Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-12-18
STATE NEWS.

iA'sS "tN 'a'eS HihS ou noos ia
the mountains.
y Conn y Pomona Grange
has h,en established in Kama
wha.
There are 1903 Oranges in Nest
Virginia, ~ u the number j. ~
creasing almost daily.
The Pan Handle Ne,rS says thar
Brooke county Changers husk
c)rn IN squad, IL tue music al
brass bands.
A ii 'aips'lire county boy us,In-
ed james peaud, WAS recently
killed ny being drawn heal frs
into Al cane mill.
THE Jones hinthers recently
slaughtered wo hea,, in Clay
county The ,all.r aft. supposed
to he the it~t of the Is uinl Moli-
cans in that .ction
y i'cm.s Young, a miner, WAS
na~h,tl ~ q, ath by isfg, hook
~ state in the Bibby coal mine oll
Elk tivci last week.
Our FREUD Mr., Newton Dick
son, ON ) colid Creek, in Menrp"
coun Y, has reel ia hi pu>s,'s-
lon wIicl, WAS mate by his great
/ grand iaii,ef. In llp year lsT6 -
Greeabrier IniepeadeRt.
The Bu Il shannon Deltu snysa
party OF upsttur hunters recently
Xiii Il five deer on Dive il. liz.
mountain OF Pocahonia~ sfnty
reported seeing Wild g,iyeonslhv
the million. sS' rs
| Deer hunting parties are now
! .ivitig their attention 10 pigeons,
witch have comn,,nctd their an
nual Southern fight. 4 deer
stand Is not 20 he canl AIRED to
pigeon roost for real iln. -
We are getting mad down here.
now. " hetIineiles, ard you viii
ask what we are going Ia dua,bou,
ii? We can only give you in mn
swer the Scrimural injunction
Walch AS well as pray Hia-
ton Herald.
A thief Is reported to have re-
Gently entered Mrs LNtle,s back
| yard, IN RavensWood, and skii.-
ned y clothes lire. containing the
apparel OF Rev. X lily and family.
The minister wa left ia Il SNIFF
less condition. e8 49,
Ohio county has seveniy-eight,
Harrison fifty, Lewis hirty-four,
and Preston eighteen citizens in
the Insane Asylum AZ Weston
The other counties all fall below
fifteen G, oh. Some of them have
none in the asylum = ". Va. Jour
nal.
For Superintendent OF Schools,
present incumbent. Cob Byrne. Il
largely the favorite for reelection
should he decire it. His name has
| also been mentioned with those of
Senator Eastman, General Math
ews and Oky johnson for the Of
flee Of Governor. - Charleston GO,tr-
ief. W asssa
The Charleston Legal Tender
Greenback Financial Reform AS
ISOLATION held meeting Saturday
night and made arrangements to
mem0rialize Congress on the SUBJ
jet OF finances. Captain John s,
| Swami, a battle worn veteran Of
the South, made the only speech
| of the occasion.
The following are the Off .ers
elect of the State Grand Lodge of
| Good Templars for the ensuing
year, viz: ID. McGreaqer. G.. w.
O. Il Cairo; Geo. A l'lodging,
q. w Counselor, Huntington;
Mrs. Il. A. Silcott, G. w. VT.
Volcano; Will. a.. Strickler, G
w. Secretary, Ellenborc, Mrs
Will. A. Stricken, G.. w. Treas
urer, EIlenboro; WIN. Fox, Jr..
q. W., NJ. Charleston Miss Ida
Ried, G. w. ID. M. Guyandotte I;
Miss Hattie Jarvis, G. w. /. G.
Philippi; l W. Wood, G.. w.
Sentinel. Ii 'rrisvilc; f. l.. Comp
ton, G. w. Secretary, Fairmont.
Next session of Grand Lodge will
be held at CharlestowD. $3.50
A roaming correspondent OF the
Cincinnati Commercial publishes
the following personal political
gossip:
Upon the Democratic side the
Hon. Henry M. Mathews, the
present Attorney General of the
State, is prominently spoken of
for Governor, and JOSEPH Miller
and Speaker Monroe for Auditor.
The Republicans are talking of G.
w. Atkinson, Of Charleston, for
Governor. Mr.. Atkinson IL a
young man ofconsiderableab ability,
ahd Is very popular with his par
ty 9 NJ Bishop i spoken OF for
Auditor and q, G.. cole for At
torney General. Both parties are
talking Of Professor w. *. Pen