Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-10-03
NElcHB0RInc NEWS.
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ukl6hbuklH6 NEWS.
From the Ghepherdsto,cn Register
Mr.. J. Henry Bowers, a native of
this county and former student of
Shepherd College, has been appointed
postmaster at Chico, California.
IfProfessor Virgins is correct. next
winter will be one of exceptionalc cold
and storms. He bases his prediction
upon the fact that Jupiter. Saturn,
Uranus and Neptune are near their
perihelion.
Last Thursday evening about two
hundred members efthe 10th regi-
ment New York VOLUNTEERS visited the
Antietam battlefield at Sharpsburg,
where they fought twenty-three years
ago. At night the party held scamp
fire" and recalled the events of the
past by reciting scenes and incidents of
battle.
The two new public school houses
in this district, one at Duffields and
the other in Lemen's grove, are nearly
ready for use.
During the service of the First Re-
formed Church, of Hagerstown, Sum
day, Rev. DIR. Kieffer, called attention
to the fact that the bells which hung
in the tower of the church were this
year one hundred years old, having
been cast for the congregation in Rot
terdam, Holland, in 1855. In the
same connection it was announced
that the matter will be referred to the
church society with the view of hold
ing memorial services to the honor of
the bells at an early date.
BURNING Our CHIMNEYs.-Chim
neys should be attended to every Au-
tumn five would avoid the fright of
their taking fire. Many valuable
homestead has been destroyed from
negligence in this matter. SCOT &C.
very rapidly, and much
sooner with some kinds of coal than
others, and there is also a difference in
wood. If chimney takes fire the
readiest means to stop it is to apply a
wet table cloth. hearth rug or blanket
to the whole front of the crate or fire.
place, and either hold or pin it close
to the jam, then lift up the bottom
far enough to throw pail of water
on the fire. A handful of salt thrown
into the fireplace or CRATE will put out
the fire. Flour or sulphur thrown
upon the fire Will also paralyze the
flames.
DEATH DoINGs.- The venerable
Abram Harris, so long and favorably
known to our people, died of paraly-
sis at his residence in this place, on
Friday morning last, in the S0th year
of his age. He had been in failing
health for some time and his death
was not unexpected. His remains were
buried in Elmwood Cemetery on Sat-
urday evening, attended by large
of his acquaintance. The
burial services were conducted by
Rev. ID. M. Moser of the Lutheran
of which the deceased was a
member.
On Monday morning last, Mrs. Eliza
Margaret Greenwood, wife of James
w. Greenwood, of this place, and
daughter of the late Jno. Miller, of this
died of consumption at her
residence in this place in the ed year
Of her age. Her remains were laid to
rest on Tuesday evening in the Re-
formed Cemetery, by the side of those
of her parents and six of her children.
She leaves a husband and seven chill
dren to mourn her loss. The Rev.
Mr.. Bausman, of the Reformed Church
and Rev. McLaren, Of the NJ. E.
Church, conducted the funeral SER
vices.
OVER THE FENCE Is OUT.-An
impartont decision of interest to all
who resides in cities, towns or villages
was made in the Pennsylvania courts
some time ago. In suit for assault
and battery on neighbor because he
claimed the fruit on the limbs of
tree overspreading the prosecutors
lot. the court ruled that the owner
of the land is the owner of it from his
line upward as far as he desires to
make claim of it. This being the
law the prosecutor had the right |
to the fruit on the branches ex-
oyer his lot. He might even
have sawed them off. The decision
is important at this particular time; it
is generally misunderstood by the
people,.
HAzING.-Mr. Henry Shepherd and
wife were summoned to Lexington,
on Sunday morning last, to
see their son, Henry, who had butre-
Gently entered the Virginia Military
Institute and was reported badly |
beaten by the older students and per-
haps seriously injured. They returned
on Monday night and brought their
son home with them, who shows the
marks of very rough treatment at the
hands of the older students. 1t is
time this senseless and cruel practice
was stopped at all our schools and our
law makers should see that no State
Institution should countenance such
practice.