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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30
.vesU Advertisements.
PUBLIC NOTICE
OF THE
SEALER Of WEIGHTS and MEASURES
OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, W. VA.

CEC. Ii of Chap. SO of the Code of West Vir-
- ginia says:
If any person in a County in which the
weights, measures and balances have been
provided as required in section five of this
chapter, shall sell or offer to sell any commod-
ity, buy, or keep for buying and selling any
scales, balances steelyards, weights or measures
not sealed according to law, he shall forfeit for
each offence a sum not exceeding Ten Dollars. y
The law requires this to be done once in
each year. The fee for each weight, measure,
steelyard, balance and scales is ~ cents, when
brought to the Office for proving and sealing,
and double this amount when service is rem
dered at your respective places of business.
/ hereby give notice that will be at my Oh
fee, in the County Court Room, in Charles.
town, on the lST DAY OF MAY, 1880, and
each successive day for one week, from 8 O'Clock
a. m. TO o'clock p. M, to test and seal weights
and measures according to law.
l.. DINKLE,
sealer of Weights and Measures for jeff. Co
April 80, 1890.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

Tie TaRey FIrgiRiGn at Staunton has ef-
fected an arrangement with the Professor oil
Chemistry Of Capt. Kable's Academy in
that city BY which qualitative analysis oil
all kinds of minerals will be made without
cost to the owners and the results published.
Parties desiring cumulative analysis are
charged reasonable fees. Many landowners
in Augusta and adjacent counties are avail
ing themselves of this opportunity of learn
ing and making known the hidden wealth
of their possessions, and are thus attracting
the attention of capitalists who are ready
to develop these concealed riches.
Why shouldn't the landowners Of Jetier-
son be aroused to some such device for Sc
curing attention to the values beneath the
surface of their broad acres, or on top of
them as the case may be? Send a sample
of your soil, vial of water, bit of rock,
and find out their constituent qualities and
quantities. Why, it is hardly known that
we have black marble of the finest quality,
and iron, etc, jutting out here and there in
old jefferson: valuable mineral waters
bubbHng up at ShannOndale and elsewhere
in the county that ought to be bottled and
on the markets of the world; and that even
one of our railroads Is balasted with gold
ouqrtz
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

The storm which threatened us on Sunday
morning about half-past ten did us no
harm, but in the afternoon bombarded Bal
timore with haistones for fifteen minutes,
and in that brief time destroyed $4,000
worth of wndow-glass. The GLACIERS will
have much to do for few days, and will
outshine the plumbers at the seashore this
summer Hailstones weighing four ounces
went through the windows of the Sun Of
flee.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

Faulkner's bill, which passed the Senate,
to pay St. Joseph's Catholic Church at
Martinsburg $3.50, for the use and occu-
pancy of their property during the war, was
favorably reported to the House, but the
Republicans are playing a hypOcrite game
as to bills of this nature. While pretending
to favor payment to loyal claimants the
House Republicans under Reeds orders are
employing every means to defeat them. 1t
is Just the same tactics they are employing
to evade fulfilment of their pension pledges.
Representative Wilson, who has labored
diligently to obtain final action upon some
of these Just claims of churches, almost
despairs of getting any of them through.
He has encountered quiet but determined
Republican opposition at every step. Mr..
Wilson appealed to Speaker Reed for recog-
milton to move to take up and pass the
Martinsburg public building bill. Reed
would not refuse nor would he promise
recognition. Wheeling Register Dispatch.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

The vestibule train from the West on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad met with a
fr;ghtful accident at Staunton at 8 o'clock
Monday morning-the engineer losing con-
troll of the train because of trouble with the
air brakes. The train ran past the depot at a
speed of 20 miles an hour, the engine hav-
ing the appearance of sheet of fire, and as
it reached the passenger station the rear
sleeper careened, striking the covering of
the platform and demolishing the entire
structure, and wrecking a brick baggage
house a little further on The sleeper then
jumped the track and turned over on its
side, breaking in pieces. The train ran on
for mile before it could be stopped. Nine
of the occupants of the sleeper, all but one
members of the Pearl of Pekin" troupe on
their way to Baltimore to perform, were
more or less iniured-one of them, Miss
Myrtle Knox, of Kansas City, chorus
singer, being 50 terribly mangled that she
bled to death in few minutes.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

