Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-09-24
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place.
275.ooo pounds OF dynamite are to be ex-
ploded at Hell Gate in New York bay. Octo-
Der lst.
Miss Kitty Cheatham, a daughter Of the
Confederate General, has msde her debut
on the dramatic stage.
The biz elephant Jumbo was killed on the
rail near 81 Thomas, Ontario, last week.
Jumbo was valued at 100000.
The Mar. Dominion says the railroad from
Fairmont to Morgautown is being built at
the rate of one-third of a mile day.
Commissioner Miller, Of the Internal
Revenue Bureau at Washington, has about
closed weeks soiourn at Huntington.
The widow Of Gen. J. f. b Stuart pre-
scented Fitzhugh Lee with beautiful bas-
ket of flowers at stanton, the o.her day.
DanI Dorsey, proprietor since '64 of
Barnums City Hotel, Baltimore, Is dead,
aged "A He was a sou-in-law of the found
or of the house.
It IS simply marvellous how quickly con-
stipatiou. billiousness, sick headache, fever
and aguc, and malaria are cured by " Sell
lers Liver Pills"
An elderly Virginan who has served in
the city council at Richmond and in both
branches of the legislature, is day-aborer
i'm the Agricultural Department at Wash
ington.
Col. Lamont. the Presidents private sec
retarv. WAS called home last week by the
illness of his children and the same day an
uncle of ai>-Aex. Levane, an Arizona pi-
oneer-was shot at Tucson.
Julio A. Santos. lately released from the
Guayaquil Ecuador prison was IN Wash
ington last week establishing his claim TO
American citizenship preparatory to claim
ing $4,000 damages from Ecuador.
The New York Financial and Commercial
Gronicle places the total cotton crop this
wear at . .669 OBJ bales Virginia had 49,
2j7 bales-an increase of 30, 4S7 over last
season. She exported 3l5, 400 bales.
Sheep culture Is evidently looking up in
West Virginia AT the recent State Fair at
Wheel ing eight hundred dollars were award
cd as premiums to wool growers. In the
great wool growing State Of Ohio only $500
were given at the State Fair.
When symptoms of malariaappear in any
form, take Ayers Ague Cure nc once, 70 pre-
vent The Development of the disease, and
continue until health Is restored, aS it sure
~ will be by the use of this remedy. \
cure /, warranted in every instance.
Rev. Thos. Z. Myers, a twice-widowed
clergyman Ct 20 married recently at the
Emory Grove Campmeetlng, near Baltimore,
the lady whom he had courted 10 years ago.
Her maiden name was Miss Elviua Cobb,
and she. too. had been married twice before.
A land expert at Rome, Ga, received an
order leW days ago for 100000 to 10000
acres of desirable farm land, in solid block,
10 be inteSpcrsed with timber, but not all
forest These lands ere for emigration pur-
poses, and the order came from Il party hay-
ing a L0udon connection.
Mr. Isaac Loweustine, prominent mer-
chant. of iiagerstown, and a member of the
hra vi Lowcnsyiue Bros, died there Sunday
morning, aged 50 years, after an illness OF a
few DAYS Mr.. L0wenstine was one of Ha-
ger>,oWn's most active business men and a
leader I'm ain movements tending TO its adj
vancement The deceased leaves a wife and
five children
Gen. Ftzhugh Lee arrived in New Mar
ket Saturday afternoon aud was rendered
one of the grande>t ovatious ever witnessed
i'm that place Seated upon Il superb char
ger. he headed torchlight procession Of
tbrce-quarters of mile in length, which,
after parading the principal streets, repaired
70 field adjoining the town, where he spoke
cl0qucntly 20 an enthusiastic crowd of two
thousand.
Capt W. A. Hill Locust Vale, Madison
Co.. Va, says he used Powelps Fertili-
zers las. fall, on his wheat side by side with
other brands costing double the amount of
money, ON land of same grade, using the
same quantity 800 los to the acre.. The
Powell gave entire satisfaction, doing bet
ter than the higher priced articles. Write
Co Brown Chemical Co, Ba timore, Nd.
A monster democratic barbecue was held
near Nj Jackson Friday, which was ad-
dressed by Gen. FiJzhugh Lee and others.
From early morning until the hour for the
speaking % begin the people of both sexes
and colors poured in from mountain and
valley until fully four thousand had assem-
BLEED 90 welcome and honor the democratic
candidate for Governor Gen. Lee rode to
the grounds ON horseback, and was accom-
panied by an escort of 300 mounted men,
many of whom had followed his feather on
many battlefield during the war
A man died the other day at Montrouge,
ia France after "a strange reverse of fortune.
lie was known in the humble society among
which he ended his days as lie Pere Fallais,
bat under the empire, less than twenty years
ago, he lived in great luxury. lie was the
contractor who undertook the work for the
opening of the Boulevard st. Michael, in
which millions passed through his hands.
He afterwards became utterly ruined in un-
fortunate speculations, and lived for a time
on the charity of an old beggar woman,
whom he promised to remunerate when he
came into a fortune he expected, but as the
fortune did not come, she lost patience and
turned him into the streets, where he was
found lying on heap of rubbish.
"The doctors said my wife had consump-
ton. Tried Dr. Linds vs. Blood Search
er. and she has better health than ever.
O.. II. Hubbard, Hampden, Ohio.
Every farmer in 40 miles of Charlestown
should give US a call before buying their
Winter Stock Of Boots aud Shoes. Immense
stock of Ladies and Chldren's Shoes.
: ID. HIRSCHMAN < Cos.