Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-04-05
Ne,rsv Notes.

Worlds Fair will be very complete.
The seat of Senator John Martin of Kan
sas is contested by Joseph W. Ady, Kepuo'
Hon. C. w. Button. of Lynchburg, is en-
dorsed by Senators Daniel and HuntOn for
Public Printer.
The mayor of Piedmont put eleven
tramps in the chain gang on Saturday ana
made them work on the streets.
Mrs. Joseph c. Havermale, of Morgan
county, in one year churned and sold 1920
"a worth of butter from FIVE cows.
Miss Grace, daughter of Maj. 5. NJ. 1ost'
of Stanton, will be married to-day to MI
Geo. G. McGilvray, of New York.
Hon. VIM. L. Wilson has been invited to
speak at the University of Michigan Club
banquet April 1Sth-Jsferson's birthday.
Mr.. C. Collins Taylor has withdrawn
from the Valley TTrgiaian, at Clifton Forge,
aud Mr.. D. S. Eichelberger has sole control
of it.
Mrs. Nelson Caldwell, of Morgan county,
was burned to death Friday, while at
tempting to prevent some burning brush
from setting FIRE to the barn.
Mrs. r. B. Windle, widow of the late
James A. Windle, died at her home in
Winchester on Thursday, of pneumonia,
aged seventy-eight. Mrs. Windle had been
sick for two days
Clarksville. Mecklenburg county, Vir-
ginia, had destructive fire on Saturday.
All but three buildings on main street were
destroyed, and two colored men were burn
ed to death. Loss considerably more than
100000
Municipal elections will be held in Kan
sas to. morrow, aud the women will play an
important part. In Topeka, the capital,
out of 10000 registered votes 1000 are
women. In Kansrs City, out of $1,000 vo-
tiers $500 are women.
Thomas Allen, who served under Yelling
ton in the war with Napoleon and under
General Scott in the Mexican war, and who
enlisted at the age of y for service in the
civil war, is still living at the age of lOS
years, in Tyler county.
Gen. Hooker, representative in Congress
from Mississippi, in aiighting from one
cable car was knocked down by another in
Washington Saturday night and seriously
injured. He was unconscious when picked
up and removed to the Emergency Hopitai.
Stephen B. Elkins, Henry G. Davis and
R. G. Kereus have agreed to take part and
place the balance of enough bonds to pay
for the building of town hall at Elkins,
this State, erecting water works, piping
the streets and providing an electric light
plant for the town.
A bottle with letter in it, purporting to
be from the lost steamer, Naronic, was found
on the beach at Ocean View, Virginia, last
Thursday. 1t was signed "John Olsen,
Cattlemau," and says the Naronic collided
with an iceberg, and when the note was
written the ship was fast sinking.
The safe at the Union depot of the c. u
Q. and B. & 0. at Lexington, Va, was bur-
glarized on Saturday morning and $500
taken. A colored man from North Caro-
lima, named Henry Jones was arrested at
Beuua Vista and confessed the theft and
implicated two others. $3.50 was recovered.
The board of directors of the Winchester
and Potomac Railroad Company held a
meeting in Winchester on Saturday, vii
liam NJ. Atkinson resigned as a director
aud was succeeded by the election of Thos.
y. Cooper. W. NJ. Atkinson was elected
secretary and treasurer for the company for
unexpired term occasioned by the death of
DR.. VIM. A. Mccormick.
The brick dwelling known as the John
+. Wall property, and owned by Mr..
Charles Latham, of Winchester, was de-
stroyed by fire Saturday morning. The fire
originated from defective fue. Mr.. La
than has owned the property but few
weeks ard moved his furniture to the
dwelling on Friday This was saved. The
loss il about So 900; partly covered by in
surance.
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