Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-10-02
NEIGHBORING NEWS.
/ From the Charleston Papers.

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Mrs. Julietta Candy, reIict of the late
Sam'l T. Candy of Philadelphia, died
In Baltimore on Friday, the oath inst.
She was taken from Charlestown on
Thursday, the 10th inst, from the
residence of Mrs. Maxwell, where she
had been confined for two months
with fractured hip, the result of a
fall she had in July last at Rock Enon
Springs, from whence she was brought
to this place. DIR. Richardson was
lher physician, accompanying her to
Baltimore.
The Shenandoah Valley Hedge
Fence Company, since the removal of
its principal Office to Berryville, and
with partially new officers, has enter
ed into renewed progressive career,
and proposes to prosecute the bust
ness of hedge fence building with in
creased energy. This mode of fenc-
ing has been highly endorsed by many
OF our best citizens, and its merits
should receive the careful attention of
all our farmers.
Mr.. Warren l.. Eby jumped from a
moving train at the B. & o., depot in
this place, last Wednesday, and dis
located his shoulder, and on Thurs
day Mr.. David Deck broke his arm
from like cause, at the Shenandoah
Valley depot.
Sir knight Gustav Brown returned
on Sunday morning from the Trien-
-nial Conclave of the knights Templar,
held at st. Louis, Mo-, last Week-a
grand affair, which our townsman
represents having heartily enjoyed.
The next Triennial Conclave will be
held in Washington City, in 1889.
Mr.. John Esten Cooke. the distin-
guished author and poet brother of
the author of Florence Vane' and
uncle of Mrs. Andrew E. Kennedy of
this town, died at his home, "The
Briars,' in Clarke county, on Mon
day last, aged Sc years.
A little child, Eddie, aged four
months, son of Henry and Mrs. Lydia
Aikens, died on the 14th inst, of
Cholera infantum.
Mrs. Mary Price, nee Wilson, of
New Moorefield, Ohio. was welcomed
by her friends In the village and
neighborhood, last week, and comes to
revisit them after an absence of two
decades and more.
A valuable horse belonging to Mr..
G. w. McKown, accidentally broke
one of its legs, a few days since
and had to be killed.
Mr.. j. S. Simpson, who has been
resident of our village for the past
three years, left last week to take
charge of a classical school at Lees
burg, Va. He is a young man of SUI
perior culture, energetic, industrious
and his departure is quite loss to our
village.-Gerardsto,ota Times.
Baltimore city has sent $4,000 in
aid of Charleston.
Monday last Mr.. John III. Middle
kauff, contractor, in tearing out the
front to the jewelry store of Mr.. Mil
ton Kohler, Hagerstown, found a
valuable diamond under the floor of
the store. The stone is said to be
worth at least seventy-five dollars.
Mr.. Archibald Ensminger has in
his possession a stone found in the
river near Duck Island above this
place several years ago, which is sup
posed to be one ofthe "Fairfax Stones"
that marked the boundary line be-
tween Maryland and Virginia. 1t is
about two feet in height and round at
the corners with a smooth polished
surface. 1t being found in the river is
accounted for by the continued wash
ing of the banks by the Potomac in its
course to the sea, during the century
past since this stone was planted.
An infant child Of Doc. New
corners, was run over by a four
horse team belonging to Mr.. SPEECH
er, in front of the formers residence
OH Potomac street on Saturday last.
The child, a mere babe, was attempt
ing to cross the street when it was
knocked down by the lead horse
which stepped over its body. The
attention Of the driver, who did not
see the child under his horses feet,
was attracted by several persons hol-
lowing, and the team was stopped
just in time to save the child from
being tramped to death by the wheel
horses. 1t was picked up from be-
tween the horses by Mr.. Van. Wolff,
badly frightened and slightly bruised
about the body. This is another warn
ing to mothers to keep children out of
the public Streets Wilidnsp0rt Lead
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