West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-06-15

Reduced prices on Parasols at
Hirschman's.
The Circuit Court adjourned last
Tuesday morning, after s-week's
session.
Messrs. S. w. Lightner and Char
les t. Smooth have been appointed
examiners at the next Teachers Ex-
animation.
Stonebraker's Cough Syrup is not
rail filed with temporary relief,
but a bottle full Of absolute cure,
aud sells at % and so cents.
The Watson House hack now pre-
sents quite an attractive appearance,
it being recently repaired and re-
painted by Messrs. Stump and Star
~.
1t is very desirable that there be
a full attendance at the Democratic
Club on Friday evening. Those
who have not enrolled will please do
So
The Court has confirmed the sale
of the Shenandale Spring property,
was recently purchased at public
auction by Col j. G.. Hurst at $32.-
70 per acre.
Go they mlst. Our entire stock
of Millinery must be sold. The sea
son is advancing and we've reduced
prices accordingly. Everything
that is new can be seen in the as
sOrtment at Hirschman's.
Cards are Oat for the marriage on
the 10Th of June, in ST. Johns P. f.
Church, Roanoke, Virginia, of Mr..
Charles Allison Johnson, formerly
OF this place and now of the Audi
tors office, $. V. r. r. Company in
Philadelphia, and Miss Minnie Mo.
zelle Woodbridge, Of Roanoke.
The net proceeds of the festival
held in Washington Hall on the Sth
and 9th, was $166.25. This money
will 90 to procuring uniforms for the
Big-Four Cornet Band ofthis place.
The members of the band most
gratefully acknowledge their indebt
edness To the ladies who so kindly
conducted the entertainment; and
also return thanks to the public for
the generous patronage accorded.
The many friends of our young
townsman, Mr.. Bassett Mitchell, are
pleased to learn of his appointment
as one of the taxidermists of the
Smithsonian Institute in Washing
ton. ID. c. Mr.. Mitchell has made
'taxidermy a study for many years,
and stood very high on his examina-
ton in Washington a few weeks
since. As an amateur his work is
the best we have ever seen, and we
are confident that with a little prac-
tice he will soon become an expert
in his profession.
The body of Mr.. L. Harrison Gar
rett. who was drowned Thursday
night OF last week, from his yacht
"Gleam" shortly after that vessel
and the steam boat JOppa cOllided
in Craighill channel, near Baltimore
City. was recovered last Tuesday
morning. some distance from the
place OF the place Of the accident.
The body had been under water for
nearly ) days, during which time
continual search was kept up. The
body was inferred in GreenmOunt
Cemetery, on Wednesday. About
1000 persons were present.
A horse belonging to Mr.. Melon
aid was stolen from the stable Of Mr..
VIM. Moler, near Zoar, on Monday
night Of last week, and on the same
night the meat house Of Mrs. John
III. Strider was broken open and a
quantity of bacon Was stolen
therefrom. The horse was found
next day, on the Harper's Ferry
turnpike, having upon it saddle
and bride stolen from the stable OF
Mr.. A. b. Yates, and bearing the
marks of having carried bacon on
its back. 1t is therefore supposed
the animal was used by the thief
who stole the OacOn.-SPirh
We ham't words to express the
sorrow we feel in chrOniciing the
death. on Sunday night last in
Staunton. of Mrs. Willie Kable-
wife of Capt. VIM. II. Kable of the
Staunton Male Academy. Mrs. Ka-
bic was we'll and favorably known
here. She WAS frank, genial, com
panionable; a genuine Christian
woman-member of the Presbyte-
rian Church; devoted to it and low
ed communion with the saints. Her
voice. once so potent in the congre-
cation and the church choir, stilled
nv death and silent to mortal ears,
i'm the Great Congregation is atturn-
ed to the songs of the redeemed.
Her death ia an irreparable loss to
her husband and the children from
whom she has been so suddenly
snatehed away.-F'ree Press.
Steohenson Female Seminary Com
meneement Exercises.
Sunday Evening, June 18th, 8 O'clock,
PRESBYTERIAN Church,