Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1894-02-28
Ne,csy Notes.

two dogs with which be killed in sixty days
IS ground-hogs, 20 coOus. Is Opossums, and
? wild cats.
Governor O'Ferrall has accepted an invi-
tation to address the graduating class of he
Virginia Military institute. at Lexington,
in June next
Senator Hill hiss written private letter
saying that he was not, and would not, be
q candidate for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton this year.
Mr.. B. a. Lurty died at his home, near
Clarksburg, last week, aged SO yssrs. he
was the father of Capt. Warren S. Lurty, of
HarrisOnburg, Va.
Mr.. J. Luther Ropp's big sale in Berke-
ley county amounted to $500. His fine
Percheron stallion brought $3.50, and all the
stock sold st good figures.
Joseph Keppler the caricsturist. the editor
and proprietor of Paek, died at his residence.
in New York. on Monday evening, in the
6fty-sixth year OF his sge.
Patrick Eugene Prendergast, the assassin
of Mayor Harrison, of Chicago. has been
sentenced to hang March 2Sd-motion for a
new trial having been overruled.
The Vice Regents of the Ladies Mount
Vernon Association announce donation OF
Wilton rugs and blankets for the State room
at Mt. Vernon BY Mr.. c. B. ROuss, of New
York.
Rider Haggard is farming in the Waiver
ly Valley in England. A man who can dash
off four or Eve thousand words in day is
not likely to let literature interfere with the
cultivation OF cabbages.
Bid. for the erection of the new public
building at Lima, Ohio, were opened at the
Treasury Department last Friday. The
lowest bid was that of Robert ". Jack &
Son. of Martinsburg. for $4,000.
The Academy in Leesburg was destroyed
by FIRE Monday morning about the time OF
the opening of the school. The building
cost $40. 500 1t was insured for $1,000
The fire was the result of defective hue.
A singular accident occurred to a young
lady near Capon Road, twelve miles north OF
Woodstock, on Saturday. She was passing
a moving bark wagon and slipped on some
ice and fell under the wagon, and one wheel
passed over her head.
Senator Vance is in Florida, and news
paper reports are to the effect that be is Sc
riously ILL., Mr.. Charles Vance, son of
Senator Vance. says the reports of his fathers
serious illness are greatly exaggerated. He
has muscular rheumatism and expects TO go
to Hot Springs, Arkansas.
The livery stables OF S. Evans in Win
chester were destroyed by fire about . o'clock
last Wednesday morning, together with six
horses, harness and feed. 1t is supposed the
FIRE originated from lighted cigar, as sew
eral persons were smoking in the stables al
a late hour that night No insurance.
The engagement of Miss Mary Mcclure.
of Richmond, to DR.. Edward MCGUIRE, is
announced. Miss Mcclure is The daughter
of DR.. Hunter Mcclure, and granddaugh
ter of the late Hon. A. H. II. Stewart. DR..
Edward Mcclure is her cousin, is a physi-
clan Of large practice and is one of the most
popular members of his profession in Rich
mond.
The Berryville High School building con-
taining four rooms was found on fire about
IL o'clock Tuesday night of last week and
by half past - o'clock the whole building
was consumed. 1t was a frame structure,
pstronzed by about one hundred and forty
pupils. Lass partly covered by insurance.
A defective Aue is supposed to have csused
the FIRE.
A lsdy in New York whose name for
the present is withheld, has presented to
Bishop John F. Hurst for the American
University at Washington SlO0,750 in cazh
1, i understood that this i an endowment
for the chair of history, which is the fr-t
department contemplated by the trustees OF
the university A few days ago a gift OF
equal value was contributed by an Ohio
gentleman.
Edgar Lit,leton, county clerk of LOudoun
county, died in Leesburg on Sunday night,
February 18th, in the 55th year of his age.
He entered the clerks Office when fourteen
wears of age, and has been there ever since,
except four years of the war, when be was
in the 18th Virginia regiment. The vscan
cy occasioned by his death has been filled
BY the appointment of W. d. Hempstoue.
The Secretary of State on Monday issued
the following charters: Charles Town Build
ing and Loan Company, authorized capital
81 600. 900, shares $50 each; the Kreps-
Rslhbnne Lumber Company, principal Of
fee at South Parkersburg, $50, 900, shares
800; the West Virgins Blue Line Railway
Company, to build road from Rnslesburg
to Shafersford, on Cheat river. Offices at Par
sons, capital stock $4,000, shares 500.
Erastus Wimsn, the we'll known New
York hnancier, was arrested last Wednesday
on two charges of forgery. aud committed
TO the Tonbs in default OF bail. The amount
involved in the alleged forgeries is S22e 900.
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