Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-04-29

John Shryock, of 1oudoun county,
died Tuesday last, aged 80 years.
The Democrats of Oakland, Nd,
elected their candidate for mayor.
Hagerstown voted by a majority of
$40 in favor of issuing bonds for
street repairs and drainage.
On Friday night week Joseph
BIakeney, a well known painter of
Martinsburg, died suddenly of heart
failure.
Ex-Gov. Holiday, Of Winchester,
who is on his second foreign tour,
was at Sydney, Australia, when last
heard from.
Joab Osburn died at his residence,
near Snickersville, Loudoun. county,
Va, on Thursday week, at the age
of So years.
So far 1000 of the stock Of the
Equity Improvement Company, Win
chester, Va, has been subscribed
1t is expected the additional $780,
900 desired will be subscribed in a
few days.
The Secretary of the State of iii
nois has issued license to the John
Brown Liberty Museum, ut Chicago,
TO purchase and remove to that city
the building known as John Browns
Fort, at Harper's Ferry.
An Improvement Company has
been organized at Elkton, Va. DR..
S. z. II. Miller has been chosen Pres
idcnt, and Mr.. D. w. Flicl1wir, the
sagacions Superintendent of the S.
V. r. r., is among the directors.
Secretary Tracy has refused to al
low the Marine Band to accompany
the Maryland ex-Confederates to the
unwilling of the Lee statue at Rich
mond, as lie says the Band will be
needed in Washington on Decoration
Day.
The Pan-American tour Of the
South was cut short at Richmond by
telegram from Secretary Blaine or
dering the return of the special train,
it being found that but few of the
real members of the Congress were
participating in the trip.
Gen. R. H. Milroy, not Of savory
memory at Winchester and-nthar
Fplaces in the Valley because of his
conduct when in command during
the war, died recently at Olympia,
State of Washington, where he had
resided for a number of years.
President. Mayer, of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. G., X Lord. vice.
president, and Mr.. Pennington, their
architect, were in Hagerstown last
week making arrangements for the
erection of the new freight and pas
senger depot which the company will
erect there.
John Vilwig has at his furniture
rooms very handsome piece of old
furniture. 1t is an oid-fashioned
sideboard, which belonged to the
Rev. Alexander Balmain, WHO died in
1924, whilst rector of the Episcopal
church here. Mr.. Vilwig bought it
at sale about year since, and has
taken great pains to repair it and
finish it off throughout. The work
has been skillfulEy done and the result
is valuable piece of furniture of the
antique style.-Winchester Nesos.
The funeral of Frank Hotchkiss,
who was killed by falling elevator
at Cortland, N. Y, was held Wednes-
day, when a scene occurred at the
grave, into which the body, the coffin,
paIl-bearer and part of monu-
ment were dumped. The family
monument had been undermined and
it fell just as the coffin was about to
be lowered. The base went into the
grave, followed by the shaft, which
crushed the coffin, and carried James
Robinson with it. 1t was some time
before he could be got out. He was
badly crushed and cut. One woman
tainted and there was much excite
ment. A new coffin had to be pro-
cured before the interment could be
made.