Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-12-11
OUR NEIGHBORS.

Oysters are selling in Hagerstown
at 81 per gallon.
The small pox in Cumberland is
still on the decrease.
The stock yards at Keyser have
been taken in charge by the B. &. 0.
Railroad.
Two new cases of small pox in
Cumberland, but the papers think
the epidemic is over.
The Pendleton Ne,cs chronicles
two cases of small box in that coun-
ty. One of them, Mr.. Samuel Har-
man, died.
Some of the merchants of Parkers-
burg have discontinued the use of
gas, and gone back to Kerosene oil.
Hard times is the plea.
The Hagerstown Meas saws Mr..
VIM. Morgan slaughtered three hogs
eleven months old, which weighed
respectively 347, 44S and AIS pounds.
aggregating 1910 TBS.
Adams of the Hagerstown Ne,cs-
breaks forth thusly -" 1t seems like
it will never let up. We are drench-
ed with water" &c. Now. Adams.
that is too thin-especially the acater
part of it.
1t is proposed to consolidate the
Piedmont and Oakland PRESBYTERIAN
pastoral charges, and make another
OF Keyser, that services will be held
at the latter place every Sunday.
The boys of Hagerstown have yen-
tuned on the ice with skates. The
papers of that town are in daily ex-
pection of a drowning item.
J. Mortimer Kilgour, of Loudon
county, Va, recently sold turkey
in Washington city that weighed
forty-fve pounds, receiving $25 forit.
The barn of Mr.. Henry Bartlett,
six miles from Winchester, on the
Pughtown road, was destroyed by
fire last week, together with large
amount of grain and farming uten-
sells.
There are now seven steam canal
boats successfully plying in the coal
trade on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal, and it is 1umored that some
gentlemen of capital are about to en-
gage in the building of steam canal
boats on a large scale.
The Shepherdstown Reqister saws:
"Mr. Gettinger, a member of the
House of Delegates, from Berkeley,
is said to be one of the ablest men,
bers of the Legislature. He made
an able speech on the Impeachment
which is highly compile
Mr.. G. F. Myers, a merchant of
Frederick County, Va, from two
acres of land raised $31O.50 worth of
produce. Deducting the cost of cul-
tivation, gathering crops, and ferti-
lizers, $63, leaves him a net profit of
$247. 80 from his two acres. The
first cost of these two acres $345.
This splendid exhibit teaches most
the lesson of little land
"well cultivated
The Hancock correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun says that on Sunday
last little daughter of Johnson Still
we'll, aged five years, was burned to
death by her clothing taking fire from
a stove near which she was playing.
The same writer says that the route
for railroad to Berkeley Springs from
Hancock Station, Baltimore & Ohio
railroad, has been surveyed in the
past two months, and rumor has it
that the road will be built next
year. The distance is six miles, with
very heavy grade.
The News says, ON Wednesday
night last, about 10 o'clock, p. M.
a barn owned by a Mr.. Emmert near
the Thinker church on the Manor
road,was entirely destroyed together
with about 600 bushels of wheat, a
of young cattle, several
horses, harness and many farming
There is no doubt that it
was the work of an incendiary. The
light was distinctly seen by many
persons in the town. 1t was first
thought to be in Funkstown,
and many persons walked out to the
pike to satisfy themselves on this
point.