The /
brides father is a cousin of Rev DR.. Geo /
Junkin, whose daughter was Stonewall Jack !
sons first wife.
Mr. Joseph T. Logan, for many years
Clerk of the County Court of Rockingham, !
died at his home in Harrisoaburg on Fri /
day, Sept 18th He was one of the most |
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