Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-09-10
VEEGHBORHO0D NEWS

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The Winchester Times says the
farmers of that county still hold a
large portion of their last years corn
crop.
The Spirit Of Jefferson says: THE
first colored lawyer admitted to the
bar in the Jefferson Circuit Court,
and we believe in the State any
where, is Mr.. John Ii. Hill, our
court having last week entered an
order granting him leave to practice
therein"
AT the Catholic Fair held at Har-
per's Ferry recently, Capt. Rodrick,
conductor on the B. and o. railroad,
and Capt. Graham Mcclellan, con-
ductor on the S. V. railroad, were
voted for, for a silver lantern. Capt.
Mcclellan came eff winner by a
small majority.
THE Charlestown Free Press says:
ga man named William Burch was
found lying by the S. V. railroad
track, near Patterson's Station, on
Friday evening of last week. Capt.
Hutchings had the train stopped,
and discovered that the man had
shot himself accidentally with pis-
tol and was severely wounded"
The Keyser Tribune says that on
Saturday morning of last week, jeff
Steckman, employed on Henry G..
Davis new railroad, was danger
ously injured about the head and
face by cross-tie falling on him.
He was Immediately sent to his
boarding house and a physician and
nurse provided. His family reside
at Cherry Run, on the B. and o..
railroad. A substantial subscrip-
ton was raised for the injured man.
Steckman lived at Little George
town, this county, last year.
The Shepherdstown Register says:
"While Mr.. Daniel P. Ray was en-
gagged in building a wall for a fish
pot below the dam at the Cement
Mills, on the Potomac, one day last
week, he found three minnie-rifles
under the water, all of which were
loaded. He fired one Of them off on
Wednesday morning. They were
evidently left there during the war,
perhaps at the battle there, when
the Philadelphia Exchange Regi-
ment was put to route by Gen. A. p.
Hills forces, under Stonewall Jack
son, in the fall of 1862. The guns
were well preserved"
The Spirit Of Jefferson reports the
following distressing accident: 'sMr.
John 7. Davis, son of Thomas w.
Davis, Esq, met with a fatal acct
dent on Friday afternoon. 1t seems
he frequently amused himself by
shooting at target, and shortly
after dining strolled up the railroad
to the White Oak Spring, on the
land of his kinsman, Mr.. S. Wright
Wysong, about half mile from
town. Near the spring he loitered
sometime, testing with the track
hands, and on leaving them went to
tbs spring, as was supposed, to prac-
tice with his pistol as usual. After
a brief interval, one of the men GO
ing to the spot, found Mr.. Davis
fatally wounded, and he expired in a
few moments. Mr.. Davis was nine
teen years of age, of fine appearance,
pleasing address, genial, warm-heart-
ed and affectionate, and was much
loved by large and rapidly increaS-
ing circle of friends"
The Hagerstown Herald says:
"James Frey, the man who left home
at Wolfsville, on the 2lst ult., and
had not been heard from, although
the most dilligent search for him
was made 10y his neighbors, was
found by Hezekiah Easton, who
lives in this county, below Black
Rock, on Thursday last. 1t seems
Frey had been hiding in the noun
tain ever since leaving home, in a
deranged or idiotic condition of
mind. Mr.. Easton discovered Frey
at a spring endeavoring to get a
drink, and after considerable persua-
sion he induced Fry to accompany
him home. The wanderer had no
food, except green apples, for twelve
days, and was neerly famished. He
can give no explanation of his con-
duct, and no information as to his
wanderings since leaving home"
We take the following from the
Shepherdstown Register: "We re-
greet to learn that Mr.. David Davis,
a young man aged about twenty-oLe