Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-08
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Hon. G. Wood Daley is suggested as the
Democratic candidate for Congress in this
district He is an able man.
President 5. F. Reed hiss set the date for
the annual meeting of the West Virginia
Press Association for May 20 and q, at Sis
tersville
An act to prohibit the wearing OF high hats
in theatres and other places of public amuse-
ment has passed both houses of the Ohio
legislature.
Mr.. c. c. Taliaferro, of Orange county,
Virginia ordered seveniy-fve partridges sent
to him from Georgia, and last week he turn
ed them loose on his farm.
Municipal elections were held in Ohio on
Monday. Some towns went Democratic for
the first time since 1862. The returns show
Democratic gains over last falls elections.
The Democrats made clean, sweep in
the municipal election at Ripley also were
successful at Huntington, where there was
very animated contest and unusually large
vote.
Mr.. G. w. McKnown recently purchased
the Jas. E. Hill property on West John
street, Martinsburg, at public auction OF
DR.. J. W. McSherry, administrator for the
sum Of S2,625.
Mr.. Jesse Brilliant, of Martinsburg, in
letter to the Wheeling Register urges Hon.
VIM. L. Wilson as the Logical candidate to
oppose Mckinley for the presidency. As a
workiugman he regards Mr. Wilson the
working mans friend.
Mr.. Hugh Lester, of Pittsburg, Pa, aud
Miss Maize Vanmetre, of Hedgesville,
Berkeley county, were married by Rev.
Thomas J, Leak, on Tuesday March oath,
at the parsonage of the, NJ. E. Church, En-
berson street East Liberty, Pittsburg, Pa.
The Martinsburg Electric Light Compa-
ny has been organized in that city. Au
thorized capital $4,000 of which So, 800
has been invested. The old company has
been absorbed by the new organization
Flick and Westenhaver are the attorneys.
Rev. William K Marshall, lately pastor
of the Southern Methodist Church at Lewis
burg. was confirmed by Bishop Peterkin at
J the Episcopal Church in Martinsburg on
Sunday. He intends to enter the Episco-
pal ministry and will be ordained at the
church council in June.
The storehouse and postoffce belonging
to Daniel Keller, at st. Luke's, six miles
west of Woodstock, Va, burned Thursday,
including large stock of general merchan-
disc Postmaster W. c. Alther had taken
the stamps to his home the evening before
The loss is estimated at about $1,000, with
s., 900 insurance.
Miss Hope Lillian Glassford only daugh
ter of Mr.. Geo Glassford, of Berkeley coun-
ty, died on Sunday Goth of March, of rheu-
matism. She was about u years old aud
sick two weeks. Funeral services were held
at the house. Rev. E. H. Jones, of the
Lutheran Church. officiating. Interment
was made in the Masonic Cemetery at Mid
dleway.
Miss Dorothy Lamon, the only child of
the late Col. Ward II. Lamon, has written
book entitled "The Last Recollections of
Abraham Lincoln" The data of the book
Is gathered from a manuscript Of Col. La
mons found after his death 1t is a splen-
did production, aud tells many interesting
anecdotes of Mr.. Lincoln ALqrtias5mg In.
depeadent
There is to be a grand naval demonstra
ton in Hampton Roads to-day. Secretary
Herbert will review the White Squadron,
which is there to 90 through some evolu.
tions preliminary to the regular drills that
are to take place. It is said this will be a
naval exhibition not surpassed in American
waters since the Columbian year demonstra-
ton when the great warships of the world
participated
Brick" Pomeroy, the noted printer, edi.
tor aud promoter" is dying Of dropsy at
Bly,hebourne, l.. l. His case is hopeless
and death is only matter Of few days
Pomeroy made himself famous during the
war while publishing Pomeroy's Democrat
at Lacrosse, Wis. His paper had a large
circulation, aud was noted for lis extreme
views on financial and other governmental
affairs He atterward founded a paper at
New York, which was not successful.
Perhaps the