West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-16

place, uaS tcCGiNtu ltS CudItSi anu
will he known as the No. 3.
Landreth's excellent and well
known garden seeds are for sale at
Cooke 4 Washington's hardware
store, Main street,
A destructive fire broke out in the
business portion of Richie c. H.,
last Tuesday, destroying over Sl5,-
600 worth of property.
Gov. Lee has granted respite of
30 days to T. A. RidenOur, sentene-
ed TO be hanged AT Winchester, Va,
March 30th, for the murder of An
drew BrOid.
A New STRIKE.-The working
classes have struck against high
priced cough medicines, and endors-
ed DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup. Price
% cents bottle.
Bills were printed at this office for
Nelson Gray, the fine young Ham.
bletOnian stallion, owned by Mr..
VIM. Trigg, of this county. Nelson
Gray is of good size and action.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Hattie Buckley and Mr.. Wilson,
of Chicago, which is to take place
shortly at the home of Miss Buckley,
,,aor Frederick Md
Rev. W. G. EgglestOn is in at
tendance upon the Conference in
Martinsburg. We hope it will be
the pleasure of the Bishop to return
him to CharleStOwn another year.
The first bringer of unwelcome
news hath but a losing office" So
happy people prefer to tell of the
terrible pains they have cured with
Salvation Oil.
The Grange Cooperative Associ
ton at Anderson, w. Va, has made
an assignment. The liabilities Of
the concern are stated to be $l2,76S,
and the assets are estimated at $lS,-
722.
Bishop Peterkin preached in the
Episcopal Church, OF Shepherds
town. last Sunday morning, and in
the Episcopal Church here IN the af
ternoon, and ST. Phillips Chapel in
the evening.
Hon. VIM. L. Wilson offered
memorial resolution in the House
on the death of Mr.. Corcoran, and
after eulogistic remarks by Speaker
Cprotem) Cox it was adopted unan-
imously.
MARRIED At the Parsonage of
the NJ. +. Church, South, in Char
lestown, on Wednesday, March IA,
by Rev. J. w. Tongue, Mr.. Ellis E.
Overland to Miss Ella NJ. Duncan,
both OF this county.
The Charlestown Democratic
Club had an interesting meeting
last Friday evening, and was ente--
tanned by short address by Hon.
Jas. II. Grove. Next regular meet
ing March 23rd.
The L. :. Court at Louisville,
Ky, has remanded the Hatields to
the Pike county officials This is
decision against West Va, and we
understand an appeal will be taken
to the L, ;. Circuit Court.
Attention is called to the new al.
Of Mr.. Reininger, merchant tailor.
He offers big inducements in prices,
in his stock of gentleman's furnish
ing goods, in order to close those
goods out, and putin a large stock
of spring cassimeres.
With the beginning of this week
March began in earnest; all day Sun
day rain and snow was accompanied
by a cutting wind. The wind con-
tinued until Tuesday morning, de-
stroyiug a great deal OF the Western
Maryland wires
A public meeting of the citizens
of ShepherdstOwn and vicinity was
held on Saturday week, for the pur
pose of protesting against the recent
order of the County Court with
drawing yearly rates of toll on the
turnpikes.
The heavy snow and wind storm
of Sunday night delayed railroad
travel, and almost entirely inter
rupted telegraphjc communication
between Baltimore, Washington and
other cities. No mail from New
York city has been received here
since Sunday.
The storm which has been raging
in the East since Sunday is without
precedent in that section in recent
years. 1t brings with it great loss /
and inconvenience not confined to
the locality Immediately affected.
II deranged a considerable part of
the business OF the whole country.
Mr.. JAS. Sheerer, one of Qpr most |
popular young men, has resigned his !
position as clerk in the postotlice,
and will shortly so to Indiana,
where he has secured q clerkship |
in large wholesale establishment. |
Mr.. Rob. Trussell has taken his pO-
sitiOn at the postofiice.
A curly walnut tree on Pond Fork !
OF Coal river, this State. has recent