Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-02-05
NEIGHBORHOuD NEWS.
FRREDERICK COUNTY, VA.
Winchester News.

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the Virginia Society in the Ameri-
can Medical Association which will
meet in Richmond next summer.
| Mr.. Alfred Clevenger and Mr..
James +. Leach, well known citi-
zens of this county, are reported i'll
at their homes. Also Mrs. Staub,
wife of Mr.. IL. l.. Staub, near White
Hall, Va.
1t is with sorrow that we announce
the death of Miss Mollie j. Bush,
daughter of our esteemed townsman,
Mr.. Daniel Bush, which occurred
on Tuesday morning last. She was
an estimable young lady.
We understand that Mr.. Evan
Thatcher, residing near Winchester,
designs converting his mill-dam i'm
mediately above the paper mill into
a fish pond and stock it with German
carp. Any pond that will raise gold
fish or frogs will do for carp, so says
high authority.
An association of the ladies of
Christ (EpiscopaD church furnish
soup and other articles to the poor of
the town every Saturday at III
O'Clock A. NJ. The food is distributed
at the chapel on Water street. The
action of these ladies is commenda-
BILE, and we have no doubt that con.
siderable suffering has been averted
by this timely charity.
MORGAN COUNTY.
Morgan Mercury.
A Berkeley Springs girls toast,
"The young men of Berkeley Springs
Their arms oar support, our arms
their reward; fall in, men,"
On Tuesday about noon, Mr.. WIN.
| Michael's horse was hitched in front
of DR.. Ewing's store, became fright
ened at some boys coasting near by
and broke loose and struck for How
ermale's blacksmith shop, where he
was stopped, but the sleigh was al
most a total wreck, and Mr.. NJ. had
to bare back it home.
On Tuesday night a merry surprise
party of about forty from this place,
with the Berkeley Springs Band in
the lead, drove to the residence of
Mr.. John Is. Brosius, at Alpine,
| where they were entertained very
handsomely and Hospitality by Mr..
Brosius and his very estimable lady.
A splendid supper of oysters, tur-
keys, etc., was served in first-class
manner. The party enjoyed them
selves by a social chat, playing
games, music by the band and divers
other amusements. They arrived
home at ! O'Clock in the morning,
and all say they had "galorious
time," and will make another trip
soon again.
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Shepherdstown Register.
Mr.. w. S. Merchant purchased
for shipment of Mr.. John Burns,
few days ago, hog that weighed
gross 602 pounds.
Ed, a tWelve-year old son OF Mr..
John Daily, at Bloomery Mills, in
this county, on Sunday last was
wounded in the leg by the accidental
discharge of a pistol in his own
| pocket.
Mr.. Barney Traynor, of Tyrone,
Pa, formerly of this town, purchas-
ed at private sale, of Mr.. Resin
Cross, two stone houses in.Fawcett's
Row, this town, for 5000.
Mr.. George d. McGlincy, auction
eer, sold at public sale, for Col. Thos.
Hite, trustee, the house and lot of
Mr.. Abraham Harris, on Angels
Hill, the eastern end of this town,
on Saturday, January 81 to Mr..
Joseph l.. Cookus, for $3.50.
The congregation of the M. E.
Church South, in this place, have
procured of Mr.. PAUL, the Martins
burg agent of the Messrs. Steiff, of
Baltimore, Cabinet organ, EXCEL
lent in tone and Of volume ample for
their church edifice. Mrs. Lou DAY.
EXPORT is the organist, and the help
to the singing is very marked and
pleasing.
A sleighing party on Thursday
night Of last week: visited Mr.. MUIR
ply Tabler, three miles north of this
town. Also one at the residence OF
Capt. Lee Moler on Wednesday
night of last week; one at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Resin Cross, two miles
west of town, on the Martinsburg
road, on Friday night, January 7th.