Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-08
NEIGHBORINc NEWS.
From The ,Shepherdstoscn Register. ]

From the Shepherdst0scn Register.l
The latest thing in the way of fe.
male adornment is new tail0r-made
overcoat for ladies. It is a regular
mannish sort of coat, decorated with
braid and with all sorts of trimming
Henry n. Wood, a brakeman on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was
thrown from a car at Sandy Hook
last week and his back and several
ribs were broken. He was taken to
his home in Baltimore in a critical
condition.
For the benefit of sportsmen it may
be stated that cartridges, wild tur.
keys, pheasants, grouse, wild ducks,
wild geese, woodcock, and, in fact,
about all of the game birds are now in
season and the law says they may be
killed.
The mumps are going the rounds in
Shepherdstown. A large number OF
the school children have the disease
and one of the teachers in the Graded
School is also afflicted. The whoop-
ing cough is likewise coming into
fashion.
DIR. r. NJ. Marshall, Of Shepherds
town, sold this week the first Percher.
on Norman colt bred in this section
Mr.. Jacob L. Myers, of Washington
county, Nd, bought the colt, which
was less than six months old, paying
500 for it. It was fine young ami.
NAL.
At the Hagerstown fair last Friday
| Stonewall Jackson's old war-horse was
led out on the track by boy. AS the
sorrel staggered upon the track
| the band in attendance struck
up "Dixie," which the old horse in
| stinctiyely recognized, pricked UP his
ears and danced around lively for ar
animal of his advanced years. This
action or the horse set the multitude
wild, and shout after shout rent the
| air.
| In the summer of 1868, when the
Federal army, under General Joe
Hooker, was retreating up the Val
| ley of Virginia before StOnewall Jack
son, the Fourteenth Indiana Infantry
under the immediate command o.
General Kemble, encamped on the
site of the present Luray Cave. Some
of the soldiers, perceiving an aperture
explored 1t, not without difficulty, fol
it would barely admit a mans body
and found that it was the mouth of &
large cave. The regiment encampeo
on the spot for day, and during thai
time many of the soldiers explored
the cave. One of the men lost hi:
way in the labyrinth and it was many
hours before he found his way out anC
rejoined his companions, who hat
almost given him up as lost. DIR
Fisk, Lying in Baltimore, and mem
Der of the Fourteenth Indiana, say.
that he was one of the number wht
explored the cave. He has lettel
from his Lieutenent, Praeter, residing
in Terre Haute, which mentions thu
discovery of the cave. SO it seem.
that strangers in strange land dis
covered this remarkable and nov
well-known natural curiosity.
p. II. Barnum is reviving the inter
est in his white elephant by exhibit
ing letter, received from an agent il
Burmah, alleging that the tremen
dous floods and the impending famine
were attributed to the wickedness 0
the people in letting the white ele
plant go, and that the government
had dispatched a secret emissary Il
America to kill the elephant.
From the Morgan Mercuy.]
Wild turkeys, pheasants, cartridges
squirrels and other game is said to b.
very plentiful in our mountains thi
season. Hardly a day passes bu
what our market is well stocked.
We are glad to hear from all part.
of the country that the wheat ant
rye are looking remarkably'well, con
sidering the unfavorable season fol-
seeding. Much new land has beer
seeded and large amount of fertili
GERS have been used. We trust the
hopes of our farmers may be realized
We regret to report our friend MIR
J. w. McCaffry has been confined tc
his home for the past week suffering
from some painful cuts on the face
and head. Mr.. McCaffry was examin.
ing some steam farming implements
at the Hagerstown Fair, while in
motion, and was struck on the head,
narrowly escaping what might have
been a very serious accident. We
are glad to note he is improving.
We have heard some intimation
that the Western Union Telegraph
Company are considering the project
of building line from this place to
connect with their line at HancOck-a
distance of less than six miles-thus
invading the territory of the B. & o.
Co. We shall give them hearty
welcome. The line can be built at
very little cost, as poles can be pro-
cured at small cost directly on the