Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-07-02
NEIFSY NOTES.

I ulouu Is ucdA.
The venerable father Of Bayard Taylor is
dead-aged 80.
To-day four years ago President Garfield
was shot by Guiteau.
The dumb locust Is ayagiug apple trees
in Southwest Virginia.
Tomorrow will be the twenty-secsnd ami
yersary Of the battle Of Gettysburg.
Gen. Harry Heth of Warrenton has been
appointed a special Indian agent.
The Bellaire Iron and Steel works at
Wheeling opened up again on Monday.
VIM. Ii. Cox has been appointed post
master at Wildwood, Clarke county, Virginia.
IS Italians were drowned recently by the
sinking Of q steamer off the South Ameri-
can coast.
Ex-Presilcut Arthur has gone up into
I the Dominion 70 fish Tor salmon IN the Res
,igouche.
/ Mr.. VIM. Mclean, an extensive lumber
dealer in Washington for % years past Is
dead-aged a.
The southern Methodist Church proposes
20 raise 1865. 600 for missions during this
and next year.
Hon. Duff Green, of Stafford county, Va,
a prominent republican and ex-member OF
the legislature is dead.
The residence of the late VIM Brewer in
Rockville. Nd, has been sold to Commodore
I Badger of the Navy for $1,000.
Rev. j. /. Loving, Pastor-elect Of frovi-
dence Baptist church, Leesburg, was or
dained last Friday in Washington
Mrs. Emma Bradford Durham. wife of
General manager Durham of the B. * .. k.
r. died i'm Baltimore last Thursday.
The total number Of COMMITMENTS in the
United Presbyterian church in 80 Is put at
S.S7I-a gain of 1884 over last year
The venerable Judge James Garland Of
Lynchburg celebrated his 96th birthday on
June 9th. His mind is still vigorous.
Hon. :. l.. Phelps, late minister to Peru.
died 40 Lima last week. He used to be one
ofthe District Columbia commissioners.
II. +. Lamar of Martinsburg made the
presentation in the Class Day exercises of
/ Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa, last week.
Delegates from the country's agricultural
| colleges will meet in convention at the Ag-
ricultural Bureau, Washington, next We'd
nesday.
The President last week received letter
from Wisconsin addressed thus Grover
Cleveland, Washington, Fairfax county,
Maryland state.
The pupils of the Maryland Institute for
the Instruction of the Blind gave the Presi-
dent hand made broom at their commence
ment in Washington last week.
Salvation Oil, the greatest cure on earth,
is guaranteed to effect a cure where is pos
sible for the seat of the disease to be reached
3 b. a linimeut Price . cents bottle
The Broadway stage in New York has
vanished and in its place there is brand
. new line of street ears that the people are
taking 10 much as a duck takes to water.
Gen. g. W. Gusts Lee. son of Robert +.
Lee. whom be succeeded in the presidency
of Washington and Lee University, has re-
signed that position because of ill-bealth.
Wv. Flanagan. late cashier Peoples
Eatioual Sank of Charlottesville, Va, has
been given a similar position in the new
B. Commercial National Bank of \ Y. City.
some 800 miners were last week discharg-
> ed from the Pocahontas mines in Tazewell
county-the reason being that Norfolk can
not furnish sufficient shipping 10 transport
the coal.
The Grand Army of the Republic, OF
which Dr. b. f. Stevenson of Springfield,
. H.. was the originator, has 81, 637 members
! divided into 5026 posts, and Sl5, 224 IN ITS
treasury.
! Judge L W. BARLEY, native of Ohio
where he held many high offices and 4 law
yer In Washington since go, Is dead aged
70. lie married a sister of Cen and Sena'
tor sherman.
At Richmond T. J.. Cluyerius has been
sentenced 90 be hanged November 10Th
81 The State Supreme Court, which meets No
{ yember 2d. may grant him rev trial but
S it is NOT likely.
Rev. DIR. Saml. ID. Ferguson coloredl wa;
last week ordained In Norfolk Episcopal mis-
sionarv bishop at Cape Palmas, West Africa
He is 43 wears old and the first American
bishop of color.
Frank Key Pendlcton, "a Cincinnati lawyer
% and son of Hon. Geo. IL. Pendleton, minis
ter % Berlin was married in New York last
week 90 Miss Sallie Marie, rich broker
D adopted daughter.
Major Jas. Dick Hill of Nashyille-an not
b ell linguist and musical critics dead, ageC
so. His father, the late Harry Hill Of Lou
isiana. lelt him q cool million IN property
but the war gobbled it.
The national encampment at Fairmon
% Park Philadelphia next week Will witness
another pleasant reunion of the blue an'
& the gray. Dixie has sent several companie
of ne. soldier-boys 90 participate.
S Miss Ella Crittenden of Greenville, ;. {
who graduated last month at the Wesleyan
Female Institute Staunton, was preslden
70 of the college Lee and Jackson Society an'
. editor of It's journal, the Tina Meter.
3. Peter Gains. "a desperate negro living nea
n the Hcnry-Pittsy lvania county line Is charg
. ed with the murder of his then master, Gee
Pauuiu of Henry county, Va, IN the al
b Wu.a of Ga AWarrant is out for his arrest
4 4 head of Washington painted in oils b.
anuukuowu hand has been found in a base
- ment room of the Treasury Department a
; Washington and promoted to the office O
20 the Assistant Secretary owing 20 It's intrln
f. sic merits