An exchange represents Hon. George w.
Atkinson as saying that he would like to go
TO Congress again if they will let him have
the nomination. Let George remember
that mere nomination will probably not
be sufficient to give him a seat IN the next
Congress.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

The National Democrat of last week had
an able paper by Senator Jno. Z. Kenns on
the West Virginia gubernatorial contest.
We regret our limited space forbids its re-
production.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30
Notice to Take Dispositions.

To Jacob A. Harley, Geo. W. Welsh, Joseph
B. Welsh, Ella NJ Welsh. the unknown
widow of Jos. Francis Harley, deceased, and
Others Defendants
Take notice that on the eth day of May,
1890 at the Office of Cleon Moore, in Charles
town. West Va, between the hours of 6 a. m.
and p. m. the undersigned will take the dep
ositicns of Geo w. Welsh and others and at
the office of Flick & Westenhaver. in Martins
burg, w. Va, on the 9th day of May, 1890,
will take the dispositions Of Elizabeth Slagle
and others, between the hours Of a. IN. and
6 p IN to be read as evidence for the Com
planants in a certain cause pending in the
Circuit Court of Jefferson County West Va,
in which Elizabeth Slagle and David Slagle
are Compliments and Jacob A Harley and
others are Defendants. If from any cause the
taking of said dispositions should not be COM
menced-or being commenced, should not be
completed on said days the taking of the same
will be adjourned from time to time until they
are completed.
ELIZABETH SLAGLE, and
DAVID SLAGLE,
By Counsel.
April l6, ls90-St. Free Press fee, $3.50.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

We publish in this issue an extract from
the Roanoke Herald which gives an idea of
the substantial boom that Winchester is
now enjoying An Improvement Company
was organized there a few weeks ago with
100000 capital, of which more than
100000 has already been subscribed $50,
600 taken in Roanoke The probability is
that in few days every dollar of the stock
viii be taken, books closed and stock COM
mand a premium. This is a substantial
bona ide boom, on a strictly solid cash and
land basis-the land being purchased at a
fair price and all belongs to the company.
There are no promoters, no ground floor and
If there is any architectural defect all sub
scribers to the stock are exactly upon the
same footing.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

The impression prevails that Mr. Stephen
B. Elkins viii be the Republican candidate
for Congress in opposition to Mr. Wilson.
If such be the case, Mr.. Wilson could have
the privilege of voting for him, though Mr..
Elkins would not have the pleasure Of re
ciprocating the courtesy not in November
next, having been a resident of the State
twelve months.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

Editor Halstead of Cincinnati Brook
lvn Commercial Gazette Standard Jni0niame,
is a very much hyphenated individual
Washington Post.
Il would be well if, instead Of compound
ing him, a period could be pu: to him.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30
NOTICE TO LIEN.HOLDERs.

To all persons holding liens by judgment or
otherwise on the real estate, or any part
thereof, of August Schultz
In pursuance of decree of the Circuit Court
of Jefferson County, made in a cause therein
pending to subject the real estate of the said
August Schultz TO the satisfaction Of the liens
thereon, you are hereby required to present
all claims held by you and each of you against
the said August Schultz, which are liens on his
real estate, or any part Of it, for adjudication
to me at my Office in Charlestown, w. Va, on
or before the 9th day Of May, 1890.
Given under my hand this eth day Of April,
1890. CLE0N MOORE, Comr.
April O. 1s9O-4t. Free Press fee, sl212.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

Mr.. Hart has retired from the chief edi-
torship of the Wesling htsifgmesr. He
Is succeeded by Mr. Huntington, who is a
clever gentleman and first-rate, expert
enced newspaper man. He has physique,
too, to show TO advantage, la Hart, a ten
dollar suit-if need be 10 give an object
lesson on the beauties of high protective
tariff.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

"The New York Ladies Club Is the SUBJ
ject of an article by Mary Gay Humphreys
to be published in the number of HaPeTs
Basar issued May 2nd. The same number
will contain a story by Julia Schayer enti-
tied zone Standard"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30
Paint.

