Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-05-22
OUR NEIGHBORS.

Fifty thousand pounds OF wool
was bought by the Hagerstown deal
ers In the article on Friday.
The Mercury says the Summer at
Berkeley Springs promises to be a
gay one.
Denton Mills, young man, has
been sent to Bellevue, from Hagers-
town, as all insane and dangerous
person.
Mr.. Jonathan Slifer, a prominent
citizen of the townsville district,
Wa Arlington county, Md, died at
his residence on Friday morning
week, in the 5sth year OF his age.
A council of the American Legion
of Honor was instituted at Berkeley
Springs last week, by DIR. +. b.
Hamill, DIR. III. Hunter and w.
Fl. Fiske, Esq, of Martinsburg.
The Morgan Mercury says, on Mon
day shooting at1ray took place over
on Cacapon mountain between Al
len Yost and Harrison Miller, both
Of whom were engaged in peeling
bark for Mr.. A. Biser. Several shots
were fired, but nobody hurt. 8sllHl
BY a recent act of the Maryland
Legislature the Sheriff Of Washing
ing county is allowed forty cents per
day for keeping Of prisoners, but is
debarred from charging or collecting
fee for taking in or discharging a
prisoner. ssis ssraa hu aa46F
\ Major H. Kyd Douglass, of Hag-
erstown, will crate at the, memorial
day services at Shepherdstown on
June LIST, when the graves of the
Confederate soldiers in the cemetery
at that place will be strewn with
flowers. G s8BnlB5lffl 5s
A week ago young girl only Is
years old, the daughter Of a citizen
of the upper part of Washington
county, Md, was induced to leave
her home in company with a naviga-
tor OF the "raging canal" A writ
o, habeas corpus has been taken to
recover the child. The parties are
supposed to be in Cumberland.
The Winchester Times says:
At the meeting Of the Executive
Board of the Agricultural Society, on
Monday, the subject Of q grand par
ade Of liremen during the approach
ing Fair was again discussed, and
the committee heretofore appointed
was instituted to make a further ef-
fort to secure the cooperation of the
Winchester Fire Department. The
sum of $3.50 was ordered to be appro.
priated for the purpose, should the
project be successful.
Speaking of the approaching MEM
orial services In Winchester, the
Times says !:
1t has been decided to invite all
the military companies in the VAL
ley, two Of the Lynchburg compa-
MES, the First Virginia Regiment
and the Richmond Blues, to attend
and participate in the ceremonies on
the 5th June. Some, il not all of
these will attend, and with the
troops who are sure to BIZ here from
Maryland, will make the grandest
military display seen in the Valley
since the war. All the Governors.
Senators and Congressman from the
States whose dead are inferred in
the Cemetery have been Invited to
attend.
The editor Of the Shepherdstown
Register, was In town last week, and
makes the following mention of his
visit: ~ EILgLs * .f
We were glad to learn at Martins
burg on Tuesday last, that it was
pretty generally conceded throrgh-
out the State, the Hon. Charles
James Faulkner would be the next
Governor of our wealthy and pros
porous State, West Virginia. 1t
must be admitted on, all hands, that
3 more able and eminent Executive
could not b found In this or any
other Commonwealth He will give
commence to our State as we'll as
bring among us capital and ener-
gy for the development Of our min
eral resources, with which our State
80 richly abounds. We h3d the
pleasure of grasping his hand on
Tuesday last, and glad "a know that
he was enjoying excelI6nt health.
The Shepherdstown Rsgistsr says;
On Monday morning last, as Miss
Mary MOler, and Miss Lille Rine-
hart, were leaving town for home,
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