West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-08-31

given $1,000 to the fund for new
steamer for the Friendship Fire
Company of Winchester.
The Supreme Court of Appeals
will meet in Charlestown on We'd
nesday, September 9TH. Six cases
are on the docket from Judge Beck
with'S circuit.
Mr.. L. CarSkadOn and Gen. Hsr-
ris, both OF this State, viii speak in
favor of the Amendment on Thurs
day evening, September 9th, at 8 P.
NJ, in the Court house.
DIED.-MrS. Chas. LangdOn, at
the home of her husband in Kable-
town, Aug. 22nd. The remains
were Inferred in Edge Hill Gene
terry, Rev. @. n. Campbell offieiat-
ing. The funeral was largely at
tended
Our former tOwnSman Mr. Geo
Shipley, A. NJ, and distinguished
graduate of Randolph Macon Col.
lege, has been elected Principal Of
the Middleburg (Loudoun county,
Va, Classical school.
ROBBERIEs.-Dnring last week the
meat houses Of Messrs. j. w. Wage
IN, near this place, and Griff Moler,
near Moler's XrOads, were broken
into and contents carried of. But
ter was stolen from the spring house
of Mr.. Geo. w. NARROW.
SHERMAN Morgan" the trotting
stallion Of Mr. Geo. L. Light, and
Fairfax" the running horse of Mr..
Geo. POrterield's, have been sent to
Frederick, Nd, to be trained by
Mr.. Harry GOOdsell, OF the Freder-
lex race track.
The Kanawha and Coal River
Railroad aud the Black Band Iron
and Coal COmpany's property was
sold last Tuesday at public auction
to L. B. Russell, of Lynn, Mass, for
$4,000. There are $500 acres OF
land in the sale.
The Morgan'S Grove Exhibition
will be held on the 9th, 7th and Sth
of September. The display will,
doubtless, he very fine one and
the crowds, as usual, be immense
The exhibitions at MOrgan's Grove
have been creditable to all concern
ed.
We are requested To state that
Col. Coleman, L. :. Commissioner of
Agriculture, Washington, d. c., will
address the farmers at Morgan's
Grove Fair on the 7th Of September
on an important subject specially
interesting to the farming eOmmu-
nifty
Mr. II. o. TulbOtt is having a
very neat and attractive iron fence
built along side OF his residence ON
Main street. Mr. Ferdinand ROhr
is doing the brick and stone work
and Mr.. J. II. Bishop the iron work,
both Of which are excellent speci-
mems of mechanism.
a Pennsylvania firm has contract
ell to mine iron on the Boydville
farm, belonging to the estate of the
late Hon. G. j. Faulkner, near Mar
tinsburg, w. Va. The ere is Of the
finest hematite, and is found in i'm
mense quantities 1t will be ship
ped TO Pennsylvania for smelling.
The arms and accontremeDts of
the jefferson Guards arrived last
Friday. The guns are Springfield
breach loading rifles of the latest
pattern. The members take great
pride in learning the manual,a and we
predict it will not be long before the
Guards" will rank as one Of the
crack companies of the State.
Much interest is being manifest
ell in movement to organize two
baseball nines---viz., flats" and
leans in this place. We learn
from Mr.. Kerchival, a leading spir-
it in the enterprise and captain of
the "fats," that they will make their
debut into the professional arena in
a couple of weeks. No doubt the
occasion will be interesting.
John W. Russell, the Charles
street tinware merchant, takes the
lead this season in the sale Of fruit
cans. He informs US that he has
already sold over 100 dozen, and
has Just opened up another large lot
to be disposed of at bottom prices.
The cans sold by Mr.. Russell are
manufactured at his establishment
in this place, the best material being
used in their make up, which are
bylfar superior to those manufactured
in cities.
The attention of our readers is
respectfully called to the column
advertisement Of the firm Of Wood
ward d Lothrop, of Washington, ID.
G.. This is one of the largest, old
est and most reliable dry goods and
notion houses in Washington City.
Their mammoth store rooms, corner
of 18th and F SITS, n. W., are in easy
access from either the b. Il o. or b.
Il P. depots, and shoppers from this
vicinity would do well to visit them
SGT THAR samDle deDartment il