IF you are going to paint your house, you
i will find it to your advantage to call and
see our stock of Paints. The brand we are car
rying this year is Our Own Goods, strictly
pure inseed Oil and Lead Paint that sells for
81 so per gallon. Our own Guarantee will be
given to insure its Purity. Also, Roofing and
Fencing Paint, at 800 per gallon.
April % go AlSQUITH u %.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

The new-RepubIican federal elections bill
puts an end to the regulation of congress
sional elections by the States, which has
existed for a century, and Senator Hoar
says it is only an assertion Of the coustitu-
tional power of the federal government to
regulate the manner of electing members of
Congress But Senator ingalls, says that
the constitution is a growth and not an un-
changeable law, and that it is not what it
originally was but has been altered and
added TO by years Of usage and interpreta
ton VIII Senator ingalls, vote for the
Hoar bin, orwill he abide by the custom OF
century in the matter Of congressional
elections?
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30
Executors Notice.

HAVING qualified as Executor of the last
IL will of George H. Tate, deceased, all per-
sons having claims against the estate are re-
quested to present them to me duly proven and
all persons indebted to said estate will be ex-
pected to make prompt payment.
JOSEPH TRAPNELL,
Executor of George II. Tate.
April 80, 1s90-it.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

One of the most distressing indications IN
the New South is the report that the South
Carolina and Georgia watermelon crops
will be very light this year.-Parkersb"rg
Journal
Next thing will be an Indictment of Ma
ture for depriying the colored man Of his
million"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

The Charleston Daily Gazette entered
upon its third year last week. and celebrated
the event by printing with red ink-sugges-
tive that its worthy proprietor is properly
very sanguine of future prosperity
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

The only Smith in either house Of the
Congress Of the United States is the Hon.
Charles B., of Psrkersburg, and he is sitting
in Judge Jackson's seat.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30
BURNS & SHUGERT.

Did you read what the Prominent Physi-
clans have to say about the Braddock Pure
Rye If not do so at once, and ask your deal
er for it, II is the best.
JAMES CLARKE & Co, D1stillers,
Cumberland Nd
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

Judge Blair, of the City Circuit Court
of Roanoke, rendered decree in the cause
of the Fidelity Insurance, Trust and Safe
Deposit Company VS.. the Shenandoah Val
ley Railroad Company, authorizing the for
mer, as trustee, together with A. Moore, Jr.,
special commissioned, to sell the road as an
entirety.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

It is estimated, by some one who took
panes to make the inquiry, that 1880
houses in Baltimore were damaged by the
hail-storm on Sunday at an average Of 81 TO
s. per house.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

The occasional exercise Of the pardoning
power by Democratic Governors Of West
Virginia is treated by Republican editors
as heinOus, aud they make il appear as if
"inhumanity to man is a cardinal doctrine
of the e. o. p. Some of them may yet thank
theic stars that Mercy is an attribute, along
with Justice, of the Chief Magistrates OF
the Mountain State.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

IN the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, West
l. Virginia
COOK CARRIAGE COMPANY and others,
Plaintiffs.
VS..
AUGUST SCHULTZ and Annie l.. Schultz, S
W. Washington, Trustee Of Building Asso
citation No g. George Baylor, Trustee, Ed
ward Tearney, F. I. Clymer Co.. Spiral Spring
Co The Anderson and Harris Carriage Co.
Valentine d Co., K. w. Norris and Sons
Ware Varnish Co., Carpenter Bros, Roberts
& Phillips and Hiram Davis & Co., Defts.
Extract from decree of February 9th, 1890:
ut is adjudged ordered and decreed that this
cause be referred TO Cleon Moore. a Commits
sioner of this Court, with instructions to as
certain the Real Estate of which the defendant,
August Schultz, is seized, its value and annual
rental value-to convene the lien creditors
and ascertain the liens thereon, their amounts
and priorities, and to inquire into any other
matters deemed pertinent by himself or re-
quired by any of the parties"
\ Copy-Teste
T. w. LATIMER, Clerk.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

