Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-07-24
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OUR NEIGHBORS.

tooth-pick and ear-gouge is advertis-
ed as found.
G. Ii. Hodgson, Esq, is a candi-
date for superintendent of public
schools in Morgan county.
The Morgan Mercury states that J.
b. Hoyt Il Co. use 900 cords of bark
a year at their tannery at Paw Paw.
The Wheeling Female College
| wants a Principal, and great induce
ments are offered.
IIagerstown makes use of her loaf
ers. They are employed to sit around
the Hotels and look like guests.
Mr.. James Y. Smith, Of Winches-
ter, was severely injured last week
by being trampled under the feet of
a couple horses he had led to water.
The Winchester Ne,rs, referring to
the number of strangers who are
spending the summer in that town,
remarks: "We hope to see Winches-
ter in a very few years the Saratoga
of the South.
Two young men named respective
ly Henry Negley and Geo. w. Baker,
of Frederick county, Va, had a cut
ting affair in a saloon in Winchester
last week. Negley received several
cuts with a knife in the arm, side
and shoulder. His wounds are Sc
we're but not fatal.
Friend Harper, of the Romney IN
tetligencer, informs his readers that
announcements for school officers
are now in order" and adds that
the cash must accompany the notice,
as he "caunot trust aspirants for of
fice.' That is little rough ON aspi-
rants.
The ladies of Berkeley Springs con-
nected with the Presbyterian church
at that place, have adopted the novel
plan of baking cakes, caramel. &c.
and selling them to the visitors, the
proceeds to be applied to liquidating
the debt on their church.
The silver excitement at Keyser
has not proved to be a bononza. In
fact, the Tribune, from which the
above is condensed, hints that the
ore was ''salted" with pewter
spoon.
A "school census y of the city of
Wheeling, just taken, puts the pop
ulation at 26, 21S. OF these 9,OO7 are
between the ages of six and twenty
one. The total is decrease of As
since last year, and the Register says
there's mistake somewhere.
Mr.. Geo. Lias, says the Ne,cs, fell
from the second story of his house in
Hagerstown to the sidewalk, on Sun
day morning, receiving painful inju-
ries. He was sitting in "a rocking
chair near the window asleep at the
time of the accident.
Governor Jacobs on Saturday pre-
sented the Jacob Guards, "a mill
tary company of Piedmont, w. Va,
with a beautiful national ensign
Gov. Jacobs made the presentation
speech, and the flag received for the
company, and Il reply made ON their
behalf by Mr.. John Broydrick, of the
Independent.
An insane woman escaped on Sat-
urday last from the aims house near
Hagerstown, and attempted to board
the excursion train on the Western
Maryland road, but being prevented
started down the track of the Cum
berland Valley railroad, in the direc-
tion of this place. She was pursued
and showed fight, but finally gave up
and returned.
On Friday last, says the Cumber-
land Times, Mr.. John Mcnamara, a
well-known citizen of Orleans dis
trict, and u Waterman in the en-
ploy of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road Company at Rockwell's run,
was attacked by a rabid dog near his
watch box, and in the struggle that
| ensued between him and the dog re-
ceiyed several injuries, which at first
were supposed to be dog bites. On
examining the wounds DIR. William
b. Beach, however, comforted
Mr.. Mcnamara with the assurance
that they were gashes received
from being thrown to the ground by
the dog. The dog bit several other
dogs and a horse in the neighbor-
hood, but was finally shot by Mr..
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