Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-07-02
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Sept. SO-ShenandOah Valley Railroad.
Gustav Brown will have full line OF
Tricycles on hand in a few days.
A horse belonging to Mr. J. ]. Wysong
died few days ago from extreme heat
Messrs. Burns and Wall have received
seven hundred more Tennessee sheep.
The Supreme Court of Appeals Of this
State will begin its term here on the LIST
Wednesday in September.
Mr.. 5 ID. Eugle only secured ten bushels
Of wheat from his fifty acres. The hail h"r-
vested his crop prematurely.
An iron bridge is to be erected at Shep-
herdstown over the Potomac. Mr.. Pollen
berger is repairing the abutment.
sam Brown has removed his barber shop
20 the store room on corner Of Main and
Charles street, opposite Mr.. Hagley's.
Capt. josh Hamill, formerly Of Kearneys-
Vile. now on the West Virginia Central
Railroad, was married to Miss Clemline
Hepburn. of Piedmont recently.
The dance at Shannondale on Friday
night was quite numerously attended, but
the company wus rather short on men, the
proportion being to 8. 1t is said to have
been an enjoyable affair.
Mrs. George NJ. Leisenring has been APP
pointed postmaster at Lutheryille, Balti-
more county, Nd. She is the widow Of the
late postmaster and has been carrying on
the Office since bis death.
Mr.. Samuel Mccormick Of Clarke county
has a colt with six feet, and the Courier says
it is finely formed and seems TO experience
no Inconvenience by reason Of the extra
feet which are on the fore legs.
This has been a season of electric storms.
IL is the part.of wisdom for the farmer to
promptly insure his wheat, whether in the
field or the barn, and Washington d Alex
ander viii issue policies at easy rates.
By the new adjustment Of postmasters
salaries. the p. m. at Charlestown will get
81 6Oo-au added 500. Anumber Of other
West Virginia offices show increase OF
patronage and consequently are advanced as
20 salary.
Day after tomorrow will be the "GlOri-
Gus Fourth, " which the patriotic small boy
viii celebrate with the pop cracker and
some of the rural papers viii appear in red,
white and blue. THE FREE PRESS, as
usual. will be read an over
A game Of base ball in Colston's meadow
on Saturday afternoon last, between the
Berryyille and Charlestown clubs, resulted
in victory for the visiting team-score, 10
to5. The home club was ably assisted by
Mr.. j. l.. Jones, of Washington.
Jno. T.. Mcclure, of Clarke county, whose
death 10 the Kanawha by drowning we noted
las, week. lost his life in saving that of Ed
win Biedsoe a youth from Stauutou, who
was bathing with him. He rescued the
young boy bu, could not save himself
s.aid old Chariestown, Jefferson county,
contemplates cree ing awheel factory, a fur
niture factory, a brick factory, an iron spe-
cialty factory, a car factory and a canning
factory and proposes TO boom things gener-
ally. Success to her. Charleston STR.
Mr.. C. w. Littlejohn, of Leesburg, will
accept our thanks for a souvenir of the Lee
Statue Unwilling a bit of the palmetto
that was used for decoration Of the statue.
10 was neatly attached TO pretty card il
Illuminated by Confederate and Virginia flags.
Taxpayers SO not understand why they
should be taxed 90 pay for having the street
lamps lighted. aud the lamps be bid under
a bushcl. az 10 were by the low-hanging
branches of trees on every street boz The town.
Spirit
But the trees have been aGorjiug q very
grateful shade when hemcrcury was among
the nine,ies
Our young friend and tovnsman. !. B.
Richardson. "a, Che Shenandoah University
School 20 Berryv.I'evas in the list of those
distinguished on tbc final examination in
Algebra Arithmetic. Composition, English
Grammar Latin and Spelling and 10
honor. was a, che head of his school
tlurrah for Jack
Some friend in Colorado has favored u
with a late copy of the Ros,y Mountain
Na- published at Denver twenty fou
pages and illustrated Among The portraits
we find our former towusmau. Dr. W W
Rowan. present mayor of ,Le great mining
city Ouray. The picture j., by long sho
less good looking .han the Dr.
The shortage I'm the wheat crop is a topic
but opinions are diverse as to the Fraction
Of q whole crop that viii finally be secured
Commonly things are not So bad as the