Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-07-21
Hdrpers Ferry, July 13.
HOME CONCERNS.


II is a source of great pleasure to us
TO notice the improvements which are
daily making in our village. A num-
Der of houses have been built this sea,
son, and naturable obstacles have been
overcome which at first sight seemed
insurrnountable Solid rocks have
been cut down to make room for use.
full buildings The foundation OF the
house in which our Office is kept was
cut through rock TO the depth ofthir
ty feet, and its dimensions are SO by
IS feet.-Close 10 us u foundation is
cutting out 80 feet deep, its sizer50 by
20 feet Boring for water has been
carried to the depth of 10 feet through
rock, without single accident
The Potomack Bridge is progressing,
and Preparations are making, we IN
dersiand, to erect bridge across the
Shenandoah, TO be passable this sea
SON The foundation of a Church,
School House, and Masonic Hall.
was laid on the Oath ultima, and a Me-
thodlst Church rapidly constructing.
LucKYl-yVe are pleased (says
the Geuy sburg Centine) TO state, that
Mr.. John Hersh, il. and MIR. George
Arnold, of this place, were the Joint
owners of one fourth of the ticket
which drew the capital prize . 80. 900
in the Uoion Canal Lottery, at Poll
adeIphia, on Wednesday last.
The Franklin Repository states,
that another fourth of the same ticket
was held by company OF gentlemen
in Chambersburg.
Burning of an Ice House AT
an early hour on Friday morning, the
extensive ice house Of Mr.. William
Lee, in Philadelphia, was destroyed
" fire. 1t was low frame build
ing, more than a hundred feet long,
and contained a great quantity OF ice.
The straw used to cover the ice, took
fire accidentally from the flame OF
caBdie.
SpRINeFIELD, Mass JUNE 90
Sing aiar Transaction We have
recen,Iy been informed OF singular
incident which happened about thirty
years since, in the western part OF
this county A man, in good and un-
embarrassed circumstances, having a
wife and several children, met his
neighbor ole evening, in the street,
and presented him with two folded
pipers, which he wished him to keep
The man has never been seen or heard
of since that time The neighbor, Up
on examining the papers, found them
to be warranty deeds, by which the
man had conveyed to him, absolutely,
all his real estate. HIS family was
thus reduced to poverty, and no posi-
BILE motive could be imagined for his
conduct The affair rested thus for
several years under The expectation of
bis return; but flo tidlngs have been
received Of BIN, the neighbor has
honestly re- conveyed the estate to the
wife and family OF him who SO sud
denly and unaccountably disappeared.
n neao case probably, IN this cou,,.
trg.-At the March Term, 1925, of
the Mayors Court, in Philadelphia,
George Tyson was indicted and found
Guilty, of having feloniously taken
from Mary Stewart, bank check
for S1O22 SIS. Motions were made
to arrest the Judgment and grant a
new trial. The Court declined Civ
ing an opinion until the present
term.
On Saturday week the Court, con
sisting of the Mayor and Recorder
and Aldermen Duane and Binns,
gave their opinion and refused TO
grant the rule for a new Trial or to |
arrest the Judgment. The Prisoner
was sentenced to restore the property |
stolen, pay the costs of prosecution,
and be imprisoned in the State Prison,
at hard labor, for three years, and fed |
and clothed as the law directs.
Il Cmiosity.-The following is a
copy of a promissory note. 1t is
literal transcript from the the original
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