Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-08-15
FROM HEDGESVILLE'
HEDGEsvILLE August 10Th


TO the Eds Independent:
In the vicinity OF Johnstontown,
in this county, on Saturday last
during the storm, the lightning
struck hickory tree, killing a
COW belonging TO Mr.. Keesecker,
and knocking Mrs Bishop, wife of
George Bishop,t TO the floor, render
ing her insensible for some time.
The tree was standing very near
Mr.. BIS residence.
The usual quiet of our little viii
lage was very much distracted YES
terday, over the appearance in our
streets of a large dog, whose pecu-
liar actions lead all who saw him
to believe he was mad. He passed
through town i'm the direction of
Back Creek, pursued by every viii
lager that could raise. gun. lie
was, however, headed off when
near Mr.. Wilson's tannery, and
despatched, much to the relief of
all who dread the appalling mala-
dy-hydrophobia.
There is camp meeting now in
progress near the mouth of Mea-
dow branch, in Morgan county,
and many of our citizens attended
this meeting ON Sabbath last, and
had the pleasure of listening to
able and interesting discourses.
This camp is being carried on by a
sect known as Albright's.
The fine rains with which we
have been so bountifully supplied
of late, has revived everything in
the vegetable line. Corn is doing
finely, and fat hogs, with plenty of
sausage will be the order of the
day this coming butchering time.
Little Georgetown, if not next
to Pittsburg in point Of size, can
claim to be SO in the way of hav-
ing water spout last Monday,
that vicinity was visited by a
heavy fall of rain, such as was
never before witnessed in that
section. The little streams passing
through the farms Of the Messrs.
Newkirk and Howard, were swol-
len 10 fearful torrents, carrying
everything before them that stood
in the way. These streams unite,
and passing through Georgetown,
empty into the Potomac at the
lower end of the levee. Your COR
respondent at that place-Harka-
way-has not been heard of since
the freshet, and it is not now
known where his name will appear
perhaps, among the missing.
The sunfish man-thaDks to his
little boat-is safe, and assisted by
other friends of the lamented
Harkaway, are vigilantly search
ing among the rubbish for his re-
mains.
A gentleman living in this viii
lage who boasts the proprietorship
of a farm near the suburbs, which
he has rightly named, from its
aliuvial and productive soil, 1.-THE
American Bottoms, determined
some weeks since to grow hand
some supply of turnips, enough to
" DO him through the winter" he
accordingly arranged about one
fourth ofan acre in excellent order
and deposited thereon the seed, in
| conformity to an ancientrule-just
before a rain. He now has as fine
a stand OF cabbage plants, as one
would wish to see, and thinks he
could supply Berkeley county with
cabbage for The next ten years, if
he only had room To transplant,
and he is exceedingly anxious to
know if there is any market for
greens in you, 'ity.
On Monday last a. Mr. Conrad
Johnston Jr., was riding a colt
near his fathers mill, and passing
over small bridge, the colt be-
came frightened annd threw him
violently to the grounds, breaking
one of his lower limbs, below the
knee. DR.. McCleary was called in
and rendered the necessary atten-
ton He is now said to be doing
well. ORMUsD.