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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-01-17
SPECIAL NOTICE.

All persons knowing themselves in
debted to me are requested to come for
ward and make settlement either by cash
or note, as NY books must be settled.
janl7 st. G. II. SHAFFER.
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C0-PartnershiD.

I HAVE this day January |, ls5O) as.
l. ISOLATED with me in the mercantile bus
mess, my son, d. W. SHAFFER, and
will continue the business in all its
branches under the firm name of
G. NJ. SHAFFER & SON.
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QHtH Month and expenses guaranteed
D to Agents. Outft free. SHAW
& co, Augusta, Maine.
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CTATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
At Rules held in the Clerks Office of
Circuit Court of Berkeley County, on
the 9th day of January, 1880:
John W. Stump, Complainant,
VS. + In Chanccry.
John H. Stump, Defendant.

John H. Stump, Defendant.
The object cf this suits to set up against
the defendant, John II. Stump, result
ing trust in favor of the complainant,
John W. Stump, ard to ask a decree of
the said Court requiring the said defend
ant to convey to the complainant tract
of 994 acres of land lying and being in
the county of Berkeley, and which was
conveyed to him by John B. Gruber and
wife, by deed ted End April 1861.
And it app ring on affidavit filed IN
this suit, that the SAID defendant John
H. Stump is not resident OF this State,
he is hereby required to appear on MON
DAY, the 2nd doy of February, 1880, lit
being the next rules in the Clerks office
Of the Circuit Court Of said county, at
rules to be holden therefor, and do what
is necessary to protect his interests in this
matter. Aud it is ordered that copy of
this order be forthwith published, once a
week, for four successive weeks, in the
Martinsburg INDEPENDENT and be posted
at the front door of the Courthouse of
said county on the End Monday Of Jam
uary, 1880.
S. II. MARTIN, Clerk
FAULKNER Il FAULKNER, Atty for Pr ifs.
January 10, 1880.
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25O ACRES OF LAND,

SITUATED within oue-half mile of the cor
1ss'ote limi's II Martinsburg, On tie
Sssaiinsburg aod Wlliamsport Turnpike,
,stsh O Comfortable
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No. I Mich Cows,

Glxcp, &c, and almost anything they
'aszy need in their farming operations.
YERMS OF SALE of Personal Prop.
Eft5 $40 and under, cash; over $40 six
-snNlths credit, purchaser giving aegotia-
'btenote, witt approved endorsers, with
arterest from sale, payable at the National
~ Peoples National Bank of Martinsburg,
$iH intercst % 5a RENTED if paid at
'Ecnturity.
No property to be removed until terms
AZ sale have been fully complied with.
z. BOYD Faulkner,
lanl7-3t Trustee.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
NEWADVERTISE hNTS.
Trustees Sale
OF VALUABLE
Real AND Personal
PROPERTY.

My VIRTUE II Deed Of Trust exc
NJ uted on The 18th day 81 March, 7s
b. Harrison Thomas and Harriet A
Thomas his wifi, TO he unde' signed
Trustee, and recorded in he County Court
Oerk flee of Berkeley County. G,sl
girg ina in Deed sook No "A. pages 420
42l and Az conveying certain persona al
Knd real estate herein deseriped 10 secur.
the payment OF certain 6 TT. thereia set
sor'h and TO indru ify rain securities
ibrren named ~ the written request o.
some uf The securities in hch th's have
samed he properly they slesire sold (btinp
& portion Of that conveyed IN sai deed
te undersigned Trustee will Offer at
fatlic Sale,
In Saturday February n, $780,
at 4 o'clock y. m.,
81 iron, of th o1rt.house 10 Martins
~ z, West Virgins all that Valnsbe
fteni eontaining
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FARM
At Public : ale.
I WILL SELL on the premises three aud
L half mi west Of TOMAHA WK
SPRING, Berkeley County West Va
On Tuesday. February 8, $780,
Farm Containing
246 ACRES

a good barn corn house. and wagon shed,
dairy and other outbuiding,, aud large
ORCHARD of almost every variety of
improved fruit There is OH the prilnises
several never failing springs Of good
water: also
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
A Difference In Ducks.


