Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-12-04
Ne,csy Notes.

The Morgan county courthouse is to be
remodelled.
NJ. L. Marshall was appointed postmaster
at Bedington, Berkeley county, last week.
Congressman Dayton has leased 900 B st,
southeast, for his residence in Washington.
Rev. Sam Small is to begin a weeks
preaching in Msrtiusburg on December 10.
Fifteen hundred men are at work on the
electric road between Washington aud Bal
timore
Ex.sreaker Crisp received the unanimous
nomination of the Democratic caucus for
Speaker.
Eighty persons were killed by an explo-
sion at a cartridge factory on the island OF
Msjonca.
Nine new Cardinals were created on Fri
day. among them the papal delegate to this
country, Mgr. Satoii.
A feet of boats got away from Pittsburg
on Thursday with 100000 bushels of coal
e. 900, 900 remain to be shipped.
There was a S.. 900 fire in the residence
part of Weston last Wednesday night
caused by the overturning of lamp.
Mr.. Frank Ferguson, of Lincolnia, Fair
fax county, Va, accidentally shot and kill
ed himself while returning from hunt.
The Court of Appeals on Saturday affirm
ed the judgment of the circuit court of
Berkeley county in the case Of Powell u Co.
vs. Miller
A bazaar for the benefit OF the annuity
fund of the District teachers was opened at
Convention Hall, Washington City, Mon
day night.
Col. Lamb, of Norfolk not only stepped
into the late Gen Mahone's political shoes,
but occupies his old quarters at Chamber
Inns in Washington.
OF the new Congress-compOsed Of $50
MEMBERSHIPS were never in Congress be-
fore, and % were never in legislative body
or even a town council.
The coored people of Providence r. H.
have decided to inaugurate a national move
ment toward the erection Of a monument to
John Brown at Harper's Ferry.
Robert Jansen fell into a vat of nitric
acid at the Monumental Chemical Works
in Maryland, on Saturday. He died little
while after being taken to the hospital.
1t is reported that thousands of journal
i,ts" have visited the Atlanta Exposition.
Newspaper men, also, would like to see it,
but are too busy Wheeling Register.
The roof garden of the new Jefferson Ho-
tel at Richmond will accommodate one thou
sand people, and has a stage on it, on which
free concerts for the guests will be given.
Miss Lizzie Colston, of Martinsburg. has
been appointed by Judge E Boyd Faulkner
steuographer for the judicial circuit COM
posed Of Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan
counties.
Holly Baker and John Middlekamp, both
of Martinsburg, got into fight after having
punished good deal of the ardent Baker
bit a piece out of Middlekamp's ear He
ought TO have hearing.
1t is reported that Hon. Henry G. Davis
has donated the ground and a sufficient sum
of money to be used in the erection of hos
pital at Davis, Tucker county, and that
work will be commenced in the near future.
A telegram from Los Angeles. California,
saws Griffin Johnson, a son of Albert Sidney
johnson, the noted Confederate general, is
dead. Several days ago he fell from a horse
aud received injuries which caused death.
Week before last train of eightythree
Pullman sleepers, in from twelve to sixteen
sections, passed through Charlottesville for
| Atlanta, from New York to attend the cere-
monies of New York day at the Atlanta Ex-
position.
Alfred HAWKS, colored recently convicted
at Alexandria of an attempt to outrage a
young girl, and who was sentenced to be
hanged. was given a new trial, found guilty
and sentenced to the peuitentiary for eigh-
teen wears
Miss Annie Middleton Conrad, daughter
of De. Daniel b. Conrad. aud niece Of Solici
tor General Holmes Conrad, and Mr. Henry
Hughes Little, of Norfolk, were married on
Wednesday last, by Rev. DR.. Dame, in
Christ Episcopal Church, Winchester.
Charles Peary, of Franklin county, Pa,
whilst hunting on South Mountain, says a
Hancock, Md dispatch, shot large buck,
wouuding it, The animal became infuria-
ted and the hunter climbed tree tor safety,
from which he killed the buck by shots from
d revolver
4 corps of Baltimore and Ohio engineers
Is making d survey for branch line to the
summit OF Maryland Heights, Harper's
Ferry, where the railroad company proposes
establishing park similar to Pen Mar,
erecting hotel and making Improvements
to the extent of 81 900, 600
Six of the south African miIlionaires are
believed to own Sl95, 900 900 between them.
Mr.. Alfred Belt is the richest with sixty
millions, Mr. Barnato has fifty, and Mr.