Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-07-04
NElGHBORIhG NEWS.
NFona the Morgan CO. Pupers. |

From the Morgan co. Pupers.l
Mrs. VIM. Eppinger, of this county,
is on visit among friends In Illinois.
Mr.. Malcolm Creighton, of Balti-
more, arrived in town last Sabbath
driving his four in hand. His family
now occupy the Golf cottage.
Mr.. John Wheat whose leg was am
putated short time since by Drs.
Green and Perkins, we are pleased to
hear is improving rapidly, and there
is every prospect of speedy recovery
from the illness which so long held
him near the grave.
A STRANGE BEDFELLoW. - We
learn that Mr.. Adam Widmyer and
wife were aroused from their sleep
one night last week by the presence
of something strange in the bed, and
upon investigating, huge snake was
found in the middle of the bed. No
time was lost in despatching his snake
ship. Fortunately no one was bitten.
LOVE FOR MORGAN CoUNTY.--In
an extract of letter from Mr.. ]. B.
Crosfield to his brother VIM. at this
place, dated Baraboo, Wisconsin, June
22d, 1885, he says: 81 have travelled
hundreds of miles through lots of
grand country and have seen many
thousands of acres as level as the sea
itself, but for all that, love old Nor
gan County and shall surely fix up my
farm and move down to dear old Nor
gan.
From the ,Sbephertlstoacn Register.
West Virginia has 1909 Sabbath
schools, $1,000 teachers and 124, ll9
scholars.
Immense swarms of grasshoppers
are causing considerable loss to the
farmers in some parts of this county.
In the neighborhOOd of Kearneysville
several fields of clover have been to-
tally destroyed and we have heard of
some wheat being injured.
DRowNED.-The body of colored
man was found floating in the canal
above Shepherdstown last Thursday.
Justice Grove, of Sharpsburg, held
an inquest over the body, and a YER
dict of found drowned from an un-
known cause was rendered. 1t was
afterward ascertained that the man
had fallen overheard from the boat
Major Anderson, on which he was
employed, the night previous.
Busy DEATH.-Mr. John .Wysong,
one of the most aged citizen of this
county, and at the same time one of
the most respected and esteemed, died
at his home near Shepherdstown on
Monday last at the age f85 years, 6
months and days. Mr.. Wysong was
remarkable well preserved man, CON
sidering his many years, and remain
ed to the end in full possession of his
faculties. He became sick last fall,
and since that time has not been able
to leave his home. Although a man
of good moral character. he had never
connected himself with the church,
until a few months ago he became a
member of the Lutheran Church. The
funeral services took place on Tues
day last, Rev. ID. M. Moser officiating,
and the remains were deposited in
Elmwood Cemetery, followed by a
large number of friends and relatives.
Mr.. James Robinson, a gentleman
well-known in this community, died
at the residence of Mr.. Stephen P.
Grove, near Sharpsburg, on Monday
night last. His remains were brought
to Shepherdstown on Wednesday and
inferred in Elmwood Cemetery. Mr..
Robinson was 40 years of age. He was
a member of Company E, Second
Virginia Infantry, and served through
out the war. Many of his old COM
panions-in-arms followed his remains
to the tomb.
The latest victim is Mr.. G.. f. Cross,
of Harper's Ferry. Mr.. Cross was
one of the most efficient officers the
Senate has ever had. He was appoint
ed through the influence of Henry G.
Davis when the Senate was controlled
by a Democratic majority and was
rapidly promoted until he filled one
of the most important positions under
the Sergeant-At-Arms. A few days
ago he was notified that his service
would be discontinued on and after
July LIST. It is said that the Sergeant
alarms was 10th to part with Mr..
Cross.
BREAK IN THE CANAL.-Last Fri
day night a break occurred on the
five-mile level of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal, above Shepherdstown,
caused by the giving away of cul-
vert. Navigation was stopped until
Monday, when the damage was re-
paired. Advantage was taken of the
opportunity, and men with nets caught
great numbers of fish in the canal
while the water was drawn off.
From the Gsar1estoana Papers,.
Mrs. Ether M. Lewis, relict of the
late Lorenzo Lewis, died at her
residence, Audley,' Clarke County,
Va, Tuesday of last week, in the SIst
year of her age. She was the mother
of Mr.. G. P. Lewis, recently appoint
ed United States minister to Portu-
gal, and of the late Washington Lew
is, who married a daughter of the
Hon. Reverdy Johnson, and of H. l..
ID. Lewis, President of the Shenan-
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