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RESOLUTION OF THANKS.

WHEREAS, The lady friends of In
tegrity Lodge No. %, of the knights
OF Pythias, prompted by their admit
ration for the principles upon
(which our brotherhood Is founded.
and believing that the lessons taught
and the precepts inculcated by its
ritual, will be faithfully observed and
steadily exemplified in the conduct of
its members, fashioned with their
own hands or under their immediate
supervision, "a beautiful standard EN-
blamatic of our Order, which on the
30th Of July, 1875, the date of the an
niversary Of the birth Of Integrity
Lodge, was presented on their behalf
by the Hon. Judge j. b. Hoge, to
its officers and members therefore
be it unanimously ff
( Resolved, That the earnest and
hearty thanks Of the members of In
tegrity Lodge No. 90, X. of p, be
and the same are hereby rendered to
Mrs. Emily McElroy, Mrs. Annie r..
Bratt, Mrs. Elizabeth Brantner, Mrs.
Emily Chambers. Mrs. Ida >. Math-
ews, Mrs. Emily Beard, Mrs. Re-
bekah Brantner, Mrs. Sallie w.
Faulkner, Miss Mary J. Armstrong,
Miss Lizzie Thompson, Mrs. Anna
Spencer and Miss Mary Il. Colbert,
for their handsome and appropriate
gift, and especially for selecting the
anniversary Of the institution Of our
Lodge as the date Gifts presentation.
& GEO. u. HENsEL,
Z i'fi u. L. BRANTNER, Com.
~ .an @. j. FAULKNE in.
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List OF transfers

The following is a list of transfers
recorded in the Office of the County
Clerk since our last report:
Thos. p. Hollis and wife to Daniel
Thornton, bargain and sale; realty.
Daniel Thornton to j. 5. Halde-
man, trustee; realty
Philip Pendleton to Virginia Pen
dleton, bargain and sale; realty.
A. III. Myers and wife to M. Van
metea, bargain and sale; realty.
M. M. Kroesen ct al, to "A. l..
Maupin 81 Co., release: realty.
Ellen O'Conner to Dan1 and Tim
othy O'Conner, bargain and sale; re-
atty. 49, 6
Luther Hill to Geo. f. Showers,
trustee; realty.
Mortgage B. and O. r. r.. Co., to
City of Baltimore.
Jas. Dunn and wife to A. j. Blak-
eney, bargain and sale; realty.
Harry Helferstey and Wife to r. M
Price, trustee; realty.
G.. w. Caldwell and wife to Mary
Wright, bargain and sale; realty.
Berkeley Building Association to
VIM. M. Smith, release; realty.
j. p. Swartz to Jno. p. Kearfott,
trustee for John Aiken and Geo. p.
Walters.
Jennie Clarke and VIM. Clarke to
John Homrich, bargain and sale: re-
atty. Al x48 8
j. Nelson Wisner, Special Commits
sioner, TO Ann Reed; release.
j. f. Reed and Ann Reed to IL.
Rossmark; release.
Tuscarora Building Association to
w. I. McBee: release.
w. L. McBee and wife to j. Mel
son Wisner, trustee: realty.
w. T. Coe and wife to Chas Grim,
bargain and sale; realty.
g. W. Tabler to Harrison M. Ia
bier, bargain and sale: realty,
Nj. Helahan to j. Helahan. release.
r. p. Bryarly and wife 10 NJ. ID.
Burkhardt, trustee; realty.
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Reputation is allsin all in business
transactions, and in no business is Il
good solvent character more neces-
ssry than to those Companies or Cor
porations proposing to take risks
against fire. There are many good
Companies, but we suppose we are
not overstepping the bounds of pro-
priety when we say that the .Etna
Insurance Company Of Hartford
stands at the head of the list. 1t is
sure and reliable, and that is what is
necessary. Mr.. VIM. III. Mathews
is the Agent for this townand coun-
ty. and those desiring torelieve their
minds of all doubt as to the security
of their property will do well to call
upon him and learn the rates of the
old Company that has been iii exist
ence since 1919, and has paid $43,-
500 900 in losses
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Grange Meeting

The Interstate Council of the Pa
irons of Pennsylvania, Maryland and
West Virginia will meet in Martins
tinsburg, August 10, at one O'Clock
p. NJ, in Scheu's Hall. The Patrons
of Berkeley and adjoining counties
are most cordially invited and ear
nestly solicited to attend the meet
ing, as business of great Importance
will be transacted. Any 4th degree
member can enter the Grange Room
during the meeting. DON'T be afraid
but come right up to your duty.
j. HANSON LIGHT, Sec'y.
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Annual Meeting.

