Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-01-08
NelcSp Notes.


100 900 persons visited the Atlanta Expo
sition on Christmas Day.
Gibson Mckee, prominent merch.-.l -
White Hall, Fred. Co, died Sunday.
Alfred Ely Beach-for fifty wears editor
Of the Scientific American,-died on New
Years day.
Mrs Col. Stewart w. Walker. of Martins
burg elegantly entertained the Cooking Club
on Christmas night.
The storm on Thursday night, Dec. Goth.
completely demolished the barn on Judge
Faukners farm near Harper's Ferry.
The total iire-loss in Wheeling the pat
twelve months is stated at only $3.50.
good showing for a city OF 40, 600 population.
A dynamite cap exploded in the hand of
Ms, Reb-cca Akens. near Gerard'town,
aud lacerated two fingers and thumb 20
that amputalon was necessary.
Mr.. Jas. NJ Slribing. on Saturday week
sold the property, the residence of the late
Mrs Commodore Stribling in Martin-burr
10 Mr. d. II Stuckey. for the sum of S462j
Mr.. J Oscar Bywater-. worthy citizen of
Frederick county, Virginia died on the 18th
OF d GENDER the result of an accident sew
eral weeks before. lie was thrown from
vehicle
Capt. r. ID. Seaman. one Of the best
known men of Berkeley county, died sun
day night, aged ninety two years. He WAS
soldier in the Mexican war. Nine chill
dren survive him.
DIR. David S. Russell, a native Of Win
chester, popular and successful physician
at Farmville, WAS found dead in his Office
ON Tuesday OF last week. His death is at
tribuled to apoplexy.
Mr.. John w. Walker has sold bis hand
some residence on Burke street for So,lZo.
The NJ. Z Church, South, purcba-ed II for
parsonage. It was bargain as IT could
scarcely be duplicated for Sc, OOO.-Martin'-
burg Herald.
The night after Christmas "Boydyille,"
the home of Senator Faulkner, at Martins
burg, wa. the center Of gay throng. There
WAS fancy dress ball given by the Misses
Faulkner. The decorations were profuse
and taslefully arranged.
A per.immon seed lodged in the windpiPe
of Octario. -ix-y year old son of Tilghman
. Hau.er. of Samples Manor Physicians at
Harper'. Ferry were un.ucce.s in It's remov-
Al and the boy died the following day. The
father was ~ distressed that his mind be-
came unbalanced aud he attempted to kill
himself.
Mr.. and Mrs John VI. Balshaugh. Of near
Swatara. were found dead in their rooms en-
Christmas morning having been suiincated
bv coal gas which escaped from defective
stovepipe. Mr.. Balshaugh WAS the owner
of the farm occupied by Mr. d E. Sites. on
The Summit Point road four miles west OF
this town.
The Commission appointed by President
Cleveland to ascertain the true boundary
line between Venezuela and Briri-l
Griana is composed Of The following di-tin'
gui.hed men: Associate Justice Brewer, 81
the Supreme Curt; Judge Alvey, Chic
Justice Of the Court Of Appeal. Of The DE-
trct OF Columbia; Hon. Andrew ID White
ex President oi Cornell University aud *
Minister 10 Russia aud Germany; Hon. +
D Coudert. eminent lawyer Of New Yorl
, CITY; Hon. d G Gilman, President Of tn
Johns Hopkins University.
A panic arising from a false alarm q
;. "Flrew a. Baltimore Front Steet Theair
: Friday evening. 9th Of December. cau-e
} 4 rush for the doors, with the result Of tel
. rible los Of life. The casualties were in
creased, il Is supposed, by zone ons's ere
!. in turning the ga off in part. Men, wome
d and children were victims If the struggle
a reach the street Il is estimated that &c
d persons were ia the building "A crowd larg'
J. ly composed Of Russian Jews. The pla
'i was TO have been rendered in the Hebre
language. The number Of deaths reportt
n 90. Probably some have died since, as
hundred others wero Injured.