Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-06-23

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A valuable horse belonging to Mr..
Joshua Wyand, living about two
miles south of Sharpsburg, jumped
into neighbours field where other
horses were in pasture, and was
kicked in the forehead by one of them
and instantly killed.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad
is painting through nature the name
of each station on the green sward
along the line of the road. The work
as far as gone is very much admired.
The letters are composed of blooming
plants of variegated colors.
Miss Ada Shaw, of this vicinity, is
visiting friends in Martinsburg.
THIS LAWLEssNEss SHOULD BE
SToPPED.-Wei are informed that
those persons wholly within a couple
of miles of town, along the Kearneys-
vile pike, have been greatly annoyed
by mischievous boys and young men,
white and colored. In addition to
numerous petty thefts. many malici-
Gus acts have been perpetrated.
Chickens and ducks have been shot,
pig was shot, and the last atrocity was
the firing of gun at cow belonging
to Mrs. Helen M. Pendleton, and
painfully wounding the animal.
DEATH OF n. B. SMURR.-Mr. n.
B. Smurr. an esteemed resident of
this place, died, after a prolonged i'll
ness from a complication of diseases,
ON Thursday evening last, aged 81
years, 10 months and "a days. De-
ceased was native of Shepherdstown,
w. Va, but had resided in this place
for many years, following the business
of painting. A wife and five children,
three of whom are grown, survivehim.
His funeral took place from his late
residence on Saturday, afternoon, in
terment being made in the cemetery,
this place. UiHidnaspOTt Transcript.
BORROWED THE HORSE TO STEAL
THE BACoN.-The Charlestown Spirit
says that horse belonging to Mr..
Mcdonald was stolen from the stable
of Mr.. VIM. Moler, near Zoar, on
Monday night of last week, and on
the same night, the meat house of
Mrs. John HI. Strider was broken
open and quantity of bacon stolen
therefrom. The horse was found
next day, on the Harper's Ferry turn
pike, having upon it saddle and
bride stolen from the stable of Mr.. A.
B Yates, and bearing the marks of
having carried bacon on its back. 1t
is supposed the animal was used by
the thief who stole the bacon.
This community was greatly shock
ed last Saturday afternoon by the an
nouncement of the death of Mr.. Rob-
ert n. Harp. youngest son of Mrs.
Elizabeth Harp, of this place.
WEST VIRGINIA P. E. CoNvEN-
TIoN. AT the convention of the Epis-
copal Church of West Virginia at
Huntington last week, Bishop Peter
kin read his annual report, which
showed that during the year ll9 visi-
tations were made in the diocese and
twelve in Southern Ohio, at which
218 persons were confirmed in West
Virginia and 10l in Southern Ohio.
Churches were cOnsecrated at Mar
tinsburg and Romney. Four clergy
men have been received into the do
cese and three have left during the
year. The Bishop reviewed briefly
ten years of his episcopacy.
A resolution was unanimously
adopted that the Bishop be requested
to take vacation of three months
this summer, including, at his pleas
ure a visit to the Lambeth Confer
ence, and the sum of $500 was raised
and devoted to his expenses for the
same. The Council adjourned to meet
in Trinity Church, Shepherdstown,
the first Wednesday in JUNE, 1889.