A good story Is told Of Rev. Myron w.
Reed. While out with hunting party
several years ago his comrades insisted
that he should cook the dinner, and left
him in his camp for that purpose, some
what against his wish. A large hawk
alighted in the top pofa tree hard by, and
a moment afterward the sportsman
gun had brought him to the ground.
He was ancient and tough and suited ad-
mirably the compulsory cooks purposes.
He was put into pot with couple of
fine ducks. The dinner was served and
pronounced excellent, with the single
qualification that there seemed to be
"deuced big difference in those ducks"
But the innocent looking cook held his
peace and made his own selections, and
ducks and hawk soon disappeared from
the table. "Did you tell them about itp"
asked he who heard the story. "Tell
them - answered the reverend gentle
man, with an emphatic shrug, "they'd
have drowned me-"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
A War Against Liquor Dealers.

A dispatch from Troy, N. Y, says;
The liquor dealers of this city were
thrown into CONSERVATION yesterday by
the recording of 100 judgments against
them, amounting in all to $4,000. More
judgments will follow next week VIM.
III. Mundy, of New York, procured the
judgments. About half of the amount
recovered will go to the poor fund and
the remainder to Mundy. A few dealers
will settle, but most of them are unable
or unwilling to do SO. Mundy says
they will be committed on execution,
and cannot be released or bailed until
they settle. The Jail will not hold one
fourth of the persons against whom
judgments have been or will be obtained
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
Severe Cold.

A Dakota man was moving his fami-
ly into a new house, and left his stove
for the last trip. Within a hundred
steps of the house his wife was taken i'll.
Leaving the two youngest children in a
dry goods box on the hand-sleigh, he
helped her and two older children into
the house, where, in order to prevent
their freezing, they were all put to bed.
He then returned for the two children,
and was frozen to death before he reach
ed them, The wife lay in bed until the
next day without fire or food. The faith
er lay dead near the corpses of his two
boys in the box, but, although the chill
dren in bed with their mother were fro
zen nearly to death, it is believed that
they will recover
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
A Cool Lunatic.

The indianapolis News" says: On
Peru train coming into the city last
week was an officer of Howard county,
having in charge subject for the in
sane hospital. Just this side of Nalott
Park the insane man was missed, and
the officer excitedly pulled the bell cord
and jumped off in search of the supposed
fugitive. After the train was started
again the demented man was found
composedly seated in forward coach,
and the incident afforded him unbound
ed amusement. He appealed to the pas
sengers to decide which one should be
sent to the hospital, and by a unanimous
vote they said the officer was the filter
subject. The insane man arrived in the
depot safety, and thence telegraphed the
officer to come out and conduct him to
the hospital.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
A Knowing Dog.

On Monday last while one Of our citizens
was travelling in the direction of the red
bridge, over the Conodoguinit, north of
town, his attention was attracted by the
cries of dog. On approaching the bridge
he discovered a large black dog in the CEN
tire of the creek. 1t appears the dog at
tempted to cross the creek on the ice, and
arriving about halfway the ice broke,
leaving the dog in bad fix. Different
plans we're suggested for the rescue of the
dog, but without effect. At last rope
was left down from the bridge above, with
a moose in one end, which was intended to
go round the dogs neck. Instead of the
loop going around his neck, he seized the
rope with bis teeth, and held on until he
was pulled to the bridge, distance of ten
feet. The dog was so weak when he landed
on the bridge that he could not walk for
some time AFTER Carlisle Mirror.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
Remarkable Case of Rev. 0rmond.

A dispatch from Pittsburg says Rev.
Marcus Ormond, of Burgettstown,
Washington county, was in the city on
Tuesday. He will be remembered as
the clergyman who recently arose from
a sick bed to discover that he had for
gotten his fine English and classical ed
ucation, even to the rudiments, being
unable to read or write, or name single
letter of the alphabet. His physical
health is excellent, but his mental troub-
lie not relieved. He has been compelled
to commence again where he began as
a child, and is now able to read little.
Notwithstanding his inability to recall
his education, his memory of events is
perfect, excepting the two months of
his sickness, which are perfect blank.
His case is a remarkable one, there be-
ing but about six other similar cases on
record.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
A Ioke with a Sad Sequel.

