Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-31
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The bridge over the Potomac at
Point of Rocks, it is said, will be COM
pleted by the 10th, and probably the
LIST of September.
There were sixty employees dis
charged at one time from the Navy
yard, at Washington, last week, In
this number were included eight resi-
dents of this place, who are forced to
make the sorry admission that they
now fully realize the practical signifi-
canoe of the uncertainty of politics.
On Tuesday a monument to the
memory of Gen. Reno, weighing five
tons, and ornamented with sunken
letters and figures, was erected at
Fox's Gap, on the top of South Noun
tain, by the survivors of the ninth
army-corps. The locality is where
the General fell. He is supposed to
have been shot accidentally by the
Thirty first Massachusetts Infantry
In the dusk of evening. The monu-
ment will be unveiled on the 14th of
September by the corps, ex-President
Hays and Ex-Governor Hartranft, of
Pennsylvania, delivering the orations.
The former was wounded on the same
field while commanding, as colonel,
regiment of Ohio volunteers. Fox's
Gap lies eight miles east of Sharps-
burg. Mr.. Eli Bussard, of that place,
superintendent the erection of the
monument, and has charge of the pre-
liminaries for the 18th.
Chas. CLANCY, young son of Jno.
CLANCY, is water carrier on the G.
V. r. r.. bridge, now in course of
construction. On Monday last, while
ascending the abutment on the Mary
land side, with two buckets of Water,
he fell to the ground, Il distance of
twelve feet, cutting his head and sus-
tanning other injuries, which, how
ever, are not of serious character.
The pulp boat loaded with pulp
sunk in the river near the pulp mills,
at Dam No. 3 on Monday night last.
This il Il great loss to that energetic
and thoroughly going business firm.
The work of repairing the break in
the tow path on the four mile level
above big slack water was finished on
Saturday evening last, under the
supervision of Mr.. Richard Hurley
high. This puts the canal from dam
No. 5 to head of big slack water in
navigahle condition, with the excep-
ton of the removal of some debris on
the level below this place, which will
be removed and the water turned in
at once. These repairs were all paid
for by private subscription.
Work on the construction of the
new iron bridge over the Potomac at
Powell's bend was in progress all day
on Sunday last, and many of our peo-
pie visited the scene of operations.
An appeal for wives has just been
addressed by Mayor Wheelwright, of
Tacoma, Washington Territory, to
Mayor Hurt, of Boston. In his petit
ton Mayor Wheelwright says that
there are about ten men to every wo-
man in the Territory, and "that the
mayor and common council of Tocc-
ma appeal to the people of Massachu-
sets to send all the women of marri-
ageable age that can be spared to the
Territory and city, with view TO
making pleasant the homes of thous-
ands of industrious young men, who
would be glad to marry"
The work Of repairing the canal
from here to Dam No. G, under the
supervision of Boss Sterling, is now
being pushed forward as rapidly as
possible under existing circumstances,
and will be completed ere long. The
money is being furnished by our gen.
crous business men along its line
from here to Hancock. There is now
only 81 miles left to repair from Han
cock 10 the Tunnel. Now let the peo
pie in that section respond as did the
people of Hancock and Williamsport,
and the speedy restoration Of the can
al from Eerc to Cumberland is assured.