Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-09-18
Ne,csy Notes.

Mrs. Emily C. Byers, of Swan Pond, Ber-
kelley county, died at Weston, September
9th, aged 60 years.
It is said that there are thirteen families
in New York each of which has over $780,
600 invested in diamonds
Mrs. Susan Grove, mother of Mr.. Joseph
Grove, of Inwood, died at her home at
White Hall on Saturday week.
The Presbyterian congregation at Mar
tinsburg has raised the salary Of Rev. F. NJ.
Woods their pastor from 81, 200 to 81, 400.
Mr.. VIM. H. Lamon, of Bunker Hill, has
been appointed Deputy Sheriff to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr..
Robert Gold
A New York Central train last week ran
44O miles in 7 hours-69 miles an hour
Some miles were made at the rate of 70
miles per hour.
The Charleston legal bar gave Judge Okey
Johnson farewell banquet prior to his re-
moval to Morgantown to enter upon his
duties as dean of the law school
The G.. A. R. parade at Louisville last
Wednesday was a grand affair. $4,000 vet
Grams who wore the blue were in procession,
and 100000 spectators were along the line
Of march.
A Campbell county, Virginia, farmer from
fifty bushels of winter oats realized nineteen
hundred bushels, and could have threshed
out an additional hundred. 40 for beats
16 to 1 largely.
notwithstanding the fearfully hot wealth
er-almost warm enough to cook an egg or
kill man, Judge Faulkner has been push
ing business in the circuit court-MartmS-
tiasJurg Independent.
Invitations are out announcing the mar
riage Of Mr.. James William Stuart Strong,
to Miss Frances Grey Bowers to take place
at the Presbyterian Church at Gerardstown
on Tuesday, September oath, at y o'clock.
Mr.. George f. Welshans, son OF Mr.. Wes-
lev Welshaus, died at the residence Of his
father near Bedingtou, Berkeley county, on
Friday, 9th instant He was about twenty
three years old, and a graduate ofShepherd
College, class '9S.
Mrs. Mary A. Topp died at the residence
of Mr.. r. Ward Greer in Martinsburg, Sat
urday evening, 9TH instant. She had made
her home with Mr.. Greer for about seven
years, being without home or relatives and
and was p years of age
"Cracksmen" are about. The safe of Mr.,
Frank Dennis in his Office on the Williams
port pike at Bedington, Berkeley county,
was burglarizsd Some insurance policies,
deeds, etc, were in the safe. The safe was
Destroyed by the use of explosives
Oscar Cunningham, OF Dexter, Mo, died
one night recently from the effects of cigar
cite smoking He awoke about II o'clock
rolled a cigarette, lighted and smoked it,
called for a drink Of water and died in an in
slant. He smoked about one hundred cigar
cites daily.
Col. Forrest Brown, is prominently spo-
ken of as a candidate on the Democratic
ticket for Governor If he becomes the nom
inee, the Republicans will have to put up
sterling, good man, of which they have
plenty, to capture the pennant-Martins-
burg Independent (Rep.)
Mr.. Isaac solomon, formerly of solo
mons Island" Maryland, died at his home,
near New Castle, Delaware, on Saturday
aged 76 years Years ago he was visitor
here, and his only daughter married Mr..
Septimus Tustiu Stewart of this town. Mr..
Stewart died several years ago.
Mr.. w. L. Thurston died at his home in
Martinsburg on Tuesday evening of last
week of catarrhal fever He had been en-
ployed as a weaver at the Crawford Wooden
Mil for three months Hewas young man
of good character. The remains were taken
to Frederick county, Va, for interment.
Last week the second of the yatch races
was married by an accident to the Defender,
in consequence of which the Valkyrie got
to base first; but the race has since been
declared in favor of the Defender because
the Valkarie was to blame and was apparent
that but for the mishap the Defender would
have won,
Mrs Eliza Ann Miller, widow of the late
VIM. B. Miller of Shepherdstown, and a
sister Of Mrs. Hugh L. Gallaher, of Waynes-
boro', Virginia, died at the residence of her
sou-iu-law, Walter Newcomer, at Lambert's
Point, near Norfolk, Virginia, on the Srd
instant in the 10Th year of her age. Her
remains were inferred in Shepherdstown.
Mrs Virginia Hopkins Poole, wife of
Richard Poole, Of Montgomery county, Nd.
died Saturday night after an illness Of over
a year She will be remembered by many
in this community as GIMME Hopkins. She
was a neice of the late Mrs B. T. Towner,
and spent much of her time in her younger
days at Rocklaud, near Shepherdstown.-
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Mrs. Moore, relic; of the late A. Moore,
Sr, of Upton" Clarke county, and mother
of Hon. a Moore Jr Of Berryville, died |
September 4,h-aged 81 years. The Clarke