Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-03-13
NEIGHBORIHG NEWS.

1 from The Site7DherdstOtr3a Register.
The ladies of the Catholic Church re
allied something over fifty dollar
from their suppers last week. The,
return their thanks to the public fol
its past patronage.
The White Sulphur Springs. ir
Greenbrier county, West Virginia
has been rented by Mr.. w. A. Stuart
the price being the same as paid here
tofore-s2O, 200.
Mr.. Vincent G.. Moore, of Kearneys
vile, this county, has been appointed
a post Office inspector. He passed the
civil service examination in a salts.
factory manner.
| Improved machinery is being in
troduced into the Antietam Paper
Mills, east of manufacturing fiat and
superintendent, as well as newspa
per.
Last Sunday four new passenger
coaches passed through Shepherds
town over the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad en- route to Jacksonville
Florida, for use on the Florida Rail
road. Several hundred more coaches
are to follow.
Mr.. A. Pope having resigned as
general passenger and ticket agent OF
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, te
accept the position of general freight
agent of the Norfolk and Western
Railroad Company. Mr.. O. Howard
Roger has been appointed general
passenger and ticket agent, to take
effect from the first of March, 1886
He will perform the duties of this of:
fee in addition to those of general
freight agent.
KILLED ON THE TRACK. Mr.
William X. Lamar, a brother of Mr..
R. d. Lamar, of this vicinity, was in.
stantly killed last Saturday morning
by being run over by locomotive OF
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in
Baltimore. Mr.. Lamar was freight
brakeman on the road, and had just
gotten in from Martinsburg. He was
on his way home, and carried Ian
tern, his meal basket and two-bush-
ell bag full of chips. He was about to
cross the track near the sand-house,
when he was struck by the tender of
engine 4S5 and run over by two of its
wheels. The engine was backing in
at the sand-house after the caboose
and cars had been switched off on the
siding. His skull was crused, arms
and the left leg broken and nearly cut
in two across the breast. At the
time of the accident the wind was
blowing gale, and it is thought that
Lamar covered up his ears and did
not hear the bell of the engine, which
was rung by Fireman Tucker. Con.
ductor Hartman states that he felt
the jar and told the fireman that they
had struck something. The engine
was stopped and the mangled re-
mains were found. Mr.. Lamar was
As years old, and leaves wife and
six children.
HERE'S A PRETTY HowDY-Do.-
A special meeting of the Town Coun.
Gil was held last Friday evening, and
the Mayor being absent, Recorder
James E. Barnhart acted as Mayor
The meeting had been called at the
request of Mr.sW A. Chapline, who
stated that he desired to be relieved
as bondsman on the liquor bond Of
Mrs. N. d. Lee. After discussing the
question, the Council resolved to al
low Mr.. Chapline to withdraw his
name, and Mrs. Lee, being without
bond, and not giving intention of fur.
nishing any, was ordered to close hel
bar. She did so, and also shut up hel
hotel entirely. She has employed
council, and announces her intention
to sue the corporation for damages
The people await the outcome with
considerable interest.