Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-06-19
Newsy Notes.
Over 24O,O 900 pineapPles arrived in Balti-
more last Wednesday.

berland. A son of Judge A. Hunter Boyd
was severely injured. One young man was,
probably, fatally injured.
Mr.. Burr Hamilton, of Lincoln, Loudoun
county, was killed last week by being struck
by an old pump which was being drawn out
of a we'll on Isaac Nichols's property.
Whilst Mr.. Samuel McAfee, of CavetOwn,
Nd, was returning home from Sharpsburg,
on Tuesday, and halfway between Keedys-
vile and Boonsboro, a mad dog jumped into
his buggy and bit him in the elbow Of his
right arm.
Edward Carol, a ~railroader, was ~sandbag-
ged at Msrtinsburg Monday night of last
week and robbed of his watch and $50 in
money. Joseph Farrin was arrested for the
crime and some of the stolen property was
found on him.
Mr.. Joseph B. Lowe, a Unknown citizen
of Loudouu couaty, was found dead in his
bed at his home, near Hamilton, on Thurs
day. The discovery was made more horri-
BILE by the fact that rats had gotten to the
body and terribly disfgured the face.
Next to the United States comes Russia
in the consumption of ice. Throughout the
summer ices are sold in the streets of almost
every Russian town. The demand in the
shops is enormous, and tea, as well as wine
and beer, are usually consumed half frozen.
In st. Petersburg alone there are over ten
thousand icehouses, where the winters har-
vest is stored.
A death from the bite Of q rattlesnake oc-
CURED at I o'clock Sunday morning at Guam
tico. in Wicomico county, Nd. The victim
was George w. Bishop, of West Virginia,
who was giving an exhibition of the hand
ling of snakes, which he carried which him.
The ~rattler which bit him was received from
Florida only a few days ago. Bishop was
bitten twice in the left hand last night and
survived nearly fifteen hours, dying in great
agony.
Fire broke out Saturday morning in the
/ Owen House on Pennsylvania avenue, next
to Wizards Hotel. The flames ran up the
s|tairways almost Immediately, and burst
from the windows on the third aud fourth
floors. cutting of all means of egress by the
main stair. Many of the guests were asleep
at the time and four of them, including the
daughter of the proprietor, were with diff
Guilty, rescued without injury by fremen.
Most of the guests lost their effects.
Mrs. Maria Grove, relict of the late Ste
phen p. Grove. died at her residence near
| Sharpsburg, June Sth, 1895, aged so years,
from the effects OF Grippe and the infirmi-
ties of old age. She was a Miss Dillon, and
when quite young married Mr.. Robinson
He died leaving her with two children, one
of whom survives her, Mrs. VIM. NJ. Black
ford. She afterward married Mr.. Grove,
and their three children are now living,
Philip who resides in California, A. D. and
Miss Lula, who lived with her. Mrs. Grove
was a devoted wife and a loving mother
or kind and charitable disposition, she
was a general f~ayorite. She was a consistent
member of the Episcopal church for a great
many years, and died with an abiding faith
in her Redeemer.-Sbep Independent
It is noticeable that the Memphis Silver
Convention has little to say about wheat
Fity-ceut wheat was a powerful weapon
while it lasted, but S2-cent wheat is not so
handy. An advance Of over 80 cents a BUSH
ell while the country still has the gold stand
ard is hard to explain on the %silyerite theory
of prices. Labor is higher, cotton is high
er-mauy articles are higher. But silver
lags still at the old figure. If it were the
true barometer Of values, it ought to 60 up
with wheat. On the other hand, if the fall
of wheat meant the appreciation of gold,
what does It's rise mean ?-BaitimOre Sun.
The Kanawha Gazette some time since
sent a series Of questions to more or less
prominent Democrats in West Virginia ask
ing their views on the silver question and
their opinion as to the advisability Of hold
ing a State convention this year. In all
4O5 answers were received. Of these, 227
favored free aud unlimited coinage of silver
against it, 90. For coinage at ratio of l6 to
l.. 273. For a State convention this year,
Dos: against it, 454. It will thus be seen
that the majority favor free silver, but may
be that the Gazette knew whose views to ask
for.-Step. Register.
Mrs. Sarah A., beloved wife of Mr.. Robt.
Breckenridge. Of Winchester, died Friday
night. June 7jh, after a brief illness of
pneumonia, aged about 65 years. A hus-
band and six children survive her-three
daughters. Misses Hattie and May, of Win
chester. and Mrs. Grace Darlington, of Ber-
r~vville, and three sons, Robert aud Jack, Of
Ohio. and William, Of Winchester. Inter
ment 10 Nj. Hebron.
Bishop A W. Wilson, a profound theolo-
gian and ripe scholar, preached in the Meth
odist Church Of this tow Front Royal
Sunday. morning and night, two able and
eloquent sermon 70 overlooking congrega-
tions-that OF the morning being especially
for the students Of Front Royal Randolph
Macon Academy, but appropriate to all who