Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1890-02-22
State News.

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the dogs, in Taylor county, at live
ly rate.
"Chap" Gum, of New Milton, has
been appointed deputy United
States Marshal.
Jasper Poe was killed by fall of
ore in the mines at Irondale, Preston
county, last Monday.
1t is said Grafton capitalists will
take $4,000 stock in the new savings
bank.
Judge Camden, of Clarksburg, is
said to be the only living presiden-
tial elector who voted for William
Henry Harrison.
We got pile of exchanges the
other day twenty-nine days old.
Where in hades they have been all
this time is mysteiy.-Lincoln
Citizen.
Mr.. Isaac w. Chapline, an aged
and well-known citizen of Shepherds
town, received a stroke OF paralysis
several days ago, and is in critical
condition.
Will Friddle, of Moorefeld, has
had his right shoulder dislocated
eleven times. The last occasion was
last Monday, and the case was kick
by COW.
A man named Cunningham, work
ing at Alexander's brick yards, near
Clarksburg, layed down and went to
sleep His clothes caught fire and
he nearly burned to DEATH
Mr.. j. A. Boggs is reported to
have mysteriously disappeared from
his home near Little Otter, Clay
county, about two weeks ago, and
his whereabouts are not known.
Clarence Bowles, who was taken
before Squire Hall, at Charleston,
for attempting to wreck K. & 0.
train, was found to be under seven
years of age, and was dismissed.
John Murphy, who died at New
Martinsville on the 4th, was the
uncle of Miss Pinkie Cochran, other
wise known as Nellie Bly,, who re-
Gently made the trip around the
world.
Ward Harris, colored, of Romeo
verte, fired off an old army musket,
and the breech-pin blew out striking
him in the forehead and penetrating
the brain. DIR. M. A. Gates removed
the iron, but Harris cannot recover.
Oil business in Pleasant county is
lively and number of new wells are
being startled. At Eureka an old
well of Hammett Brothers, which
had been abandoned, took notion
to flow, and the oil ran down the riv-
err.
The residence of III. d. Bailey, on
Gee Lick, about three and half
miles from Weston, was totally de-
stroyed by fire at ii o'clock Tues
day morning. An extensive addi-
ton to the property had just been
made, which with the entire contents
was burned.
w. p. Mckinney writes home very
encouragingly about the Parkers-
burg Land Company's prospects.
Valuable deposits of phosphates are
known to underlie some of the COM
pany's land and land not four miles
away has been sold as high as $500
per acre.
About two hundred hands are now
employed in constructing the big
freight yard of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad at Berlin, Nd. Considerable
progress has already been made, and
it is expected that the yard will be
ready for use within three months.
John Hickman, of Davis, Tucker
county, was arrested at Keyser, last
week. John was wanted on several
charges. His first trial will be in
the United States Federal Courts at
Clarksburg. He is charged with
tampering some years ago with the
United States mail.
A middle-aged German, known as
Prof. Reider, who had been working
for Mr.. VIM. S. Rodes, while engaged
in picking up loose coal on the rail-
road track, near the coal bins, at
Ronceverte, was struck by the west
bound freight and instantly killed.
A little dog which accompanied him
was cut in two.
The organization of a bank at
Braxton c. H., has been consumated
by the election of the following di-
rectors F.: George w. Curtin, d. N.
Berry, f. j. Baxter, H. w. Carley,
w. f. Morrison, W. Z. Raymond
ann j. S. Hyer. j. S. Hyer was
made President and L. M. Berry,
cashier. The bank expects to COM
mence operations about March L.