The Parkersburg State Journal says :;
"There are over 2,OOO,O GOO signatures to pc
titions which are now on file in the Senate
and House, praying for the passage Of the
Ingalls, service pension bill. And yet there
are Democrats in the land who declare that
the real soldiers of the war do not want
pensions and do not approve Of the service
pension bill" 1t adds that the bill is one
of the most popular pension measures ever
framed In theimmediately preceding par
agraph the Journal intimates that numer-
ously-sigued petition asking for the pardon
of a certain West Virginia criminal was no
good reason for the granting of such pardon
by the Governor, and says that such petit
tious are not worthy of much consideration
and should not have much weight" and
that the Governor of State ought to know
that people will sign almost anything these
days in the way of petition"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

Millinery Opening.-Our display of
French Pattern Hats, Bonnets and Flowers
will take place Thursday and Friday, May
LIST and 2nd. All are cordially invited to
attend. Yours &C.,
BURNs & SHUGERT.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

The Republicans claim the paternity OF
the recent legislative enactment of this
State anent the use of money for election
purposes, and yet it is said they favor Mr.
Elkins for Congress in this district mainly
for the reason that he has barrel and they
want to get it ION tap 20
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

Hon. VIM. L. Wilson's late Boston speech
appeared in the National Democrat of last
week But for its length we would give il
a place. The National Democrat ought to
be in the hands of every Democrat in the
State, and the Republicans would find it
the source of much enlightenment, and en-
enlargement to turn from the error of their
WAYS
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

Senator Faulkner discovered and frus-
trated a sharp plot of Republican Senators
few days ago The scheme was to take
the appointment of thirty medical exam
liners for the Pension office from under the
civil service rules and vest the selection in
the Pension Commissioner The reason of
it was that there were but thirty-one names
ON the civil service list eligible to these aP-
pointmeuts, and, of the thirty-one, nineteen
we're Democrats. Senator Faulkner found
out what was going on, scored the RePubli-
cans for trying TO evade the civil service
laws, and offered an amendment to compel
the appointments to be made from the civil
service list. The amendment was defeated,
but Senator Hoar, to save his party from
getting deeper into the mire, proposed an
other. which, with certain notifications
suggested by Faulkner, had the same effect I;
aud this was adopted.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

The Washington Post, Independent, but
more Republican than otherwise, says Of
Hoar's Election Bill that the Massachu-
sets statesman has introduced features
which stamp bis measure as not only inn
practical, bat threatening to the very foun-
dation Of popular government. The boon
Of selfgovernment has not ceased 20 be an
attraction 20 the American people, and all
efforts in the direction of Capitalization OF
power will be looked upon with suspicion
and resented whenever opportunity offers.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

MISS MARY CoCKRILL is prepared to dc
VI STAMPING; also Dress-making and fam
lily Sewing At residence of her father, Capt
d. H. Cockrill
January I, SO.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30
Wanted.

A GOOD OLD-TIME COOK, White or Col
N ored. Must give references. Good wages.
Apply to \. 5. d. PENDLEIoN;
April 80, 90. Berkeley Springs, W. Va.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that ! will execute
the above decree at my Office in Charlestown. w
Va. on the 9Th day of May 1890
Given under my hand this It'll day Of April
1890 CLE0N MOORE, Com'r.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

Representative Cummings, Of New York,
the other day offered an amendment to the
civil service commission clause of the legis-
lative appropriation bill, providing for the
actual" travelling expenses Of the commits
sion instead of necessary" travelling ex-
peuses as provided in the bill He read a
list the expenses of members of the COM
mission in which the articles lemonade,
ale and gin" figure, and said he did not con-
slider these necessary expenses Where
upon Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia, inquir-
ed whether q ciyil-seryice commissioner did
not have to see double in order to see any
civil.seryice reform under this administra-
ton.
The Thoma, A. Hendricks monument
has arrived from Florence and viii be un-
ILL 20 T.. r........-1.- Il, f,-t - NFo,r
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30
DIR. Kimg's NpecfacLes.

