Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-24
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
The Davis Democrat Marching
Club OF Piedmont will 20 to Wash
ipglon to attend Clrveland's inaugu-
ration.
Frank Snively, one of the promi-
nrnt wool growerso of Hancock county.
has gone to New Orleans, taking
with him fifteen of the finest head OF
his large sheep flock.
The residence of Lewis Baker, for.
merly proprietor OF the Wheeling.
wv. Va.) Register, at Elm Grove,
near Wheeling, was burned Wednes-
day morning, loss $15, 900; insurance
$4,000. All the private papers, u
valuable library, silver ware, and
all the family possessed, were con-
sumed.
PIEDMONT, w. Va, Jan. 21.-Last
nigh. two c0usins--Joe and Siel,
Pdxtnn-Dutch Mullen and Burt
Bonltlen, got into drunken row.
hich ended 10y Mullea shooting
Boulden through the shoulder and
Shop Paxton stabbing Joe Paxton in
three places, INJECTING several dan
sernus wounds, from which he will
probably not recover.
William Warner, the Grafton wifi.
murderer, is described as hut a bo,
IN appearance, OF small frame, dark
complexion, and strikes one AZ helm.
one of a very low grade OF intelI,-
gence. His life has been a useless
and reckless one, and the separation
between him and his wife was eau.
tri by his harsh treatment and fail
IRE to provide subsistence for her.
The Pdrkersburg Sentinel condemns
III strong terms any proposition I.
enlarge the Weston ASN lum. II
says that it ia unnecessary and ex-
travagant to do so. 1t CLAIMS that i.
it is hospital for the insane it
large enough, and that imb.clle>
IDIOTS and those weak minded pei.
sons whom hard hearted relative
wish to Danish from their sight should
not be allowed to Overcrowd the in.
stitution.
William Warsham, of Lewisbnrg.
"A Young man subject to f,equen,
spasms or epileptic fits, on Thurs.la,
evening last was seated by a glowing
coal fire at his home, when snddenI,
he plunged for ward into the Fireplace.
striking his head against the back
wall and thrusting his right hand
and arm into the very midst OF tn.
hottest part of the fire. He wa,
very severely aud dangerously burn
ed.
CHARLEsTowN, w. Va, Jan. Is.
Great excitement prevails in 81.
Adams, near this city, over the p0i>
oning of Annie, Blanche and Jenni,
Burns, three highly respected young
ladies' of that place. They had beer
to an enter tainIneni Friday nighi
and oversight themselves Yesterday
They prepared their own breakfast,
using wafer from barrel. Shortls
after breakfast they became yer,
sick. Upon examination, the water
in the barrel was found to cont ain
arsenic. 1t is thought it came there
from rat poisoning.
Carter B. Hunter, of Greenbrier
county, while ont hunting few day.
since killed an old bear aud two cnDs.
The old bear weighed two hundred
and fifty pounds and the cubs abouI
one hundred pounds eacb-all il,
good order The hide of the elder
bear measured about seven feet il,
length and five in width. When
first discovered she was quietly TAX.
ny her rest with her Young, in az,
opening in cliff of rocks, on tIn
Lie of the mountain. A load OF
hncksliot was emptied in the dirrc
non OF a pair of shining eyes which
>parklrd in the darkness of the den.
when one of the cnbs made a sudden
kit from the hole Tor the outsid..
world. Calling to his companion for
his Winchester rifle, and following
The retreating cub short dIstanc..
'i"wn the mountain side, his game
was soon brought to the ground by u
well directed ball, when he was sud
ieniy "c0nfi 0nfed from the rear 70
ei ne quarters, by the enraged mott,
'.r. She was in intentionally clos.
quarters, standing npon her hiud lee,
WIN mouth wide open and Oufstrefch
I'd arms, preparing for death I,u,.
when Mr.. Hunter fred, striking her
% the I,reast. She turned and ra,,
nut another hall went wbizz,ug
through the back of her head. and
he was a corpse. The second chi.
CINE prancIng down the mountain.
md res~ived a shat in the rear.
This one scrambled tn the top of a
rec, soine distance of. and soon !
well aimed shot brought him. also.
milling tn the vr<ss,sH