Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-01-14

old familp guarnaL
January IL. 1886.
NE are very much in need of wood.
Mr. Kenna at 81 is the youngest member
,f-bs United States Senate.
Mr.. : ". Washington is soliciting shares
N-a new building association to start when
\, winds up in July or August next.
Ev-lIinister s. G. W. Benjamin will
contribute a paper on "The Tazieh, or Pas
sion Play of Persia, to the February H'u-
FrA
Weare in receipt of the Christmas number
of vicks Floral Gui8s-a beautiful speci-
men of Typography and full of very useful
Information
Mr.. John W. Woody last week caught
four bass in the Shenandoah which aggre-
gated l2l pounds One weighed So and
another pounds.
ON sunday last Rev. W G.. Eggleston Of
the NJ +. Church. South, admitted five per
sons to membership-tw0 upon certificate
and three upon profession of faith.
Judge Faulkner and Judge Fleming have
made a temporary swap of benches. The
former began a term in Berkeley Tuesday,
and the latter viii go 90 Clarksburg
The Baltimore Sun Almanac for 1856,
COPY of which has been kindly sent us by
the publishers, is a wonderful compendium
of useful ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in the home
or place of business.
More Of Mr.. J.C Boards interesting il
lustrations of curious features of natural
history viii appear I'm the February Hn-
ar's. in connection with paper by Olive
Thorne Miller, on Living Balls,
We we're beginning to think the ice deal
ers would not be able TO reap where they
thew hadn't sown, but the northVester OF the
past few DAYS has expelled such Elusive eN'
pectations. Mr.. Cooke viii be aroundneXt
summer as usual.
The Fourth Quarterly meeting for
Cbarlcstown charge win be held in Charles
town On sunday next, Jan. 17th-Preach-
ING at 1 and O'Clock by Rev. p. Il. Wits
nsr. d. d. Quarterly Conference ON Mon
dav morning at so at the Parsonage
senator Hoar proposes that Congress shall
NEE, in $50 and every other year on the first
Monday i'm October and in the alternate
wears ON a similar date in November. This
plan he thinks would give the lawmakers
more time 90 work and have them meet
soon after their election by the people.
Mr. f. W Lupton, near Martinsburg,
las, season raised Is lilo barrels of corn on
am acre. and Is barrels on an adjoining
acre. and received the premium $50, from
the Farmers Club of Frederick county, Va,
he being the member thereof who had
the best yield from one acre. The corn
was the Clouds Early Dent
Ny heavy Fan trade has left me with
stock of odds and Ends that must close
out before getting in Spring goods. have
assorted them on tables in the centre Of my
store. with prices dOwn-down-down
The public invited 20 call
1900 Locust Posts ON hand and for sale.
GRO. TT. HAGLEY.
Samaritan Lodge No. % 100. F.. of
Les.oun recently installed the following of
fcers. r. b Homar y. c.; John Blue, ".
a.. Geo. II Ramsburg, Sect. J.J. Rams
burg. Treas. y. r. Roberts Warden; Geo.
d. Johnson Conductor; Eugene Baker, j.
g.. Jno. Lindsey. r.. $. and Jno. Thompson,
L.StoN.G.: B.F. Wagely. r. : and Benz.
Johnson. LIS. toV. g.; John : Grantham,
r. $. =. and John Ill., Bo'tz, L. :. :.
The Gerardstown Tines announces the
death of Mrs. Mary Coe Potter of Darling
Com. Pa. on the 18th of December. She
was daughter of the late John McNown
osGerardstovu aud wife of Rev II. y. Pot
.s- She was childof the covenant and
ia the bloom of youth made public pro-
.-,sion of religion and united with the
church of her fathers A consistent Chris
aan life arested genuiueuess and was the
fragrant trui,age of this profession.
The snow storm which began on Friday
nigh, extended well, about the North
Pole Co Florida and from the Rocky Noun
tain, Co the Atlantic coast and the cold
ia. been ius, abou, in proportion to the
Storm Away down South the mercury got
nearly o zero. Here in Charlestown II
reached the hu,eo. The snow drifts block
aided railroad trains and the country roads
are almost impl-sab.e-quite so by wheeled
vehicles and s,e.-hs cannot be utilized De-
cause of the bare places-the snow having