Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-01-29
NEIGHBORHOoD NEWS.
FREDERICK COUNTY, VA.
From the Winchester News.

EFOu the W lHCueSser NEWS
Mr.. David Barrett, an old citizen
of Winchester, died at his residence
in this place last Tuesday, after a
short but severe illness. He had
reached very advanced age.
On very cold morning last week,
Mr.. Josiah J.. Baker, upon going to
his ice- pond, found a crow securely
fastened on the ice by its feet. 1t was
supposed that whilst drinking, the
water CONCEALED about its toes max
ing it fast prisoner.
A corn-field near town on the
North western turnpike is studded
at irregular intervals with dead
crows impaled ON stakes which
stand above the shocks. This mode
of moral discussion seems to work
well.
Last Thursday night, Mrs. Eliza
beth Goss, widow of the late Fred.
Goss, died very suddenly from dis
ease of the heart. Although she had
been unwell for several days her
death so suddenly was not expected.
A daughter of Mrs. Goss also died
very suddenly on the night of her
marriage to Mr.. Violet, some years
since.
The Jail hill is now used as a coast.
ing ground, and at night sleds innu-
merable cover it. Last Wednesday
night little girl named Julia Wig
gington was struck by a sled and
knocked senseless, being cut and
bruised about the face. DIR. Rel was
called to her assistance. Other per-
sons have been quite severely hurt.
Winchester Times.
From a bulletin issued by the Gen.
sus Office ON the 10Th inst, itappears
that the total population of Freder-
lex county, Including Winchester)
is IL ,553, of whom 14.99S are white
and 2,555 collored. There are 8,5o5
males and 9,04S females-an excess
of the latter of 543. Only PA Of the
entire population are of foreign birth.
Anglers predict that the fish will
be killed by the ice gorge in the
streams. Three years ago, they say,
the bass in the Shenandoah were al
most exterminated by this MEANS
Whatever the cause, it is fact that
for two years afterward they were
much harder to catch than before,
and it was not until last year that
they seemed to be as abundant as
formerly. EF
MORGAN COUNTY.
From the Mercury.
The population of Morgan county
according to the schedules returned
to the census Office by the enumera-
tors, is as follows Males, 1850;
females, ISIS; native born, 5,676
foreign born, 101 white, $3.50; col
ored, 1877. Total, 5,777.
A protracted meeting has been in
progress in the M. f. Church during
this week and several conversions
have taken place.
The Commissioners of Morgan
County have not yet organized. The
county is therefore without official
government, save as to the routine
business in the hands of the clerk.
Last Saturday Clifton little son
OF Captain Lewis Dyche, fell into a
vat at the tannery in this place, and
would have been 'gone goslingn
had not Mr.. Allen Krepps pulled
him out.
One night last week Master Will
Degrange met with very serious
accident while coasting down the
long hill on Fairfax street. He was
coming down the hill with lightning
speed and ran into Edward Fox's
two-horse sled which was coming
up the hill. His head and face was
badly cut and bruised +; but the won
der is that he was not killed. DIR.
Morgan dressed his wounds and he |
is now doing well.
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
From the Free Press.
w. w. Wentzell, at Harper's Fer
nv, manufactured 356, 800 Cigars DUR
ing the year l880-nearly all of which |
were fine goods and handmade.
The Masonic Brethren, of Malta
Lodge held their annual Supper at |
the Carter House, Friday evening
of last week. 1t was pleasant af-
fair.
Last week it was announced that
there was an addition to our popula-
tion of two sets of twins. We learn |
that there has been third ISSUE
We can now understand how it is |
that three deuces beat two pair.
We understand the Gypsys, who |
encamped for some days in the woods |
near Charlestown, were not at all |
backward about helping themselve |
to adjacent fences for fire-wood. -
And the women told other peoples |
fortunes all the same. /
DR.. A. G. Hammond, of Sykes
vile, Md. formerly of this place has