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died last week, after long illness of con-
sumption, aged 70 years.
Mrs. Mary E. Hollis, wife of Clarence L.
Hollis, died near Gerardstown, Berkeley
county, on the 18th instant.
Mrs. Gen. Philip St. George Cooke, moth
er of Mrs. Gen J. E. B. Stuart, died in De-
troit, Michigan, on Saturday
The nomination Of Assistant-Seretary of
State Uhl for the German Enthusiastically
has been confirmed by the Senate.
Rev. VIM. H. Christian of the NJ. E.
Church, South, died in Richmond last week.
A son of the venerable clergyman married
Miss Julia, the only daughter Of "Stonewall
Jackson"
John Wright died at his home in Santa
Rosa county, Florida, on Friday-aged Us
years. He was blind for many years, but
mentally sound. Four generations OF de-
scendanis survive him.
At Cumberland, Md, Lewis Peacock, Jr.'
has been sentenced to the penitentiary for
ten wears and John James for eight years
both for perjury, having sworn falsely as
prosecuting witnesses in murder case.
Judge Emery D. Potter who was Jealous
as a member of Congress in a bill to reduce
letter postage to cents, and also suggested
the coinage of the three cent piece, died at
Toledo, Ohio, last week-aged 90 years.
Aunt Sally Morris died in Wood county,
near Parkersburg, last Friday at the alleged
age of 1l3 years. She had remarkable
memory, was positive about her age, and up
to within a few weeks of her death lived
alone and did her own work.
The large farm, containing about $40
acres, lying about II miles south of this
place and belonging to the estate of the late
Washington Gold, and known as Mountain
View" was sold this week to Mr.. VIM. E.
Tabb. Price $1,000 cash. Gerardsto,cn Times.
One Of the oldest residents of our village,
Mrs. Hannah Thompson, died at the resi-
deuce of her son John d., about l O'Clock
last Sunday morning o-week. Her age was
81 years, 6 months and IS days. She leaves
large number Of descendants. - GerGrdstoloa
Tines
Mr.. Martin II. Payne died at his home
near Rest, Frederick county, on Tuesday of
last week, of paralysis, aged about seventy
five wears. He had been member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, for a
gleat many years. widow and daughter
survive him.
In the depot at Pocahontas Thursday
night George Gray and Len Hartsook en-
gagged in quarrel over woman. Gray
shot aud killed Hartsook after Hartsook had
fred two shots at Gray without effect
During the ARRAY Miss Clara Clemens was
shot aud seriously injured. Gray escaped
| Mr.. Harry II. Stewart and Miss Daisy B.
Williamson, both of Berkeley county, were
married last wednesday at the Falling Wa
tiers Presbyterian Church by Rev. f. R.
Leyburn. Mr.. William G. Sherrard and
Miss Rosa L. Thomas, both of Berkeley
county, were also married last Wednesday.
The British Parliament was opened last
week with the reading of the Queens speech.
Important discussions occurred in both the
Hou.e of Lords and House of Commons in
debating the address in reply to the speech.
The government announces its adhesion to
| the principle of the Monroe doctrine, and
the hope was expressed that the Venezuelan
controversy would soon be peaceably settled.
G. p Wightman, sheriff Of Shenandoah
county has offered $500 reward for the cap
ture and delivery of Elmer Wethoroltz, who
is charged with killing his wife in that
county on February 8. Wetheroltz is twen
ty-six years old, feet 10 inches in height,
black hair, brown eyes, fair complexion,
black mustache, stoop-shouldered, carries
head to one side aud has scars on the left
of his neck aud forehead.
Miss Lucy Graves, the stenographer of
the Red Cross Society party TO Armenia, has
arrived at her home, in Alexandria, When
the party reached London Miss Clara Bar
ton learned that it would be very dangerous
to take her party into Armenia in the pres
ent state of affairs there, so she refused to
allow Miss Graves to continue any further
on the journey and sent her home with sew
eral other members of the party
The Republican State committee, which
met in Parkersburg Friday, decided to hold
the convention to select delegates to the St.
Louis convention at Clarksburg May IA and
the State convention at Parkersburg July
% After a spirited contest among Wheel
ing, Clarksburg and Charleston, the head
quarters OF the committee were left at
Wheeling Convention of the League of
Republican Clubs will he held at Charles
ton March %
Mr. John Cline, a wel.known citizen of
Bunker Hill, died Friday afternoon aged
seventy two wears He was native of
Pennsylvania, and conducted the blacksmith
aud wagon-making business in Waynesboro'
in that State, f many years He went to
Bunker Hill about twenty years ago, and
WAS enpared ia the same business there