Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-08-20
NEIGHBORHOoD NEWS.

Williamsport, Nd, is infested
with bold burglars.
Inferior peaches are selling in
Hagerstown at $4 per bushel.
Hon. D. B. Lucas and Mr.. Ever
EFT w. Bedinger, have formed
law-partnership.
The valuation of railroad proper
ty on which Jefferson county receiv-
es taxes amounts to $3.50, 5S1.26.
The average yield of the wheat
crop now being threshed in Wash
ington county, Nd, is about fifteen
bushels to the acre.
Mr.. acob Cam, an old citizen of
Morgan county, died at his residence
in Cacapon District, last week, aged
so years.
The time of holding the Hagers-
town Agricultural Fair has been
changed to October 4th, 5th, 9th
and 18th, one week earlier.
Mr.. David Hefflebower, of Jeffer-
son county, raised seyenty-six bush
els of wheat to the acre, on fifteen
acres this season. There is not
much shortage in that crop.
The Charlestown Free Press says
Sixteen sheep belonging to Mr.. Geo.
Cockrill, on the farm of James M.
Brown, ESQ.,, were killed by stroke
of lightning on Monday aweek.
Mr.. Will, the man who attempted
suicide at the Hart Hotel, Winches-
ter, still lies in precarious condi-
ton. He is attended by his wife,
father and other relatives. The act
was due to an unsettled state of
mind.
The Morgan Mercury says, a little
daughter of Mr.. George FAIRIES, in
Cacapon District, Morgan county,
was seriously and perhaps fatally
burned while attempting to kindle
a fire in the cook stove, with coal
oil.
The Winchester Times says:
'The high prices offered by
dealers, and the probable scarcity Of
corn, induces many farmers to sell
off all their surplus stock. Several
large droves of fine hogs were ship
ped from here last winter"
The Charlestown Free Press says:
Col. Jno. Thos. Gibson has disposed
of two tracts of land, { of mile
west of Charlestown-4S acres, 8
roods and 10 perch, at $50 per acre,
to Mrs. Sarah Hopkins, and 81 acres
at $64 per acre, to Mr.. Ii. T. Miley.
Mr.. Edward G.. kinsell, of Green
spring Furnace, Washington coun-
ty, Md, had his leg broken, and was
otherwise injured by the coupling
pin of a wagon load of lumber on
which he was riding, coming out of
place, oyerturning the lumber, a
portion Of which fell on him.
The County Court of jefferson, at
its recent session ordered the issue
of five per cent bonds to the amount
Of 100000; by authority Of Act OF
the Legislature, of March %, 1881,
payable in twenty-five years, or at
the option of the county within
three years, with which to fund the
present outstanding railroad bonds
of the county.
We take the following from the
Charlestown Free Press:
w. j. Logic, the candidate for the
Naval Academy as cadet engineer,
was accidently drowned in Rack
creek, near Annapolis, Maryland,
Sunday afternoon, at Al O'Clock.
With companion he was returning
from Bay Ridge in sailing boat.
They requested the boatman To pur-
chase them some melons at a farm
house and in the meantime they took
off their clothes and waded toward
the shore. The boatman cautioned
them not to go out too far, as the
place was dangerous for batherS.
In running to the shore Logic got
beyond his depth in feet of water,
and was drowned. He was a good
swimmer, and it is thought was TAX
EN- with cramps. This unfortunate
young man was son of DR.. James
Logic Of this county-probably
eighteen years Of age, aud an excel
lent, interesting and promising
Young man. His remains were tax
en- to Kearneysviile, near his home,
for Inter ment.