Martinsburg Matters Tribute to the Memory of a Good Man-A Remarkable Woman Rev. M. L. Smith and William Roberts, Esq., departed for the East Tuesday evening. Mr. Smith goes to the conference of his church, at York, and Mr. Roberts to the East, where he purposes purchasing such a stock of spring boots and shoes and clothing as will astonish the natives. He also expected to spend some time in York. Mr. Samuel Camerer, whose barn and hen roosts have been frequently robbed during the past winter, watched his premises on Saturday night last and claims to have recognized several parties who were stealing his chickens. They are known and Mr. Camerer wants them to step up and pay him the value of the poultry they stole or he will see what virtue there is in legal proceedings to secure the safety of his property from further depredations. Mr. Edward Bobb, well and favorably known throughout this county as the son of Ex-Sheriff A. Bobb, departed for the West on Thursday last, where he intends to find a suitable locations for a drug store. Ed. is an expert druggist, having had some years experience in the business besides several courses of lectures at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, and aside from that is a genial, whole-souled fellow who will succeed wherever he concludes to locate. Mrs. Mary Hoffman, who died at the residence of Mr. Henry Guyer on February 24, aged 81 years and 8 days, and whose funeral obsequies occurred at the church of the River Brethren, near Woodberry, on the 26th ultmo, left a remarkably large progeny, numbering in all one hundred fourteen, children, grand-children and great-grand-children. Her children numbered eleven, of whom nine are living and two dead. There were sixty-one grand-children, five of whom are dead. The great-grand-children numbered forty-two, of whom seven are dead. The large majority of the descendants were present at the funeral, but a few were unable to get there on account of living at a distance. The deceased had been a consistent Christian member of the church for about fifty four years. -------------------------------- Recovering Her Health Miss Amanda Crissman, an intelligent and interesting daughter of Frederick Crissman, who resides on the Hagerty farm, near Blair Furnace, has recovered her physical and mental health, a fact which her numerous friends will hail with joy. Miss Crissman was the victim of an aggravated attack of catarrh and neuralgia, both mind and body having been affected to such an extent that both her physician and friends were fearful that she could not recover. Happily the disease has disappeared, and Miss Crissman has again full possession of her mental faculties, while her general health is improving day to day. The TRIBUNE joins her friends in congratulating Miss Crissman upon her restoration to health. --------------------- An Estimable Young Man The numerous friends of Jacob Ness, residing at Eldorado, and whose sad death by scarlet fever was recently noted in these columns, think that more than a passing notice is due this estimable young man. He was in every respect a model young man, all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance bear cheerful testimony to his excellent character and to the quiet Christian deportment which he ever manifested in all the relations of life. He was a close student of the Bible, an earnest and faithful member of the church, and those who were associated with him in Christian labor, while mourning their bereavement, are glad that he has entered into what rest which remaineth for the people of God. ------------------ Kicked by a Horse Larry Matthews, an aged farmer living near Martinsburg, was Monday so seriously kicked by a horse that it is thought he cannot recover. Four of his sons, who reside in this city, were hastily summoned to the bedside of their father. --------------- Annie Whiteman PABlair Rootsweb List Administrator Annie Whiteman/Steve Patz Blair County Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair