West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-09-28

ferers in Florida by the Berkeley
Lodge, No. 173, Order OF Tonti.S :
The contract for making the ex-
tension of the c. V. r. r. to Win
chester, Va, has been awarded to
King & Wetherel, Of Pottsville, Pa.
The town council of Winchester
has passed q liquor Law which fixes
licenses as follows: Wholesale and
retail, $500; retail, $500; Wholesale,
$500.
At the corporation election held
in Berryville on Thursday week
Major S. j. G. Moore, son of our
venerable county clerk, Mr.. Thos. A.
Moore, was elected Mayor.
Mr.. John Kelley, telegraph opera
tor at the b. & o. station here, has
been transferred to the Staunton
Office. Mr.. Jno. Smith, of Broad
way, Va, succeeds him.
Mr.. VIM. H. Roderick, for some
time past in the employ of Mr.. Jno.
Mcknight at his planning here, left
for Roanoke. Va, on Wednesday last
to accept a similar position with a
firm in that place.
Hon. Charles T. O'Ferrall and 9TH
err distinguished speakers will adj
dress the Democracy of Clarke and
adjoining counties on Monday next,
October 1st, at the Courthouse in
Berryville, Va. .UI1atsl
The Charlestown Cornet Band UNI
der the leadership of Prof. Osbourn,
attended the unwilling of the monu-
ment of the Confederate dead at
StauntOn, Va. They left here Mon
day and returned Tuesday. eLs =
At the October term of the Cir
cult Court of Clarke county, which
begins October 1st, Josiah r. Leche
will be tried for the third time upon
the charge ofkilling VIM. r. Jenk-
ms in August, 1887. Warren coun-
ty will furnish the jury at the COM
ing trial:
A valuable silver dressing case
will be presented by Hon. E. z. G.
Lewis, to the young lady mot over
Isl who makes the best Sponge cake
on exhibition at the Fair next
month. This premium can now be
seen at Seibert & Denny's.-Win-
chester NeUs.
Our neighboriug Agricultural and
Mechanical Exhibitions will be held
this year as follows:
Woodstock, Va.-Oct. 2-5th.
Winchester, Va.-Oet. 9-12th.
Frederick, Md.-Oct. 9-12th.
Hagerstown, Md.-Oct. 15-19th.
Mr.. Geo. Porter6eld has sold his
running horse, Jefferson" to Mr..
Maxwell, of Winchester, Va. for the
sum of $500. This is one of the
most promising running colts ever
raised in the county. He has run a
half mile in 81 seconds, with very
little training.
A concert will be given in Wash
ington Hall in the course of the next
two weeks, for the benefit of the
Jacksonville yellow-fever sufferers.
This charitable enterprise, is at the
instigation of Madame Ruhl the pop
ular music teacher, whose experience
and tact in this line insures an ex-
cellent entertainment. The voices
will be composed of local talent ex-
clusiyely. t..a,.
A closely contested game OF base
ball was played on Monday last be
tween the Greencastle and Martins
burg clubs at Martinsburg, W. Va,
resulting in score of 3 to 2 in ia
vor of the latter. Bowers, of the sc.
Frank Jones Club" of this place,
caught fer the Martinsburg team,
and the Statesman speaks quite COM
plimentary Of his excellent PLAYING.
A large assemblage of Democrats
were addressed in Shepherdstown
last Saturday night by Mr.. A. c.
Nadenbousch, Hon. f. Boyd Faux
ner, and Mr.. Stuart Walker, Of Mar
tinsburg. 1t is said that the meet
| ing was one Of the most enthusiastic
political gatherings ever assembled
in that place. The addresses were
excellent, and did credit to the
speakers, and were attentiyely listen
ed to. .fA
Busy DAY AND NIGHr-The firm
of VIM. Phillips 4 Sons are running
their works day and night TO fill Or
ders at home and from abroad. Or
ders for five houses were filled and
shipped by rail last week, and for
their local trade they have furnished
to Capt. Milton Rouse and Geo:~L,
Rissler material for large barns,
corn houses, and to Messrs Burns
& Shngert material for tile front in
in their store room. IS L'fa
ZZ5H THE LOG CABINS OF
| ZS1@M Ame rica have been
&45$b irthplaces of some OF
4NS the grandest men. Liz
s$E coin, Grant, Sheridan,