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-John M. Waite
and M. B. Gould, both prominent and
respected business men, thinking to
play a practical joke on the colored
janitor this afternoon, disarranged the
contents of Mr.. Waite's room, and then
concealing themselves in a closet waited
until the janitor appeared. The latter
becoming excited at the condition of the
room, procured q revolver, and hearing
noise in the closet, tried to pull the
door open. Failing in that, he fired
through the door. The shot passed
through Mr.. Gould's head, and he died
shortly after. A coroner's jury to-
night rendered verdict justifying the
janitor, and he was discharged from
custody.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
Call for the National Republican COnven-
tlOn.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-Chairman
Cameron of the National Republican
Committee issued to day the following
call /:
" A National Convention of the Re
publican party will meet at Chicago on
Wednesday, the I'd day of June next,
at II O'Clock noon, for the nomination
of candidates to be supported for Presi-
dent and Vice President at the next cleo
ton. Republicans and all who will CO.
operate with them in supporting the
nominees of the party are invited to
choose two delegates from each Congress
sional district, four at large from each
State, two from each Territory and two
from the District of Columbia to repre-
sent them in the convention.
J. d. CAMERON, Chairman.
THOMAS B. KEoGH, Secretary"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06

RaSr Several years ago Paris was electri-
fled by photographs of the most respected
characters In ludicrous positions and in
company with unrespectables. The po-
lice investigated, and found that some of
the photographers and dealers were
accustomed to buy photographs of re-
spectacle persons, remove the heads, and
stick them on the bodies of persons who
had been photographed in fanciful COS
TUNES and attitudes. The models thus
obtained, being rephotograhed, some
times afforded pictures SO well done as to
make it impossible for any one to divine
that the persons represented in them
had not been willing sitters.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
Miscellaneous News Items.

ROCHESTER,, N. j.. January l.-AnureW
jackson Hall was shot in the head by his
wife, who was jealous, Wednesday night,
but will recover. They lived unhappily
together over twenty years.
nE- A poor widow had her earrings
torn out of her ears by thief and the
holes were badly slit. Her landlord was
deaf to pity and turned her out of doors
because her rent was in arrears.
CB- To add realistic effect to "Uncle
Toms Cabin" at Logansport, Ind, live
bloodhound was introduced, and the brute
heightened the realism by breaking his
chain and biting an actress seriously.
NB- The Leadville Chronicle says that
a common vagrant and drunkard, now in
chain-gang of that city under the assumed
name of Stormont, was formerly United
States Senator from an Eastern state.
eY- Seventeen lawyers are engaged in
suit over the will of an Indianian who
boasted shortly before his death that he
had got his affairs into such shape that
when he died the lawyers couldn't make
penny out of his estate.
cY- A heavy gale, accompanied by rain,
hail, snow and thunder and lighting, burst
over London Tuesday afternoon. Terrific
gales are reported from all parts of Great
Britain and Ireland, causing much damage
to property.
e%- August Lehr and Frederick Burnett
have been arrested in New York charged
with belonging to band of masked bur
glars who recently operated extensivly in
Berks and Lancaster Counties of Pennsyl-
vania.
CY- A person known for the past twenty
five years as Charles Parkhurst, who has
led the life of a stage driver and farmer
during that time in California, died last
Sunday near Watsonville, in that State,
when it became known for the first time
that the deceased was woman.
eB- The family of John Nc Corkle of
West Willow, Lancaster County, is terri
bly, afflicted with diphtheria. OF his three
children one has died, and another is lying
dangerously i'll. Mr.. McCorkle is himself
lying at the point of deah, and within a
day or two his wife also has contracted
the same disease.
eB- A shocking spectacle was witnessed
at an interment at Kirkcaldy, in Scotland,
few days ago. Ncarly all the mourners
had become so intoxicated that one OF
them, when lowering the coffin into the
grave, staggered forward and fell into the
tomb. He became jammed between the
descending corpse and the side Of the
grave, and was extricated with difficulty.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. GA boiler
exploded this morning at the Etna flour
ing mills, filling the neighborhood for two
squares around with splinters, bricks and
fragments of iron. A lady passing was
slightly injured. The engineer is missing.
His hat was found two squares away.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06

