Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-07-17
Berkeley County News.-We

take the following items from the latest
Martinsburg papers;
From the Statesman:
FOUND DEAD.-On Tuesday morning
Mr.. Luther Leblanc, who lived with his
widowed sister near Berkeley Station,
OIL the Cumberland Valley Railroad,
was found dead in the woods near his
home. He went out on Monday morn
ing to cut wood, and not returning either
to dinner or supper, his sister became
somewhat uneasy about him, but sup
posing that he had gone to Mr.. George
Lights, where he was in the habit OF
working ana staid of night, no alarm
was given; on Tuesday morning, how
ever, it was ascertained that he had not
been there, when search was made; soon
his body was found lying near small
hickory that he had felled and death
had evidently ensued very soon after ne
went into the woods. Justice Seyster
was notified, and a coroner's inquest
held, which rendered verdict of death
caused, as was supposed, by heart dis
ease. NJ. Leblanc was widower and
left no children.
On last Friday night, by way OF pre-
pairing for the fourth, the colored peo-
pie had ball, at Feller's Hall. Some
young white men, who ought to have
known better, went there and began
acting in boisterous manner. The dis
tur5ance became warm, and Mr.. Teller
thought to end the row by turning the
gas off. Then the fun got fast and furi-
Gus, and a general rush was made for
the door, and in the melee one Of the
white men got quite an ugly cash with
a razor. No arrests were made.
The Shepherdstown REGISTER is dis
posed to boast over four-leggsd and
four-winged turkey, but Mr.. B. NJ. Seek
man, near town, had two perfectly de-
veloped turkeys hatched from one egg.
How is that for high?
From the Independent:
DRowNED.-We learn that on Sunday
last, Mr.. Samuel Price, Il young man
aged sixteen years, residing near Lee
town, was drowned in the Opequon
creek near Bakers Mill. His father,
Messrs. Eugene Baker, 5. Y. Davis and
Others were present and did their ut
must to save him but without avail. He
had seine and although he could swim
got into such Il depth of water or as
some claim suck hole and could not
get out.
QUARRY LEASED Business on the Po-
tomac is looking up. During the past
week Mr.. Jacob McQuilken leased to
Messrs. Embry IL Sttzel that portion of
his premises bordering on the Potomac,
near Potomac Isle, containing lime
stone for quarrying purposes. The less
ees will at once erect a wharf, buildings
and machinery, and ship stone to Wash
ington via canal. Lime kilns will also
be erected to convert understandable
stone into lime. The supposed waste
places are being turned into profit and
use.
BITTEN BY A NIPER.-On W edncSday
last Mr.. George Mathews was pulling
up weeds, picking up loose sticks and
otherwise cleaning up the Second Ward
School-yard. While gathering Il bunch
of weeds and sticks, he felt sharp pain
in his hand and quickly jerking it up
found a large viper snake had fastened
its teeth in his middle finger. He shook
it off, killed it, and with a great deal of
presence OF mind, tied a string tightly
above the bite, His hand gradually
swelled until it became quite large. DR..
Hedges being called, applied caustic and
liquor, which haG the effect to relieve
the pain and save Mr.. Mathews life.
We are glad to see the patient out again.