Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-08-19
CORRESPO NDENCE
Covering Every Phase Of News
in the County.
LITTLE GEORGETOWN.

! COMPLETED. The raising pdSScu On
with but one accident, Frank Willard
was knocked down by piece of tim
Der and his shin was slightly bruised.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Wiland entertained a
couple of friends, few days ago, by
giving them yard party. Some
songs were SO well and generously
rendered as to reach the ears of your
correspondent. half mile away.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Morgan Laign, of North Noun
tain, was buried yesterday afternoon
in the graveyard at this place. Christ
said. Suffer little children to come
unto me"
Preaching and prayer meeting were
held at Mr.. Jacob Rhoe's, at Newtown,
Sunday afternoon. Rev. Leavell and
Mr.. Chrisman officiated, so we under
stand.
All are invited to be present at the
ice-cream festival, to be held at the
church in this village. Friday and
Saturday evenings, August IS and 10.
Rollie Pearrell, of Brunswick, visit
ed in our neighborhood, first part OF
this week.
Eli Fleming was the guest of his
daughter, Margaret, Sunday.
Whooping cough is raging in the
vicinity of Allensville.. AS this dis
ease is very contagious, the child
should be isolated as much as posi-
Bile from other children, especial care
being taken not to bring it in contact
with a young infant. In mild cases
there need only be care to avoid ex-
posure to damp and cold. After a
few days, if there be no fever nor sore
ness Of the chest, the patient need not
be kept in the house in fine weather
and i'll majority of cases the child
will cough less out of doors than
within. The following recipe is.high-
ly recommended
Boil one ounce of faxseed in one
quart of boiling water half an hour.
Strain and add to the liquid the juice
of two lemons and one-half pound of
rock candy formulated sugar one
pound may be used, but the candy is
better. If the cough is accompanied
by weakness and loss of appetite, add
one-half ounce of gum arabic, set to
simmer one-half hour, stirring occa-
sionally. Take a wine-glassful of the
mixture whenever the cough is trou-
lesome. For whooping cough give
after every paroxism, and when the
disease is at its height put one ounce
of the strongest liquid of ammonia in
a gallon of boiling water poured in an
open pan, and the steam kept up by
means of half brick made thorough
ly red-hot and dropped in the pan.
Put this in the room and let the pa
tient inhale the ammoniated steam
This will soon end the cough The
spine and chest of the patient should
be rubbed with the following mixture
night and morning: Oil of cloves,
one drachm, camphorated oil, nine
drachms, oil of amber one and one
half drachms. The child onght to be
clothed in flannel; his diet should be
nourishing and it is necessary to keep
the bowels regular. If the child is
delicate, cod liver oil may be used
with excellent results.
The section hands are wedding, cut
ting bushes, and making thorough
cleanup along the B. & o.
Miss Dora Householder is visiting
in Martinsburg.
The youngsters held little picnic
in Morrow's woods, near Allensville,
on the 5th, and tripped "the light
fantastic for several hours.
Mrs. Thomas, of Frederick, Md, is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Bette
Clary, at North Mountain.
Miss West of near Berkeley Springs,
who was visiting Miss Agnes Tabler,
at Weiltown school house, has re-
turned home.
George Robbins tried the fish two
days last week 1t is hardly neces-
sary to add that the price of fish has
fallen, as the market has been
thoroughly overstocked.
Thrashing is the order of the day in
this neighborhood, some of the wheat
poorly filled While some farmers
report light yield, others report 20
bushels and upward to the acre.
There is also difference in the wheat
that had and had not phosphate SOW
ed upon it, the balance being in favor
of the phosphated wheat
Farmers are breaking ground for
the next wheat crop and judging from
the quantity of blowing being done,
the acreage of that cereal will be as
large next year as in the past If
wheat is but IS cents a bushel, our
farmers are in hopes of rise next year
and are preparing for it.
We are proud of the report of "The
Teachers Institute that appeared in
THE HERALD August 5 and IL, and
your reporter, Mrs. l.. o. Tabler de-
serves much credit for such painstak
ing work. Thanks are also due to
Messrs. Lee Siler, G. w. NJ. Tabler,
and c. w Foltz, who furnished fine
reports of the same to the World,
Statesman and independent.
Our district road surveyor, Thomas
Albert, and a crowd Of hands have put
our thoroughfares in good condition
in the past two weeks. Tom knows
how to build roads.
Preaching will be held at the church
at the usual hour, Sunday August 20.
| II the editors will secure and print
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