Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-01-27
NEIGHBQRHOOD NEWS.

Live hogs are selling in Morgan
county at 81 cents per pound.
Mr.. Matthias Barker, who live
near Berkeley Springs, killed hos
that Melted 43s pounds.
The knights Of Pythias, of viii
Transport, Md, realized S375.71 by {
recent fair.
VIM. CLANCY, of HagerStown, wa:
kicked in the face by mule last
week and seriously injured.
Mr. Joseph Lineweaver and J, E
Dawson, of Berkeley Springs, killed
two deer on Capon Mountain last
week.
The Morgan Mercury reports Mr..
HetZel, member-elect from Morgan
to the legislature, as still very sick
and not yet able to attend the legis-
lature.
Charlestown is agitating the ques'
ton of permanent water supply.
1t is proposed to issue bonds to the
amount of $40, 900 to raise the nee
| funds.
Gov. Hamilton has purchased for
So, $50 the one fifth interest of Z. 5.
Claggett in the Antietam House,
Hagerstown. The Governor now
owns the majority of the stock.
Richard Cant, a colored youth of
Cumberland, has been arrested at
Bellaire, Ohio, and is to be brought
to Cumberland, to be tried for forg-
ing his sisters name to a postoffice
order for SIS, which be collected and
spent.
The Office of the Dispatch, II. c..
Hyde proprietor, weekly Demo
cratic paper published at Piedmont,
was burned last Friday morning a
few minutes of twelve O'Clock. A
fine library, belonging to the editor,
was destroyed by the fire. The loss
is estimated at between four and
five hundred dollars.
A runaway boy from Waynesboro,
Va, was captured in Hagerstown
on Saturday night upon a dispatch
received by the chief of police. He
had revolver, two silver watches,
one gold and one plated chain, and
several other articles supposed to be
stolen. He gave his name as Bar
ney Hall, and his age at fourteen.
Mr.. David Spielman, of Hagers-
town, while at work at the bottom
of well on Mr.. George Petri's farm
was nearly buried by a mass of clay
that fell upon him from nearly fifty
feet above. He was thrown upon
his knees and fastened under the
clay, but his head being free he sum-
moned assistance and was rescued.
The dislodgment of the clay was
caused by blasting nearby. Mr..
Spielman was considerably bruised
about the head, shoulders and back.
Mr.. Z. w. Bedinger, of the Jerrer-
son bar, is preparing a Digest of the
West Virginia Reports, which he ex.
poets to have ready for publication
about the first of May next. This is
a work for which there seems to be
great need by all who have occasion
to refer to the decisions of our Su-
preme Court, and no doubt its APP
pearance will be rejoiced at by the
legal fraternity throughout the
whole State.-Spirit Of Jefferson.
Messrs. B. A. Garlinger & Son,
this city, have, during the past year,
handled an aggregate of eight hun
dred head of horses, which required
an expenditure of 100000. They
received recently, a contract to sup
ply the Herdic Phaeton Company,
of Washington City, with several
hundred horses. From these figures
an idea can be formed of the extern
sive business that is being conducted
in this branch of trade. -HagerSto,cn
Globe.
We understand that the Friends
will hold quarterly meeting on the
the 18th of Sept. at Hopewel. One of
the meetings is always held at this
church in the spring, but the Fall
meeting has not been held here since
1860. 1t will doubtless be an occa-
sion of much interest. - Winchester
Times.
DEAD LETTERs.-The following
is a list of letters remaining in the
Post. Office at Martinsburg. w. Va.