Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-12-02
NEWSY NOTES.

Gerard, Kan. was destroyed byac one.
If Gen. Mcclellan we're alive he 'uld
boss to-day
Col. Jno :. Mosby has begun sIure
season at Boston.
The Great ", err Glass Co. St. Louis
have closed woTe.
Ned Sword. Baltimore news boy, was
killed by the ca~s at the Relay.
VIM. II Chess ?, prominent Hartford
Md. citizen, killed by the ears.
Malone has lie $4,000 by an advance
in Richmond aud Dauville r. r. sock.
Ex-Vice President Wheeler is a confirm
ed invalid at Malone, \. y. Opium did 1t.
VIM. Reed, treasurer South Boston city
r r. Co., is arrested for stealing 100000.
Forty odd hands killed and injured in
mine explosion at Wilkesbarre, Pa, last
week.
Churchill jenkins of Milan Gap, Madi-
son county, Va, has lost children by dip
iberia
In Atlanta Robert F. Hill killed his
brother A. P. Hin and then killed himself.
Both lawyers.
Gov. Lee says Virginia can. pay more
than the interest on her debt without IN
creased taxation.
John G Mcdinger's son Tom was killed
at Lutherville, Md, by +he accidental dis
charge of his gun.
Jesse Billings, a Jacksonville, Indiana,
convict just pardoned out has had SlOOOOO
left him by an aunt.
Mrs Eloise l.. Christian, aged 30, Of
Richmond was drowned on the voyage
from Norfolk to \. Y.
The Alex Canal Co has consented to the
sale TO the Government of the Aqneduci
bridge above Georgetown.
Samuel Larew, 4 savage Md merchant
WAS robbed and left tied in his burning
store by thieves He escaped.
Next Sunday anniversary Alex. Dumas
death in 20. Next Tuesday-anniversary
Of Marshal Ney execution in 1918.
Next Monday anniversary of Anthony
Crollope, death in 80, anj the placing OF
the cap-stone of the Washington Monu-
meut in 81.
Died lest week.-Rev. r. l.. Green of the
VI T. Church, South. Funeral at Rock
vile. Md.-Jordan w. Maury, q Richmond
hroker.-rhe Nuu Of Kenmare Sister Ma
RI Clare at Roosevelt hospital, New York
Col. Baughman and party were cunning
asst wee K i'm the woods back of Knoxville,
Frederick county Evan \. Hobbs of
Frederick accidentally shot JAS Z. Bser OF
Knoxville in the -mi,taking that men,
Ger for a rabbit.
Rev L. Rns>cr Green of the NJ. +. Church,
South. died st Salem, Roanoke county, Va.
last week aged 33. He was of Fredericks-
lurg birth and leaves 3 children and wild
,w-the daughter of Dr. L. f. Stonesireet
If Rockville, Md
An errand boy in a Philadelphia fancy
store has Just been left 100000, but it Is
thought he will die early of consumption.
There is nothing better for young children
that are daily exposed than a spoonful or
two of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
Hon. Steve Elkiqs, and J. W. Crawford
IF Philadelphia were in HagerStown last
week examining the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal rs q future location for a railroad
over its bed To connect with road that has
been recently opened in West Virginia.
Burned last week E Harmon q Co. but
ter and cheese, and A. E. Holmes d Sons,
tobacco at 81 S0uth-St. Baltimore The
Union Pacific hotel al Cheyenne, Wyoming
and partially the Continental hotel in
Chicago Grain elevators in Duluth, MINI.
los, S73j, 600
The Bethel Baptist church at Fairview,
XIV. the recent dedication of which JEFF
Davis attended and the site for which (his
own birthplace he gave, Is handsome
brick temple that cost $4,000 and has
violet tinted Tennessee marble slab, citing
Mr. D'S generosity, set in the veStibuIe wall.
Nr Davis presented the church silver
cOmmuniou-service.
Died last week Allen Y Stokes of Rich
mond aged 90, retired wholesale grocer
Peter c. Sauerwein, aged 20, Baltimore
merchant and the first revenue collector in
d.-Capt Jacob Gait Of Washington, a
native of Alexander where for wears he WAS
"a shipmaStcr, aged S0-Gen. A. Bohrer,
aged II, of east Washington, aretired wood
and coal dealer and grocer -ex-Gov John
:. Phelp, of Missouri, aged TO- Held the
office '76 to SOL NJ. HoXie, general
manager of the Gould system OF r. Rs and
the New York millionaire's right hand
man. Francis Palms, the rich Detroiter,
father of the Young lady Senator Jones of
Florida was mashed on. His estate esti