Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-09-20
SOUTHERN ITEMS
INTERESTING NEWS COMPLIED
FROM MANY SOVRrES

| melons.
-Myihe county. Va. shows an increase Of
Soea,2ll In values compared with the assess
ment Of 1855.
An ice manufacturing plant has just been
| inausuraied nj Winston, \. G., wi h paid in
] capital Of Sa5Cn0
/ James Williams. brakeman on the Vir.
GINA Midland Road, was killed at l.yn, hburg,
Va, while coupling ears
Tie funds for the completion Of the Orange
/ keAsyille Railroad n Rockingham county
Va, have at last been secured,
The wife of Conway Coles. Of Rowlctt's.
/ frlhee George county, Va, committed suicide
/ by jumping into the Appomattox.
The real estate assessment Of Richmond, Va.
for 1890, just completed, shows gain over the
last assessment ia 1885 OF 81, 5i4, or
/ Il. NJ. Lovelaee, sarveyor, of Cleveland
( county, \. C., was struck by lightning and SO
Injured that It is thought he cannot live
An engineer corpsof the Norfolk and West.
/ c Railroad is surVeyinga line between Bris-
4 70. AMI Chattanooga. 1t is believed the exten.
sion will be built
Mr.. Harry Stern, Of Westminster. Md. shot
fish hawk last week which measured five
/ feet ten inches across the ncs and was four
feet nine inches high.
/ While a baby be onging to Mr. l.. Fields.
| Of Graut district, Jackson county. w. Va. was
| playing in the yard pig attacked it, aud dis.
/ hgured its head horribly
The English syndicate which has bourhtthe
/ Lard property adjoining Buena Vista Vn
Will, Il is said, expend 81 5000 in building
manufacturing enterprises.
There is a sore throat epidemic prevalent
IN Georgetown Kent county, Nd, which the
isctors deny being diphthcria, but there we're
three deaths from il last week.
at his residence near Martinsbnrg. W. Va.
and but for the timely arrival Of his neighbors
ms escape from the despcr1docs would have
been impossible
Work for an experimental underground
electric railway at Roanoke, Va, was com
hlehced. The route mt present will only ex-
lend one-quarter Of amile, but il tproves sat
tiactary several miles win be built.
The State convention of the Virginia
Woman's Christian Temperance Union will be
held IN Norfolk on the sd of next month in
The rooms Of the Young Mems Christian As.
iociaton Rev. Francis Murphy, the we'll.
Shown Christian temperance evangelist. will
be in Attendance.
An cast-bound freight train on the Allie
Sheny division of the Chesapeake and Ohio
kaitroad ran intoa landslide at Norwood. Mel.
ION comfy, Va; brakeman |. w. Mills, Of
hlchmond. was killed. The conductor, engi.
Mrs Ezra Bcachley, residing In Hagcrs.
town, Md, has goose which came into her
pos eSslon when she was marricd-twenty-on
years last May. The goose appears in good
heatth, and Is treasured out of Friendship for
the donor and its long connection with the
family. Although old enough to vote, il is
not registered.
AT the new Baptist Church at Bluefelda.
va, on the Flat Top division Of the Norfolk
a.. II
DICKINSON preached two sermons, and raised
enough money to pay of the debt on the build.
ing, which amounted to 81 600
Frank Cox, formerly deputy collector Of
Amherst county, committed suicide in Lynch
burg Va, by drinking two ounces OF laudn
mum. lie had been drinking very hard for
The past three weeks. lie was only thirty
three years of age, and well thought of by his
acquaintance.
Eugene Bcedy, merchant from Charleston.
;. G., arrived IN l.ynchburg, Va, from New
1ork city whence he has travelled all the
way in a one buggy. lie was on the
road sixteen days. keedy is in bad health,
and made the trip through the country *.
pecting TO be benefited, but so lar has failed
Sixteen years ago two solid silver spoons
were stolen from Mrs. NJ. Z. Andrews. living
near Shepherdstown, W. Va. ycar ago last
spring one Of the SPOONS was found in a field
III plowing time, aud lately the other was
plowcd up, Mrs Andrews having now both
spoons IN her possession
The capital stock of Tie North Carolina
steel ard iroa Comp ny, ut Greensboro, has
been reduced from one million to five hundred
thousand dollars. Ii has been agreed 10 pay
$4,000 for the mines at Ore Hill aud contracts
iof building furnaces will be lei as soon as
practicable.
