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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-10-13
Dub!ic Sale
VALUABLE REALTY.

In execution of decree of the Cir
cult Court of Berkeley county, w. Va.
entered in the chancery cause of A. l..
Elosser VS.. o. +. Payne and others on
the 9th day of September, 1894,
the undersigned will offer at public sale
at the front door of the Court House OF
said county on
Thursday, Nov. LIST. 1894
at 10 o'clock a. m. that certain tract of
land upon which o f. Payne and wife
reside situated in said county, contain
ing SIS acres more or less, and more full
ly described in the proceedings in said
suit. The said land is we'll watered !,
and is improved by dwelling, barn and
other buildings.
TERMS .-One-thir cash on day of
sale, and as 10 the residue on credit in
two equal ins.alments payable severally
at one and two years from day of sale,
such crtd!t ms ailments to bear interest
from day of sale, be evidenced by bonds
of the purchaser and secured by a deed
of trust upon the property.
j. NELSON WISH Err.
JOHN STEPHENSON,
JNO. J. WILLIAMS.
Special Commissioners
hereby certify that j. Nelson Wis
ner special commissioner has given the
bond require 10 the above cause.
W. B COLsToN.
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Berkeley
county. l0-6-4t.
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A Posi-. OFFICE STRIKE.-The Post
Office Department was thrown into
an intense state of excitement by the
receipt ofthe following telegram from
Postmaster Beach of New Haven,
Conn.,: Entire force employed
at Mystic, Conn. Post Office left with
the late Republican postmaster, leav.
ing new postmaster without instruc-
lions. Can you send an inspector to
instruct him, or must he apply per-
sonaly? He needs immediate assis.
tance. Wire me-"
Acting Postmaster General Jones
pressed every electric button on his
desk and within few minutes he had
the heads of the various bureaus of
the department. with chief clerks and
ordinary clerks, crowding his room,
and the whole Post Office Depart.
ment was soon at work devising
means for keeping the service at
Mystic alive. An inspector was
ordered dispatched to the scene.
Then it was learned that no car
riers were employed, Mystic was a
third-class office, with an allowance
of 500 for assistance, clerical and
otherwise. The new postmaster is
David B. Dennison and the man who
left with his entire force is Eben S.
Smith.
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" DURATION OF LIFE AMONG D DOCTORS.
One of the most curious statistical
records that have been compiled this
century is that by DR.. Salzmann of
Esshng, Wurtemberg, on the average
duration of life among physicians.
He found, on going over the ancient
records Of the kingdom, that in the
sixteenth century the average dura-
ton of life among that class was but
36.5 years; in the seventeenth cen
fury, 45.8; in the eighteenth, 49.8,
and at the present time they reach
the favorable average of 56.7. 1t APP
pears from the footnotes to the
above that this very great increase
in longevity is due to the disappear
ance of the "black pest" the intro
ductlon of vaccination and the great
diminution in the number of typhus
epidemies, three classes of diseases
which formerly decimated the medi-
cal practitioners.
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SUDDEN DEATH.-Mrs. Alexander
Williams was found dead in bed,
Sunday morning, at her home on
High street. She was we'll, healthy
and strong w~rnan ard one who was
expected to brave many more trials
than those imposed the last 10 years.
Her husband, an old soldier, has
been sorely afflicted for the last 10
years. He has suffered intensely and
constantly from acute rheumatism
and Inflammation of the lungs, and
for the past two years endured ex-
cruciating pain from diabetes. For
years his life was thought to be near
its close, yet his tenacity to life and
power of endurance were marvellous.
Hourly the past year he was expect
ed to pass away, believing that his
already emaciated body could not
endure the constant suffering, but a
strange providence has suddenly
summoned his helpmate away from
her faithful services to her afflicted
husband. This patient, bereaved
christian husband needs the sympa.
thy and care of the community. The
Lutheran Church, with which he is
connected, is giving his wife re-
spectacle burial and supplying their
need for the present. World.
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THE GEORGIA MINsrRELs.-Rich-
and Pringle's Georgia Minstrels gave
the best minstrel show on Tuesday
night last that has been seen in this
city for some time. The delinea-
tions Of the negro dialect was per-
feet and the singing good. The
singing of the Crescent Quariette
was very bard to beat, in fact the
whole performance was first class,
and there was as much fun produc, d
as could have been crowded into that
much time. Billy Kersands, the
leading comedian of the show is one
of the best eolored comedians we
ever saw, and keeps his audience in
continual roar. The attendan ce
Was good, but the rain kept a 60, d
many away.
