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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-08

The Easter egg-breaking exercises at the
NJ. E. Church, South, Monday night at
tracted a congregation that filled the church
aud gave only standing room around the
edges and in the vestibule. The service OF
song and Rotations was preceded by prayer
bv the Rev. j. II Wolf aud collection,
wherein Rev. Mr.. stump expressed bis
pleasure at the part assigned him. The best
thing in the music line was a duet by Mrs.
Walker and Nj Clarence Taylor-Miss
Louisa Gallaher at the organ. The result OF
the egg breaking was exceedingly gratifying
The sum realized for the purchase of sun
day-scbool library was $50. The quarters
nickles and pennies that came out OF the
eggs weighed about eighteen pounds. SUI
perintendent Darlington had cause to fee
much proud also Mrs. ArmentrOut, in
charge Of the infant class, because OF hel
successful teaching of the little ones to re-
cite in verse.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-08
old famiIg guarua.
tprISIS96.
MS strange TRing

How some people will tussle WITH and say
had words and have bad thoughts ABOUT
-.-s,u shades. The fact is they can't help
=, lob. the poor patient fellow, likely !,
never saw a window shade. If he "0u,o
have had to monkey with some Of the mod
-. .bsdes. it would have been all up with
linn Beard. the stationer, will make shades
=, order and put them uP. Any color de-
sired
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-08

Col. K. P. Chew and Hon. VIM. H. Tray
ers, Of this place, have been invited to attend
meeting in Philadelphia April %, called
by Chief Justice Fuller, of the United States
Supreme Court, for the purpose of further
ing the movement to establish system of
permanent arbitration between the United
States and Great Britain. Capt. Thos. D..
Ransom, of Staunton, a former resident of
this town, has also been invited to attend.
The committee of invitation, headed by the
Chief Justice, is composed of some of the
most conspicuous men in public life. The
General of the Army, whose business is war,
is Of the committee, and favorable to peace
full methods of settling difficulties
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-08

Sick stomach means sick man (or woman).
Why not be well?
Sick stomach comes from poor food. poor
nourishment; means poor health, poor com
fort Shaker Digestive Cordial means health
and a well stomach.
If we could examine our stomach We would
understand why it is that so little will put it
out of order.
But, unless we are doctors we never see our
stomach We only feel it. We would feel it
less if we took Shaker Digestive Cordial.
Shaker DigeS i've Cordial makes your stom-
ach digest all the nourishing food you eat, re-
lieves all the symptoms of indigestion, acts as
a tonic and soon makes you well and strong
again.
The more you take, the less you will feel OF
your stomach.
AT DRUGGISTS. Trial bottle 10 cents.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-08

During The winter Of 1898, F. N. Martin,
Of Long Reach, West Va, contracted a Sc
we're cold which left him with a cough. In
speaking of how he cured it he says: 81
used several kinds of cough syrup but found
no relief until l bought bottle of Cham
berlaiu's Cough Remedy, which relieved he
almost instantly, and in short time brought
about a complete cure" When troubled
with cough or cold use this remedy and
YOU will not find it necessary to try several
kinds before you get relief, 1t has been in
the market for over twenty years and con-
stautly grown in favor and popularity. For
sale at % aud so cents per bottle by Brown
& Hooff, druggists, Charles Town.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-08
The COLONIAL Tea.

The evening of April 9th is the time, and
Washington Hall the place, for the Colonial
Tea, heretofore mentioned, to be served by
the lady managers of the Mems Reading
Room. A feature of the function, aside from
the good things with which the tables will
be supplied, will be articles of an antique
character-portraits, glass and china curiOs
of the oldeu time. The ladies hope to have
an aggregation of interesting things on exhi-
bitiou in the loan department, and to make
this feature a success beyond preadyenture
they invite their friends in town and cOun-
try to interest themselves along this line
A spinning Jerry, a gown, a cup and saucer
the loan Of anything in this line that has a
colonial history viii be acceptable. The
Reading Room is an institution that should
be fostered by our people, and every effort
of the ladies to secure funds to detray the
expenses incident thereto is highly COM
mendable. Help them by your coutribu-
tions and otherwise. Admission 10 cents.
Tho Hall will be opened at 4 p. m. April
9th for the reception Of the public.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-08

