Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-04-15
THE VIRGINIA FREE pREss--rHE OLD FAMILY JOURNAL.

The April WIDE Awake opens seasonably
with an ideal Easter picture, con Easter
Day" a very lovely drawing by W. L. Tay-
Tor; this is followed by a charming spring
time poem, "Willy's Garden, by Kate Put
nam Osgood. Lucy Larcom also has a no
table poem, "a Ballad of the HemlOck-
tree" for which Taylor again furnishes a
fine full-page drawing together with text
Illustrations. Mary Lathbury, too, has an
illustrated poem, very piquant, "a Fairy
Story" There are some excellent illustra-
ted stories "Taz Taz," by F. L. Stealey,
CO. The Button Boy" by A. NJ. Griffin,
''The Boy Soldiers of Cherry Valley" by
Caro- Lloyd, and "Diccon, the Foot-boy," "
by E. ;. Brooks, besides, "Pollie Panama"
"Wbat Fog Lived Through" The in
structiye papers in the number are admira-
bic and of great variety: Mrs Sherwood in
"Roval Girls" writes of Carmen Sylvia, "
the Queen of Roumania, Mrs. Fremont OF
Madame Racamier and her faithfulness to
early friends, c. F. Holder of ''Feathered
Giants" Miss Harris of Alice and Phoebe
Cary in her series. Pleasant Authors, -
Mrs. Treat of Gave Spiders" Julian Ar
mold Of AN Arab Dinner Party" G. E.
Vincent of "Juyenal the Satirist, +. b.
Gurton of How to make an Aquarium,
Susan Power of "What TO do in Emergen-
cies " while Mr.. Adams goes on with his
"Search-Questions in English Literature"
There are also three fine serial stories in
progress $500 year. d. Lothrop & CO.,
Publishers, Boston.
From the Spirit.
Mrs. =. A. Leisenring's " Fairmont Dairy
has been provided with a handsome new
milk wagon. and John Thomas is as proud
as Luciier.
The smoke-house Of Mr. Jos. W russell,
near this place. was broken into on Sunday
night last and twenty pieces of bacon stolen
| therllrom.
Jefferson County Building Association
NO began business on Monday OF last
week. and about $50 were paid In % the
treasurer First redemption last Tuesday
night. 40 SlO7.Sj per share OF par value OF
$50 13l shares have been subscribed so
FAR
The Audubon Society has for its object
the preservation of the inscct-eating birds,
and any one can become a member Of 10 by
signing certain forms Of application in the
hands of " W. FiOr. Esq, Of this place,
who has been appointed a Secretary for
jefferson county Certificates OF member
ship win De issued to members. There Is
no expense attending the membership. All
chat IS required Is friendship for the birds
and eumity Co uoXiOus insects, which are so
rapidly increasing since the forests are be-
ing destroyed with the AK.
ON Wednesday night Mr.. Harris, of
Sharpsburg. formerly a constable at Peters
Vile Nd. left Harper's Ferry in his buggy
to go home On yesterday morning, the
horse. buggy aud blankets were found in
the canal The horse had been drowned
for some hours and the indications are that,
i'm the dark. Mr.. Harris drove off the road
and into the canal near the B. q o. r. r.
bridge and was drowned. His body was
probably swept a considerable distance down
the canal and may not be recovered until
the swollen river subsidies sufficiently TO
permit the water to be turned out Of the
canal Democrat.
The body Of Geo. W. Harrison, consta-
bic. of Petersgille, Frederick county, Md,
who was drowned in the canal near Har-
pe'rs Ferry. W. Va. Wednesday night was
recovered Friday. A jury of inquest rem
dered verdict Of accidental death. Mr..
Harrison attempted TO turn his horse and
buggy i'm a narrow road on the edge Of the
canal. when the horse made a misstep and
all were precipitated into the water. Mr..
Harrison's body was recovered about mile
below the scene OF the mishap
on Saturday last DR.. J. V. Simmons Of
this town was rendered the L. :. Treasury
Agency at one of the Aleutian or Seal Fur
Islands off Alaska. The position is one of
comparative ease TO the incumbent and has
immunity from communication with the
world and the rest of mankind that would
charm a recluse and the pay per annum
$500 and travelling expenses. A distin-
tiucuished gentleman who had made the
Island his home for time Informed DR.. ;.
that it is a delightful clime-after you be-
come accustomed to it, Notwithstanding the
fact that the wind travels at the rate Of
eighty miles an hour if it has any special
mission, and the sun does not get through
the fogs between the lst of October and
MAY. The Or. has decided to decline-pre-
ferring the pleasures assured under his own
vine and fix tree here to the emoluments
aud houors incident TO counting seal skins
during a civil service tenure.
4 Walking skeleton.
Mr. L. Springer. OF Merchandising, Pa,
writes IL was afflicted with lung fever and
.,l...... an, lfrsrs on1 ra1ucpl IN a. lrrfLiu0