Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-19
NORTH MOUNTAIN.

AIueT ulOIltIlS VI SUFFERING, MI. Jos.
X. Turner died at his residence, three
miles west of Hedgesville, Sept. 9.
The deceased was about So yrs. Of age
and his death was caused by a drops
ical complaint. His .interment took
place at L. Georgetown, Sept. IL at
IL O'Clock. There was present a large
concourse of friends. Deceased was a
good neighbor and kind friend. Our
sympathy is extended to the bereaved
family.
On the same day at Hedgesville
Episcopalian Cemetery, Mr.. Appel,
an aged resident of that village, was
buried. Disease-Paralysis.
Mrs. Widmire of Kearneysville,
visited her son, Mr.. John Widmire,
this week.
Mrs. CLANCY of BALTIC. and niece, of
Martinsburg, returned home, last
Saturday.
Miss Jennie McKown went to Pied
mont to teach and not to Baltimore,
as your types made us read last week.
Mr.. George Slyer has filled several
contracts for walnut lumber for Mr..
A. Trump of Kearneysville this sum-
mer. The shipments oflumber, bark,
grain, and sumac, gives this depot
quite business appearance.
Many persons, young and old, are
engaged gathering sumac, which is
bought and shipped by Mr.. Jas. Clary.
He pays $1S per ton for this article.
We have heard that Messrs. Jacques
and Nihon, of Hedgesville, cabinet
makers and undertakes, have formed
a partnership under the above name.
A Snowman who styles himself Dion
Piatt arrived at and painted this place
"red," one night last week. His show
consists of scriptural, historical, and
pastoral scenery. He gave, on Friday
and Saturday nights, exhibitions to
the citizens of Hedgesville and vicini-
ty.
Our P. M. has erected new sign
which announces post-office in large
letters. G. G. Tabler painted it.
Mr.. Lewis Woolford was busy, last
week, repairing the roads belonging
to this section, which were considera-
bly, washed out by the rain of Sunday
two weeks ago.
Mr.. Luther Ropp has returned from
his trip to the Ohio State Fair.
Mr.. A. p. Long and Miss Della
COval of Williamsport, visited friends
in this section, last Sunday.
Mr.. Port Long of WilliamSpOrt in
formed us that he found tortoise
near that place which had the letters
and date, III. B. r., May %, 1852, cut
in it's shell. These letters were be-
coming illegible. Counting from '52
to 'S4 makes his tortoiseship's age so
years, if not more. 1t is said that this
reptile will live so years.
Last Saturday morning, while milk
ing, Mr.. Joseph Duval of Spring
Mills was suddenly attacked by dis
ease which numbed the left side of his
person, and rendered him unable to
get to the house. DR.. Lancaster was
calledto his assistance, land pronounced
the difficulty to be paralysis. Mr..
Duval's condition is slightly improv-
ed, at this writing.
Mr.. Charles M. Tabler formerly of
JOhnsontOwn, this county, but now
resident of Wyandotte Co., Kansas,
says in letter of recent date, that,
on the night of Sept. Sd we had rain
that was a flood. There must have
been 6 inches of water fell. Farmers
are very much behind with their fall
blowing on account of wet weather.
There will not be near the acreage of
wheat sown as usually, as there is no
market for wheat at all. 1t has not
brought the farmer a living price for
the past two years !; hence, we have
wheat two years old piled up in our
granaries waiting for a better price
but, / expect, we will be doomed to
disappointment. Corn will be toler-
ably good in this county but, the
wheal crop here, was almost a failure.
This county will scarcely raise its own
seed. Oats are tolerably good and are
yielding but from 25 to 80 bushels per
acre.
Mr.. Randolph Rockwell and wife
of your city are visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen near the Cut.
Butter-boilings are becoming fash
ionable in this locality.
Messrs. French, Starliper, Strouse
and others are building a fish-pot at
Back Greek Bridge. Boys, I engage
the first wagon load of fish. ALPHA.