Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-06-12
OUR NEIGHBORs.


Large numbers of fishermen visit
Harper's Ferry daily.
Great numbers Of fine bass are be-
ing caught in the pool opposite
Cherry Run.
The Hagerstowners are fockifg to
the Potomac river, equipped with
fishing tackle.
The pestiferous caterpillar infests
the gardens and shade trees in ia
gerstown. Cultivate the English
Sparrow as a remedy.
A bark has been loading at Rich
mond, (va.,) with a cargo of black
walnut timber from West Virginia,
destined for Hayre, France.
There were only eighteen deaths in
W heeling during the month Of May.
YESTERDAY was a pleasant day for
work. "-HagerStoWn NeaCs.
Guess you didn't enjoy it very
much.
The Harper's Ferry Cornet Band
will hold a picnic at Byrne's Island,
in the Potomac at that place, on to-
morrow, Thursday.
A committee of the K. of F.. of
HagerstoWn have gone to Harper's
Ferry to look at Byrne's Island with
a view to selecting picnic grounds.
AT the recent dedication of the
new Presbyterian Church in Cumber-
land, the sum of 8, 900 was subscrib-
ed towards paying off the indebted
ness.
Next Friday will be Memorial day
in CharlestoWn, for the decoration of
the graves of the Confederate dead in
the Cemetery and grave-yards near
that place.
Hon. w. IL. Trayers, of Jefferson,
will deliver the Annual Address be-
fore the young men Of the Shenan-
doah Valley Academy, at Winches-
ter, on the oath inst.
Mr.. Peter Long, of townsville,
Md, was thrown from his horse on
Tuesday while ON his way to Hagers-
to 'uMand had his face severely
bruised.
The Cumberland News says that
Mr.. j. II. Young, ofthat city caught
a bass on Tuesday, which measured
twenty-five inches in length and
weighed five pounds and two ounces.
Mrs. j. Philip Roman, of Cumber-
land, has gained before the Maryland
Court of Appeals hersuit as executrix
of the late j. Philip Roman, against
Mali, of New York, involving neara
quarter million of dollars.
About three miles from Baltimore,
on the Western Maryland railroad,
says the Hagerstown Ttcice-a- Week,
we noticed last week q field of rye cut
and shocked, and it looked about as
good as the general average.
The Spirit of Jefferson says the
Buffalo Gnats, which have been so
destructive to animal life in some
portions Of the West, have appeared
and attack horses in that county.
A commercial traveller" who
stopped over here on his way from
Hagerstown, says the Hagerstown
NeeCS men put on as much style and
independence as if they run their
concern by steam-power.
The Spirit Of Jefferson says: "The
cornerstone of the new Episcopal
Church t.Ripon, in this county will
be laid by the Masonic Fraternity
some time in July, when DINNER for
the benefit of the Church will be CIV
en-
The Hagerstown Neps says the
Western Maryland and G. V. r. r.,
have entered into a contract to the
effect that the w. NJ. r. r.. Co. will
run a through train to Martinsburg
on the G.. v. r. r., by switching off
on the said road and taking two of
the e. V. II. r. cars ON its train.
The Changers Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company, of Jefferson county,
has been fully organized, with the
following officers:
President-Thomas Lock.
e-PreSideat-J. w. Grantham.
Secretary-Frank Beckwith.
IreaS1TeT-W. III. T.. Lewis.
DirectorS-J. II. Strider, Josiah
Watson, j &C. wiltshire M. w. Burr,
ID. Heflebower, Jno. IL. Strider, w.
H.. T. Lewis.
The principal office of the Compa-
ny will be located in Charlestown.
They have a man in the New York