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old family 9Uaraal,
November H. 1850.
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November
25,h
Zoar precinct voted ballot for Flick by
mistake.
Moler's is a p. o. in this county reeeiv-
ing daily mail.
Clarke County gave Col. Charles t O'Fer-
rall about 600 majority.
The Fairmont school house will be erect
ed by Mr. Geo. F. Anderson.
Mrs. Isaac Russell, Of Winchester, is on
visit to her father, Rev. W. q, Eggleston.
Walter Taylor, of Harper's Ferry is pro-
NOTED to an $500 place in currency comp
trollers office.
Messrs. Cooke x Washington have the
Agency for the sale of Buffalo Pitts Ihresh-
ers, Engines and Repairs.
Rev. DIR. A. G. Hopkins and W. W. b.
Gallaber. left for Richmond on Tuesday
afternoon TO attend the synod of Virginia.
We are in need Of wood. Persons who
prefer paying their Indebtedness to us in
that way will please meet our needs in this
particular without delay.
The protracted meeting at the Leetown
VI. Z. Church. South, in charge Of Revs.
Strother and Stump has been closed, and
thirty conversions have been reported.
We are requested by Me,srs. Cooke *
Washington to say that they have large
number Of superior" Wheat Drills for
sale. and invite the attention Of farmers to
them.
The Revenue Gutter Manhattan was lost
Oft New Haven sunday morning. She went
down with an her crew, it is supposed, of
twenty-five men. She was commanded by
Lieut. Tozier
We have gotten In a fine new marble I'M
posing stone from the marble works of
Nes,rs. Diehl Bros, Of Chariestown. Ii Is
a solid stone and is from solid firm
terdsiowH Register.
Wilson show whether we Fhckered out
or not. The 2. o.. p. will have to recouSi-
lsr,s.f 20 the loss of the Second District
now and forever Thereli De no stay-at-
home Democrats next time.
Mrs. Jno. 7. Given of Washington City
committed suicide on saturday whilst her
husband was on his desthbed. After Ia
king arsenic she confessed it and begged to
be saved. but she was beyond human skill.
The election Of Hon Wm. l.. Wilson
was celebrated by boufres and a general
Jubilee of the boys. The tin horn was used
for an il is wor h. If Charlestown had
been a walled city the masonry might have
tumbled
Mr.. b. c. Washiugton's little son Tom
broke both bones of his left arm, just above
the wrist by all lie was trying to bal
ance himself on Van Lippitt's shoulders.
Doctors Lippitt and Richardson did what
was necessary.
Representative Gibson notes curious
feature in the election in this state. Phil
SNYDER. he SAYS, a pro,ectioui~t democrat,
was cut in his two strongest protection dis
trict, and got his support entirely from the
tariff reform element.
Mrs. :. b. Wilson and Miss May, wife
aud daughter o. Bishop Wilson, who have
been ,oiourning at Mt Parvo' for two
months past, returned TO Baltimore last
week Misses Nina and Be>s Wilson will
remain for awhile longer.
On the farm of Mr.. Jno. II. Allstsdt,
near Harper's Ferry, now occupied by his
son. Mr.. Thos Allstadt, stands pear tree,
loaded with luscious fruit, now fifty years
old. Some have passed under ITS branches
90 the bridal and some 90 the tomb.
Bv late letter from Bishop Wilson we
learn that after spending a month In Japan