Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-04-16
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

Most of the public schools in Nor
gan county have closed for the sum-
mer. n
Hay is selling at $50 per ton in
jefferson county, and from is to $50
here.
Hon. Beverly Tucker and family
arrived at Berkeley Springs last week,
and will make it their future home.
The Morgan Mercury of last Sat-
urday says "Mr. Campbell Janney of
/ Martinsburg, has been flying around
town this week"
A movement is on foot in Jeffer-
son to secure turnpike from
Charlestown to Leetown.
| Two old citizens of { Frederick
county, Va, Mr.. Joseph Carpenter,
aged 50 years, and Mr.. JOHN Ping
ley, aged so, died recently.
Fifteen sheep were killed on the
Washington County Branch Rail-
road near Weaverton by freight
traiu one day last week.
Major F. Dorsey Herbert of Hag-
erstown has disposed of his farm of
1872 acres, located near st. James
College, to Mr.. Elias Young at $72
per acre.
DR.. III. Lane Butler, son of Hon !.
G. T. Butler, died suddenly at his
fathers residence in Shepherdstown,
on the It'll inst. He had been prac-
ticing medicine at Beaver Creek
Washington County, Md.
During the months of February
and March over 500 emigrant tickets
for the West have been sold at the
office of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad in Hagerstown.
Another Factory is to be started
at Hagerstown. Mr.. Ringrose Of
Mechanicsburg, Pa, manufacturer
of leather fly nets will remove his
mandatory to Hagerstown, and
twenty hands will be employed in
making fly nets for horses.
Mr.. Micheal Newcomer died at his
residence near Beaver Creek, Wash
ington county, Md, on Saturday
morning last in the Sind year Of his
age. He was one Of the staunch men
of the county in influence, politics
and finance, and democratic mem
Der OF the legislature many years
ago.
Mr.. Dan. Mccoy, of Hancock, Md,
while trying to get on a train when
in motion, at Cumberland the other
day, had his foot and hand very bad
ly mashed, and his foot had to be ia
ken off about the ankle, and he is
now lying at his home in Hancock
in IL very precarious condition.
The Winchester Times says Mr..
John &. Coe recently made narrow
escape from injury by his vicious
Alderny bull. He had to pepper him
with shot before he could subdue
him. The same animal nearly kill
ed Mr.. Coe several years ago.
The Frederick, (Md.) Citizen says
the office of Sheriff in Frederick
county pays from twelve to fifteen
thousand dollars, and that number
OF Republican applicants are in the
field. The latter is not so much to
be wondered at as the former.
A committee appointed by the Di-
rectors of the Winchester Agricult-
ural Society, have waited on Presi-
dent Garfield and invited him to at
tend their Fair to be held on the
18th, 18th, 18th and 14th Of October
next. The President declined to
make positive engagement So far
in advance, but promised to give the
invitation proper consideration.
On the evening of the 7th instant,
a colored woman in Harvytown,
Washington county, Nd, who had
been turned out of her house for
non-payment of rent, abandoned her
five children, ranging from one to
ten years old, leaving them near a
fence on the road. They were shell
tered by Mr.. Jas. Kershner until the
next day, and then three of them
were takan To Rnllaunn A rulnm