Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-03-01
Winchester News.

Mr.. Frank Turley, of Moorefeld
W. Va, spent several days In this city
last week on his return from bushes!
trip to Martinsburg.
| STREET CARS Who says Winches
is not coming to the front? This
week Senator Harrison introduced 8
bill in the legislature to incorporate
the Winchester Street Railway Co.
Mr.. Ellis Maloy recently sold his
farm of 267 acres, lying q miles east
Of this city. to Messrs. Sanger & Cline.
of Bridgeport, Va. Consideration, $40
per acre. We understand they will
make a peach farm of it.
Last Friday we had the pleasure oil
entertaining our young friend, Mr..
Willis Busey, of Gerardstown, W.
Va. Mr.. B. is well spoken, genial
kind of young man, and we conf
IDENTIFY recommend him to the young
ladies of our neighborhood.- White
Hall Cor.
On Tuesday of last week a young
son of johnson Emmart, of Piedmont,
w. Va, while delirious from erysipe-
las, got out of bed about IL p. M, and
in his night clothes, walked a mile up
the mountain before he was found, 8
hours later. There was snow on the
ground. He died two days after the
exposure.
Feb. 18th, at the home of the bride,
near High View, Mr.. Edward Heis-
kell and Miss Nelly Chievers.
Feb. 18th, at the residence of the
brides father, John Hubert, near
Stephens City, d. Milton Leidig was
married to Miss Annie Hubert.
Corporation Court has been in ses-
sion during the week. The Grand
Jury found two indictments against
Asbury Harris, colored, for misde-
meanor; one against Little Johnnie
Shorts, colored, far larceny; one each
against Lottie Morgan, Ginnie Chris
More and Emma Gray for INSIDE
meanor. The trial of DIR. W. j. Whit
lock, herb doctor, indicted for prac-
ticing medicine without complying
with the law, is in progress. In the
first case, jury rendered a verdict of
guilty and his fine was fixed at $50.
The second case was concluded as we
60 10 press. Verdict, guilty; fined $50
and costs.
SHoT.-'Rambler' furnishes the fol-
lowing: a serious and almost fatal
accident occurred at the residence of
Mr.. Thomas Cough, 10 miles west of
Winchester, on the morning OF the
18th. A revolver from which the loads
had not been extracted, had been left
with Mr.. G.. for repairs, and his little
son, with natural boyish curiosity,
was handling it, when, touching the
trigger, the weapon was discharged,
the ball striking Miss Minnie, the sis
ter of the youth, near the temple, and
lodging in the centre Of the forehead.
She was hurriedly brought to Win
chester, where DR.. Love extracted the
ball and dressed the wound. The
bullet was hattened to the thinness of
q silver five cent piece. Miss Minnie
is very pleasant young lady and her
many friends feel much sympathy for
her, mingled with satisfaction at her
miraculous escape. Another warning
to be more careful in the handling of
firearms, that will, all too soon, go un-
needed.
A MYSTERIOUS occurrence took place
at the residence of Mr.. Carson Collins,
near the B. & o. Freight Depot, last
Sunday morning. From what we
gather, it seems that shortly after
midnight man raped at the door,
announcing that he had a message
from Mr.. Collins, who was away from
home, whereupon the madam opened
the door and admitted him. Ac.
companying her into room, the
stranger in short while gave a sig
nal whistle, which was answered by
two other men boiling into the house.
Mrs. C. says she was knocked down
and kicked in the side; that when she
got up some time afterwards, the
drawers were open, but nothing ap-
peared to be missing. The men are
not known to the police. although a
meagre description was given. There
have been no arrests made, nor are
there likely to be any. We would
advise all ladies in answering the
midnight calls of strangers. to inter-
view them from an upstairs window.
Leader.
-4roid appearances worthy gentle
man, having an unusually red nose, was
long suspected of being tippler on the
sly, by those not well acquainted with
his strictly temperate habits. His I'M
fortunate Disagreement was readily
cured by Ayers Sarsaparilla.