Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05
NORTH MOUNTAIN.

Natural scenery and good literature
may be enjoyed by the poor man as
well as the rich.
The youngest child of Mr.. James
Robson was buried, last Saturday, at
l.. Georgetown. Rev. Ross preached
the funeral sermon. The child died
of cholera infantum and was ID months
of age.
Mr.. Michael Leopard, last Friday,
came near meeting with what might
have been a serious accident. He
boarded the east-bound passenger,
and was thrown between the bumpers
of two of the coaches. By the assis-
lance of a gentleman standing on the
steps of one car, he regained his bal
ance.
Mr.. Arthur Fleming struck it rich,
one day last week. He went to Col
toms Spring and caught % fine bass.
bunker meeting was held in the
school house, last Sunday, and was
led by Elders Brindle and Turner.
Silas Hedges of Johnsontown is
very sick with an attack of dropsy.
Mrs. Cramer and Miss Jennie Nor
ris of Hagerstown, are visiting Mrs.
India Hammersla at l.. Georgetown.
Miss Annie Startzman, of Balto.,
who has been visiting in this neigh
borhoOd for a month, returned home,
Tuesday.
Campmeeting at Sleepy Creek closed
on Thursday night of last week be-
tween IL and / O'Clock. There was a
small number of penitents.
Il
dents, excepting to one young man
who went to the spring to get pitch
er of water. He had to climb the
fence on the way, where his foot
caught and precipitated him on the
top of his best hat. He saved the
pitcher but lost the crown of his hat.
This is but proof of the old saying.
The pitcher, (oh, the hat we mean,
that goes to the we'll too often will
get broken.
Rumor says that Mr.. Tyson is en-
deavoring to have P. o. located at
Johnsontown.
Mr.. Wesley Keesecker has secured
the school at the above named place.
A chicken thief got away with Is of
Mr.. Sam Riser's chickens, recently.
A very heavy shower of rain fell
at this place, last Sunday evening,
filling up the little runs and water
courses and forming them into tor
rents, which washed out the fences
and flooded the bottom lands along
their channels. No great damage
was done excepting where the freshly
plowed earth was washed away.
The barn and its contents, situated
on the property of Mr.. Kennedy near
Bedington mill, was totally consumed
Friday night. August 18th. The orr
gin::of the fire is said to be of incendi-
ary.
A number of people are preparing
to attend the picnic at Harper's Fer
ry, Sept. 8.
Leone omitted to mention ont
point of interest in her instructive letter
in last weeks HERALD, the b. & o.
Station-a building in such state o.
dilapidation that it is shame for as
rich a company to allow to stand on
its line. For a traveller, compelled
to wait there several hours in the
night for train, 1t is a martyrdom
he would hate to endure for second
The furniture consists of a lamp, bro
ken-down bench, and a mirror. Said
lamp is likely to be blown out at any
moment by the breezes which pass
uninterrupted thro' the broken pane.
of glass that decorate its windows
and such a station at the terminus OF
what will become an important branch
of the road ? ALPHA.
| G.. w. Bost, brakeman on the B.
o. Railroad, fell from train No. IS
going East, near Marriotsville, Md.
on the Gath ult., dislocated his lef
knee and bruising his arm and foo
very badly. He was picked up by .
West bound passenger taken +
Sykesville and there received surgic
al attention. He was brought to hi
home at this place and il doing vel