Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-08-13
OUR NEIGHBORS.

chester, was totally destroyed by
fire on Sunday night last.
Intermittent or malarial fever is
raging in the vicinity of Newtown,
Frederick county, Va.
One million six hundred and forty
two thousand cigars were manufac-
tured in Hagerstown during the past
six months.
The farmers of Frederick county,
Va, are threshing out their wheat
crop, and report that it does not
yield equal to last year.
Ashby Ross SPOTS, IA years of age,
son of Mr.. Remington SPOTS, of
Shepherdstown, was drowned Fri
day of last week, while attempting
to cross a broken place in the dam
near the cement mills.
The residence of Captain Jesse
Sheets, conductor on the Western
Maryland railroad, at Williamsport
was entered by burglars last Sunday
night and robbed of Sl75 in money
and quantity of jewelry.
The Shepherdstown Register says:
"The smokehouse of Mr.. William
Myers, who resides near town, was
entered by removing part of the
IA Nv, thiaxyoc MnpH "a "
last, and robbed of 600 pounds of
bacon"
The Spirit Of Jefferson says: Light
ming struck tree near the dwelling
occupied by Mr.. Alex. Glassford, on
the farm of Mr.. Thomas E. Sub
lette, on Monday evening of last
week, and severely. shocked Mrs.
Glassford. Mr.. d. M. Fisher, tele-
graph operator at the B. and O.
depot in this place, was in the Office
at Summit Point on the same even
ing, and was severely shocked by
lightning passing over the telegraph
Wire"
Thursday morning of last week
about o'clock three year-old son
of Robert Zimmerman, a boatman
was sitting on rocking chair upon
the cabin of the boat, maggie
McCreary," lying midstream in the
Basin, about three hundred feet be.
low Basin wharf, Cumberland, when
the chair tipped over and the child
fell into about ten feet of water
striking it's head against the side OF
another boat in its descent. The
mother saw the accident and scream
ed for help. Mr.. Frank Brookman
who was standing on the shore
sprang on the boat and dived over
the side for the child. He remained
a long while under the water, but
finally emerged with the boy, who
was unconscious. Mr.. Brookmar
swan toward shore on his back
holding the child above him.
We take the following from The
Winchester NeaCS of last week: Last
Wednesday evening Allen Poole, q
young man residing in the western
part of this county, was shot al
Back Creek ford and supposed to bt
MORALLY wounded. He was shot
through the back, and it is reported
that policeman Evans, of Winches
ter, who had been deputiZed by the
United States Revenue Officer Kirk
fired the fatal shot. Kirk and Evans
went to arrest Poole, who was
charged with selling whiskey with
out license at camp-meeting a
year ago, and which charge he bit
terly denied. Poole started to run
when he observed the officers with
the above result. DR.. Smith, of
Back Greek, attended Poole and ex-
tracted the ball. Poole was about
% years of age. United States Rev.
enue officers are entirely too quick
in the use of deadly weapons. They
do not seem to have much respect
for human life. Revenue Officers
are not justified in killing a mar,
even if he has violated the law by
selling a pint of whiskey without a
license, unless in self-defense; and
private citizens have that right,
Human life is too sacred thing to
be lightly tempered with or destroy.
ed, without judge or jury. This
outrage should be thoroughly sifted.
The people in that portion of the
county are very Indignant