Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-01-23
Neicsy Notes.

mated five carloads of coal to the poor
Taken after dinner Ayers Pills promote
easy digestion? Have you seen Ayers Al
mauac.
John +. Myers, of Rockingham county,
killed hog last week which weighed l,OSo
pounds.
The trolley has killed "a persons and in
iured 700 in the two years it has been in
operation in Brooklyn.
Rev. Edward Young Buchanan, ID. d., a
brother of Ex- President James Buchanan,
died in Philadelphia, on Sunday last, in
the s4th year of his age.
Mr.. Hunter Keenan,, Of New York, a
brother.in-law of Mr.. Charles Broadway
Rouss, died in that city Sunday week. He
was a native of Winchester.
Jno. w. Davis, son of Hon. Jno. j..
Davis, of Clarksburg, has been selected by
his classmates of the law department of
Washington and Lee University, law class
orator for 1895.
Three new military companies have lately
been added to the Second Regiment of the
West Virginia National Guard-one at
Berkeley Springs, one at Palatine and one
at Charles Town, making the Regiment full.
Read Ayers Almanac, which your drug
gst will gladly hand you, and note the won
derful cures of rheumatism, caiarrh, scrof
ula, dyspepsia, eczema, debility, humors and
sores by the use of Ayers Sarsaparilla. the
only sarsaparila admitted at theWOrld'sFair.
r. C. Kerens, one of the directors of the
West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Rail-
road, states that contract has been let for
twenty miles of the proposed extension from
Cumberland to Hagerstown, via Hancock.
The contract embraces the heaviest part of
the work.
In the Sandwich Islands the apple has be-
come wild, and forests of trees of many
acres are found in various parts of the cOun-
try. They extend from the level of the sea
far up into the mountain sides. 1t is
thought the apple of discord has the SUI
premacy there just now.
Last Wednesday Butte, Montana, was
visited by the worst disaster in its history
The most terrific powder explosion ever
known in the West practically wiped the
FIRE department out of existence, killed from
80 to IS people, wounded $50 more and
caused loss of fully 100000.
James Gallaher, a leading citizen of Hunt
ington, W. Va, arose Friday morning COM
planning of pain in his head. One hour
later, while kindling fire, he suddenly fell
to the floor, aud when his wife reached his
side he was q corpse. He was sixty-two
years of age, and death was due to apoplexy
Gen r. F.. Lees birthday was celebrated
in many cities and towns on Saturday last
At Winchester there was parade and BAN
quet At Stanton Senator Daniel was the
orator la Baltimore Gen. Thos T. Nun
ford spoke,-his theme being "The Unseen
Hand of Lee in Jackson's Valley Cam
paign"
In the Democratic caucus of the West
Virginia Legislature to nominate candi-
date for United States Senator, Hon j. n.
Camden received seventeen votes and Hon.
VIM. l.. Wilson twelve votes. Eleven SEN
ators aud six Delegates voted for Mr.. Cam
den and one Senator and eleven Delegates
for Mr.. Wilson. The nomination of Mr..
Camden was made unanimous.
Mr. John Armistead Carter, one of the
best known aud most popular citizens of
Loudoun county, died last week. aged 81
years. He represented his county several
terms in the Legislature. He was lawyer
by profession, but had retired some time ago
from the active work of the bar, still, how
ever, giving his friends and neighbors the
benefit Of his legal attachments and wise
counsel.
Gen James \. Bethune, of Georgia, is
lying critically i'll in Washington city. He
is nearly ninetwo years old. He was the
first editor in the South to openly advocate
secession. He was also one of the pioneer
free traders in this country, having as early
as 1910 advocated "free trade and direct tax
alton" At one time he was attorney gen
eral of the State of Georgia. He moved
into Virginia soon after the war, and incl
dentally became widely known as the origi-
nal owner of Blind Tom" the negro must
cal prodigy.