Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-04-22
State News.

Keyser will coon begin the cree
ton ola water works
Ohio capitalists are contemplating
the erection of a big blind factory at
Huntington.
The Tygart Valley Bank at Phil
ippi was not effected by the recent
furry there contrary to the various
reports.
G. A. r. Posts throughout the
State are making preparations to at
tend the State Encampment at Graf
ton, April 26th and 9th.
On the line of the B. & O., in
Marion county, several thousand
acres of coal lands have been pur-
chased by capitalists and will be op-
ened up.
The Secretary of State has issued
charter to the Aurora, Oakland &
Terra Alta Telephone Company, Of
Terra Alta, Preston county, with a
capital of $4,000.
John Ledrieter, Polish miner Of
Thomas, Tucker county, was shot in
the stomach by unknown parties re-
Gently and died from the effects of
his wounds few days afterwards.
The Ensign Manufacturing Com
pany of Huntington, has shipped a
large number of cars to Chicago for
exhibition at the Worlds Fair. They
are made on the most approved
plans.
A Central Labor Union has been
organized at Huntingdon, and the
local unions of tailors, carpenters,
painters, timers, bricklayers and
glassblowers have partially decided
to 60 in.
Silas Ferguson, timer, was work
ing on q ladder some distance from
the ground, Friday afternoon, at
Huntington, when the strong wind
blew it over, and he fell and struck
on his back, sustaining severe and
probably internal injuries.
| Van Brown, colored man, hail
ing from Dingess, Logan county, ar
rived in Huntington Friday afternoon
in quest of his wife, who he says
eloped with another negro, and who
is evidently in that vicinity. Brown
threatens vengeance against the fel.
low.
Late Friday evening John w.
Monroe was arrested by Sheriff AL
exander at Clarksburg upon 3 war
rant from Hampshire county, charg-
ing him with kicking and beating
VIM. Mcdonald in such manner as
to cause his death. Monroe will be
taken to Hampshire county.
Jack Mullens, of Mcdowell coun-
ty, who completed a two years. SEN
tence in the penitentiary for moon
| shining, on Saturday was arrested
by the Sheriff of Mcdowell county,
as he was leaving the prison, for q
murder committed in that county
several years ago and was taken back
for trial.
Jim Turner, of Drues creek, Raj
eigh county, attempted to clean out
his rife, and like many others have
done, put his foot on the hammer of
the gun and then he blew into the
barrel. His foot slipped of, the gun
went of and the whole top of Tur-
ner's head went of. Death was in
Simultaneous.
SIT is not generally kuown,n says
the Wayne Ne,os, "that President
Cleveland 10 interested in minera!
lands in Wayne county, but it is
nevertheless true. He has an inter
est in the Miller and Sands lands.
Part of the lands have been leased
to the Wells Branch Coal Co., and
are being mined"
The Randolph Enterprise says
"a death under peculiarly circum-
stances occurred few miles north of
this place, on Sunday morning last.
It was that of Mrs. Jennie Curtis.
Her husband, the late David B. Cur.
tbs, and one daughter, had died of
the same disease, pneumonia, within
the past two weeks and one or two
neighbors were believed to have con.
tracted that disease at the Curtis
home. The result was sort of
panic among the neighbors SO that
when Mrs. Curtis died on Sunday
morning ut 10 o'clock there was
none who would 20 to dress the
body for the grave and it lay upon
the death-bsd covered with sheet
until after o'clock in the after