Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1894-11-07
Neicsy Notes.


week, aged IS years.
Five thousand persons assembled at Fair
mont on Saturday last to greet Hon. VIM.
L. Wilson and to hear him.
Senator Henry Fairfax has hauled from
his "Oak Hill' estate to the Leesburg depot,
to ship north, about 800 barrels Of pippins.
The government building at Martinsburg
is about completed aud ready to be turned
oyer to "Uncle Sam" 1t is very handsome.
An old man walked all the way from
Georgia to Washington, arriving there
Thursday, to shake hands with President
Cleveland.
1t is reported that the young Empress Of
China committed suicide because the En-
peror slapped her in the face. It is proba-
bly, a canard,
Mr.. Z. J. Simpson, former resident OF
Martinsburg has been nominated by the
Democrats of Canadian County, Oklahoma,
for the Legislature.
Mrs Cecilia Vandevanter, The venerable
relct of Col Gabriel Vandevanter, died in
Loudoun county Wednesday last, in the
eighty first year of her age.
Mr.. Herman Degrapge, farm laborer,
died on Saturday week, in the Swan Pond
vicinity, aged % years, month and days.
He leaves a wife and one child.
Bud Clendenin, who has been on trial at
Charleston for week for the murder Of DR..
J. William Davis in August, was found
guilty of murder in the first degree.
The Virginia building at the Worlds
Fair, which cost $4,000, was bought by
Chicago policeman for 800. He had it re-
moved and now occupies it as a home.
A Baltimore clothing house gives notice
of its need of twenty-five additional sales
men. The prices of suits have declined un-
der the Democratic tariff and there's rush
of business.
The Stanton wholesale dealer who wants
to buy 10000 pounds of wool deliverable
next spring, at 10 cents, has had no offers
yet. What is the matter with our Republ'
can friends has free wool paralyzed them ?
Two men entered wholesale jeweIry store
in Chicago last week, in broad day light
threw the projectors son who was in charge
10 the large vault, and then helped them
selves to six thousand dollars worth of
watches.
Morris Ferrter, a well-known contractor
in Richmond, struck Paul Grant, an able
bodied mechanic, in the temple with his fist
in an alteration. The man died in fifteen
minutes. Mr. Ferriter was overcome with
grief at the unexpected result.
Fire in Louisville, KY, Sunday evening
did $50 900 damage to the building occupied
by the Louisville branch Of the Singer Sew
ing Machine Manufacturing Company
Five fremen were caught under a falling
wall and badly hurt. Two may die.
Mr.. C. E. Aulck and Miss Rebecca Kre-
mer were united in marriage at the Luther.
an Church, Winchester, Thursday afternoon
fast. The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Lewis G. VI, Miller, pastor, assisted by Rev.
James r. Graham, pastor of Kent Stree.
Presbyterian Church.
A hundred tons of cats tails were recent
" sold in one lot in London for the
purpose of ornamenting ladies' wearing APP
parel. Assuming that an average cat tail
would weigh couple ounces, this would
mean that no fewer than 100000 pussies
had been killed just to supply this one deal
alone.
An Associated Press dispatch says "a
sheep herder at Durango, Mexico, last week
found a cave which he explored and discOv.
cred therein box containing thirty thou
sand dollars in gold. The find is supposed
to be part of the plumber Of gang Of BAN
dts who operated there thirty years ago.
A further search will be made" We think
find of that dimensions would satisfy US.
New York city at present embraces an area
of about thirity-nine square miles, which,
under the proposed annexation plan, would
be enlarged to Sl7.77 square miles, increas-
ing the city's population Of 1,5l5,SOl to
2,5OS, 49S. Two cities aud fifteen towns will
be taken in, besides great deal Of farm
land. Staten Island, nineteen miles from
the city hall will be included, and also
Coney Island Chicago has but 1872 square
miles
Mr.. John Keplinger, who has run milk
route for the last % years in Shepberdstown,
=. 4 Il.