Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-07-04
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY.

Surveyors are at work on connect
ing line Of the B. & o. and c. Y. r.
r. over the NJ NJ & l. CO. land,
starting with the Baker Lime Co. S
tracks and going by Flagg's to the C.
v 1t will be great advantage in
making shipments for manufacturing
industries The road will cross the
street railway.
a postofice in Franklin County, Pa,
has been named Beautiful That
will please the girls. They'll be de-
lighted to be addressed Miss Jane
Smith, Beautiful
Mr.. and Mrs. John I.andstreet left
Wednesday morning for Piedmont, w
Va, to visit their son and daughter
Mrs Chas l.. Hetzel, living between
South Maple Ave. and Stephens St, is
very i'll.
Mr.. Jake Sigler, an employee in Mr..
Conrad Cline's repair shop, had his
finger badly mashed Wednesday by a
machine.
Miss I.ottie Doll of Frederick, is
visiting her sisters, Misses Jennie and
Betty, at their old home on Burke St.
Justice Mckee heard the case OF John
P. Pine VS.. A. ]. Hughes, yesterday,
for trespass in moving a gate, The
defendant was fined S. and costs.
HIGHLY INTERESTING. - State VS..
Sally Reed, for robbing Jesue Sessol, a
peddler, of $50 or S32, before Justice
Mckee yesterday, was somewhat SEN
sational and the lawyers may take
hand i'll the trial at Court i'll further
developments. Part of the money was
found on the woman and the pocket
book found hidden in shed She
protested she did not take it. Com
mitted for Court, and the informant
held in security as a witness.
On coming up on the railroad to
Vanclevesville, Miss Jesse Cockrell
dropped her purse, containing S2I, in
the cars. Some little girl from Mar
tinsburg picked it up and asked those
around whose pocket book it was. A
coiored lady said it was hers and took
it. Miss Cockrell made known her loss
10 the B. & o. agents and Officer Sloane
followed up the clues, Robt. Helms
and wife, colored, will have hearing
this afternoon on the charge Of taking
and keeping the pocket-book.
Mr.. H. n. Deatrick has gone on
trip to Pennsylvania.
ABRAKEMAN KILLED Wednesday
evening an Italian named John Rasosco,
ofBaltimore, employed as brakeman on
the Western Maryland Railroad, was
killed at a siding near Hagerstown.
He was standing on the front end of
the car and fell off, the wheels passing
over the middle of his body and cutting
him in two. His remains were taken to
Hagerstown, and were sent to Baltimore.
He was about twenty-five years old,
and has been on the road for one year.
On Thursday of last week the grave
of Mrs Eliza Harris, at Mt. Scion, was
opened to remove the body to Thorn
rose Cemetery and renter it by the
side of her husband, DR.. Glen r Harris,
and her son, DR.. John w. Harris, Mrs.
Harris died some seventeen years ago.
have rotted and admitted water which
rusted and made its way through the
metallic casket The casket was opened
to pour the water out, and the body of
Mrs. Harris was found to be petrifed
There was but a small spot on one of
the hands that had crumbled away.
The face and hands were otherwise per
feet. The silk dress in which she was
buried was in perfect state Of pres
ovation, only the lace ruffs at the
wrists and neck having changed. The
remains were placed in another casket
which it took three strong men to lift
the petrifcation having added so
much weight-and were brought to
Staunton and re-interred by the side of
her husband and son.-SaaWlon I7ndi-
at0r.
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