The feature Of the Good Friday night
services in Zion (EpiseOpaD Church was the
rendering by a large choir Of StaiDer's Ora
torio of "The Crucifxion." An hour and a
half was consumed in its presentation to a
crowded congregation, in which were rep
resentstiyes of all the churches. Miss Ber-
tha Ruhl presided at the grand organ, and
Madame Ruhl was the director. The nu-
merous solos were by nine gentlemen Rev.
;. W. Cole, of the Baptist Church, Prof. K.
f. Walsh, T. NJ. Baker, A. d. Barr, John
Blake, L. X. Dinkle, Charles A. Johnson,
]. B. Richardson, c. W. Ruhl The cho'
ruses were sung by the gentlemen above
named and about twenty ladies. In the
hymns the congregation Joined. A. special
ly impressive par, of the Oratorio was the
Professional March" rendered by Miss
Ruhl. The large congregation attesied its
appreciation by the rapt attention given to
a service of song Of unusual length.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-08

There was a street-dGel in front of the
pOstofice at Montgomery, Fayette county,
this State, on Tuesday night of last week,
between Mr.. J. G. Montgomery, ex-Mayor
of that town, and Capt. Berkeley w. Moore,
a native of this town, the result of which
was two pistol-shot wounds inflicted upon
Capt. Moore-one ball entering the foot and
the other in the thigh. Private accounts
from there differ from those appearing in
the Baltimore American and other papers
which reflected on Capt. Moore. Though
severely wounded we are pleased to learn
that our former townsman and "Stonewall
Brigade" comrade is not seriously injured.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-08

The Hall will be opened at p. m. April
9th. Admission 10 cents.
The record-union., 1896-02-07
HURLEY'S EXAMINATION.
Witnesses Testify as They Did at the
Inquest.
A Large Number to be Examined, and
a Continuance Taken
TIL To-day.

The examination of John Hurley on
the charge Of numbering Hugo Klass
took place in the Police Court yesterday.
A large number of witnesses had been
sabpenaed on both sides and the court
room was crowded.
Bernard Kirchoff testified that Stein
er, the proprietor of the William Tell
House, where the shooting occurred,
refused to give four men, of whom Hur-
ley was one, any more drinks until the
first were paid for. Hurley told him
that Coolot would pay for the drinks,
and Steiner saiC that would not do and
they must pay or get out of the house,
and he would make them go. Witness
advised Hurley to pay, but the latter
said that the d fool ought to know
better, as he knew they had money.
Steiner came round from behind the bar,
saying he would not stand that, and
that Hurley and his associates must get
out.
Hurley struck Steiner and the crowd
jumped on Hurley and, after a hard
struggle, threw him out of doors with
considerable force. Hurley fired a shot
and then Klass walked toward him
quite fast and Hurley shot him. There
were several people on the sidewalk at
the time.
Hiram w. Johnson, Hurley's attorney,
cross examined the witness and mixed
him up somewhat. He did not think
there was any fighting, except on the
part Of Hurley and Ripley. The crowd
that jumped Hurley simply wanted to
put him out and struck him a number
of times. There was no fighting, how
ever.
He saw somebody have stick, but
did not know whether Ripley was
struck with it or not. He did not tes-
tify at the Coroner's inquest that he
saw Klass go toward Hurley with his
hands up, because he was not asked
concerning it.
Peter Fontana described the quarrel
at the bar. He helped several other men
to throw Hurley out of doors after
Steiner told them not to strike him
any more, but to throw him out. He
saw the first shot fired and then got out
of the way
When he helped put Hurley out, TAX
ing him by the neck with one hand,
four or five others helped throw him out,
and they all stopped right in the door
when they pushed him across the side
walk. He did not remember saying at
the inquest that ten or twelve men had
hold of Hurley
John Steiner, the proprietor of the
hotel, told how the quarrel originated.
He went to put Hurley out and the lat
ter struck him. Then the fight COM
menced AS soon as the friends Of witt
ness saw him bleeding they all pitched
on Hurley and struck him
Dr. Huntington testified to perform
ing an operation on Klass previous to
his DEATH He could not tell how close
he was to Hurley when shot, but he
found several powder marks at the ORR
flee of the wound.
Several other witnesses testified, but
their testimony did not differ from that
at the Coroner's examination, and the
examination was continued till to-day.
The record-union., 1896-02-07
WINTER SPORTS.
Cheap Round-Trip Fares to the Truckee
Ice Carnival.

