Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-06-21
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILED
Et,OM MANY sQIrRCEs


The Baptists of Roanoke, Va, have CON
tracted for the erection of a new church TO
cost $4,000.
The real estate assessment in Roanoke, va,
aggregates about 81, 5000 an increase OF So
100000 in five years.
The county levy in Loudoun county, Va,
has been fixed at 30 cents on the 500. The
State tax is 40 cents.
MIR. James NJ. Marshall, of Hume, Fauduierr
county, Va, has 80 ewes from which he sold
81 100 worth of lambs and wool.
Rocky Mount, Franklin county, Va, unan-
monsly voted n subscription Of $4,000 to the
Roanoke and Southern Railroad.
"A Philadelphia firm has purchased lot of
ground in Roanoke, Va, on which business
block costing $4,000 will be erected.
Frank Joseph, who killed JEFF. Bonds in
kaDawha county, w. Va, few weeks ago,
was tried at Charleston and acquitted.
Harry Saybold, who robbed the Bank of
Wheeling, w. Va, of $4,000 and forfeited his
bail, has been arrested in Winfield, Kan.
The real estate assessment in Salem, Roa-
noke county, Va, aggregates 1887, O44, an in
crease of s607, III since the assessment of 1883.
The ice factory at Greensboro, n. c., will
be in full operation by July LIST, and is ex-
pected TO turn out seven and a half tons per
day.
-Parkcrsburg has been fixed as the place
for the coming reunion of the Society of the
Army of West Virginia. The date of the
reunion will be announced later
By September list Warrenton, Va, will be
supplied with water from a reservoir now
being built ON View Tree mountain, about
two miles distant, and having a capecity of
over 100000 gallons.
"A terrific hail-storm passed over the coun-
ties of Lunenburg and Nottoway, Va, few
days ago doing an immense amount of damage
to the crop of wheat and oats. A great deal
of damage was also done to vegetables.
Chapman Coleman, United States secretary
of legation at Berlin, was married at Frank
/ fort, KY, to Miss Mary S. Hendrick. The
groom is grandson Of John J. Crittenden, and
has held his present position since Grants adj
ministration.
A party of revenue raiders recently captured
and destroyed an Illicit distillery in Turnbull
swamp Cumberland county, NC. There were
taken three hundred gallons of beer, forty
gallons of low wines and eight fcrmenting
stands
The wheat harvest this year in Maryland
will be four days to week earlier than usual,
and the prospect of an abundant yield was
never more promising. Well-informed farmers
express the opinion that 80 to 40 bushels per
acre will be harvested generally throughout
the State.
A very heavy hail and rain-storm visited a
portion ofClarke county, Va, about five o'clock
j. NJ, totally destroying many crops on farms
adjacent to and lying northwest of Berryville.
Hail fell as large as hen eggs, and many pieces
were seen as large as a mans fist.
A few weeks ago the wife of Matthew Sey-
mour, of New Hope township, Chatham county
n. C., put some eggs in basket and soon
atterward noticed thata cat laid down on them.
| 1t continued to lie there day after day until a
chicken was Matched from every egg-eleyen
in number.
A meeting was held at marlborough, KY,
to organize permanently the Grant and Lea
/ Monument Association. The subscription
committee reported Sl4,100 received. Tele-
grams of encouragement were read from Gov
errors Hill, Campbell and Taylor, Charles A,
Dana and others. At the meeting 50, 900 more
was subscribed.
The treasury of the State of Kentucky ia
empty and the deficit will by July probably
amount to $4,000. Governor Buckner will
save the States credit by advancing money
without interest from his private fortune to
meet all urgent obligations. He has already
advanced $4,000.
Near Louisville, KY, William Walton
struck with his fist and killed Ben II. ker,
rick. Both were employed on the farm OIL
John kurtcss. They quarrelled over somi
trivial matter and IA fight ensued, in which
Walton struck kerrick in the stomach, caus.
ing 4 rupture from which death ensued a few
hours later.
The barn on the farm occupied by Kendall
! Paradise near Stockton, Worcester county
Md, was destroyed by fire. together with its
contents, consistingo of a pair of mules, a horse
two hundred and fifty bushels of corn and
, other proyendcr. Loss about $500, with no in
surance.
A census enumerator in Richmond, Va, has
found Il coored woman named Martha GRAY
who has had thirty-seven children since 1868
She has given birth to triplcts six times, to
twins six fines and to seven others singly. She
is now living with her third husband, and OF
the thirly-sevcn children but one survives.
-Profcs.o- FL. Hutchinson balloonist,
/ while making an ascension IN the outskirts
/ of Knoxville Tenn, fell from height of 70
| feet When he was picked up blood gushed
/ from his mouth, eyes, nose and ears. He was
/ picked up for dead, but later revived. 1t
was found that his spinal column at the base
ofhis bsdy was broken.
The Secretary of State of West Virginia has
issued a certificate of incorporation for the
/ Benwood and Moundsyille Street Railroad
Company, which is 10 build line connecting
with the southern end of the Wheeling Flee.
trcal Motor Line in the town of Benwood i'm
mrdiately adjoining Wheeling on the south,
and running thence parallel with the Balti.
more and Ohio roads to Moundsville Marshall
county, Il distance of eight miles.
The Wheeling Bridge and Terminal Rail
road Company, building the Belt Line and
/ Union Railroad bridge at Wheeling, W. Va,
announces the perfection of its plans for the
completion of its lines on the Ohio side of the
river including a steel double-traet viaduct,
1 400feet high and 900 long and also announces
additional facilities in that city, including the