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RENDEZVOUS OF HORSE THIEVES. -
The vicinity of Greencastle, Pa, has
been favorite scene of operation for
horse thieves for a month or more.
In that time four horses have been
stolen, some of which have been aft
erward sent to their homes. The
last theft was of horse belonging
to M. W. Kissecker. His son had
driven the animal to Greencastle
Monday night and hitched it there.
Some one united the horse and drove
in the direction of Clay Hill. Next
morning about 2 o'clock the horse
was found at Mr.. Kissecker's barn.
Later in the day the buggy was
found one-half mile west of Clay
Hill. 1t was so badly broken that it
was necessary to haul it home in a
wagon. All the horses recently
stolen have been driven in the dlrec-
ton Of Clay Hill, leading to the in
ference that the thieves are from
that section of the county.
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WESTERN MARYLAND r. RAT
the Office cfthe Western Maryland
Railroad Company, which built and
controls the Potomac Valley Road,
it was learned that representatives of
the house of Drexel & Go. recently
made a thorough inspection Of the
Western Maryland system, and as a
result of their examinations 4 pur-
chase was concluded for the balance
of the bonds that could be issued
upon completed sections of the line,
amounting to something over $500
900. These bonds have been used as
collateral for the past year or two by
the Potomac Valley Company on ac-
count of the possibility of selling
any new securities in the condition
OF the money market which has ex-
listed for some time the company
having had to borrow money to par
TALLY pay for the construction of
both it's own line and the new line to
York, Pa. The proceeds of this sale
have not only enabled the Potomac
Valley Company to pay off its entire
outside indebtedness, but also to re-
imburse the Western Maryland for
$4,000 advanced from time to time
by it. Upon receipt of this mount
the Western Maryland at once APP
piled it to the reduction of its own
floating debt, which now stands at
considerably less than one-half its
original figure. at j
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- A GREAT SUCCESS. When the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
were pushing the State Line railroad,
now the Fairmont branch, through
into West Virginia, there was much
talk Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company building a competing line.
But beyond a few preliminary sur
veys nothing was ever done. The
Pennsylvania officials determined to
wait and see what success the Balti-
more & Ohio bad with their new line
in order to get an idea the amount
of traffic that could be drawn from
that section. The business of the
Fairmont branch has proved better
than the most sanguine expectations
of the promoters of the new road,
and now the Pennsylvania company
have evidently made up their minds
to extend line far enough south to
tap the Virginia coal fields.
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The EARTH ROCKED FOR TEN DAYS.
The greatest earthquake that has
ever occurred within the limits of
the United States since the di>cov-
cry of America began in California
at $50 o'clock on the morning of
March 26th, 1872, and continued un-
til the 4th of April, during which
time the surface of the earth was
continually agitated, not being per-
fectly quiet for as much as single
moment. The most remarkable thing
in connection with the whole affair
Especially when we consider that
Mt. Loa, Sandwich Island, and Mt.
Hord, Oregon, were simultaneously
agitaed) is the fact that the region
around San Francisco did not re,
ceive single vibration. The entire
face of Inzo county, Cal. was chang
ed, and "a persons killed.-St. Louis
Republic.
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Court PRooEEDINGs.-The follow
ing are the proceeding Of the Circuit
Court since our last issue:
Common Law.-Allowances TO
grand and petit jurors.
Mandate from Court of Appeals in
case of W. S. Powell & Co. VS.. j.
VIM. and G, A. Miller, case dismiss
ed.
List Of claims to be certified to
auditor for payment out of state
treasury.
State OF W. Va. vs. F. P. Gray
bill, misdemeanor, plea guilty, SEN
tence $75 fine and costs.
NJ. and c. V. R. r. Co. vs.. Patsy
Ford ct al, order directing general
receiver to pay amount in his hands
to Patsy Ford.
G. c. Cutler VS.. W. T. Henshaw,
contested election, order seating W.
L Henshaw according to election of
council.
Chancery.-Wm. Parker VS.. David
W. Lee ct al, decree confirming sale
and distributing cash payment.
Jas. Fl. Fulk admr. VS.. Sarah E.
Weller ct al, decree confirming sale
and distributing the cash payment.
E. Boyd Faulkner VS.. JAS. 7.
Dunn, decree confirming sale, dis
tributing fund, and establishing iudg-
ment.
