Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-05-02

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tea stains and many fruit stains.
Pour the water through the stain
and thus prevent its spreading over
the fabric. Ripe tomatoes will re-
move ink and other stains from
white cloth, also from the hands.
The family of Mr.. Samuel Aler
left this city for Washington, D. c.,
Thursday last, to reside. Mr.. Aler
has secured a position in the Navy
Department., and will live permanent
ly in that city. We regret to lose
him as citizen, aid wish him well
In his new field of labor.
The residene of Mr.. Benjamin P.
Champion, near Knoxville, Nd, was
destroyed by fire on Tuesday. Mr..
Champions family were absent at
the time of the fire, which is thought
to have been accidental, one of his
daughters, Miss Catherine, is at
ending school in this city.
The town Of Chillicothe, H., is
excited over the action of a teacher
in one of the public schools. She
tied the hands of two little children
TO a stovepipe in the schoolroom
and lighted lot of paper in the
stove to punish them. The chill
dren s hands were severely burned
The teacher was dismissed
Capt. W. Cheney, of Baltimore,
was killed Tuesday nj HI at River
side, near Baltimore, while coupling
cars. He was in the employ Of the
B. & 0. Il. R. Co. as passenger con
ductor, and was conductor of the
train which brings us our morning
papers for several years. He was
about forty years old and leaves a
family.
Mr.. Jacob Whtson who moved
with his family to Shenandoah City
Va, has returned, and is arranging
to bring his family again to this
city. Although he holds a lucra-
tive position in the old Dominion
he prefers Martinsburg as a place of
residence, and will move his family
here to permanently reside.
We often hear of "Fisherman's
Luck but we did not know that
they ever met with the misfortune
of forgetting their bait, and walking
about four miles to a suitable fishing
ground before discovering their bad
luck, and then only to remember
that it was left in a car en- route for
the North on the G. V. and no means
of recovering them.
The recent terrible accident on
the Lake Shore railroad, in which
seven postal clerks lost their lives.
has spread CONSERVATION among the
clerks of the division, eleven of them
having sent in their resignation,
some of them by wire. The retire.
ment Of these, together with those
killed and wounded in the collision
at Kipton, Ohio, has badly crippled
the system.
The body of Mr.. Samuel Burdette,
the postal clerk killed in the acct
dent on the B. & o. Tuesday, pass
ed through this city on Wednesday
en- ssroute for his home in Grafton
w. Va. His brother John W. Bur.
dette who has been canyassing this
city for several months past, and
we'll known to inaGy ot our people,
Joined the remains here and accom-
panied them to the deceased home.
A CARD.-I desire to extend my
thanks to A. A. Robertson Lodge
No. 1862, Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen for their kindness and at.
tention during my recent trouble,
and also to acknowledge the receipt
of check from the Supreme Treas.
urer, amounting to one thousand
10000 dollars, in full of policy held
by my husband in above organize
ton. ANNIE h. WoLFoRD.
Martinsburg, April 81, 1891.
MENDED HIS LEG WITH CHICKEN
Bones. very remarkable case of
bone grating was successfully per
formed recently in a hospital at
Springfield, III. John Dougherty
had injured his shin and the bone be-
came diseased. The surgeons cut
! out a portion of the bone and
taking parts of the leg bones of four
chickens, they neatly patched up the
place and closed the wound. The
patient rapidly recovered and is now
walking around on chickens leg.
1t would be interesting to know
whether he feels an inclination to
scratch when he finds himself ia a
nice dusty place.
COUNTY CoURT.-The special ses-
sion of the County Court which
convened on Monday last, transact
ed the following business -
Messrs. Peter Mouse and Charles
w. Keefer were granted license to
sell liquor, and the application of
w. F. Landers for saloon at Bun
ker Hill, was rejected.
A new bridge was ordered over
the Opequon at Schopperts Ford,
and the contract awarded to the
Pittsburg Bridge Company, at q
cost of $500. Messrs. G. P. Riner,
Harrison Tabler and VIM. Melon
aid are to superintend the work of
construction.
A number of bills were read and
ordered paid, and the Court House
to be insured.
SUDDEN DEATHS. half past
twelve o'clock on Monday, April
9th, Mrs. Mary Anna, beloved wife
of August Thumel, Esq, of this city,
aged 81 years, s months and I days.
| Mrs. Thumel had been sick but a
short time, and the suddenness of
her death is heavy blow to her
large family, to whom we extend our
sympathies in their bereavement.
Her interment was in st. Joseph S
Catholic Cemetery on Wednesday.
News reached this city on Tues
day morning of the death of Wilson,
son of Jno. w. Martin, Esq, of this
city, after days sickness at Home
stead, Pa, where he was employed
by the Edison Electric Light Co.
Mr.. Martin went Immediately to
Homestead and from the statement