Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-10-31
STATE NEWS.

amounting to u, 447.
The name OF the Clarkshurg Ma
tional Teleg .aph has been changed
TO the Clarksburg Telegram.
A little daughter of Mr.. Echols
was burned to death at Easton,
Marshall county, last Sunday
week.
i John Jay Gilbert has withdrawn
| from the Huntington Advertiser,
being succeeded as editor by VS..
Downer.
The Wellsburg Herald states
that the new building association
has started off with good prospects
of success.
| The house Of Mr.. James Feam-
ster, on Muddy Creek, Greenbrier
county WINS burned a few days ago.
Loss $1,000.
| Jacob Hay hurst, of Richie coun-
ty, was thrown from his horse a
few days since, AID seriously in
Ijured.
Snow fell in the meadows Of
Greenbrier county on Monday
night A few spats fell in Lewis
burg Tuesday evening.
A new company called the Dia-
mond Glass Company has been
! chartered by the Secretary of State
with principal Office at Mason City
West Virginia. Capitol stock $780,
900.
| c. f. Scott, Of Ritchie, reelected
to the State Senate from
the Third Senatorial District, was
never defeated and has been in the
Senate almost from the organiza-
ton of the State.
| A queer genius at West Column
bus, Mason county, fell out of his
bed and out Of the house through q
hole In the Notwithstanding by the
side or his bed. and was killed, a
few nights ago.
The Kanawha Independent re-
ports that a man named Ewing
stole a flock of sheep from MIR.
D0ss, living near BrOwnstown, and
sold them at st. Adams. He was
arrested, examined and sent to
Jail
"How long will the session of
the County Court last ?" was a
question we asked a lawyer yester-
day. He answered, forever It
has the appearance as II he had
uttered melancholy truth.--Par-
kers5urg Times.
The Charleston Journal Of last
Wednesday says: At last the Swift
Iron Works have decided not to
come to Charleston. Mr.. j. b.
| Walker has taken the matter in
hand, and will raise $50, 900 among
our citizeus to be taken as stock in
a local iron company. Mr.. Walk
er is determined to have an iron
| furnace in Charleston, and he will
never stop until he gets 1t.
On Monday last Mr.. AMI Fields,
of Hackiebarny, met with a seri-
GUS accident by falling in a twenty
feet well. He was working at the
windlass drawing up dirt, and
while in the act of grasping the
bucket pail, the plank on which
he was standing gave way,
precipitating him and the bucket to
the bottom of the well. An ugly
cash. five inches in length, Was cut
/ in his head by the ends ofthe pro-
jecting rocks, besides several miner
bruises and cuts.
| A man who was working In the
bottom of the well, escaped unhurt
by taking refuge under project
lug point Of a rock.-PrestOn Jour
nal.
| Last Friday week DIR. j. M.
| Stanton, understanding to Charles
ton from Big Sandy, was attacked
by Philip G. Russell, who for that
purpose had concealed himselfin a
barn close by the road about mile
from t. .e mouth of Big Sandy. AS
the Doctor rode up, Russell stepped
out I'm front of his horse, drew @
pistol from his pocket, saying he
was prepared, and would kill him
ii ne did not give him $3.50 After
} a moments parley he discharged
+ his pistol, the shot taking effect In
} the upper part THE Doctors chest
The Doctor then drew revolver
but owing to his wound and The
restlessness ofhis horse, was unable
J to shoot. Russell pulled him from
his horse and "A scufIie en- ued .WiIfCi
: ended by the Doctor promising
{ not to shoot. Russell gave himsel
| up. The affair grew out of bus
: iness transaction. We learn thu
| foafa from tho Couripr