Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-05-15
our Lewis County letter.
WESTON, May 18th, 1886

made inroad upon the circle of my
acquaintance and friends Of your
community. In the death of Joseph
S Haldeman, Esq, society loses a
pleasant companion and good man,
who will be greatly missed by his So
cial circle.
This neighborhood has been great
ly shocked by late terrible murder
in the adjoining county OF Ritchie.
The victim, Mrs Hardesty, is well
known here. Her mother, Mrs Fore
man, having been engaged as seam
stress, in charge of clothing depart
ment, for a number of years in the
hospital, causes immediate sympathy
to be felt and expressed by all. The
terrible feature of the case, in attrib-
uting the act to an own daughter,
who is under arrest for the crime,
adds to it's horror. It is hoped that
a clue to the perpetrator of the deed
will be found, and that the young
woman may be found innocent of the
matricide.
Our female barber, Miss or Mrs.
Bruder, left here last winter for her
health, visiting Florida and Nassau,
and on her way back, died at place
called Townsville, in Georgia; her
remains were brought here and buried
by special direction in her will, and
her effects and property passed into
the possession of DR.. Holt, editor Of
the Weston Republican. The singu-
lar feature of the case being, that the
lady had no connections or associa-
tions with the place, except her bust
ness; in fact, the general public do
not know her history previous to her
locating here, and the profession of
female barber being so unusual, called
special attention to her She was d
lady in department and manner, and
very popular in conducting her bust
ness.
The remains of a young business
man Of this community was brought
homo on Sunday from Georgia, for
interment He is a son of Andrew
Whalen, and was married to the
daughter of Judge Brannon, and
was just about twenty-one years old.
He left here about one month ago,
thinking change of location would
restore his health
On Wednesday of this week, the
knights Templar, of West Virginia,
viii hold session in this community,
and I shall hope to meet acquaintan-
ces from Martinsburg Oh that occasion.
We are having glorious rains anda
grand growing season at present.
Farming and gardening operations at
the hospital are being pushed, and all
available force employed in different
directions. Nearly every day all pa
tents, male and female, who are able
and willing, are walked out in compa-
\ ny and given exercise, which they
greatly enjoy. A good and attentive
attendant will see that all under their
charge are cared for in this respect,
and an effort made to arouse their in
terest in life Among the males, last
week, several attendants formed their
patients in company and drilled
them in military style, keeping step
to the music of violin. The patients
appreciated and enjoyed the drill and
asked next day, in many cases, that
it be continued.
The building of the new annex is
progressing, and begins to assume
the appearance of a house. The work
is being done under the direction of
Mr.. Pratt, engineer, and from appear
ances, is being erected in good work
4 man-like manner, and will prove a
beautiful, well finished building
Our dairyman and assistant far
mer, Mr.. Davis, reports the yield Of
milk from fifteen cows during April
to be l,245 gallons. The State has
a an opportunity here at this hospital
to add to her interests, generally, by
the introduction of the best grade of
stock for milk, and if the Jerseys are
Il best, they would do we'll to fill their
stalls with that grade of stock. They
have adopted that principle in regard
to hogs, and have now in pen large
y number of shoats of their own rails
ing which bids fair to surpass any 9th
er pen of hogs in the State--as was
n the case at last seasons pork supply,
our average weight of hogs being
3771 pounds each, of the forty-five
slaughtered
General health OF inmates good,
= Number under treatment, GIT. One
death, a Mrs. Lewis, of Kanawha
county, buried at asylum. Two fe-
males and one male admitted none
discharged lately. p. G.
Three hundred car loads of bark
will he Skinned from Romnev by