Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-11-27
HElGHB0RIHG NEWS.
From The @epherdsto,na Register

from The Stepherdst0ir7i Register.
Mr.. Walter Taylor, of Harper's
Ferry, has been promoted to lucra-
tive position in the currency comp
troller's Office at salary of 81 800 per
annum.
A beautiful swan was seen on the
Potomac river at Shepherdstown on
Sunday. 1t swan majestically up the
stream as far as the bridge, when
some boys frightened it into flight. 1t
disappeared flying up the river.
1t is now stated that the old Tape
worm road, from Gettysburg to the
Western Maryland Railroad, at Blue
Ridge Summit, will be finished and
put into operation. The grading was
done some fifty years ago, but for
some reason or other the road was
abandoned and never completed.
About six miles of it was put into
operation few years ago, leaving
about twelve miles in the mountain
to be completed. The mason work
along the road is said to be the best
ever put into railroad, and is asgood
to-day as when first built.
SHOT Two OF THEM.-One day last
week as our young friend Win k,
who lives below town a couple of
miles, was going through the woods
on a hunting expedition he cast his
eyes upward and saw two strange
| looking creatures perched on branch
of tree. He couldn't remember hav-
| ing seen anything like them before,
and did not know whether they were
sea lions or appropriateness. He
| fred at them, however, and one of
the animals dropped from the tree
dead. The other set up such a growl-
ing and showed its teeth in such
! to pick up the dead one for fear the
other one would jump down on him.
After while he fired at the other one,
which thereupon partly crawled into
hole in the tree, where it stuck fast.
Will then grabbed the other animal,
and ran for home. He returned with
his brother in short time, and per-
suaded him to climb the tree and get
the other one out of the hole. His
brother climbed the tree and caught
the thing by the tail and flung it down
at Will, who thought it was jumping
for him. He started for home on
dead run. When all the excitement
Gained down it was found that he had
shot and killed two big 'coons. 1t is
thought they were Republican 'coons,
and having given up all hopes of ever
again reaping victory had taken to
the woods.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.-For some
weeks force of men has been engag-
ed in making repairs to the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad bridge at Shep-
herdstown. On Wednesday after
noon while heavy timber was being
swung into position in. the trestle
work on the Maryland side it knocked
the support from under one of the
men, George Bellew, and he was
thrown to the ground below. dis
lance of about forty feet. AS may be
supposed, he was quite badly hurt.
Drs. John and Allen S. Reynolds
were summoned and the unfortunate
man removed to his boarding-house.
1t was found that both of his wrist
were broken, deep cash cut in his
head, his side and thigh badly bruised,
and that he had numerous other
sprainS and Commissions. He was bad
| ly used up, but his injuries are not
fatal. Mr.. Bellew is a married man,
having wife and four children, and
lives at Riverton, Va. One day last
week the boss of the repair gang fell
near the same place, but as he only
dropped about fifteen feet he escaped
without any broken bones.
AT his home near Kearneysville, in
Jefferson County, Nov. II, 1856, Mr..
Jacob J. Miller, aged about 70 years.
His remains were inferred in Elm
wood Cemetery on Sunday, Rev. Mr..
Ghiselin officiating. The deceased
was man of the highest Christian
character, respected and esteemed by
all who knew him. In his death his
family lose a kind and affectionate
protector, his church liberal and con-
sistent member, and the community
valued and exemplary citizen.