Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-17
NElenBoRlMc NEWS.
{ From the Shspherdstown Register.

From the S3scphes-dst0rn Register
Mr.. G. w. Fossett has been appoin-
ted postmaster at Harper's Ferry.
Mr.. William Fl. Hill, an employee
in the machine shops at Martinsburg,
was home spending Christmas with
his parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. John w.
Hill, below town.
At the corporation election held in
Bolivar, January LIST, S. T. Jones was
chosen Mayor. J. w. Grubb Recorder,
and Messrs. III. NJ. Palmer, George
Dit,neyer and Edward Higgins, Coun-
cilmen, with a tie for Councilman
between Sam'l Cox and W. w. Went
zell.
One day last week the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad transported over
fifteen tons Of dried apples, peaches
and berries. The fruit was from the
South and bound for Baltimore. Dur
ing the week S60, 900 pounds of cotton
went through to Baltimore by the
same route. Several of the consign-
nents were for Switzerland.
CANED,-Col. David r. Johnson,
formerly resident of this place and
the engineer that laid off Elmwo0d
Cemetery, and late Master of Road of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was
presented by the employees Of the
road department, on New Years day,
with handsome g0ld-headed cane.
He has resigned his position, on ac-
count of ill-health, and removed to
Alexandria. Va.
A CoLokED MAN HoNoRED.-The
funeral services of Jacob Seibert, col
ored, took place on Friday last at 2
p. m. The sermon was preached in
the Lutheran Church by the pastor,
Rev. d. NJ. Moser, and the remains
were inferred in the colored grave
yard. The attendance was a very
large one. A very large number of
white persons were present to show
their respect for a man that for half
a century had been known and es-
teemed by them. BY request of the
deceased, the following white persons
acted as pail bearers: John l.. Rich
ard, John Keplinger, John HI. little.
B. S. Pendletm. HI. NJ. Lyons, and
g. M. Beltzhoover.
"A nElLl( Or III l. JOdN DtSOWN
RAID.-We were shown drum the
property of MIR. George Sheets, re-
siding at 1905 Rutherfordstreet, which
was the property of his father, the
late Daniel M. Sheets, of Charlestown,
W. Va, and was carried by him, as
drum-maj0r of the 55th regiment,
county militia, and from which the
I'd Virginia Volunteers were organ
lied in 1859, to suppress the John
Brown raid. Mr.. Daniel Sheets was
at the capture of Brown, and at his
death Mr.. George Sheets became the
custodian ofthedrum. Many attempts
have been made to sesure the relic,
but the owner declares he will never
part with it, Roanoke ReUietC.
A NEW CoMPANY.-The Secretary
of State issued certificate to the
Shenandoah Machine Company, form
ed for the manufacturing and selling
a grain drill devised and patented by
a. C. Hendricks, of Shenandoah
Junction, w. Va, and generally to
make, and sell any article of utility
and commerce. This corporation is
to keep its principal Office or place Of
business at Shenandoah Junction, JEFF
ferson County, and is to expire Jan. l,
1900. For the purpose of forming such
corporation the sum of $500 has been
subscribed whereof $50 has been paid
in, and the privilege is reserved of in
creasing the same by the sale of adj
ditional shares to $4,000. The incor-
porators are: A. c. Hendricks, four
shares j. w. BlackfOrd, four shares !;
j. B. McGarry, four shares; j. II.
Blackboard, four shares, and j. B. Os-
hourn, four shares, all of Shenandoah
Junction.