BosToN, Dec. 20.-Mrs. Helen Josephine
Ward, living with her daughter, a girl Of
10 years, at II Hamilton place, was myste-
tiously shot last night while asleep and
died this morning. From what the daugh-
ter says 1t is believed that while in a state
of somnambulism she shot her mother
who occupied the same bed with her.
tB- A Rochester preacher who had lost
his first wife tried to get another, and
courted young lady in vain. Soon after
his rejection, he received from widow
lady o request to preach on the text "You
ask and receive not because you ask
miss" Now we would just like to know
the end of that story, and whether he
took the hint or not, but we don't.
gB- On the 23d ultimo, at Calf Creek,
Searcy county, Arkansas, the boiler of
Benjamin Taylor's saw-mill exploded,
killing instantly his son-in-law, Wade
Campbell, also Wade Griffin and Kennedy
and Burt Woodland. Campbell was blown
about thirty feet through the top of an APP
pie tree, and one Of his hands was found
seventy five yards distant. Griffin was
literally torn to pieces. The other two
were not so badly mangled. The supposed
cause of the accident was the n-experience
of Campbell who was temporarily acting
as engineer.
HS Lucas Hoelle, employedIby the Har-
risburg gas company to cart waste mate
rial from the company's works TO the river
front, lost horse on Saturday by allowing
the animal to go too near the edge of the
river bank and tumble down over it with
loaded cart. The accident occurred at
Front and Paxton streets while Mr.. Hoelle
was in the act of turning the horse around
and dumping the cart. The ground gave
way upsetting the cart and dragging the
horse down with it, breaking the animals
back, causing its death a short time after
wards.
rsB- A man giving his name as Charley
Ponds was arrested in East Liberty, Sat-
urday last, who is charged with wholesale
stealing, and there are decided chances in
his favor for heightened sojonIn in the
Western Pententiary. During the early
part of the week he stole nine head of cat
tie and two horses from the farm of wild
ow named Leman, who resides in Mahon-
ing township, Indiana County. He sold
four of the former at Apollo, Pa, and
drove the rest of the stock to East Liberty,
but constable followed close in his wake,
and succeeded in taking him into custody.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
A STRANGE Death.

A singular case of death by strangula-
tion occurred on farm ten miles north
of Mendoza, ILL.,, the other day. Ayoung
man named Ables was standing in front
of a horse while the animal was feeding.
The horse coughed and elected kernel
of corn, which flew into Ables windpipe.
He ran into the house, and, by signs en-
deavored to make the family understand
what had happened. A messenger on
horseback was Immediately despatched
for physician, but long before he arriv-
ed young Ables was corpse.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
THE TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA. JANUARY 8, 1880

Broad street; Adams, Brown 4 Co., at
% Broad street; Allen, Jordan n Co.,
at 54 Wall street, and Barnes, Garrison
& Co., at Nos. So Exchange place and
II Broad street, and elsewhere in New
York city.
Several of the above parties have
attempted to advertise in our col
umns, but we have declined, and
warned our readers against them on sew
eral occasions.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
A Mad Bridegroom.

The Raleigh Observer" tells of a
wedding among the colored folks and
the throwing of the slipper as the newly
married couple moved off in a wagon.
One guest threw large shoe with too
unerring aim. The great missile flew
threw the air, and, striking the BRIDES
skull, knocked her senseless in the
bottom of the wagon. The groom
jumped out and gave the thrower of the
shoe a thrashing, cursing civilized GUS
toms with all his heart.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06

E7T A pretty American girl In Rome
went frequently into u streets unat-
tended, contrary to custom there. The
young Romans followed and annoyed
her, until she invented q novel method
of rebufiing them. She provided her
self with pocketful of centesimi, each
the value of fifth of a cent, and when
ever man spoke to her, pretending to
utterly mistake his words, she graceful
ly extended her hand and dropped this
fifth of a cent In his hand, saying, in
her broken italian, Hungry, are you,
poor man Well, take this and buy
some bread"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06

In THE late war our nation Is said to
have sacrificed more than million of
lives and three billions of dollars. To
support the liquor traffic, 1t Is comput-
ed, from authentic souces, that the peo-
pie of the United States expend annually
six hundred millions of dollars, and
waste untold wealth besides by the i'm
poverishment of her citizens and the de-
struction of their health.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
A Murder In Lancaster.

