Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-01-16
Nelcsy Notes.

ONCE as NtONeTuOI Vi OdlllOTuid.
Speakers, singers aud actors use Ayers
Cherry Pectoral; also Ayers Almanac.
The wife of Senator Hausbraugh of North
Dakota died in Washington City on Mon
day,
More gold was exported and at the end
of last week the gold reserve" had fallen to
ST., 474,OOO.
The postofiice name changed from Apo
mattox to Surrender has been changed back
to AppomattOx.
1t is thought Debs will be released from
Jail and that his case will come before the
L. s. Supreme Court
Hon. H. A. Holt is now president of the
Supreme Court of Appeals of this State now
in session at Charleston.
South Dakota's treasurer, W. W. Taylor,
has jumped the state, having taken all OF
the Commonwealth money-S3OO,OO
Mr. William II. Staub, son of Mr.. r. ?.
H. Staub, is critically i'll with peritonitis at
his home, 1903 Linden avenue, Baltimore.
The Washington Post says: "When the
opposition to Mr.. Elkins began to slip down
hill it found everything well creased for the
occasion"
Next Saturday will be Gen. r. E. Lees
birthday anniversary. In some States it Is
a legal holiday and in many places the day
will be observed.
Mrs. Lucinda Mercer, aged y years, 6
months and 26 days the mother of Mrs.
Geo Ramsburg, died at the home of her
son-in-law at Vauclevesville on Monday of
last week.
Hon. l. V. Johnson, Auditor of West
Virginia, has kindly mailed us copy of
his biennial report 1884. 1t is volumi-
nous document-principally tabulated
statements.
Jeter c. Prtchard, n former newspaper
man, in North Carolina; General Sewell, in
New Jersey Anthony Higgins, in Della
ware, are Republican caucus nominees for
L. S. Senator.
The disbursements of the relief depart
ment of the B. & 0. r. r. for the month Of
September amounted to S2l ,966OS. Bene
fits paid from May l, 1880 to September 80
lS94-S 50, SOB, S9S44.
Mr. George A. Davis died at his home
near A lensville, Berkeley county, on We'd
uesday morning last-aged Sc years. He
was Union soldier during the war, and was
peusoner-get;ing So per month.
The Martinsburg Herald in noting that
Mr.. J. H. Riner slaughtered hog recently
that netted COZ pounds, prefaced the men,
ton thusly: "When it comes to frst-cass
hogs Mr.. J. II. Riner easily wins the prize"
The folly of prejudice is frequently shown
by people who prefer to suffer for years rath-
er than try an advertised remedy. The mil
| lions who have no such notions, take Ayers
Sarsaparilla for blood diseases and are cured.
so much for common sense.
Mr.. John Aldridge, one of the best.knOwn
farmers in Loudoun county, died at his
home, near North Fork, Thursday of pneu-
monia. Mr. Aldridge was about eighty
years Of age and had lived his whole life
upon the estate where he died.
Martinsburg has a recently adopted ordi-
nance controlling the building of houses,
and, within certain limits prohibiting the
erection of frame houses. And there's also
a prohibition as to the building of stables
within thirty feet Of a street line.
One hundred and ninety four railroads.
operating Isl ,OO4 miles Of line, had in 1894,
according to the Financial Chronicle, a
falling Off in gross earnings of SIP, 100000
Including the remaining 10000 miles OF
road, the aggregate loss, the Chronicle thinks
was fully Sl3OOO0,OOO.
Bishop Alpheus W. Wilson, OF the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South, denies the
statement of Spaniard Ximenes, that the re-
cent troubles Of the Armenians are to be
blamed on the Methodist missionaries in
Asia Minor lie SAYS there are no Ameri-
can Methodist missionaries in Asia Minor.
The New York World says: "Tbe charge
made by Congressman Champ Clark, of Mis-
souri,. that Southern Democratic Congress
men have INSTRUCTED pension legislation is
unfortunately absurd. On the contrary,
they and all other Democrats have consent
ed ia the most craven way to riotous ex-
travagance until there are now million
persons on the rolls. Think Of that a
million pensioners"
At Charleston there appears TO be dis
position to do a good deal Of radical legisla-
ton there this session. Now that the Sen
atorial question is practically settled by the
nomination sc Mr. Elkins. snd distinguish
eG visitors sre Thinning out, the Solons are
turning theiy attention to the so-called
West Virginia debt question to PROPOSE
tions to decrease general State taxation and
increase of taxation for school purposes; to
a distribution OF The irreducible school fund,
and to reyi-ions Of the school laws. The
Wheeling Register correspondent is OF the
opinion that the proposition to appoint a
commission asked for bv Virginia to consid-