Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1894-08-22
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Miss Lilly Ward, of Winchester, left on
Saturday for Han Chow, China, where she
will do missionary work.
Jacob B. Miller, of Hagerstown, aged "a
vears. addicted to excessive cigarette smok-
ing. on Saturday cut his throat with razor
It is said Coxey opened his campaign for
Congress in Alliance, Ohio, with a speech,
and a horse fell dead within the sound OF
his voice.
Washingtonians are calculating upon ten
thousand Pythians going into camp there,
and that there will be seventy-hve thousand
strangers attracted to the city.
The Democrats of Jackson county, in mass
convention last week, declared Hon. VIM
/. Wilson to be the greatest and most dis
tipguished tariff refcrmer of the age.
The marriage of Mr. Louis ]. Barr and
Miss Julia Spur, of Winchester, was SOL
emnized in the Market Street Methodist
Episcopal CHURCH there last Thursday.
Representative Breckenridge, of Arkansas,
has resigned his seat in Congress and has
qualified as Ambassador to Russia. The
House loses ere Of its ablest men by this
transfer.
During the year 1898 the people of Paris
consumed q ,29l horses, 229 dOnkeys and 40
mules, the total amount OF such meat sold
in the markets Of the French capital being
set down in round numbers at 4.6l5 tons.
At Covingtou, Va, the jury in the case
of Capt I. A. Goodman, on trial for killing
II. G. Parsons, found the accused guilty OF
murder in the second degree and fixed his
punishment at is years in the penitentiary'
A mass convention of the Democrats OF
Hardy county unanimously adopted resolu-
lions endorsing President Cleveland and
Hon. VIM. L. Wilson. Similar action was
taken by a large meeting Of Democrats at
Martinsburg.
st. Louis dispatches announce that wo-
man was put under the influence of an OPT
ate in Chicago and sent to the metropolis
in Missouri That's the only way you can
get anybody to leave Chicago for ST. Louis,
boasts the Chicago News.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hoffman, of Fair View,
Pennsylvania, had been married forty years
and we're the parents of several children
Friday they had their first quarrel and HOf-
man became so affected by the disagreement
that he committed suicide
The Amoskeag corporation announces that
on Monday, August 9th, all the machinery
of the company now idle will be started up.
A full complement Of help and the entire
plant will run sixty hoprs q week. These
mills employ nearly 10000 persons.
Not Que complaint has ever been made
by those using Ayers Sarsaparilia accord
inc TO directions. Furthermore, we have
vet TO learn Of q case in which it has failed
10 afford benefit. So say hundreds of drug
gists all over the country. Has cured others,
will cure you.
The democratic Congressional convention
that met in Alexandria last week, reRomi-
mated Mr.. Meredith by reclamation, as was
anticipated. Like all other recent Demo
cratic conventions in Virginia and all the
other states, il heartily endorsed President
Cleveland.
The Dist annual Interstate Changers
Picnic at Williams Grove, Pa, next week,
beginning Monday. The Norfolk and West
ern Railroad will sell excursion tickets on
August 9th, 2Sth 10Th, 3Oth and Slst, good
to return September lst, for regular trains
Round trip from Charles Town S295.
japan has modified an army of 1870, 00C
men. and has thirty transports engaged con.
veving troops to Corea. In recent battle
Corean troops fought with The japanese
against the Chinese. Famine is menacing
the Chinese forces at Yaran. 1t is stated in
/ st. Petersburg that Russia and other power;
continue to eudesyor to restore peace between
China and Japan.
The river and harbOr BILL carrying SILL
AIS. lsG, became a law at midnight Saturday
night without President Cleyelands sigma
ture, the legal limit of ten days having eK
PRED within which he could sign or veto it
1t is the third time during Mr. Cleveland:
two terms that a river and harbor bill ha'
become a law without his approval, the only
other bill Of this kind submitted to hin
having been vetoed
Congressman John O. Pendleton, of the
Wheeling district, hiss written letter fol
publication declining to be a candidate fol
denomination before the Democratic conven
ton at Clarksburg which met yesterday
Among the candidates are Hon. John A
Howard aud Col w. w. Arnett, Of Wheel
ing: Col J. W Gallaher, Of Moundsyille
Mayor J. A. ScOlt, of Ciarksburg; A. A
Lewis. Of Weston, aud several others.
The will of Mrs Lucy :. Wysoug, who
died in this place on The 4th inst, was pro
bated in the clerks Office of the county
court of Jefferson county last week. Mrs
Wysong directs that her personal ana real
property. estimated at $4,000, be sold, and
the proceeds invested, the income from
\ which is 10 be paid 10 Mrs. Kate II. Ham.