U. s. G. Pitzer admr. VS.. Cathar-
inc Kitchen ct al, decree confirming
report of special commissioner and
referring cause to commissioner for
report.
Mary G. Carpenter VS.. Benjamin
Myers admr, decree confirming
award of arbitrator, and entering
judgment.
L. Strauss & Co. VS.. John Dunn
ford ct al, Decree sustaining excep-
tions to comr's report and amending
same so as to esta blish liens, also or
der of sale.
B. B. Frazer vs.. ]. N. Wisner,
trustee, decree referring cause to
Commissioner to settle account of
trustee.
John A. Richard appointed COM
mittee of Sarah G. Williamson.
Bank of Berkeley VS.. r. D. Sea-
man ct al, decree confirming report
of Special Receiver l.. c. Gerling
and directing disposition of the fund
in his hands.
S. A. Lafevre, adnr. vs. Joanna
Criswell, decree amending and cor
recting commissioners report and
confirming same as so amended.
Same VS.. Same, decree directing
deed to be made to purchaser of the
real estate.
John Myers vs.. Geo. Fl. Stillwell,
decree confirming report of special
commissioner and distributing the
fund.
W. Roy Stephenson, trustee, VS..
L. A. ]. Payne ct al, decree filing
petitions of Annie R. and S. E. VI
Merritt.
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) r,HE AnrooRAr pEAp.

We refer to DR.. Oliver Wendell
Holmes, not as an autccrat per Sc,
but as the author Of that celebrated
book, ''The Au;ocrat Of the Break
fast Table, He was born in An.
gust 1909, and died on Monday last,
thus browning more than IS years
this side Of the shore. He was quite
an author and poet. Every one has
read "The Wonderful One. Horse
Shay" and laughed over it. Three
books, the "Autocrat,s the "Profes-
sor" and the s.Poet" at the "Break-
fast Table" have worldwide rcputa-
ton. His novel, "ElSie Venner,p we
read years ago, and it is curiosity
for character study. These produc-
tions are left to his memory. Time
with its biting frost, is, as the hus-
bandmen gathering and garnering
from the grown crop.
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Correspondence.
HEDGESVILLE.

ALTMAN AboA'
Mr.. George Slaughter returned
home this week.
/, Mrs. Apple ana mother are visit
Ing in New Jersey.
The guests at Mt. Clifton will leave
for their homes this week.
Mrs Wiltshire and son made a
flying visit here Saturday.
The protracted meeting still con-
tinues at the M. E. Church.
Mrs. Ella Leonard of McKeesport.
is visiting Miss Ella NH on.
Master Noble Means left for Ber-
ryville where he will attend school.
Mrs. Borum and daughter Maggie,
were visiting Mrs. Woods one day
this week.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
VIM. Lingamfelter are glad to well
come them back to our town.
Berkeley Lodge A. F. & A. NJ.
gave supper to their members on
Iuesday night. Several members
from Martinsburg attended.
Rev. Engle preached his farewell
sermon here on Sunday night. He
will leave this week for Oakland,
Nd, where he has accepted a charge.
Miss Cora Nadenbousch, after
spending several weeks visiting
friends in Philadelphia, Pa, 3alti-
more and Middlctown, Md, returned
home this week.
Miss Carrie Frost, after spending
several weeks very pleasantly with
the Misses Shepherd, returned to
her home at Rawlins, Nd. Miss Ma
RE Shepherd accompanied her home
Mrs. Jane Cunningham celebrated
her Goth birthday on Sunday last.
Quite number of persons present
among whom was her brother. Mr..
Cunningham and daughter, and
Mrs. Payne, of Williamsport.
REPORTERS
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MOZART SYMPHONY CLUB. This
splendid musical organization made
their temperance here last evening
to large and enthusiastic audience.
The club is under the management
Of Herr Mario Blodeck and Richard
Stoelzer, both musicians of fame
who use every means TO make their
enterprise an artistic triumph, and
the entertainment OF last evening
proved their auccess. Each per-
performer is an artistist. We can
sincerely recommended the Mozart
Symphony Club to managers and
patrons desiring first-elass attrac-
ton Greenuille, Mass, Er.
At the Central Opera House, Oct.
16.
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G. W. Boyer, P. NJ.

