Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-10-23

NelVsy Notes.


best known citizens of Winchester died re-
Gently
4 pension has been issued TO Mrs. susan
Z Harrington, of Marlinsburg, Mexican
war widow.
Raleigh Sherman will plant 10000 peach
trees and 1000 plum trees on his farm near
Sharpsburg.
The Farmers National Congress at At
lanta last week declared against free coin
age at IL TO l.
Senator Faulkner Is making speeches in
Maryland, and rafting good Democratic
speeches they are, too.-Keyser Tribune
Marion Tenant was convicted by the
court At Morgantown of poisoning wells aud
sentenced 10 the penitenliary for FIVE year..
While suffering from mental alteration
Ma Sam Dawson, of Morgan county, at one
time a Senator from this district, committed
suicide 10y shouting himself yesterday.
Mr.. Anna May Motter died at the resi-
dence of her son in law, Mr.. b I. Holiday.
in Winchester recently. She was the widow
of the late Hon. WIN. Mo:ter, of Hagerstowr.
At the Presbyterian Manse in Martins
burg. by R-v F. W. Woods, Oct. 9, 1885,
Mr. Robert Lee Rogers and Miss Rosa Riggs,
bpth OF Berkeley county were united in mar
rage.
Daniel Bowers, on his last trip from Cum
berland with forty seven tons of coal on his
boat, was required to attach thirty mules on
one Of the levels, He ought to have put
wheels under his boat.
Senator Stephen B. Elkins aud ex Sena-
tor Henry G. Davis have offered 10 give
$50 900 in cash and free site for the esiab
lishment of II Presbyterian college at Elkins'
this State, provided a like sum of money l.
raised by the church.-ET.
This is a pleasing paragraph from the
Free Lance: Hon Jno. B'air Hoge, who
resides in Marjinsburg, still retains hi
cheerful disposition despite his bodily in
irmitirs. May the braciug October atmos'
phere restore him to perfect health"
The regular O;tnber term of the United
States Court which was to have been held
in Martiusburg beginning October Is, wa
adjourned over until December 10 at which
time, il being the regular term, there will
be considerable business transacted.
Mr. E. Hill, one of the best known and
respected CITIZENS of Marlinsburg died
Thursday morning of complication of dis
eases. lie was aged sixty four years and
leaves wife and four children-three
daughters and sou. His son resides in
Baltimore.
RoO IT Lamon, Sr., of Berkeley county
a brother of the late Col Ward II. Lamon,
died sudlenly at Mason e Dixon, Pa
whittier he had gone on visit last Thur
day. He was SO years Of age. He had fll-
Ell Offices of honor and emoument in his ma
tive county. aud was universally respected.
COL. j G. Frazer aud Mts.rs j F. Thomp-
son. ii +. Cu.hwa aud W. 0. Nickla1 have
gone To New York to perfect arrangements,
which have been in progress for some time
tor the removal OF a Spelter Works to this
city. Il is the operation by which lamps
and curtain rods &c are brass plated. Mar
tissJmg Statesmen.
Mr.. William Staubley. son of Mr.. An.
thony Staubley, met with quite severe nc
cidrnt ON last Saturday afternoon while
gathering ches,nut1 in ting mountain. He
was climbing tree, when abnut 20 ieet up
he los, his hold and fell To he ground break
ing one of his legs below the knee.-liar
tiasJuro Statesman.
The Hagers,own fair time is a period
which many people take advantage of and
yet married Clerk of the Court Oswald is
sued abou: twenty five marriage licenses last
Wednesday To couples chiefly from the Nir.
giuiaS aud Pennsylvania. He ran out of
certificates aud had to telegraph for more
expecting big rush ON Thursday.