Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-10-16
Nersy Notes.

shipment to New York, for export to Ger
many, of two million pounds of lard.
Sunday night Pittsburg trolley car
Jumped the track and turned over Three
persons killed aud seventeen injured.
Mr.. R. L. Rogers aud Miss Rosa Riggs,
both of Berkeley county, were married IN
Martinsburg Tuesday night of last week.
Mr.. Nimrod Kern, one of the Oldest and
most highly respected citizens of Winchester,
died Sunday last, aged eighty-four years.
At the local option election held last
Tuesday in Greenwich district, Clarke cOun-
ty, the "wets" were successful by % MAORI
ty.
A recent decision of the Court of Appeals,
setting aside ruling of the lower court, was
in favor of the Wesleyan Institute at Staun-
ton.
Local option prevails at Morgautown.-
The grand jury last week reported 60 indict-
ments against speak easy" proPrietors for
selling liquor.
Tuesday. October 10Th, the West Virginia
Editorial Association will leave Washington
City for the Atlanta Exposition. They will
90 via the Southsrn Railway.
A delegation of veterans from the Eigh'
tenth Connecticut Regiment visited Win
chester and dedicated monument In the
| raal-
Bayard on the West Virginia Central
Railroad, had destructive fire last Wednes-
day morning. Thirty dwellings and six
store-houses burned-a loss of $50, 900.
Amilie Rives Chanler, author of "The
Quick or the Dead, has been granted di-
vorce from her husband on the ground of
incompatbility. Her husband did not in
terpose an objection to the application.
OF the &c generals in the German army
all but two are mobiles OF the IS lieuten-
ant.generals all but 10, of the $40 major
generals all but IS, and the 294 colonies all
but IS are mobiles. In the Prussian army
there are 40 regiments, in which every off
Ger is a nobleman.
Miss Lille, the youngest daughter of the
late Ellis Mcdonald, died in Martinsburg
on Tuesday night week Her illness has
been long aud painful one, being afflicted
bv A cancerous tumor. She was a consistent
member of the Methodist Church and love
ly child.-SatesmaR
1t used to be said of some of the South
Branch farms that the corn crops were so
large it was necessary to shock the corn in
adjoining fields A condition of things like
unto it exists at the Hagerstowu Fair; the
exhibits are so numerous that outlying
grounds have been utilized.
Miss A. Lillian Mcdonald, an estimable
young lady of Martinsburg and a daughter
of Mrs. Lucy Mcdonald, died at her home
there Tuesday night week, of cancer of the
stomach, aged twenty years. She was
member of the First Methodist Episcopal
Church and was devoted church worker
Mr.. Robert G.. Keiter and Miss Eva NJ.
Pitzer were married at the home of the bride,
at Rest. Va. Tuesday evening of last week.
The bridesmaids were Misses Pearl NJ. Pit
Ter. of Rest, Blanche Busey, of Leetown, and
MYRTLE DUNN, of McKeesport, Pa. A re-
ception was held, after which the couple left
for tour.
Mr.. VIM. R. Porterfield died at his home
in Berkeley county last Monday of pneumo-
MIA. Mr.. Porterfeld was a we'll known far
mer and president of Williamsport Turn
pike Company He was charitably dispos-
ed and was very popular. He was aged
about sixty-Gve years aud leaves wife and
FIVE children
James II. Skinner, who farms the Beverly
farm, near Upperville, Loudoun county,
bought last fall twenty cattle, for which he
paid 81 cents and sold them a short time ago
for 3 cents. The cattle when sold averaged
, .475 pounds aud brought $7S 80 each. At
ter deducting twelve months interest and
the cost of purchase, they Melted SSl5.SO.
Mr. John D. Follett, Of Cincinnati, and
} Miss Ada Rust, daughter Of the late Col. A.
NJ. T. Rust, of Loudoun county, were mar
2 ried on 3rd inst, at the home of Mrs. Rust,
e near Leesburg. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. H. B. Lee, of Charlottes-
e vile, Va, uncle of the bride, assisted by
Rev Bergman Green, of Leesburg The
, bride was given away by her uncle, Mr. Ed
mund J. Lee, of Shepherdstown.
Misses Wiltshire and Crane will give a
supper on Friday night, Nov l and a din
uer and supper on Saturday Nov. ,, at Berke-
lev Female Institute in Martinsburg for
the benefit of the Confederate Soldiers
, Home" in West Va. There will also be a
sale of fancy articles. Any contribution in
, money, provision. or fancy articles will be
acceptable The ladies solicit the aid of
q the people OF Jefferson county Tor this wor-
thy cause.
2 Miss Laura Y Griffith, died at her home
e in Gerardstowu on Monday afternoon, Oct.
!, at 2.30 after a long and lingering illness.
She had been in delicate health for several
years aud during the last six or eig months
steadily declining until released from her
pain by death The deceased was d woman of