Mrs. Joseph Shry, Of Loudoun county, Va.
attended picnic last week, but before doing
so buried in her garden a small tin box con
tainng Sl44 On returning home she discoy.
cred that some one had unearthed The box and
carried of the hidden trea ure.
Or JAS. +. Rogers was fatally shot by vii
liam +. Boyd, near Alcxander's, &c. Roger
received three balls IN his head aud died Ia
foriy-tiye minutes. The cause Of the shooting
was dispute about the payment OF an nc.
count due Rogers by Boyd. Boyd claims that
the shooting was done in scfdeiense.
The Virginia Pharmaceutical Association.
at its recent SEES iOnnt Fortress Monroe elected
the following officers fDr the ensuing term:
President l.. X. Beckwiih, Petersburg; 6rst
yice-president, +. NJ. Wills, Charlottesville;
second vice president, T.. &. Jackson Norfolk;
thir'l wee president, \. 5. Purcell, Leesburg;
fourth yice-president. l.. a. Bellerman, Old
Point; cretary e.. b. Fleet, Lynehburg;
treasurer, c. II. Lumsden. Lynchburg; cores
panding secretary, g. W. Lgtincf, Richmond.
The Harmon. Parsonsand i.owlcsbare Rail.
road Company has been Incorporated BY the
Secretary Of State Of Wet Virginia for the
purpose Of constructing railroad from liar.
mon, Randolph county, 10 kowlesburg Pres
ton county, by the most practicable route.
As Lowell Whitney and his son Robert,
were riding IN buggy, goi g from Raleigh
10 Wilson, y. c., they were nred upon from
ambush. Mr.. Whitney was found dead 10 the
buggy, about one mile from town, and bis sOu.
found three miles Iurther IN the road. ia
q dying condition. The wounds show thatthe
shooting was done by gun loaded with buck
shot II is known that Mr. Whitney had many
enemies but therci Is, 50 far, noclue g. the per.
peirnt0r.
Some Of the mot noted agricnlturalists in
the country vii, attend the farmers institute
TO be held on Mr. X b. Chailiu's farm, near
Richmond, Va. on September Is and 70.
Among those who ha consented to make ad-
dresses are Hon. +. Daaf0rth Curtis, OF New
York; President Alv0ri Of the MARYLAND
Agricultural College; Prof W. +. Massey Of
the North Carolina Experimental Station;
Prof w. q. Stabb-. Ut Louisiana and pr0fs.
Briee and Atwood, Of the Virginia Agricul.
tursl College.
The movement for the establishments Of an
industrial training school tor y omen in North
Carolina Is fast gaining favor. end the indica-
lions are that the matter will be earnestly
erai assembly. The association known as the
@King's Daughters" have taken the subject
ia hand and viii prepare memorial tor the
legislature. The influence Of the governor
~ also he asked by recommendation In his
annual message.
"A branch Of the Southern Loan and Build.
ing Association, Of Knoxville, Tenn, was or
ganized in Martinsburg. W. Va, composed Of
number Of its most influential busiress
men. The officers are. Harry T. Cosasa
pres dent; Or. J. ). B0ak, secretary; /. l.
BENDER, treasurer; f. h. Faulkner attorney,
and board u directors consisting Of Robert
Lamnu, H. II. Boyd, J. s. I,oak, T. y. Faux
ner, II. T. cuslIxa and !. l. Bender.
Thomas Oxley, substantial farmer, near
Grifilthyiiie, Lincoln county, W. Va, has had
for the past twelve years a black snake three
feet six inches 10 length as a constant hsbiiue
Of his barn. BY its frequent contact with the
family snd the animals about the barn, it has
become quite tame, and never attempts to
harm either nian Or beast. and Will come on
hearing its name jim" called. His owner
Values M highly on account Of his ability
to destroy rats, mice and other rodents infest-
iBe the barn
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