IT WILL LIKELY BE BAR HARBoR
OF THE PAcIFIc.-Alsska ought to be
regularly organized under strong
territorial government. Her mag
nificent natural resources are being
wantonly and wickedly wasted BY
the various varieties of the scum of
creation that always stands on the
outer edge Of civilization. Alaska
will prove one OF our richest acquisi-
tions, and before many years it will
be a summer resort as popular as
Bar Harbor is now. In fact, it will
be the Bar Harbor of the Pacific. 1t
has untold riches of seal, salmon and
other fisheries, of Fundamentally
yellow cedar for ship building-gold
mines and streaks of fertile land,
which the climate is by no meanstoo
severe to cultivate.
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GERMANY,s OLD MAPLE Tree.

GERMANY's OLD MAPLE TREE.-
One Of the most curious trees in Ger
many stands on the left bank of the
river Oder, in Ratib3r, Sile-ia. 1t is
a ms PIE at least one hundred years
old, which has been twisted and cuff
into sort of circular two stored
house. A fight of steps leads up to
the first levcl, where the branches
have been woven together so that
they make firm leafy floor. Above
this is a second floor Of smaller d.
ameter formed in the same way, and
the end of the branches have been
woven into solid walls and cut so
that eight windows light each of the
apartments. Below the first floor,
at the level of the second and at the
top of the tree the boughs have been
allowed to grow out naturally, while
the intermediate walls and the edges
of the windowlike openings are kept
closely clipped.
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FELL / 900 FEET.--In plain view
Of thousand spectators at the fair
grounds, Franklinville, N. Y, a
young woman lost Der grip upon the
bar of balloon ard fell l 900 feet to
solid earth. She was Beatrice Van
dresen, only IS years old and little
experienced as an aeronaut.
When the balloon was cut loose it
was seen that the girl had hold of
the trapeze with but one hold. AS
the airship shot swiftly upward, she
could. be seen twisting and strain
ing toget grip with the other hand.
But her strength was not equal to
the effort when she became mere
speck to the eyes of the spellbound
gazers,a cry of horror arose, she lost
her feeble hold and was falling.
Her body dropped straight down
ward for hundreds of feet, then sud-
denly turned over, so that she struck
on her head and shoulders. The
impact was SO severe that her body
sank a foot in the soil. Her neck
was broken and her body terribly
crushed. Death was, instantaneous.
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He WAS ECONOMICAL. "A curious
advertisement appeared in some Of
the morning papers the other day
to the effect that one-legged man
would hear something to his advan-
tage by applying at a certain adj
dress. Though not one-legged my.
self, / called there and found the
advertiser to be Grand Army man
who had lost leg at Antietsm.
Questioned as to why he had in
serted the advertisement which at
tracted my attention, he gave this
explanations:
"My idea," he said, sis to find
man who has lost his left leg. You
notice that my right is gone. Now
I pay So pair for my Shoes. and
wear about five pairs a year. That
makes $40. And besides that,
wear a great many socks, which also
count up considerably.
"You can readily see hat if I can
find man who has lost the other
leg, and wears the same size shoe
that l do, we can whack up, and by
buying our shoes and stockings tc-
gether we would make considerable. !"
I apologized to the old gentleman
for my curiosity in the matter, and
went away thinking to myself what
wonderful thing economy is
NeW York Herald.
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POSTPONED
DubIic Sale
l. OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.

AS executors of the late DIR. E. G..
Williams, and agents for the heirs, we
will sell at public auction at the front
door of the Court House, in Martins
burg, W. Va, at p. m, on
Saturday. October Goth. 1894,
the following real estate lying in Ope-
quon district, Berkeley county w. Va:
1st-A tract containing
70 ACRES
more or less, known as the Butt farm
where Chas. Miller resides, adjoining j.
T. McQuilkin, B. F. Harrison, T. Fl.
Byers, James Miler's heirs. The i'm
provements consist of II story dwell
ing, corn crib, stable, other outbuild-
ines, cistern in yard, and a thrifty
young orchard. 1t lies mills east Of
Martinsburg, and miles northeast of
ShepherdstowD, and is convenient to
schools and churches.
Also tract of TIMBER LAND.
adjoining the above on the east, run
ming to the river, and adjoining lands
of j. D. Miller and J. T. McQuilkin,
containing about
25 ACRES.
This tract will be sold along with
tract No. 2, OF seIarate'y, as may be
deemed best. Possession to he given
April LIST, 1895, and growing crops to
be le-erved.
TERMS OF SALE.-One half the
purchase money cash on day of sale.