Ice Carnival.
Native sons and daughters Of the
snowless valleys of California are
pretty numerous these days, and it
should prove a rare treat to them to
visit Truckee and participate in the
novel sports of the ice carnival. To
very few of those born under the sunny
skies of California are known the de-
lights of the class of winter sports that
their fathers enjoyed back in the East
in their younger days, and it would
seem that an opportunity like the pres
ent would not be allowed to pass.
Even those who have "been through
the MILL as it were, will find pleasure
in renewing the winter pastimes of
their youth, such as sleighing, to-
bogganing Chey used to call it
plain coasting" them and skat-
ing. These are all now to be had at
Truckee, and the people of the ice car
nival town are prepared to receive and
entertain their visitors in grand style.
Tomorrow the feature Of the carnival
will be an attack by an army Of Boca
e-cutters on a snow fort garrisoned
by the Truckee natives. The fort and
its occupants will be assailed with
showers of snowballs (some of them
frozen) and the garrison will respond
to the attack with like missiles.
Round-trip tickets will be sold on to-
nights and Saturday nights trains for
S6 so, but a special excursion train will
leave here at o'clock on Sunday morn
ing, on which the round-trip fare will be
only 81, having been reduced from So,
the rate previously fixed.
Returning, the train will leave
Truckee at 10 p. m, so that persons may
attend the ice carnival and be home
early on Monday morning for their
business.
The record-union., 1896-02-07
RESIGNATION NOT ACCEPTED.
Rev. j. II. Reider WIN Not Retire for
the Present.

LA6 TEGSGnts
It having been announced that Rev.
J. H. Reider, pastor of the Calvary
Baptist Church, had resigned on ac-
count Of the opposition of portion of
the members, w. NJ. jerks, a deacon of
the church, announces that not ten
persons have left the church on account
Of the dislike to Mr. Reider. He gives the
history c; the affair in the church as
follows:
"On Sunday, December 1, 1895, the
pastor gave two months notice, as re-
auired by the church rules. of his resig-
nation. At the monthly business
meeting, held December I'd, this res
ignation was not accepted, but instead
a motion requesting the pastor to with
draw his resignation was carried by a
standing vote of fifty-five against
twenty two, and in accordance with this
vote the resignation was temporarily
withdrawn.
"On Sunday, February I'd, the pastor
again gave notice of his resignation, on
account of the falling health of his wife,
and at the monthly business meeting,
held February Sd, a motion to accept
this resignation was defeated by a vote
of twenty five against thirteen. and the
following preamble and resolutions
were adopted by an overwhelming ma
j6rity:
Whereas, The pastor of this church
has the second time given notice of the
termination of his pastoral relations
with the church, which have existed
for the last four and a half years; there
fore
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
church that the termination of the pas
toraI relations of Rev. J. H. Reider with
the church will be greatly to the detri-
ment Of the church and is deeply re-
gretted.
Resolved, That it is the firm convic-
ton of the church that the Rev. ]. H.
Reider is a true Christian, an able
preacher and a Woodworking and safe
pastor, and worthy of the complete
trust, confidence and love of all.
Resolved, That in the pastors wife
the church has had an able, intelligent
and loving leader in all Sunday school,
missionary and benevolent work, and
always a helpful, unselflsh and loving
friend to all.
Resolved, That we deplore the ne
cessity of having to part with our be-
loved pastor and his family in our
church work.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
spread upon the records of the church,
and that a copy of the same be pre-
sented to the pastor.
"At the Wednesday night prayer
meeting. held February 9Th, after at
tention had been called to the article
in the ''Bee," a motion was made that
the pastor be requested to withdraw
his second resignation, which motion
was carried by a standing vote of forty
against one"
The record-union., 1896-02-07
GOOD TEMPLARS.
Sloan Lodges Open Meeting and In
stalIation.

Sloan Lodges Open Meeting and In
stallation.
An open meeting and public install
lation of the officers by the lodge dep
uty, L. E. Vandercook, was given by
Sloan Lodge, No. 2, I. o. G. T., on
Tuesday evening, when the following
officers were installed:
Chief Templar, Mrs. Georgiana
Schadt; vice-Templar, Mrs. Sadie
Walker; superintendent of Juvenile
Temple Mrs. Inez Cook; Recording Sec
retary, James E. Harlow; Assistant Re-
cording Secretary, Miss Grace Walker;
Treasurer, Mrs. Minnie Goepel; Finan-
cial Secretary, Albert Katzenstein;
Marshal, ]. D. Stevens; Deputy Mar
shall, Miss May Logan; Chaplain, Mrs.
Stone; Guard, Miss Lulu Goepel; Senti-
mel, J. Wallace Ross.
Games and a general good time was
the order of the evening, after which re-
freshments were served.
The record-union., 1896-02-07
EXCELLENT CROP PROSPECTS.
Due to the Bounteous Rainfall and
Warm Weather.
Unprecedented Precipitation In Sew
eral Places-Almond Trees
in Blossom.

