Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-09-21
THROUGH the State.

The Clements mines, near 0pekis
ka, on the n M & RI, which have
been idle for over q year, ore arsin
to be operated.
Race Stickley, aged about IA
years, youngest son of John A.
Stickley, of Hardy county, accident
ally shot himself last Thursday, from
the effects Of which he died in about
half an hour
The Huntington advertiser Co.,
are issuing q very neat and newsy
dailv Democratic naner which is .
credit TO the town ana to its promo
tiers. IL starts of with lattering IN
d cations of success
A serious sickness is prevailing at
and near Meadowville, Barbour Co.
1t is in the form of n dysentery and
many are confined TO their beds. In
the family Of Mr. Martin Sherman
there has been four deaths and 9th
ers Of his family are seriously i'll
Bad water is the probable cause.
A white man and coiored gentle
man were engaged in little game
of draw poker at Slate, last Monday
night. The man OF sable hue held
two jacks and a razor, which he
welded in the most improved and
artistic style, and raked the pot,
Notwithstanding his opponent held
four aces West Virginia Republi-
can.
The Glade Fire Brick Company is
doing u booming business these days
at their Nuzum's Mills works. They
are furnishing the brick for the Up
per Monongahela Coal and Coke
Company's ovens, and are at present
filling an order for a million bricks
from that company. They have
about 100000 now ready for deliv-
cry and are making about 10000 8
day.
Every thing is still kept on the
jump in and about the embryo city
of Camden, Marion county, erstwhile
known as Briertown. An elegant
little depot will be one of the M. II
| Rs contributions TO the little towns
building boom, and the foundation
is now being laid. The east side Of
the river will not be big enough tc
hold all the town, and the coal com
pany is at present laying out site
on the west side for $50 or 500 adj
ditionsl houses. In fact it looks
as if the biggest portion of the fu
ture city of Camden will be on the
west side Of the river.
The Fairmont West Virginia,
says; 1.-THE Harrison boom has ever
| struck the Castor and Montans
mines, the miners at both places
having been given an increase o
wages few days ago, In fact al
hands--day laborers as we'll a
miners-have been favored with al
increase. The latter now get 81
cents per ton for digging coal, thei
wages having run down from 81
cents under the Arthur admistra
ton to 90 cents per ton under Cleve
land and Reform. The miners ar,
intelligent men, generally speaking
and know why business is improy
ing everywhere.
| During the month of August th,
Greenbrier Creamery Company turn
ed out over $4,000 pounds of butter
the product of over 100000 pounds
of milk, for which the farmers re
ceived over $4,000. 1t is the aim O
the company to reach monthly ex
penditure for milk of $4,000. Will
this end in view the company pro
poses to expend S. 1000 Immediately
in charging its capacity and increas
ing its facilities Among the i'm
provements contemplated is a colo
storage and the location of one OF
more separatoIs. The company says
that they VIII have no difficulty il
disposing of all the butter they may
! manufacture