HAVE the agency for these Spectacles, and
i guarantee to fit any eye or return the money.
GEO. T. LIGHT.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30
For Sale.

A PIANO AND FEATHER BED. For in
IA formation apply at
Jan. l, 1890. FREE PRESS OFFICE.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

Senator Hoar, for the majority Of the SEN
ate Elections Committee, has introduced a
federal elections bill more sweeping
and more odious than anything of the kind
recently suggested. 1t proposes to put the
control of congressional elections entirely
into the hands of canvassing boards and
supervisors appointed by Federal Judges,
the States being wholly ignored. The
Judges are to appoint election officers, who
are TO prepare the lists of votes, supervise
the election, count the ballots and certify
the result-their certificates to be the only
credentials of members of Congress. When
it is remembered that these judges, except
ing the few appointed by Cleveland, are
Republicans and nearly all extreme par
tisau.. the political purpose and necessary
consequence of such measure will be
readily seen, as well as its revolutionary
character.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

INSECTS AND vERMIN.-Persian Insect
i Powder Whale Oil and Carbolic Soap, Ok.
Silver, Mercurial Ointment, and Bed Bug Poi
son. AbQGlIH & %.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

For political effect Republican congress
men commented on the fact that several
Democratic state Treasurers had detaulted,
but Congressman Allen, Of Mississippi, me,
the charge by saving that after the kuowl-
edge Of said defalcations none of them had
been exalted 70 Chairmanships Of National
Committees in the case of Senator
QUAY.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

Republican congressman and editors ex-
ult over certain Southern State officers who
have recently betrayed their trust and
caused financial loss 20 their State or their
boudsmen Less is said about the conduct
of Project King Of the Pennsylvania Insti-
tuition for the Blind, who was recently con-
victed Of debauching inmates of the institu-
tion-aud escapes with the very mild pun
ishment Of five years in the penitentiary.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

The great developments Of oil in West
Virginia are likely TO demoralize the jour
nalistic profession. One Of the brightest
editors of the State recently struck oil,
and in his quest for more Of that the love
Of which is the root of an evil mas found IL
convenient to throw aside the pen, which,
in his hands, was mightier than the sword
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

A New York Member of Congress will
intoduce a bin 20 appropriate $4,000 for a
statue 90 John Brown Our neighbor Of the
Free Press can furnish an appropriate in-
scription.-NDirit
He can 90 that very thing, and as a con-
else statement of fact 10 is Incompatible.
Here it Is:
John Browns first victim 40 Harper Fer
rv was am industrious, inolensivc colored
nan
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

And old Virginia is coming TO the front.
Her wonderful water-power; her exhaust
less minerals; her diversified woods, her
prolific soil, her delightful climate, present
a combination of forces unequaled on the
continent for the successful operation Of in
dustries looking TO the utilization of an
these sources of wealth, in all the finished
forms into which metal and timber and cot
ton can be converted Valley Iir-
giniGn
What il said Of Virginia Is equally true
of West Virginia-only more SO.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-04-30

Our friend Morris, OF the Richie Gasette,
is much talked of as the probable Republi-
can candidate for Governor in 1892. The
support Of one Republican editor he needn't
expect. Morris says struck from the
Ga-stfes exchange list-Jacks0a Herald
low BLACKBOARD -uuapproachable liar-in-
curably insane Morris won't care. He'd
rather squelch a contemporary than be Gov
ernOr.