Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-01-14

County Court February 2ud.

County Court February 2ud
Mrs. Sarah Difenderfer, aged Sc years, one
of Martiusburg's oldest residents, died at
her hone on sunday.
A general STOCKHOLDERS meeting Of the
Brass Foundry Company will be held on
the Srd of February.
yesterday & Co. have the contract for
tin-roofng the brass foundry buildings, also
the canning factory at Leetown.
Spraeue Bishop aged 10, of Martinsburg,
whilst playing polo in the rink there, had
an eve Knocked OUT with one Of the poles.
The Harpers Ferry Sentinel says the
company which mas held an option on :.
w. Lightner's Herr's Island property for
the past three months failed to come to time
in the matter of purchase
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Nj. Siler. a prominent farmer living near
Mar,ius5urg, died Thursday, as result OF
the extraction of tooth. He had it taken
out about week ago, and since then it has
bled almost necessarily. causing his death.
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Mr. G Butler has been quite i'll lately;
aud. in addition thereto, has been suffering
intensely from an accident He was using
an ear pick when a door was blown shut
and struck his arm, driving the instrument
into the drum Of his ear.
The Martinsburg Mining, Manufacturing
aud Improvement Company closed the con
tract Saturday for the purchase of the Geo
A. Rousch farm. containing 14O acres, for
$4,000 The purchase of this land gives
the company control of all the land lying
adjacent to that CITY on the south and west.
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4 correspondent of the Harper's Ferry
Sentinel SAYS that Messr-. Moler and Keller
have disposed Of one half interest in their
ore land situated near the Virginia Ore
Bank. this county, to the Sparrows Point
Steel Co. near Baltimore. Md, the purchis
ers expecting to commence operations on
the land soon.
DR.. John III. Un,eld. 4 native of this
county. but who has been n resident of
Hager~town for the last seVen years, died
Tuesday night of last week, of consumption.
a, his home on Madison avenue. DIR. Unseld
WAS born at Harper's Ferry and raised near
Shepherdstoyn W. Va. He was in his fif-
ty-sixth year
Our neighbor, Mr.. John w RUSSELL has
beaten all previous records in the stove line,
his sales footing up 10 the present time since
last fall lis heating and cooking stoves.
Thi, is a showing Mr. Russell has reason to
be proud of. and Is IN evidence of his popu-
aritv with our people and the high stand
ing Of goods handled Adrocdte.
We are pleased to note that Mr.. H. L.
Snyder Of the SheDherdsto,cn Register has
recovered from an illness that initiated
against his Christmas festivities Among
other discomfort, during his indisposilion
and enforced retirement he most complains
of "a bad taste in his month" We always
knew our brother 10 be a man of taste.
Hon. VIM. l. Wilson made a spendid
speech ut the banquet recently given BY the
reform club Of New York city He l. in
vited 10 be present at similar gathering
soon 20 be- Id in Philadelphia. Mr.. Will
son is one OF the most eminent statesmen Of
the land His chances are good for being
the next candidate for Vice President
.Ne,g Dominion.
The building for the brass foundry on
the site furnished by the C. NJ, NJ. and Imp.
Co. within the past ten days is progressing
rapidly. Ten days ago the site was select
ed now the building is ready for the roof,
and the foundations for the annex well adj
vanced Mr. J. r Epps, late of Richmond,
Va, mas charge of the carpenter work, and
George Hart is conducting the masonry.
LUCK. Mrs. VIM B Baker, of this city,
while m Baltimore recently. made some
purchases from firm which Offered "A hand
some pon~v. harness and cart TO the person