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


Hagerstown is Frightening up for
the holidays.
Shipments on the "raging canawl'f
have suspended for the winter.
The Hagerstown Public Schools
will close on the 18th, for the Christ
mas holidays.
Mr.. Frank j. Manning, of Jeffer-
son county, lost forty sheep by dogs
recently.
The smallpox has broken out at
Sandy Hook, short distance below
Harper's Ferry.
Stonewall Jackson was arrested n
Hagerstown and fined So for being
drunk and disorderly.
The Teachers Institute of Wash.
ington County meets in Hagerstown
on the goth ult., and will continue in
session three days.
The Wheeling churches have
adopted "mush and milk festivols''
as being just the thing for cheap
amusement, healthy diet, and "turn-
ing an honest penny"
Mr.. Peter Swartzwelder, an old
and well-known citizen of Hagers-
town, died Saturday morning at his
residence on West Washington
street, after an illness of several
weeks duration.
The young folks of Cumberland are
organizing social amasements for the
winter. Three or four musical and
literary societies are already in full
and successful operation, and others
being formed.
G. M. Shinn has retired from the,
editorship of the Grafton Sc ,tinel.
He is mentioned favorably as a can
didate for the position of State Urea.
surer on the Republican ticket.
In the forty-eight hours ending
Sunday night, there were reported
five new cases of smallpox in Cum
berland, three deaths, and two dis
charged from the doctors hands.
The Spirit of Jefferson flies at its
masthead, for President of the
United States, Thomas A. Hend-
ricks of Indiana; Vice President,
John Kelley, of New York.
Mr.. John Cross, of Harper's Ferry,
an employee of the B. & 0. r. r. for
thirteen years, fell from train over the
trussel bridge, along the Shenandoah
river, on Saturday, and sustained in
juries from which there are little
hopes of his recovery.
A Young Mems Christian AssOci.
alton has been organized at Union
vile, Jefferson county, with the fol-
lowing officers: John J. Shirley
President n. S. Strider, Vice Pres
dent Robert N. Engle, Recording
Secretary; Franklin NJ. Moler, Cor
responding Secretary and Thomas
j. Link, Treasurer.
The Cumberland Necs SAYS: The
irOn-works of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad company at this city will be
closed on the oath inst. land the time
of the resumption of operations is
not known. Yesterday work in the
pudding and rail-mills was suspend
ed, leaving only the stop and bottom
and bar-mills in operation.
One day last week says the Keyser
Tribune, a deer got on the railroad
track west of Keyser, ahead of To-
connective and becoming frightened
ran straihht forward. The engineer
crowded on steam and gave chase,
and, of course, the deer was soon
Overtaken and knocked off the track.
The chaser could not stop, but an
other engine came along in a few
minutes and the men on it captured
the quarry.
An aged coiored woman, said to
have been one hundred and four
years old known as Aunt Tabby,was
burned to death on Saturday last, at
SharpcbuIg, her clothes taking fire
f. OH an open fire which the family
with whom she was residing had
built to use in butchering. 1t is
said she had sixteen husbands during
her life.
The Hagerstown Ne,cs says Mr..
Samuel Diffendall, near that place
had his hand badly crushed by hav-
ing it caught in corn crusher in his
mill Thursday. 1t is the intention of
his surgeon DIR. w. A. Riddlemoser,
10 make an effert to save the hand,
without amputation, though badly
injured. The great effort will be
made to prevent tetanus or lock-jaw.
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