LANCASTER, January Lit now de-
velopes that young Croft, who suddenly
met his death here last Friday night,
was cowardly murdered. He was ap-
preached from behind and knocked
down with billy by person as yet not
arrested. The jury has adjourned until
Saturday evening. The case is exciting
considerable attention among the fire.
men here.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
Show Cases Cheap have three show
cases which 1 will sell cheap. f. NOR
TIMER, New Bloomfield, Pa.
Take Notice (!

At A. V. Hombaugh's Marble Works,
Opposite Steam Planning mill, Newport,
Pa. y you will find nice lot of
MONUMENTS,
HEADSTONFS,
BUILDING WORK,
MARBLE AND
SLATE MANTLES
Also, Marble and Sand Stone Posts,
with galvanized Rails and Gates, and
curbing of marble, and sandstone for
cemetery lot enclosures, which 1 will
will make reduction OF TEN per
cent. on all work sold between this and
the first of April, 1880.
Please give me call or address
A. V. HOMBACH,
81 At Newport, Pa.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06

AN announcement of interest to arch@-
ologists is made by California paper,
which says:
"The shrinkage of the water in Tulare
once bordered with planted trees and
other evidences of former occupation by
an unknown race being clearly defined
as the water subsidies"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
More swlndIsrs Come to Grief.

A New York dispatch says: The
postmaster general to. day issued an or
der directing the postmaster at New
York city to refuse payment of post
money orders or delivery of registered
, letters addressed to bogus bankers
and BROKERS'" firm names of Lawrence
a Co., purporting to do business on the
.~.StQck Combination System" at l9
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
InfantIolde at LItlr

LITIz, Pa, January 1.-Maria Fetteris
charged with serious crime. She was
employed as domestic in the family of
DIR. o. Il. Huebner. A dead infant wa
found in the cesspool and the young wo-
man was charged with the crime. The
coroner was notified. No denial of the
charge has been made.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06

Know Thyself'' is good advice. But
If you own horse you should know as
much as possible about that animal.
Kendal's Horse Book will post you, for
25 cents.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06

Camphor MIX cures Headache and Neuralgia.
Camphor MIX cures rheumatism and lame back
Camphor Milk will cure Cuts Bruises and Burns.
Camphor MIX costs rs cents pr bot, bottles 81
l21y Sold by +. MORTIMER. New Bloomfield
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06

Phoenix Pectoral will cure your Cough.
Phoenix Pectoral cures Hoarseness quickly.
Phoenix Pectoral tastes good and brings rest
Phoenix Pectoral costs 25 cents pr bot bottles 81.
2ly Sold by B. NJ. EBY, Druggist, Newport
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06

Kendal's Horse Book, is something
every farmer and farrier should have.
Sent by mail on receipt of 20 cents. f.
MORTIMER, New Bloom field, Pa.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
q GARD

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indlscretions of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss of manhood, &C., will send
a recipe that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE.
This great remedy was discovered by a mis-
sonaTy Ia South America. Send q selfad-
dressed envelope to the Rev. Joseph I. Inman,
Station d, New York City. 2b 1y.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06

Sleigh BeIIs.-Some nice sleigh bells
cheap, also all other kinds of hardware
for sale by f. MORTIMER.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06

EAMHX chrome and advertising cards print
S1NOa ed In brilliant cOlOrs. thousands OF
dlifere mt varieties. sample cards and circulars
sent free. Philadelphia Lth0graphe Card Co
No. 966 South Front ST., Philadelphia, Pa 50 ly.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06

as- Chew JacksOns Best Sweet N avy Tobacco
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-01-06
Sorlcn no ADVERTISERS.

No ont or stereotype win be inserted IN this paper
uniess Iight face and ON metal base.
tW- twenty per cent Of regular rates, will
be charged Tor vertiseeita set IN Double Column
NOTICE TO sUBsCRIBERs.
loois at the figures on the label OF your paper.-
Those figures tell YOU the date 20 which yonr sub.
sent see II the date IL changed. No other receipt
Ia necessary.