Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-02-12
YEWSY NOTES.


of Abraham Lincoln.
Washington Damon Of Wayne county
was killed last week in a saw mill.
Next Wednesday will be Ash Wednes-
day. Easter falls this year on April 9th.
Francis Joseph Spangler, veteran OF the
Napoleonic wars, died in Lancaster, Ia last
week
Gen. Jas. Chestnut, L. ;. Senator from ;.
Carolina when that state seeded, Is dead,
aged 20.
Mr.. Laura De Force Gordon, Of Califor-
MIA. has been admitted to the l. ;. Supreme
Court bar.
Judge John Brennan, of Sioux City, /
owa is 90 head the dynamite crowd under
the projected reorganization.
Ex-councilman Thos II. Graham OF Bal
timore. the deiaulting B. x o. Cashier at Mt.
Glare. has reached Dublin.
Virginis's original assessment under
the direct Was .sx eff '6l-'2 was s129'o'I.o2
She paid s5l5,58S1s
Farmer Sheetz ofC,arksburg was Instant
, IN killed recently by the accidental discharge
of his gun.
Capt Jas. Donaldson Searight |. ;. 4.
retired died last week in Cumberland
aged -
An sufferer, from blood disorders can use
Ayers Sarsaparilla with the fullest assurance
of happy results.
trobabiv the only piece of bent marble
I'm the world Is "a s!ab in :. c. church
ward. 1t was in the big fire OF o..
H.G. Kemp of Virginia and 5 VI. Dash
ieu cfNaryland are among the cadets drop
ped from Zoe Nayal Academy.
Efforts are making TO buiid q new chapel
90 the University of Virginia. The present
chaplain, an Episcopalian, has raised SlO'-
600.
Concerted appeals have been issued for
contributions towards the proposed 100000
for the Episcopal Theological Seminary OF
Virginia.
4 collision of oil trains at New Brunswick,
y. j.. last saturday, fired several factories
and dvellings A big conhagratlon was at
one time threatened.
The Greenbricr White Sulphur Springs
property has been leased under the l. :.
Court decree Co ". A. Stuart, tie principal
owner thereof fol one year for $4,000.
The Sew Orleans exposition management
Is $4,000 in debt and its creditors clam
oring neccssitates an appeal TO Congress for
smother half million.
senators Neuua aui Camden, and ex-
Gov McIane and John Lee Carroll OF Mary
land were among Mr. Cleyeland's callers in
y \ lss' wecE.
The House claims committee has favora-
Div reported the bin refunding % the States
the direct wan tax of 81 and 90. In COM
mit.ee the vote Jo do So stood IL to /.
A family near Winchester exhibited all
the symptoms of hog cholera, after eating
pork that had been killed some time after
the hog had recovered from the cholera.
Representative Colt called up las, week the
bin for the relief of West Virginia troops
acting under authority of the governor of.
the state Objection was made 90 ils CON
>idcralioG.
The governor ot Virginia has appointed
NN|Il Jus AA " AAtNNANH N'A " ''.ttNfANi W.
l.. T.. Por.lock Of Roanoke and Hon. John
F. Lewis of Rockingham on the board of
visitors 60 Mt. Vernon.
Cen. W. II. +. Lee. son of Gen. r. f.
Lee, Is prominently mentioned in connec-
ton with the democratic nomin2tio, for
Governor Of Virginia Hc is an able speak
cl and e. man of popular manners.
a farmer I'm West Virginia has discovered
new use tor dynamite that of protecting
hel-c0opS He tried bis pl&G the other
night. and while his heus were scattered To
Che four winds he found a dead negro
The liahdi caused tne massacre OF all of
GoTd0En ucr, together with their wives and
children ten. Gordon was killed on the
morning OF the 9th. The garrison at Gu
bat is eNaSpcratcd overthe news of che Eas-
sacre
a dispatch from Horii, dated Feb 3, says
Lord Charles Berestord has returned in
safety 90 Gubat. bringing with him Col Sir
Charles Wilson and party, who were stran-
ded on an island some distance un tho Nj
~. ...,, were returning from Khartoum.
1he IVES, Virginia House OF Delegates
by u vote of 81 OBJ - has instructed the rep
rcseutatiyes iu Congress from that State 20
vote tog che Blair educational bill. Col
Chew voted uo. Mr. Lucas did not vote,
but In a~pee,h,pycyiously, opposed instruc-
tion,
An open winter IS d matter of the past. and
the season now bl3s tlir to make warm, CONF
Portable garments an absolute necessity for
some months to come You can buy Clothing
at half their value from MS.
WN KAHN & Co..
The Glass OF Fashion Sadler Building.
Allen are often heard saving that their as
piratious a-e high. bus every time they
cough their noses 20 toward, the earth, with
indications that they will follow them soon,
unless they are wise enough % take Or.
Bulls Cough syrup in time.
The case of Mckenzie IS. b. X o. r. R.
tor SID. 900 damages sustained by loss of an
arm and which had been pending in the
Circuit Cour, Of shenandoah county, for
mor. thar q week. was decided ou Satur-
day By % verdict ofS6opn.
Gen. John w. Phelps whom the Confed-
crate government declared AN outlaw be-
cause of his emancipation proclamation Is
sued 90, Ship Island died last week at Gull
ford. Vermont lie was the anti-Nasonic
candidate Ton president i'm 1850.
There is uurea,ou 90 shiver with cold, or 20
dc.sy buying now. when - odSr Our entire
s-... u. N.unuul Bows OvCralt, and suits 20
io~- -rou r1-t 40 production.