Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-06-20
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BERKELEY ITEMs.-From the Martinsburg
IL Gil

BERKELEY TEMs.-From the Martinsburg
papers We take tho following items:
Clifford Miller, aged s years, son of Mr..
Miller who resides near Writings Neck, fell
into his fathers we'll, 90 feet deep, on Wedncs.
day, and was instantly killed.
Some thief made an attempt to enter the
residence Of Mr.. Zimmerman, in Martins
burg, Tuesday night, but was frightened off
by n passing railroad employee.
Nlr. Randolph Ssup, of Martipsburg, brake,
man on the i. Il o. r. R., was caught be-
tween the bumpers of the cars of his train
Tuesday, near Paw Paw, and badly squeezed.
Ills injuries arc severe, but not supposed to
be dangerous.
a freight conductor on the 3. & o. r. r..
named Srickler, was struck by the ''Bull
Eye" bridge, just below Martinsburg, Tues
day morning, in taking his train out, and
knocked off. His Injuries are painful, but
not dangerous.
On Saturday evening week, Charlie Swartz,
son Of Mr. George Swartz, of Mar;insburg,
was on the track of the b. & o. r X, near
Flagg's mill, about a mile and a half East of
that place. The mixed train, called tho
"piek up" was coming on the north track
towards this place, and he took his position
between the two tracks, for the purpose of
jumping on 1t as>it passed BY him. He stood
on the projecting cad of a c~ross>tie of the
South track, and as the hind car of the ''pick
up passed, he vas about TO reach ont and
take hold Of it, when he was horror struck by
the sight of the Express train going East on
the South track, right on him. He failed to
catch the car of the ''rick up train, and as
1t passed he fell forward to avoid the Express.
In doing so the Express, going ut the rate of
twenty miles an hour, struck his leg. lifting
him into the air and hurting him about 30
feet His leg is badly fractured. and he
suffered some bruises about the back.
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