Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-04-04
HERE AND THERE.

Hagerstown has raised funds to open
new national bank
Botetourt voted against local option last
Thursday by 200 majority.
Robt. V. Bell, of Maryland, is appointed
assistant Indian commissioner.
The grand army department encampment
will be held at Raveuswood, April %.
1t is said that 80, OOO white farm hands in
Illinois will come south if promised work.
Emperor William, Of Germany has given
$50 to the new City hospital at Baltimore.
Mr. Charles Davies participated in the
Unity Club literary exercises at W ashington
last week.
B.P. Shillaber, better known as "Mrs.
Par;ingtou," lives at Chelsea, Mass.-a rheu-
matte cripple of "a.
For biliousness, sick headache, indiges-
ton, and constipation, take Dr. Pierces
Pellets. One a dose.
Hewett Cooper and other New Workers
have, it i, said, biz interest in the Tenn.
Coal, Iron and r. r. Co.
Hagerstown's municipal election IN three
wards resulted in the choice of two Demo
cratic and one Republican.
The skeleton of John Hodel. Cumber-
land inventor who disappeared in 50, was
found in a cave on Bears Mt.
John Hoover, aged 81, an old time butch
err. and probably the oldest native resident
of Washington died last week
Ex- Representative Mahoney DEM and
the venerable father of Senator Hiscock, Of
New York, both died recently.
Robert Cox, who died at Carleton, n. B.,
recently, was one of four Confeds who cap
tured the steamer Chesapeake in 81.
A forty foot shaft has been sunk at Cor
man, Tucker county. w. Va, and fine coal
vein discovered Mining has begun.
Pitisburg oil men have leased thousands
of acres i'm Harrison county, w. Va, AMI
will sink a test well on every 1000 acres.
The new Hebrew orphans home in Allan
Ia was dedicated last week. The district 1t
belongs to embraces Maryland aud Virginia
The first fourth-class West Virginia post
master to suffer decap tation is d. W. Gall
of Philippi, editor of the Jetrsoaian'
Plandealer.
A $4,000 hotel to be finished in July is
projected al Buena VISTA Rockbridge cum
". Va, The contractor is J. p. PettJohn
f Lynchburg.
Ex-Ap2ointmcnt Clerk Hassler, of the
Interior Department, has gone OUT to Forest
Civ. Dakota. where he is interested in 4
land enterprise.
The employees Of the Internal Revenue
Bureau at Washington adopted resolution,
thanking ex-Com'r Miller for his uniform
courtesy to them.
W. \. Mccoy has been arrested at Ro-
ney's Mills, W. Va, for deirauding The Old
and paralyzed widow of a soldier named
Milhgan of her pension money.
The six militia companies, one each al
Winchester. Wood,to K, Harri-ouburg, Pu-
iaski CITY. Stauntou and Pocahontns are To
be reformed ia the ID Rcgt. Vol. Infantry
A trust comprising hundred big firms
is about formed to corner tlorlda'S next or
ange crop. The fruit will he delivered at a
Sanford packing house and thence sent out
by fast ireights.
Miss Margaretta Bruce Cameron, fourth
daughter Of Senator Don Cameron of Penn
svlvania. on Thursday was married to Mr..
John William Clark, OF the Clark spool
cotton firm of Newark, New jersey.
George Maddigau, aged about p years, a
fr,irht brakeman ON the Shenandoah Val.
lev Railroad. was killed last week near Ben
tonville. 1t is supposed he tell from car,
striking on his head. He was unmarried
and resident of RivertOn, Va.
The widow of Storewall Jackson has de-
clned a profftred appointment TO The Lex
ington postmastership 10y Virginia Repub-
ican acting for the President Mrs. Jack
son saws she owes all her attention to her
invalid father, aged 81, who resides in Moth
Carolina.
Mrs. Stockman, the wife of Fred. stock
man. committed suicide by cutting her
throat at her brothers house, Samuel VIII
hanson. near HedgcSyille, ID Berkeley coun-
~. Mr.. Williamson's family missed her,
and not finding her in her room, went to
the garrett. where her dead body was found.
A dispatch from Martinsbnrg says that
Mrs. Lizzie Thompson, wife OF Abraham
Thompson, who bias been keeping board
ing house in Martinsburg, near tie Ballo
& Ohio II r. depot for several years past,
eloped with one of her boarder5 last week.
She leu jhr house, taking with her some
household goods and about $500 in money.
The post of con~ul-general at London, to
which john c. New of the indianapolis
journal is appointed, is a bonanza-by far
the best paving Office under The government.
The salary To- begin with, Is S6,0O9, and the
unofficial tce., which amount to at least
$4,000 go into the pocket OF the incum.
heut Office rent and clerk hire are paid
by the government out of official fees.