West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-07-06
Pendleton county has instructed
for w. L. Wilson for Congress.

PendletOn county has instructed
for w. L. Wilson tor Congress.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee meets in the Court House in
this place to-day friday.
w. T. Floyd has been nominated
for the Legislature BY the Democrats
of Logan county.
The salary Of the postmaster ut
Charlestown has been increased from
81, 1000 to 1900.
Master Wash HOoff recently killed
7 pole cats in days on his parents
farm, about 4 miles from this place.
Mr.. VIM. F. Kerfoot, of Berryville,
Va, has been appointed clerk of the
Congressional Committee on Mines
and Mining.
We find on our table the Roanoke
COllegian, neat and interesting
paper OF IS pages. in which Mr.. Ed
gar Bowers of Berkeley Co, is down
for { FIRST honor. Valedictory.
Mr.. Charles h. Bowers of Berkeley
County, has rented property in Sa-
lem, Virginia, and will keep a board
ing house for students at Roanoke
College.
In another column will be found
a striking and instructive illustra-
ton OF the comparative worth of the
various kinds of baking powders
now in the market.
Hon. ID. b. Lucas was present ut
the Bar Association in Wheeling
last week and discussed the "West
Virginia Statutes" Thos. c. Green,
Jr., was admitted to membership.
Harvest throughout this county
is now over, and after several dis
couraging years the wheat crop at
last gives promise of paying for IT.
self with little margin
We note in our Darkesvilie letter,
which we have not the space to pub
lish. the deaths of Mr.. NJ. L. Bow
en- and Mrs. Durham, two esteemed
citizens of Darkesyille, Berkeley Co.
On June 10Th a south bound
freight train on 5. V. r. r., loaded
with iron, was partly wrecked by a
hot box about 200 yards from BOyce
station. No one was seriOusl " hurt.
Rev. j. o. Knott, formerly of this
county, accompanied by Rev. A. Da-
visson, left New York few days
ago for Queenstown, Ireland, thence
to London and other cities of note.
Messrs. White & Trapnell, spe
cial commissioners, offer for sale at
public auction valuable house and
lot situated on the corner of Liberty
and Charles streets in this place.
The Independent Fire Company
express themselves as very much
pleased with their treatment by the
Union Fire Company of Winchester,
whose guests they were on last We'd
nesday.
Mr.. George KOOnce recently had
three very fine colts killed by the
cars on the b. q. o. railroad near
Halltown; and Mr.. Jno. Gardner,
lust above Halltown also lost two
valuable COWS in the same way.
The uniforms for the Jefferson
Guards arrived here yesterday from
the Quarter Masters Department,
L. s. A. The Guards will give
public parade in full uniform on
July 18th, day of the grand concert
ar. Jno. j. Jobe is the great wool
king of this section. His shipments
are inereasing every week. Over
10000 pounds was purchased by him
fr0m Hea. Logan Osborn and Capt
Milton Roass last week.
In the proceedings of the Supreme
Court at wheeling we notice the fol
lowing: Beck vs. Thompson, from
Jefferson county, submitted. Sat
terlee L. Co VS.. County Court of
Jefferson county, argued and sub
mitted.
Most of our local bicycliSt partic-
isated in the bicycle parade in Win
chester on the 4th. They left here
about 3 NJ. and returned in the
evening ON their wheels. The route
selected was via of Berryville, Il dis
tauce of 22 miles each way.
En- route from Morgantown to
Charlestown Mr. S.Hirschman lost a
package containing $4,000 in bonds.
Mr.. w. L. Edwards, of Baltimore,
found it in b. & o. car, and, not
knowing Mr.. H., deposited the same
in the NJ. y. Bank.-Free Press.
Stonebraker'S Indian Gum Syrup
is endorsed by leading physicians
throughout the land for children
teething and all bowel trouble, incl
dental to bsbyhOod Its soothing
and curing properties are wonderful.
The world over at % and 80 cts.
DIED.-In Birming ham, Ala, on
July 3rd. Annie NJ. Amber, daugh-
ter of the late y. III. Willis, of this
., and widow of II i Amber