Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-10-02
state News.
Clipped from Exchanges.

ty have nominated S. G. Rumisel for
reelection to the House of Dele
gates.
! It's reported that Hon. Levi p.
Morton has sold the Red Sulphur
Springs property in Monroe county
to a company Of Kentuckians.
One of the attractions of the RAJ
venswood Fair was the marriage of
Emmett Caste and Lizzie Hess,
which took place in public
Among the new students in the
Marietta college this year is one who
is six feet four and three-quarteT
inches tall. He had TO have spec
ias bedstead made for him
| r. b. Evans, Wellsville, O., sa-
loonist forcibly fired the mayor Of
that town out of his saloon one day
last week, he declining to 60 when
told. Evans paid IS and costs be-
fore Squire Prosser.
In an alteration at one of the saw
mills near Charleston, one John
Mays struck Mike Mckinney, fell
low laborer with an iron pin, fractur
ing his skull and making u mortal
| wound.
James Withrow, of Greenbrier
county, had his entire wheat crop
/ destroyed by fire. A spark from
/ the smoke stack of the engine that
was running the thresher, caused
the disaster.
A son of Lemuel Shaw, of Harri-
son county, was fatally shot by q
neighbours son named Humphrey,
who was showing self-cocking pis-
toll. Shaw was shot in the abdomen
and very badly hurt.
The Pan Handle Neacs has enter
ed on its nineteenth year. This or
gan of Democracy has always been
we'll received by the people of
| Brooke county and its course has
ever been such as to merit this pat
ronage.
We have heard of new cure for
! hog cholera. 1t is to put eight or
I Zen drops Of aconite TO pint OF
water and then make the animals
drink it. The trouble in this neigh-
borhood is that there are no hogs
left to experiment on.
James Cunningham, of Wyatt,
Harrison county, got into fight on
Buffalo about week ago, and
knife was drawn across his throat
cutting it clear around in front deep
enough to expose the windpipe, but
fortunately none of the large veins
were severed. The cutting was done
by man named Amos, from Mar
ion county.
Mr.. George Argabrite has dissolv-
ed his connection with the Green
brier Independent and Mr.. Harlow,
the original founder of this leading
journal, now has entire charge of
the business department as he has
had of the editorial department for
years.
The Tucker County Pioneer, Dem
ocratic, is opposed to Coal Oil boo
die and has came out square-footed
for General Flick for Congress, vs.
Hon. w. l.. Wilson, and for A. G.
Minear for tho State Senate against
K. e. Hudkins, the Camden nomi-
nee. A Republican majority of $50
is predicted in Tucker county.
Hon. Frank Maxwell, of Doddrige
county, who was nominated by the
Democrats of that Senatorial dis.
trict, has positively declined to be
candidate. The Republicans of that
district have nominated Judge Ed
win Maxwell, the Republican candi-
date for Governor in the last cam
paign, for the Senate.
Several of the men engaged in the
murder of the insane man, David
Johnson, who was, it will be remem-
bered, lynched at Westenport, were
arrested and taken to Cumberland
for preliminary examination. The
evidence seems to an outsider very
clear and convincing. Michael Ma
lone and j. p. f, White were COM
mitted without bail and J A. O'Brien
and Larry Gillian released on $500
bail each.
In the case of Trautman, Bailey
and Blampey VS. Commercial Oil &
Soap Company, Epson Oil Il Soap
Company, Commercial Oil & Soap
Company and Others, heard in cham
bers before Judge ]. M. Jackson, at
Parkersburg, the plaintiff made mo-
ton to have receiver appointed.
The defendants moved to have the
case removed to the United States
Court. The motion was overruled
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