Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-05-22
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Engine House.
The potato bug is sgoing for'' the
'succulent' in Frederick county Md.
Mr.. JOS. Leighter died in Boons-
boro', (Md.,) the other day, aged IS
years.
Fresh Bass caught in the Potomac
sell in Shepherdstown at 10 cents per
pound.
The " Rustic" Base Ball Club Of
Shepherdstown are coming to Mar
tinsburg to play match game with
the ''Lone STAR Club of this place.
The Cumberland Times hints that
we may see snaix yet, if we amt
careful. Not much danger. We
never touch anything as bad as Cum
berland whisky.
The Quarterly Conference Of the
Winchester Circuit, M. r. Church,
South, have decided to hold Camp
Meeting this year ON Mr.. VIM. s..
Kline's ground, commencing on the
18th Of August.
The Shepherdstown Register is in
formed that the growing wheat crop
in Jefferson county will not make an
average Of four bushels to the acre.
Some farmers are ploughing their
wheat fields and planting them in
corn.
John Hall, a young man from Old
town, Allegheny county, Ma, was
drowned in the canal on Thursday.
He was employed ON a boat, and
jumped into the canal to save a span
Of mules which had been dragged in
to the water by a passing boat.
The preliminary trial of Bean, ac-
cused of the murder of Til Wilburn,
was concluded at Keyser last week,
and Bean held for his appearance at
the September Court to answer the
charge Of murder.
The Morgantown Post don't like
the present dog law, as it is called
but wants law that will tax dogs
$50 head for the first one, and 500
for the next one, and so on. Tax
dogs out of existence.
Mr.. j. j. Barrick, clerk of the
Mineral County'Court, at Keyser, on
Thursday last left the cash drawer Of
his safe on his desk and went into an
adjoining office for few minutes, and
when he came back u pocket-book
containing nearly $500 was missing.
There is as yet no clue to the money
or thief.
Early on Friday morning Geo. w.
Dixon was run over and horribly
mangled by freight train of Engine
No. 3, going East, just opposite the
Round-house, on main stem b. Il O.
Railroad at Keyser. He is supposed
to be from near Baltimore, and was
dead-boating a ride east. The Cum
berland Times says: We visited the
spot where he was literally ground
up, from appearances. Fragments
ola check shirt, cotton handkerchief,
shaving-box, hair and brains, being
scattered along the track for 80 or 40
yards, presenting sickening sight.
His remains were taken to Piedmont.
The Baltimore County (Md,) Union
published at Towsontown, reprints
one Of Berkeley Boys" reminiscent
ces from the INDEPENDENT, and
! introduces it with the following re-
marks:
The Martinsburg CIV. Val hide
pendent is daily paper published by
Mr.. Logan, native of that vicinity.
and Mr.. Wisner ii. N. W. a native
of this vicinity. 1t is the happy re-
suit of the judicious marriage of the
Berkeley Union, which was conduct
ed by the last named gentlemen, and
the Nec Era. which was conducted
by the first-named. A valued contri-
butor to our own columns (Dr. Snod-
Snodgrassl who was born that neigh
borhood, is writing a series of remin-
iscences" of his own life, and other
matters Of local interest. We find
one of these to be of general interest.
AS at the same time 1t gives good adj
vice to our fraternity, we copy it.