West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-09-30
W. VA. NEWS AND NOTES.

of Huntir eton, was destroyed By
FIRE THURSDAY evening Of last week.
SUDDEN DEArn-Wm. Simms,
an ex.ccnt derste soldier, who lost
q leg at Cold Harbor and has for
several years been IN inmate of the
county inisrnary, dropped dead one
merning last week. His remains
were inferred IN the Catholic Gem
etery at Hintonl
A freighs train struck Arthur
Stewart, an orphan boy living with
our friend Rohk. MacWilliams,
near Couchnan'A and severely
wounded him.
Since writing the above the boy
has died. Aged IA oysinsbury
Inaeps~deas
LICENSED TO PRHAuH,-State
Senator Stark W. Arnold, Of Buck
harmon, nephew Of Stonewall
jackson, who was elected rs a Re-
publican in his district last year,
has been licensed to preach az Q
local minister.-Hssten Jsswwal.
CoAL-It is estimated that there
are over 200 barges Of coal, loaded
and ready for shipment, between
the mouth Of Elk river and Can
Melton. Averssi ing these at 10000
each, it will b seen that about
100000 bushels Of the black dia-
monds are loaded and ready to be
shipped on the first riae in tho
Kanawha-H Pleasant Register.
West VIRGINIA CArrLE FOR Eu-
RoPE.-Major Henry Robinson, Of
Monroe county, C. W. 4 A. 4. Live
say, Greenbrier county, few days
ago shipped to Baltimore, from
whence they will be re-shipped
to Europe, 2S5 head of fat cattle.
In the weighing before they were
put on the cars, . lot Of ~ averaged
1877 pounds, and one steer n790
pounds; 40 averaged LAO pounds
and Is head averaged upwards Of
1850 pounds HAssisag Register.
CHILD BuRNxD.--A little daugh-
ter of Mr.. James Sigler attempted
to kindle q FIRE with coal oil ON
his canal boat, short distance
below Shepherdstown. The can
exploded burning her terribly and
it Is thought she cannot recover.
SAD DEArH-Mr.Jacob Protzman
of Morgantown, was thrown from
his buggy last Saturday morning
and was 80 seriouely hurt that he
died the next day.
FoUND.-The body of Allen T.
Hull Of Greenbrier County, who
had been missing for several days.
was found at the bare Oft the cliff
over which it was supposed he had
fallen while riding in the DARK.
SENTENCED.-Henry Mchols, and
WINNER, two of the parties who
robbed Melvin Wills we're sentenc-
cd 20 the penitentiary for eight
years each, at the recent term Of
the Hinton Circuit Court RalsiyA
Index.
ACcIDENT.-On Sunday last two
little sons of w. r. Cbittam, Of
Skin Greek, Lewis county, came
near losing their lives They
were riding a blind horse and the
animal stumbled and fell, when
both boys and horse were precipi-
tated over a steep and rocky bank,
between fifteen and twenty feet
high. One of the boys had his
right arm broken, and the other
was very severely bruised. Their
escape from death was almost q
miracle.-Rsgistr.
The Upshnr County Teachers
Institute passed the following res
olution ON Temperance which we
gladly give TO our readers:
"Realizing, as we do, the ruin
GUS effects Of alcohol on all who
use it, and the widespread suffer-
ing caused thereby, and that the
only way to get rid Of the evil of
intemperance is to inculcate into
the minds of the children true
temperance principles and the
necessity of total abstinence, There
fore resolved That xe will teach