Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-02-20


There are five lunatics confined in
Jail at Point Pleasant.
Seven pairs of twins were born in
Weston in two weeks recently.
1t is said that Wheeling has lost
two thousand population in the past
year.
Fayette county produces more to-
bacco than any other county in the
State.
West Virginia has 5a,04l people
over ten years ofage, unable to read,
and S5,376 unable to write.
At the organization Of the new
Council in Buckhannon two colored
men were put on the police force.
The Brink school house, in Wet
eel county. valued at 81 500 and un
insured, Is the latest one in this
State to be destroyed.
Mrs. Daniel McCullum, of Rock
Castle, jackson county, gave birth a
week or two ago to four children, all
boys. They were born alive but
have died since.
The three thousand acre tract Of
land known rs the Prentice survey,
situated in the vicinity Of OIL Rock,
Writ county, is to be cut up into
small tracts and sold out for farm
ing purposes.
Burglars during the past ten days
have been busily engaged operating
Of Clarksburg. While none Of the
amounts stolen have been large, in
the aggregate they make q very til
dy sum.
Clarksburg people have been ne
gotiating with Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher to have him lecture there
on the subject Of Capital and La
bor." He has named price, but
1t has not been accepted.
OF 297 whiskey indictments found
at the recent term of the Circuit
Court at Harrisburg, 225 were sus-
tanned, the fines and costs aggregate
ing about $27 in each case. 1t was
| q regular anti-saloon blizzard.
a little daughter of Isaac Stutler,
living on Bear Run, Roane county,
while left alone in the house went
too near the fire and, her clothes
catching, she was so severely burn,
ed that death ensued in a few hours.
There is said to be sassafras tree
standing near Ellington, Monopga-
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six feet in circumference above the
ground. This is remarkable tree
when we remember that the sassa-
fras in this country is usually scarce
ly more than shrub.
J. d. Staley & Co., of Shepherds
town, have received contract for
the saving Of 10000 feet of lumber
900 feet Of walnut and 10000
feet ofwild cherry. The lumber will
be sawed into small sizes, tied with
wire, and sent to Germany, where it
will be used in the manufacture Of
furniture.
A number of young men OF Raj
eigh and Boone counties recently
had very exciting bear chase.
Bruin was first started in the monn-
tains of Big Laurel, in Boone corln-
ty; he was followed for three weeks
before he was killed. During the
campaign he killed twelve dogs.
Three old pioneer hunters declared
him to be the largest bear they had
ever seen.
Henry Bierkamp, Of Moorefield, is
dying from exposure to the recent
severe cold, % below zero. On that
day he was found leaning against i
fence frozen nearly to-death. He
was taken home and examination
proved that his feet and hands were
SO badly frozen that amputation
would be necessary if he survived.
Circulars have been sent out by
the Moundsyille penitentiary All.
thorities asking for proposals for the
labor or one hundred able-bodled
convicts, and twenty-five or more
that are not able-bodied. for Il term
or from three to five wears. The
men are to be furnished on the 18th
day Of August next, when Weaver
y Bardall's contract for that nun.
Der OF prisoners employed on whips
and hrNnr1o ax-xes,.n<. n