Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-02-06
Nelcsy Notes.

Consumptives obtain relief b. using
Ayers Cherry Pectoral. No other cure is
so effective.
Mrs. Genl Grant is visiting Georgia and
receiving much attention from organized
bodies of ex- Confederates.
The bill imposing yearly license of $500
to sell paper wrapped cigarettes in West
Virginia has passed the Senate.
The Pacific Railroad Funding Bill was
defeated in the House of Representatives on
Saturday by a vote of III to los.
West Virginia now has fifty-fve counties,
the Governor having signed the bill creating
the new county of Mingo by dividing Logan
county.
Mr.. a. c. Lewis, of Pittsylyania county,
Virginia, died yesterday. He was 70 years
old, and an uncle of Mrs. Henry D. Beall,
of Baltimore.
Charles 7. Hawking, of Loudoun county,
shipped to market last week 20 head of fat
cattle, the average weight of which was
,5lS pounds.
Ward McAllister, the society leader of
Gotham, died a few days ago of Ia grippe,
after a weeks sickness. Only 999 of the
400" remain.
Mrs. Julia A. Washington, widow of Col
John A. Washington, of Kingston, n. C.,
and youngest daughter of General Bernard
Peyton, of Richmond, died in the latter city
on the 23d of January.
The vacant lot on w. King street in Mar
tinsburg owned by Mr.. Ezra Herring, has
been purchased by Mr. E G. Williams, for
the price of 81, 400. A brick store-room
will be erected upon it.
Judge Daley, of Romney, will be in Mar
tinsburg on February Sth, and will hold a
special term of the circuit court to try cases
in which Judge Faulkner had been interest
ed as counsel or otherwise.
Rev. Socrates Henkel, of Newmarket, one
of the proprietors of the Newmarket Valley
newspaper, and one of the most widely
known clergymen in the valley, suffered a
stroke Of paralysis on the 18th ult.
Louis E. Brown, Martinsburg's popular
coufectioner, offers to give $1,000 Brides
Cake to any couple that will consent to be
married in his show window Mr.. Brown
will also pay the expenses of an orchestra
and preacher.
Unlike most proprietary medicines, the
formula Of DR.. j. G. Ayers Sarsaparilla
and other preparations are cheerfully sent
to any physician who applies for them
Hence the special favor accorded these well
known standard remedies by the Worlds
Fair commissioners.
The Wayne county grand jury has adj
journed from an eight days session, during
which 400 indictments were made at Wayne,
the county seat, which is a dry town. Forty
three indictments were made against one Of
the most prominent druggists.
The fine Eakleton hotel in Stanton, Va,
which cost Sjl 900, was sold at public auc-
ton a few days ago and was bought in by
the Staunton Perpetual Building and Loan
Co., al $4,000. The company had claim
against the property for S2l 800.
The Martinsburg congregations last Sun
day began in their respective churches "a
week of service and prayer" If deemed
advisable, at the close of the week, union
services will be held in several of the church
es or at one place, as may be decided best.
1t is a concerted movement in expectation
of good results,
The funeral services over the remains of
the late Ward McAlister were held Mon
day morning at Grace p. Z. Church, by
Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson, of the Mis-
sissippi Diocese, assisted by DIR. Vim. r.
Huntington, rector OF the church. The fol-
lowing gentlemen acted as pall-bearers
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Chauncey NJ. Depew,
Bradley Martin, James c. burden, Byam X.
Stevens, Frederick Sheldon, Delaney A.
Kane, James W Gerard, J. E. Lubet, Ed
ward A. Post, Frederick Thompson and Ed
ward Randolph Robinson.