Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-04-10
State News.

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Branch at Petersburg, was carried
away by last weeks flood. The
structure was erected at cost of
$4,000.
| The company organized in Shep-
herdstown, destined for California,
took their departure on last Wednes
day. There were thirty one persons
in the party, and $4,000 was paid in
to their treasurer for expenses.
During the last two weeks over
twenty new students have entered
the State University at Morgantown.
At present there are sixty in the ca
Diet corps, the largest number at any
time for years.
Ashby, the four-year old son of
Captain Jacob Dixie, was drowned in
q pool of water near the mill, in up
per Hinton, last week. No one saw
the child when it fell into the water,
and it is supposed to have been
| drowned three-quarters of an hour
when the body was discovered.
On Friday as MIR. VIM, Montgom
cry, of Romney, was changing the di-
vision fence in his garden, be was
surprised, when digging post hole,
to strike box, which upon inveti.
cation was found to contain the re-
mains of an infant.
Calvin West, resident of Roane
county, this state, jumped from the
fast line passenger train at Sewell,
on the 25th ult, and broke his leg in
two places. He had never travel
on train before, and when the
brakeman called "Sewell,v West fear
ed that he would not get off in time
and jumped. He sustained internal
injuries, which may prove fatal.
A row in which an irate father re
ceived some severe cuts with knife
occurred at Bridgeport last Sunday
evening. 1t appears that Harrissy
Fitzhugh, having imbibed too freely
of bug. juice, began beating his little
son some seven or eight years of age,
fracturing the legs below the knee,
and badly bruising one hand. Thorn
as Cornell coming up, he and Fit
| hugh engaged ia a. fight bath.nsing.
| knives, and Cornell cutting Fitzhngh
across the ribs about two inces deep.
The wounded man at last account
was suffering considerably, but was
not considered in dangerous con
dition. No arrests have been repor-
ted.
VIM. t. Lewis and Jacob Mullins,
of Cranberry, Webster county, were
out hunting the first of last week and
when about seven miles from home,
Lewis stumbled and fell, accidently
discharging his gun, the contents OF
which entered Mullins right breast
and ranged up through the shoulder,
inficting an ugly wound. Lewis,
thinking he had killed Mullins, was 80
badly scared that he did not stop
to examine the nature of his wound
but at once started home for assis-
lance, running the entire seven miles,
and sent out men to bring the
wounded man in. The scare and
over exertion was too much for Lew
is and brought on hemorrhage of the
lungs which, after four days suffering
caused his death. Mullins though
badly wounded, may recover.
Within four miles of st. George,
Tucker county, lives family SO des-
titute that it almost surpasses belief
They live in log hut, open as a
stable, and not chair, table, bed or
stool in the house, They have not
even quilt or blanket under which
to sleep. The family consists of
man and wife and a fifteen year old
daughter. Their house is built
against the side of hill and on the
uppermost side Of the chimney com
es up just level with the ground,
and when they want fire, they throw
the wood down the chimney. Form
erly, they had q door; but OF late
they nailed it shut, and now the only
way of going in and out is through
the chimney. The hogs and chickens
live and sleep in the same house with
them; and, inasmuch as the dogs re-
fused to go in and out the chimney,
part of the door was broken off to
allow the swine and poultry a less
smokey passage way to and from the
domicile. The bedstead, chairs,
benches and tables we're burnt for
wood last winter. The family now
sleep on some boards laid before the
fire. 1t is a wonder how they keep
from freezing to death, because they
are nearly entirely unclothed, and
often entirely SO. Frequently dur
ing the coolest weather the woman
and daughter went bare footed
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