Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-11-25
state News.


take effect January lst.
Diphtheria has been raging in
West0n'5 midst for the past few
weeks, and several deaths have
occurred.
Mrs. Helm, of Bridgeport, Har-
rison county, was burned to death
on Tuesday by her clothes taking
fire from a CRATE while she was
starting fire.
David Brooks, Q young colored
boy, was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for three years for breaking
into a shoe shop in Weston re-
Gently, on his own confession.
On Friday of last week Hardy
county hunters killed five deer az
the old hunting ground ia the
trough Two weeks previous,
four were killed in one day at the
same place.
The Greenbrier independent
chronicles the burning Of Mr.. Il.
r.. Dickson's brick house, near
LeWisburg. Although part of the
goods were saved from the build
ing, Mr.. Dickson's loss was $4,000
No insurance.
We learn from the Border
Wdtchn1u31 that Houston Perry,
IS years Of age, residing near Al
deFson, has been missing for two
or three weeks, with no clue 10
his whereabouts 1t is surmised
that he was deranged and may
have committed suicide.
The Huntington AdUertser
notes the sudden death II Miss
Josephine Arthur, on Russell
Creek, under mysterious circum-
stances. 1t was suspected that
poison had been taken, but no
cause was known.
The Iader gives particulars Of
the sudden death, from heart dis
ease, Of James Johnson, an ord cit
izen Of i{aleigh county. 81 years
Of age. He was in the field hu-k-
ing corn, and feeling unwell, start
ed for his daughters house, near
by, but died before reaching it.
The Raleigh Zpde.c says: rne
store Of Mr.. VIM. Plumley, at
SuufioWer, was broken into this
week and good many of his goods /
stolen, The POst-office. which i'll
kept in the same building by Mr.
Plumley, was also robbed
A man named Amos, was rua
over and killed by raio pear
Cannelton last week. RE was
drunk and climbed Up on the
pilot Of the engine. unbesnoW 10 /
the engineer, and being Iuii Of
whisky fell from his seat, and was
so badly injured that he died in q |
few hours.
While three men were engaged |
in rolling "a log,one day Ias' week,
at Messrs. Jones Leach & Co.'S
saw mill on East river, ia Mercer
county, Mr., VIM. Merricks, VINO
was managing one end Of the log,
was caught by it, causing de- attn in
about two hours. 4 physician
was summoned, but could render
no assistance.
J. G. w. and II. p. ThomDkins /
OF Charleston, sold last week TO
DR.. David Ward,of Detroit, Mich,
between fifteen and sixteen tnou-
sand acres OF coal land. These
lands are a part Of the William
phompkins estate, situated on the
waters of Keely's Greek. 1t was
"a cash sale which amounted To
over $68,0OO.
The Anderson Statesman says:
Mr.. Robt. Hansbrrger, who is
cattle dealer, went 10 the Prince
ton bank and started by way OF
GoO9ali's last week The next
morning his horse came up with
out any rider, and friends fearful
Of his fate, followed the trail and
some distance back tounG MFR
Hausbarger's bl00dstained over
coat, but up to the present his
body, neither dead nor alive has
been found.
The Grafton EaGle says: As
the evening westward bound Ex-
press passed a point, between In
q e p e ndence and Hardman's
switch, on Monday night, several
parties stoned the train. A num-
bar of stones as large as hens
eggs were thrown through the
windows into the cars, and the
wonder is, that some one In the
crowded train was not killed or
seriously injured.
Mrs. Ellen Powell, OF Rev. Dav-
ia Powell, was on thursday of
last week adjudged insane aud
Immediately taken to the asylum
at Weston. The loss of her son
Fulton, by drowning, together
with an injury 20 the spine il
supposed to have been the imme-
diate cause. It's q very sad afllic-
ton to Mr. Powell, and be has the
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