The State Agricultural Society, in
co-operation with the California
Weather Service, James A. Barwick,
Director. issues the following weather
and crop bulletin for the month or
January, 1896
The average temperature for Janu-
ary. 1896, was as follows for the
Weather Bureau stations named:
Eureka so degrees, Fresno 81, Los An
geles 5S. Red Bluff 48, Sacramento 90,
San Francisco 81 and San Diego 56.
AS compared with the normal tenn
peratures, there is a very great excess
of heat shown, viz: Eureka, an ex-
cess of 4 degrees, Fresno {, Los Ange-
les 5, Red Bluff 3. Sacramento 4, San
Francisco 2 and San Diego 3 degrees.
The total precipitation was: For
Eureka $40 inches, Fresno 2S9, Los
Angeles 800, Red Bluff 7.3O, Sacra-
mento 9.76, San Francisco S.14 and San
Diego 1.30 inches.
AS compared with the normal pre-
cipitation, there is an excess reported
from all stations, except Eureka and
Los Angeles, where small deficiencies
occur The excess is as follows at the
places named: Fresno 1.59 inches, Red
Bluff 2190, Sacramento COG and San
Francisco 3.14 inches. Eureka shows
a deficiency of 40 of an inch, Los Ange-
les 20 of an inch, and San Diego 80 Of
an inch less than normal.
The great excess above normal, both
in temperature and precipitation, has
been of the very greatest benefit to the
entire State, as the December bulletin
showed a considerable. lack of both
moisture and heat.
Reports from all quarters show that
everything is in a fourishing condi-
ton, except the overhowed lands along
the Sacramento River and its tribu-
taries, but it is expected that few
weeks of clear and rainless weather
will cause the water to run OH rapidly
from this over1owed land without
much if any damage to the crops, as
there is no snow to speak of in the
mountains to be melted, for which rea-
son the Sacramento River cannot long
maintain a high stage of water.
The greatest rainfall during January
SO far reported. was 30.56 inches, at
Iron Mountain mines, near Shasta,
Shasta County; 1926 inches at Glover
dale, Sonoma County; 1851 inches at
Shasta, Shasta County, and 24.22
inches at Winters, Yolo County.
The lowest temperature reported was
70 degrees at Yreka, in the mountain
regions of Siskiyou County. The high
est was SO degrees at Escondido, San
Diego County.
The least rainfall was a trace, at Bar
stow in the desert regions of San
Bernardino County.
Almond trees are in bloom in several
portions of the Sacramento Valley.
The record-union., 1896-02-07
sAoRAAENTo FRIDAY. FEBRUARY
they win remain for some time, visiting

they will remain for some time. visiting
friends.
]. G. Patterson of Routiers was trans
acting business in the city yesterday.
Attorney William Sims went to the
bay yesterday afternoon on business.
Mrs. G. W. Buchanan has just re-
turned from an extended visit to San
Francisco and Oakland.
]. NJ. Terwilhger, member of the
Common Council Of Portland, Or, spent
yesterday in Sacramento visiting
friends.
Last night Mr. and Mrs. 3. K. Bloch
left for the East. They intend being
gone four months, taking in all the
points of interest on their trip.
The record-union., 1896-02-07
Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: Ralph Brown, st. Louis;
D. O'Donovan Rosa, Stockton; NJ. e.
Blakely, w B. Wilson, New York; t.
E. Griswold, Chicago; ]. f. Mccarthy,
G. H. Hill, M. Berwin, ]. Esses, Paul
Borchardt, T. A. Greenwood, D. H.
Bair and wife, H. C. Morrill,, j. H. Neu-
man, E. p. Merrill. S. Asheim, w. S.
Brown, H. B. Gist, E. Kendle, San
Francisco
The record-union., 1896-02-07
THE CAMERA CLUB.
1t is to Have an Outing and sTal
Things,''

1t is to Have an Outing and stake
Things.''
The Sacramento Camera Club met
last evening at its handsome club
rooms. 1t resolved to call an outing
for Sunday, the start to be made from
the club rooms at 8 a. m.
Quite a number of new members have
been added to the club recently and a
beginners class has been organized TO
be under the direction of the older
members. 1t is to begin its meetings
Tuesday evening next at o'clock. 1t
is an especially fine opportunity for
any one wishing to study photography
to begin with this class.
The club adopted orange, blue and
white as the club colors and hereafter
these colors will be seen on all club
cameras in all outings
The record-union., 1896-02-07
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. BirdsaIl left yester-
day for Auburn.
Ex- Mayor Steinman left for San
Francisco yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. John Blair, accompanied by her
sister. have gone to Los Angeles. where
The record-union., 1896-02-07
MD Not Sncceed.

