Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-10-22
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

New corn is selling at 65a70 cents
per bushel in Shepherdstown.
Mr.. Charles Unseld, living on
Maryland Heights, near Harper
Ferry was kicked by a horse GU Fri.
day evening last, from the effects of
which he died in short time.
The Winchester Light Infantry
have gone to Yorktown. They are
accompanied by DR.. w. S. Love,
recently commissioned as Surgeon,
by Governor Holiday.
The Cumberland Ne,cs says: 1.-THE
water in the canal and river still
continues very low. Boats can take
out only light loads, which is, of
course Improbable to the boatmen.
1t is feared that unless there is a
heavy rain within the next ten days,
there will be nearly complete stop
page of navigation.
The Winchester Ne,cS says: "Last
Friday, team of mules belonging
to Mr.. Geo. 5. Pine, and driven by
Mr.. Stephen Mcdonald, ran away at
Greenspring, in this county. Mr..
Mcdonald jumped from the wagon
to save himself when he became en-
tangled in the lines and he was drag
ged under the wagon. His left leg
was broken in two places, below the
knee, he was cut in the head, and
was otherwise severely bruised"
The Winchester Ne,US says. "One
day last week Sadie Orndolff, a lit
tie daughter of Mr.. j. Commodore
Orndorff, residing near Mcllwee's
store in this county, was shot and
instantly killed. 1t seems she had
been sent to the store on an errand
and upon returning stopped at the
house of Syd. Sales. A nine year
old son of Mr.. Sayles was playing
with an air gun, and by accident, he
shot the little girl killing her in
stantly.
The Hagerstown Globe has the fol-
lowing:
On Monday night of last week,
some unknown person or persons
forced an entrance into the ware
house of Mr.. g. Nj. Keedy, at Kee-
dysville. A large safe containing
that gentleman's valuables and the
funds and documents of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company,
for which corporation he is also agent
at that station, was to all appearan-
ces the object of their visit. With
appliances especially suited for their
purposes, they succeeded in drilling
several holes into the doors, and at
forwards in blowing them open.
Within these outer doors are others
that require greater skill to over
come, aud there is no doubt but that
they would have been sufficient for
the emergency had not a Mrs. Miller,
living opposite to the warehouse,
heard the noise they made and alarm
ed the neighbors of what was going
| on. The thieves beat hasty retreat
to a hand-car that was standing
along the railroad track short dis
lance below the village. This they
appropriated to their own use, evil
IDENTIFY going upon it to Eagles Mills.
Here the store belonging to Mr.. w.
G.. Eagle was broken into, and seve-
raj pairs of boots, a lot of cigars and
oysters that were missing Tuesday
morning show that they were more
successful than in their attempt at
Keedysville. The hand-car that was
removed from Keedysville was found
Tuesday morning, standing aside of
the track about a mile north of We
verton, where it is supposed it was
taken by the thieves before their de-
parture for other scenes. This makes
the second robbery perpetrated upon
Mr.. Eagle within a few months.
There are no clues as to the authors
of the robbery, but suspicion is di-
rected toward several trampS who
were seen loating about Keedysyille.