Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-08-31

WANTED IN MARTINsBURG.- Last
Thomas Stevens, a former
resident of this place, was arrested
here and taken to Martinsburg, where
he was under bond to answer charges
of assault with intent to kill and of
carrying concealed weapons. The
arrest in Hagerstown was made at the
instance of the sureties on his bond.-
Hdgersto,cn Herald.
THE OcCULTATIoN OF JUPITER
An occultation of the planet Jupiter
by the moon may be witnessed next
Tuesday night, September 3, IL the
weather be fair. The time of the dis
appearance of planet will be about $40
and of its temperance abont 1892.
Observers should look for this unusal
astronomical phenomenon in the
southern sky. 1t will be visible to
the naked eye, but a good, strong
glass will afford a much more satisfac-
tory view of the eclipse.
Hon. JUDE CHASE DEAD.-At the
residence of Mr.. AL Gardner, at Berk-
eley Station, on G. V. Railroad, on
last Thursday, Hon. Judge Chase, a
rather mysterious character, died at
an advanced age. Judge Chase came
to this county about Is years ago, from
the village Of MELVILLE, Cumberland
county, Pa. He came to MELVILLE,
several years before that from New
York City. He was formerly Judge
of Florida courts, which position, it is
learned, he filled with marked COM
potency and ability. During the Is
years of his residence in the county,
nothing was ever heard from him or
his family. He seemed to live in a
cloud of mystery, with but little
known of his past life. His remains
were inferred in Green Hill cemetery
on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Prof. Hall, of Lafayette College, is
the guest of Mr.. /. l.. Bender.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scheu returned Thurs
day from weeks trip to Annapolis,
Baltimore, and other places.
Some inhuman friend has been pois-
oning dogs in town, one for DR..
Hedges. Mr.. Scheu's little pug, and
several others.
DIED.--Mr. Henson Maslin, prom.
inent citizen of Hardy county, w. Va,
died at his home in Moorefield on last
Saturday, at an advanced age. The
deceased was a brother of Mrs. Mary
Stewart and an uncle of Mr.. VIM. r.
Stewart, Mrs. Jno. e. Boyd and Mrs.
Jas. w. Strong ofthis connty.-..Sates-
man.
Band Concert programme for next
week:
March, :" National" Missud Selec.
ton from Rossini William TelI,n
new Luscomb; Wales, "Kroll
Ball Klange," Lumbye with Bell Solo
by Mr.. Doodley; Fantasia, from OPP
era, Attilla," Verdi; Scottische,
Dancing in the Barn." Parlow.
1t is very dry in some parts of the
county,-the ground being too hard to
pillow. This is trying year for the
farmers. Many lost all their crops by
the floods and hail storms. Hog
cholera is also raging, at the very
time the farmers have their stock
ready for the pens. Mr.. L. Tabler, of
Gerardstown, lost some fine hogs this
week. He was also unfortunate in
suffering loss by the hail storm.
HAGERsTOwN, August 29.-Messrs.
John Cook and Jefferson Nesbitt, of
Clear Spring, this county, went fish
ing yesterday at Dam No. 5, in the
Potomac. While in a skiff they got
to wrestling, during which one ofthem
was thrown out of the boat. The
other man, in trying to rescue his
friend, also fell into the water. Mes
bitt succeeded in reaching the shore,
but as Cook could not swim, he was
drowned. His body has not yet been
recovered. He was unmarried and
about thirty.eight years of age.
Mr.. J. w. B. Shippley, brakeman
on the Second Division, was struck
on the head while standing
on the cars at Cacapon Bridge, Tues
day morning, and died few hours
afterward. He was a young man
aged about 20, and lived at Orleans
X-Roads.
He was brakeman on the freight
train drawn by Engine 474, and it is
supposed that he was sitting on the
cupola of the caboose half asleep when
a top bar of the bridge struck him on
the forehead, knocking him down to
the roof of the car, but not off of it,
where he was found after the train had
crossed the bridge. He was taken to
Sir Johns Run and treated by DIR.
Green, but he was beyond recovery
and died in about two hours. Shipley
was young man and single, having
scarcely attained his majority, and
had been in the employ of the road
but short while. His father is EN-.
ployed in the tannery at Paw Paw.