Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-06-13
NEIGHBoRMG NEWS.
| From the lshepherdstoson Register


and Ohio as far as Shenandoah june
ton.
The cement rock recently discover
ed near Williamsport, Md, is to be
manufactured and put on the market.
The Williamsport Leader says: (" Mr..
Samuel Preston is now busily engaged
with force of hands putting up kilns
at his quarries on the four mile level
on the canal below this place for the
purpose of burning the cement rock
at that point. After the rock is burnt
it will be shipped to this place and
ground into cement by Miller Broth
ers. Tests have proven this to be a
fine quality of cement"
Mrs. J. F. Keller, of this place, is
visiting friends and relntives in Han
over, Pa.
Miss Hattie Darby of Martinsburg,
is visiting Mrs. j. S. Myers, in this
town.
AN EXHIBITOR IN LUCK Major
Robert w. Hunter, formerly editor of
the Winchester (Va.) Times, has been
appointed by Secretary Lamar chief
of the division of accounts of the gen.
eral land Office, vice Mr.. Donnelly,
resigned. disappointment was made
without civil-service examination,
Secretary Lamar not regarding chiefs
of divisions as coming under the civ
il-service law. Major Hunter is
native of Martinsburg, a graduate of
the University of Virginia, and law
yer by profession. During the war he
was on the staff of Gen. lStonewall
Jackson, and afterwards adjutant gen.
eral on the Staff of Gen. j. B. Gordon,
of Georgia. After the war he settled
at Winchester, and besides editing
the Times practiced his profession,
acting for several years as resident
counsel of the Baltimore and Ohio
road. Major Hunter is an effective
stump speaker, and during the presi-
dental campaign last year made an
active canvass in Virginia and West
Virginia.
HOUSE BURNED.-On Tuesday night
the dwelling of Mr.. Chas. HI. Whit
ing, in Whiting Neck, several
miles northwest of Shepherdstown,
was totally destroyed by fire, together
with the contents. The family ofMr.
Whiting were awakened after they
retired by the smoke, and upon rising
found the house burning fiercely. They
escaped with their lives, but were I'M
able to save anything more than few
articles of furniture. We believe there
was no insurance on the property.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
From the Morgan Co. Papers,
A SAD MIsHAP.-Mr. John T.
Boone who has had fixed up a bnild- |
ing here in town for store, left last
wednesday week for Baltimore to
lay in his stock. He stopped at the
Howard House and after buying a |
bill of dry goods of Daniel Miller &
Co., proceeded to the establishment
OF Fink Bros. & Co., and bought bill
OF groceries, amounting to S2l1.2O, |
then in some way afterwards lost the |
balance OF his money amounting to
several hundreds of dollars. He had |
money enough left to pay his hotel
bill and now comes in the part we are |
as yet unable to unravel, A letter
written by him and received here by |
his family, dated Bruceville. and
mailed at Hagerstown, Nd, says he
was drugged and his money taken
from him, and that he was ashamed to
come home and meet his friends until
he had made up to his wife the amount
lost.
Hon. Beverly fuckers family ar
rived in town this week and opened
up Marble Hall.n
We are informed several persons
have lost hogs from eating the locusts
which are coming thickly over the
country. Mr.. James Lutman and
VIM. Swain, Esq, have each lost two
or three.
Mr.. John Hughes, for MANY wears
in charge of the bakery at the Berke-
ley Springs Hotel, died at his res
idence in Washington on the 10Th inst.
aged about so years. Mr.. Hughes had
many friends here who will be panied |
to hear of his death.
Mrs. Mary Michael of Rock Gan
met with heavy loss on
Saturday night, by dogs getting
among hersheep, killing and wound
ing (which have since died, thus leav-
Ing her one out Ofo.
MORE SHEEP KILLED.-Mr ALT.
Widmyer informs us that on Monday
last a pack OF sheep-killing ours got
among his flock of sheep and killed
three of them. The dog tax was a
good thing and should never have
been repealed. Protect the sheep for
they are valuable property. Kill the
logs Tor they are n. g. Every man
VINO owns flock ofsheep should have
! gatllng gun also. 1t is said there
are more dogs In Morgan county than
1ogs, ana nearly as many as sheep.
Let US have the dog tax.
Mr.. VIM. F. Light of Orleans X
roads met with queer experience on
Friday last. His wife reported to
him short distance from the bopca