Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-03-09
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

THE firemen's inaugural ball last
Monday night was big success.
The grand march, led by Mr.. Wiel,
was participated in by about fifty
couples. Some $40 were realized.
WITH the enormous crowds in at
tendance at the fireman's fair one
would have supposed about $1,000
would be cleared. The net receipts
will not reach $500.
THE u. B. preachers are not quite
so exterminating on chickens as
those of the Methodist denomina-
tion. But we noticed that the old
hen was on nettles this week. The
u. B. conference convened here.
THE brutal treatment of the horses
engaged in hauling on the G. v. ex-
tension is outrageous. We give warn
ing that if any more of it occurs we
will inform on the parties and have
them jagged. Horses have feelings
as well as people, and man is an
migrate who stands up and whips
them brutally.
LAST Sunday, memorial services
were held in the M. e. Church South.
Eulogies were read or pronounced
on the following named persons
Mrs. Ida Kephart, w. H. Fiske, w.
T. Logan, N. T. Fisher, Lewis Am
brose, Mamie Keefe and Rose L.
Reed. Orations were pronounced
on Bishop McTyeire, DIR. j. S. Mar
tin and Rev. w. r. Striger.
AN unknown man was struck and
instantly killed last Wednesday
morning, by the "cannon ball" ex-
press. He was walking on the B. &
o. tracks, near Couchman's cut.
There was hardly a whole bone left
in his body, and his head was split
open. No papers were on the body,
and the only marks of Identification
were blue cross and some tattooing
on one of his arms. Poor unfortu-
nate young man, hurried into eterni-
ty, and no means by which his death
can be made known to friends and
loved ones.
COUNTY CoURT.-The County Court
of Berkeley County met on Monday
morning and continued in session
until Thursday afternoon. The fol-
lowing are the proceedings thus far
The report of the Martinsburg and
Winchester Turnpike Company
showed balance of $ll8O.l8 in the
hands of the treasurer, upon which
dividend of 2 per cent. was declared.
G. P. Riner and Geo. Apple were
appointed as a committee to report
on the advisability of erecting an
iron bridge over Back Greek at Fuss
Gap Ford.
Charles Cushwa was appointed as
surveyor of roads to fill the vacan-
cy caused by the death of Geo. p.
Walkers.
The following remittances for tax
es enormously assessed were made.
To James Leonard, ID. III. Thomas,
Cyrus M. Bowers, B. f. Williams,
Sam, Bender and E G. McConaghy.
An order was made directing the
property formerly owned by the
Martinsburg and Potomac r. r. Co.
to be entered on the Assessors books
as the property of the Cumberland
Valley and Martinsburg r. Il. Co.
Geo. Kilmer who was appointed as
Steward of the County Almhouse
executed bond.
o. b. Lefevre resigned as Road
Surveyor in Mill Greek District, and
Jas. Gageby was appointed his sue
cessor.
The committee, which was appoint.
ed at the public meeting held at
Jones Spring, a report Of which APP
peared in our last issue, presented to
the Court ON Wednesday the desira-
bility of building a bridge at Parks
Gap Ford. No action was taken by
the Court further than to announce
that they would meet the committee
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