Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-05-16
SOUTHERN ITEMS
SOME INTERESTING NEWS COMPLIED
FROM MANY SOURCES.

FROM MANY SOURCES.
federate Memorial Day at Charleston, West
Virginia
Mr.. +. r. Chambers, Of Harper's Ferry,
W. Va, has calf that WAS born with but one
eye and no sign of tail.
For the year ending May |, S4S5 575 was
spent In Staunton Va, and vicinity in build.
ings, factories and development
A company with capital OF Si5oOo0 has
been formed 10 work a large deposit Of fine
ochre near Edinhury, Shenandoah county, Va.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad Com.
pany has purchased land on which TO erect a
$1,000 Passenger station at Bcrryville, Clarke
county, Va.
United States Deputy Marshal J. Lock
Ezzeli, was shot aud killed from ambush in
Frank lin county, Ala. near RusSellville, while
conveying prisoner 70 iail.
| Rev. Thomas Stradley the pioneer Of the
Baptist Church in Western North Carolina,
died near Ashevillc, aged ninety-three years.
lie was native Of England
Mr.. Lewis W. Mchsiiug, Of Frederick. Md,
has hen egg on exhibition which measures
SIX ana a-half inches in circumference, and
weighs three and a-half ounces,
The southwest Virginia Baptist Institute,
now located AZ Glade Springs is to be removed
TO Bristol, where the extensive grounds and
buildings will be provided for il.
The Virginia State Firemen's Association
will hold It's fifth annual session in Danville
June and /. The indications are that every
fire department in the State will be repre-
scented.
-0il and natural gas has been struck in large
quantities on the farm of A. 5. Bennett near
Weston, W. Va. This is the first strike In
Lewis county, and develops an oil and gas belt
heretofore unknown.
"A little baby, the child Of NJ. A. Rife, Of
Roanoke, W., buried at Hinton, W. Va,
eleven years ago, was disintered last week and
was found 10 have turned 10 stone, making a
perfect statue Of the little child.
The Prohibitionists Of lincoln county, W.
Va, are very much incensed because the
county court has licensed a number Of saloons
and within the last week tive of the saloons
have been nysteriously destroyed by fire.
--All reports from the work Of repairing the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal which is now
going on, concur in the statement that the re-
pairs are being made thoroughly, and that
when the restoration is completed the water
way will BE in as good condition as it ever has
been.
The chartered rights and franchises of the
Virginia and Carolina Railroad Company
have expired The company hns failed to
complete, equip aud put In operation twenty
miles of the road in accordance with the act Of
Assembly, and therefore surrenders its rights
in the premises.
The work on the Warm Springs Valley ex.
tension Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
is being pushed forward with great energy. II
is expected that ears will be running 10 the
Hot Springs BY Julyl. Contractors are under
heavy forfeiture 70 have i completed by that
date.
Three districts in Hardy and Grant counties,
West Virginia, have agreed TO make n large
subscription TO the proposed railroad from
Bayard, on the West Virginia Central (the
Davis" road to Mooreticld. Its projectors
expect TO extend it 10 Strasbnrg, and thus get
connection with the Richmond and Danvillc
system.
The Potomac Cement Company, recently
incorporated, are making considerable progress
preparatory to the construction Of their mill
near Potomac Bridge, Nd and an architect
has been engaged upon drawings for the works
and for the erection Of suitable dwellings for
the employees.
&C. G. Thomas, Of Frederick, Nd. while on
n fishing trip last week became tired Of the
sport and laid on rock 10 sleep. ON awaking
he noticed a snake three feet In length crawl
out from underneath him. Mr. Thomas hur-
riedlyleit in one way, whilst the snake crawled
of In another direction.
Tho trustees Of the Crownand Cumberland
Steel Company have sold the plant In South
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Dickey, Of Philadelphia, for S3S, 600. The
purchasers expect to operate the works ~ soon
as the sale is ratified, which cannot be done IN
less than month";
DR.. Stouffer, Of Greencastlc Nd, has trained
his mt.terrior TO hatch ont his spring chickens,
and the little fellow does il thoroughly. He
has been setting for nearly three weeks on
goose eggs and expects to become the proud
parent Of flock Of young goslins.
Ga.4,s,, II G.n,f., hat1..ta r. pataraIs,,re,
Va, has received from the Compile de Paris
souvenir in the shape Of fine picture, with
autograph, of the Compile. The picture was
taken in England but the frame was made to
order IN Paris When the Compile and party
visited Petersburg they were the guestsot Cap
tain MeCabe
While Mr. George GaYis near Funkstown,
Nd, was working at his plow works one Of
his cows came wandering in, bleeding pros
fasely Examination revealed the fact that
some wretch had slashed big piece from tbs
tongue of the COW. The cut was made hur-
richly with keen weapon.
The Elyton Land Company, Of Birmingham,
Ala, voted subscription OF 100000 10 the
stock Of a million-dollar steel plant now being
organized The SUBSCRIPTION on their part
was regarded the turning point in the Gu
terprise which is now assured.
The citizens of Lincoln county, W. Va,
/ have determined to rid the county Of the Nor
mon elders who have been doing missionary
work there for the past year, and a band Of 90
farmers drove them away under threats Of
death if they returned.
The pipe line Of the Standard Oil Company
crossing Judge Berkshire's lot South Morgan.
town, ". Va, burst and about two hundred
barrels Of oil flowed down the bill, damaging
the land considerably and flowing out into
Cohurn's Greek aud the MoBongnhela river
Many gallons we're SKINNED from The waters
surface by different parties.
Snyder Boyne, Of jefferson, W. Va, while
hunting a few days ago, shot bird Of a beau
tiful bue-gray color, which measured FIVE feet
three inches ia height and six feet four inches
from tip TO up Of It's wings. Its bill was eight
/ inches long and is legs and the tips Of It's
wings we're Of dull salmon color No bird
like il has ever been seen in that section before.
--James Greathouse, Of skin Creek, Lewis
county, w Va, met with a most remarkable
accident which caused his death. He was
shaving q single tree with draw knife, when
1 the head Of the wooden horse on which he was
working slipped aud let the Knife strike him
| ioreibly IN the stomach, which resulted IN
gastritis. Neither clothes nor skin we're ent
/ by the knife.
/ --Edith Brown, beautiful girl Of seven years,
I was frightened 70 death BY d st. Bernard dog
near her home in Marion, Ala. She WIS pass-
ing along the street, and the dog ran vieions!y
I 10 the fence and bounded against il. climbing
\ mp on the paiings The cilid screamed and
J fell IT, the ground passers b. came to her
\ sisiance, but Wien they reached her shc was
\ gaspiag, and IN few moments was dead.
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