Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-01-30
Nelcsy Notes.
Mr.. James Taber of Berkeley county was
paralyzed Friday.

ton a few days ago.
There was $4,000 fire in Charleston,
this State, Monday night
Ayers Cherry PectoraI cures colds and
coughs; an unequaled anodyne expectorant.
Vice-President Stevenson returned to
Washington and presided over the Senate
on Monday.
Martinsburg will have strike, or, rather,
strikes in the future A town clock is to be
placed on Odd Fellows hall.
1t was so cold in Chicago Monday that
1000 school children were dismissed because
of the inability of the jauitors to keep the
school buildings warm.
Mrs. w. NJ. Jefferson, mother of Mrs.
John W. Dodd of Martinsburg, died at her
home near Rest, Va, on Tuesday of last
week, aged 50 years and months.
The German government has issued an
edict to the effect that the names for new
babies must be taken only from the bible
and the roll of princes and national heroes.
By the settlement of the boundary line
between Tucker and Grant counties the
former gains about 10000 acres of land
which has heretofore been claimed by Grant
county.
Operations in the B. & o. r. r. shops at
Martinsburg were resumed last week. The
suspension of work was much shorter than
had been announced it would be-a very
gratifying fact
The Martinsburg steam laundry was re-
Gently robbed of $50 worth of linen. The
Herald thinks the pifering person ought to
be caught and compelled to wear collar
two sizes too small for him for lite.
State Bank Examiner c. A. Viewer, in
his report shows that there are Sc State banks
in West Virginia, which have paid up
stock of nearly 50 900, 900 aud do loan and
discount business of nearly S9,000,0OO.
Mr.. d. A. Davis, Jr., and Miss Bessie
Smith, both of Martinsburg, were united in
marriage at the parsonage of the NJ. E.
Church, South, in that city, by DR.. A. NJ.
Cackley, Tuesday evening of last week.
The council of Martinsburg has resolved
to ask of the Legislature permission to issue
bonds to the extent of 49, 900 to raise bonds
to build an electric light plant for use by
the corporation only, the present plant be-
ing inadequate.
A Scotch missionary, named Young, writ
ing from Ten Tsin, says that the Chinese,
previous to the fighting which resulted in
the capture of Port Arthur, burst into the
hospitals, killed all their own wounded and
skinned the doctor alive.
The Mayor of Sistersvile, this State, for
the year ending April l, 1894, collected fines
to the amount of 50 $50, and it is estimated
that he will realize at least SIC, 900 this year,
exclusive of costs. Sistersvillians must be
very naughty, or very numerous.
The Baltimore and Ohio Relief Depart
ment made the following payments in Oc-
tober: Accidental deaths, $500 acciden-
tai injuries, S4,S9S OF; surgical expenses,
$59479; natural sickness, S6,l4l.07; natur-
al death, Sc ,25O; total S25,S7S99
Fred Young, Of Martinsburg, whilst coast
ing broke his leg by cOliding with bridge
partition rail. And the same night in the
same town young man named Roach had
his jaw bone fractured, his nose broken and
was also badly bruised whilst coasting.
Don't worry Don't run in debt. Don't
trihe with your health. Don't try expert
ments with medicines. Don't waste time and
money on worthless compounds. Don't be
persuaded to take a substitute for Ayers
Sarsaparila. 1t is the best of blood purifiers
Hon. T. 5. Riley, Attorney General of
West Virginia, will please accept our thanks
for pamphlet copy of his biennial report
for 1881 submitted to the Governor. He
makes an exhibit of vast amount of work
accomplished during his iucumbency OF the
Office.
Hon. A. s cambridge will accept thanks
for copy of House Journal containing re-
ports of committee OF privileges and elec-
tions in the contested seat case of Ford VS.
Price-Mr cambridge supporting the mi
nority report which was in favor of the con
testee
The proposed conference on the subject of
the improvement of tae election law of Vir-
giuia, to have been held in Richmond one
day last week, did not materalize, as Meth.
er negroes, Republicans, Populists nor Pro-
hibitiouists took enough interest in it to APP.
point conferrees.
Washington Haines died rather suddenly
at his home, near Irene Depot, in Loudoun
county, Friday afternoon, at the ripe old
age Of seventy nine years Mr. Haines was
Que of the wya'hie>t farmers in oudoun,
and he has always been noted for his thrift
and skill SIS au agriculluralist. He was
married in 1871, and his wife survives him.
They have no children.
The Norfolk correspondent of the Rich
mond State says "Messrs. John Nicely and
Alfred p. Thorn, counsel foi John E. Mas.
sey, have just filed the libel suit of that
gentleman against the Pilot Publishing Co.
Damages are asked FOR fifty thousand dol
lars, and the suit Is against the company