Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-02-13
STATE NEWS.

Some miscreant recently shot and
killed $3.50 horse belonging to
Henry Dunn, of Petertown, Monroe
County.
The papers from all over the State
report interesting revival services.
There seems to be deep interest in
religious matters and numerous con
versions everywhere throughout the
State.
John E. Hines, the town Sergeant
of West Union, who was struck on
the head with stone by Tol Tucker
on last Thanksgiving Day, died one
day last week from the results of
the blow, which fractured his skull.
Mr.. M. G. Holmes, of Clarksburg,
recently sent a dispatch containing
three words from that place to
Shanghai, China, that cost him
| 81 Al. The route the message was
seEt is a distance of about 10000
miles.
Four head of cattle belonging to
Baldwin Ballard, of Centreville,
Monroe County, were recently
drowned. They were standing on a
frozen pond when the ice suddenly
broke, and the water being deep
the animals we're unable to get out.
A family consisting OF mother
and two children we're frozen to
death on Naples Ridge, in Wayne
County, during the recent Geld snap.
Another large family near Wayne
G. III. would have suffered like fate
but for the timely assistance OF Sen
ator G.. G.. Burgess.
W. f. Richards is again in charge
of the Clarksburg Telegram, which
he formerly owned and edited, as
agent for B. B. Stout, Trustee, to
whom A. L. Hustead. who has been
conducting the paper for the past
year, has turned over the Office
Mr.. Hustead will resume the practice
OF law. He says, in his farewell
that he has ascertained by a practi
cal test that it is better to follow one
business well, and not attempt two
at the same time.
WHEELING, w. VA, February s
TO day the county authorities O
Wood county, w. Va, levied OIL
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company at Parkersburg, for non
payment of taxes recently levied OF
the company's railroad bridge Over
the Ohio river at that point by tht
State Board of Public Works
amounting to about $500. Tit
case will be decided in the United
States District Court at Parkersburs
this week, and if it goes against th'
company, the taxes will be paid.
| Stories illustrating the wonderful
endurance of sheep, manifested dur
ing the late storm, are still comm.
to the surface. Two belonging to ;
flock of seventy-one, owned by Eli
and Lee Andrews, of Morris town
ship, Washington county, Pa, sur
prised everybody by walking out o
big drift in which they had BEEF
buried eleven days. Overin Green
county sheep belonging to E. B
! Bailey was found alive and well afte
1t had been buried without food 70
fourteen days.
!; Frank Mckee, a son of SOUR
William Mckee, of Brandonville
Preston county, committed suicid
by shooting himself in the head il
his room at his hotel at Atchison
Kansas. The cause is unknown
Frank left Bradonville last May an,
went to Kansas to follow tae cattl
business. He put up at a hotel il
| Atchinson and had remained Their
ever since, and since September ac
ted as night clerk. He was a maj
of good habits, well liked by all VIII,
knew him and had made warn
friends in his new home. He was
Democratic candidate for the Legis
lature in Preston some years ago
He was 80 years of age. His bod,
was brought home for burial.