Burglars attempted on Wednesday
night to gain an entrance to the house
Of Ed. Weld, at Eighteenth and K
streets, and chopped away at the win
dows and doors with a broadax, doing
about 800 damages, but did not sue
ceed in getting in.
The record-union., 1896-02-07
SOCIAL EVENTS.

(Readers of the Record Union" are re-
quested to send to this Office personals,
weddings, engagements, society notes and
home gatherings of every kind Write
son one side of the paper, and give your
name and address, not for publication but
as a guarantee of good faith)
The record-union., 1896-02-07
A Colt and a Cart.

Yesterday forenoon two men were
driving a colt toward the depot when
the animal became frightened and
started to run. The vehicle collided
with pile of mortar, and both occu-
pants weFe thrown out. The buggy
sustained severe damages, but luckily
the occupants escaped injury.
The record-union., 1896-02-07
ANOTHER BURGLARY.

The Thieves Got Very Little for Their
Pains, However.
The Pioneer Box Factory was bur-
glarized on Wednesday night by some
one who obtained entrance from the
alley by breaking out a window and
turning the key in the door.
The burglars entered the Office and
broke open the till, but secured only
So or 81, as very little money is left
there officer Bagley yesterday ar
rested two men on suspicion, but as they
proved an alibi, he released them.
The record-union., 1896-02-07

A Washington, D. c., dispatch says
that on January Both, at the reception
of Mrs. Vice-President Steven
among the guests present were Mrs.
Saunders of San Francisco and Mrs. r.
D. Stephens of Sacramento. These
were the only Californians. and they
were chosen to assist the Vice-Presi-
dents wife in receiving. Mrs. Steven
sons receptions are noted in Washing
ton for their elegance and for bringing
together the best people of Washington,
the members of the diplomatic corps
and families of departmental chiefs.
The record-union., 1896-02-07
Assionea Annointed.

Judge Catlin has made an order ap-
pointing II. NJ. LaRue, Jr., assignee in
the matter of the insolvency of Mary
A. Buell.. an insolvent debtor.
The record-union., 1896-02-07

MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used for over fifty years by mill
lcns OF mothers for their children while
teethln% with perfect success 1t soothes
the enid, softens the gums, allays pain,
cures wind collie, regulates the bowels, and
IS the best remedy for diarrhea, whether
arising from teething or other causes For
sale by druggists in every part of the
world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup. Twenty-Five cents
The record-union., 1896-02-07

No medicine ever made has received
such a vast volume of voluntary praise
as Hoods Sarsaparilla, the one true
blood purifier 1t makes pure blood and
builds up the whole system.
The record-union., 1896-02-07
ADJUSTMENTS.

At the Metropolitan Theater this
evening Lifts "In Old Kentucky Com
pany will appear, with Laura Burt as
Madge, who will introduce her pet
horse, Queen Bess." The company
still has its Pickaninny Brass Band,
which is a novelty and decided attrac-
ton. Though the play was given by
this company throughout California
last year. it has this season proved even
a stronger attraction, and has done
phenomenal business all along the line.
The play abounds in sensational scenes
of real dramatic power and presents
a series of attractive pictures of Ken
lucky life more naturally, perhaps, than
any other drama of it's class. 1t has
all the brisk action of melodrama COM
bined with the breeziness and humor of
comedy. 1t portrays in pleasant way
some of the phases of life in an interest
ing portion of our country. The chival-
rous natures of Kentuckys men and
the sweetness and grace of her women
are depicted with rare skill and with
out exaggeration. Astounding in scenes
of great dramatic interest, it will espe-
cially attract the many who are tired
of spiritIess comedies with which the
American stage has been surfeited. The
play tells comparatively simple story
in stirring way; the types represented
by the characters are interesting as
well as human, and what is most i'm
portant of all, they appeal to the heart.
The heroine is a typical Kentucky girl
q product of nature untrammeled, "a
bIushing bud on wild rose bush," as
one puts it-in whose love affairs one
takes lively interest. The production
is an elaborate and expensive one and
the scenes represented are strong in
their fidelity to nature.
The record-union., 1896-02-07
Social Hons.

Commencing on the Sth. the Horse
shoe Club will give a hop every other
Saturday night at Red Mems Hall,
Tenth street, between ] and K.
The record-union., 1896-02-07
sacred Concart.

On the 2Stn the ladies Of the Central
NJ. E. Church will give a sacred con-
cert.
The record-union., 1896-02-07
NEW TODAY.
PUBLIC MEETING OF CITIZENS.

DATE TAKEN.-THE LADIES OF THE
central ". +. Church Will give Sacred Con-
cert FRIDAY, February 2Sth. 1T