Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-07-25
NERSF NOTES.

August %.
Thos. R. Campbell is appointed pOstmas-
ter at Luray.
Princeton village in Ohio was wiped out
by a tornado.
Jasper II. Bradley, Of W. Va, is appoint
ed consul at Southampton, England.
W. 5. Elgin is appointed postmaster at
Keep Tryst, Washington county, Nd.
The widow of the late Prof Proctor will
lecture next winter on astronomical subjects
Virginia democratic conveution-Rich-
mond, Angus, II. Number OF delegates
1921.
Horace A. Taylor Of Wisconsin is APP
poipted commissioner of railroads vice Gen
Joe Johnston, resigneds
w. Fl. Putnam Of Brooklyn, great
grandson of Gen. Israel Putnam Of RevOu-
ton fame, is dead aged 10.
The dowager Empress of Germany. Au-
gusta Victoria, the English Queens daugh-
ter. has become a Catholic.
The Cumberland Valley hosiery mil at
Hagerstown burned-spOntaneous com0us-
ton. Los, $1,000, insurance 1900
Norris Peters. the photo photographer at
Washington who has for years done all the
government work in his line, died suddenly
last week.
In the construction of the new electrical
building on the Princeton College grounds
not BIT Of iron 10 being used. Even the
nails are Of brass or copper.
The bronze sun-dial stolen fr m William
and Mary college at Williamsburg, Va,
during the war, has been returned through
R. W. Glider Of the Century.
Rev. Henry A. White, elected to the
chair of history at Washington and Lee,
last week married Miss Fannie Wexford,
daughter Of Richmond ju &c.
John II. Hewitt of Baltimore, who wrote
"Rock me 10 sleep, mother" and other songs
entered his seth year recently. tie Is called
'the father of the American ballad"
J. A. Patterson, Jr., a rich citizen oil
Wavnesboro'. Va. has left that place after
conveying his $4,000 estate to creditors
with only $1,000 in debts discovered.
Lee Camp Confederate Veterans of Rich
moni have loaned the LGe Monument As
ISOLATION the IS. 600 collected by chem at the
monument cornerstone laying in 81.
John Darbro aged 80 and Becky Nagle
aged 10 of Fairyiew, Pa, were married last
week-the girls parents consuming III,
bride is the Youngest % whom a license has
ever been granted in Pennsylvania.
Tbeonly guaranteed cure ofall blood taint'
and humurs, erupliouS, pimples, bloIcheS
scalp diseases and scroiulou, sores an'
,weilings, is Or. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery You get cure or money PAID
for it promptly returned.
J. W. Newton Of Stanton, Charles T
Haiues of Augusta county. Col. +. Sipe OF
Rockingham aud j. d. Giles OF Patrick
were elected on the State executive commit
tee at the prohibition convention at Lynch
burg. Mr. Newton served rs secretary.
The reservoir near Cayetown of the
Washington county water company and
from which HagerstOwn obtains its supply
gave way last week-pressure from rains
breaking the dams. The supply to the res
eryoir had been cut OF. however Damage
rihing
AZ Morriston, Tennessee last Thursday
$4,000, decided 10 the crippled ex-Conied-
crates of east Tennessee by a rich Granger
county farmer, A. B. Tate, was distributed
equally among lorty-One veterans. The
stars and Bars aoated from the opera house
during the distribution.
Folks in Prince Georges IS miles from
Richmond were alarmed last week ut the
sudden sinking Of the earth 10 TO 60 feet
over an area of II acres A 2acre lake
forced up from some subterrauean river
formed in the centre of the depressed land
The phenomenon attracts great attention.
The Virginia prohibition convention at
Lynchburg July II put up rhOs f Taylor
ct Loudoun for governor, Capt. w. J. Shell
burne of Montgomery for lieutenant govern
or and Judge j. NJ Quarles of Staunton for
attorney general. The latter is a republican
the two former were formerly democrats.