On the farms the balance in two equal
payments due in one and two years re-
spectively.
On the house and lot, one-half cash.
balance in one year. The purchasers
shall give notes for the d ferred pay
ments secured by deed of ir' St on the
property sold.
E. G. VILLA Ms,
THOS. s. WILLIAMS,
Execute of DIR. E. G. Williams, decd
984t,
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THE GEORGIA ELEcTI IN RETURNS.
The Georgia election returns fair
" warrant the estimate that the
Democrotic majority viii not much
exceed 10000, quite a reduction
from Cleveland's 8l,08l, on total
vote of $4,000. The Poi ulists
claim about sixty members .f he
House:and OF the A members OF the
Senate, there are I P,.puli~ sud /
Republican Several III the siron.
est Democrat counties in The S'ate
have been carried By the former.
This straig h.-out Republic rs in the
State gen orally il former elections
ranged titm 10000 to e0000 votes.
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THE "a NKER@ -As6ocIA TION.

THE BANKERS -ASSOCIA TON.
The American Bankers Assoeis-
tion met in Baltimore onW ednesday,
as did also, the National Bank ex-
aminers. Representing the finances
of the country, this is large,strong
and influential assemblage. Various
financial subjects were ably discuss
ed and a general currency plan is ex-
pected to be submitted by the f..
panciers of Baltimore. Some excel.
lent addresses were made, in which
business views as to finances and
management Of banks, BY president,
directors and cashier were carefully
considered and logical deductions
made. Their annual meetings should
be able to accomplish much good,
not only to the business of bankers,
but to the country generally.
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WEST V1Ra1N1A,s New MARSHA

WEST VIRaINIA's NEW, MARSHAL.
IS. S. Vincent, United States Mar
shall for the district of West Vir.
ginia, at the request Of the Attorney
General has resigned and A. D. Cor
den has been appointed to the va.
cancy. Mr.. Vincent was appointed
in 1898. In September last Vincent
and several deputies were present at
a meeting at Wayne, W. Va, at the
conclusion of an address which did
not please him Vincent rose to reply,
whereupon many of the audience left
the hall. This seemed to have anger
ed Vincent and an alteration arose
which eliminated in an ARRAY, dur
ing which one man was killed and
three others wounded. The marshal
and his deputies were arrested and
are under bond to await the action
of the grand jury. Complaints have
been made to the Acknowledgement
that twice before Vincent or his
deputies had been guilty OF creating
disturbances at political meetings at
Blueield and Huntington. For one
of these offenses Vincent was repri-
manded by Attorney General Olney.
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DEAD LETTER LIsT.-The follow
ing is a list of letters advertised in
the post-office at Martinsburg, W.
Va, Oct. g.. and if not called for
will be sent to the Dead Letter Of
flee Oct. %. Persons calling will
pie ase say they were advertised
Mrs. David Ardingcr, s. V Fir
over, Geo. Flagg, Mile Goode, Miss
Lou II. Hall (card), William Harlow,
Mrs. Carrie B. Hedges, Henry Kranz,
W. E. Lehi, Miss Annie Lucas, Chas.
L. Miller, j. A. Myers, (care of j.
Will Myers), L. G.. Smith, R. T.
Thomas, David E. Ross, Mrs. Will
2. Vaughan, Gen Agent of Monarch
Berte.
G. w. BOYER, p. M.
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Coon MANNERS AS A FAD.-It has
been said-with The usual injustice
of the smart saying-that one half
OF society is flippant and the other
halt morbid. Of course this is not
true. But there is q partial truth
in it. 1t may be at least said that
there is quite too much fiankness IN
society-that spade is too often
called spade. and in a way which
brings a shudder to one who has
preserved some faith in the tradi.
lions of gracious and stately lady
HOOD. Perhaps one may look for
something better soon; for there is
runner that the fad of the coming
S ason is o be good manners.
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BRAVE ENGINEER Roof BECOMES
AN AcToR.-James Root, the brave
engineer of Hinckley, MINI, who is
visiting in New York, has signed
two weeks contract with dramatic
company. sit happened just like
this, said Root, 81 didn't come East
to parade myself, but that's what
they'll say out home, | suppose.
What they call the advance agent of
that show cane to see me to day and
said he wanted me. l laughed at the
idea; my wife was indignant. So
when he asked if would go my wife
said $500 week and he pulled out a
contract. ] had to sign. The St.
Paul & Duluth Railroad gave me a
gold watch and chain today