The Potomac Association, will
hold its annual meeting ON AFednes-
day next, the 18th inst. in Front
Royal, Warren county. Virginia.
This association has between fifty
and sixty churches Of the Baptist
denomination within its bounds,
and large delegation is expected to
he present. The delegates from this
place, are Rev. 2. IL. Murray, b. F..
Fiery, Thomas Kratz and Asa Mars
tplla.
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st. swithin's Day.

The 18th of July, by the Roman
Catholic calendar, in st. Swithm's
Day, of which was written
"St. Swithin's Day, gif yedo rain, for for
ty days il will remain
s.. Swithin's Day, an ye be fair, for for
ty days twill rain nae mair "
1t did rain all around on st.
Swithin's Day, and has been doing
its best since to keep it UP for the
forty DAYS.
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SUNDAY Trains For Camp

Trains will run as follows between
Martinsburg and the Berkeley Camp
Ground, on the G. V. Railroad, on
Sunday next, sth inst: Leave Mar
tinsburg at Z, s, and 10 a. NJ; 1890,
2, $50 and 7:30 p. NJ. Returning, will
leave Camp-ground at II noon, OF af-
ter the close of morning services l
T. NJ, and A p. NJ, or after close OF
afternoon services; 5 r. NJ. y 10 P. NJ.
For the Camp of the Methodists,
of the CUMBERLAND Valley, at Oak
vile, the special train will leave Mar
tinsburg at z A. NJ.
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school Convention.

The citizens of Opequon District
held a convention on the evening of
July 3lst, for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidates for the Board of
Education in that district. Mr.. John
Il. Russler was called to the chair,
and Mr.. Jacob M. Sprinkle was APP
pointed Secretary. Jacob Myers was
nominated for President, and Messrs.
Jacob M. Sprinkle and John w.
Welshance were nominated Commits
sioners. For Trustees the following
gentlemen were nominated: For
sub-district No. /, Thos. III. Byers ;
No. 2. VIM. Mcdonald; No. 8, Geo.
II. Hollida, No. 4, Janifer Hudgel ;
No. 5, VIM. III. Frankinberry; No.6,
David Thompson; No. Z, Harrison
Tabler, No. s, George b. Eigle; No.
8, Claybourne Lewis. The Conven-
ton recommended f. M. Walker,
Esq, to the people of the District for
County Superintendent, and adjourn
ed.
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The way 70 Build up a Town.


4 few days since, we had the plea
sure Of meeting ii1tllis place, Colonel
Il. N. Holiday, Of Winchester. Con-
yersation naturally drifted on the
comparative prosperity Of Martins
burg aud Winchester, taking into
consideration the difference 10 the
advantages of the two places. The
Colonel argued that Winchester was
in quite as healthy and prosperous
condition rs Martinsburg, notwith-
standing the fact that she had no
railroad shops. And IN support of
his position, stated that there We're
now in successful operation ia that
town, several Manufacturing estab-
iishments employing several hundred
workmen, and that every one of
these establishments had been started
or home capital. lie cited this fact
as an evidence of the healthy finan-
cial condition of his people, as well
as of their enterprise. He also allud
ed to the fact that there is now in
the town five or six first-class female
schools in successful operation, and
having an aggregate yearly atten-
dance Of over three hundred young
ladies. These schools are the OUT
growth of the liberality and enter
prise of the people of Winchester,
and afford indirectly a handsome
revenue to, the place, Colonel Holli-
daydwelt particularly upon the inn
mense benefit which Winchester de-
rived from her female schools, and
instanced the fact chat the entire
growth and prosperity of Staunton,
was almost wholly attributable to the
large and flourishing female colleges
established atthat plaee--the money
distributed by them annually in the,
town of Staumton, directly and indi-
rectly, amounting to over half q mil
lion Of dollars.
These facts furnish food for reilec-
ton, and our people might readily
draw profitable lessons therefrom.
Winchester INSTEAD of depending en-
tirely upon foreign capital to come
in and start up manufactures al
though glad at any time to have it's
aid instead of waiting like Wilkins
Micawber, for 9 something to turn
up" goes to work with pluck and
energy and 9 turns it up'' herself.
Her citizens, instead of letting their
capital lay idle, or investing it in
stock and bonds, with commendable
enterprise and boldness put it into
manufacturing establishments and
schools, which must giveto the town
a fair and stable prosperity. And
that is the way to build up a town.
The process may be little slow, but
it is certain sure And the pros
perity which comes of such determ-
ined pluck, energy and enterprise on
the part of a people, is not ephe-
neral, and not seriously affected by
panics, imitation or contraction.
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Annual Meeting.

The association of Old School
Baptists Of Virginia, will hold their
. Corresponding Meeting" at the
Baptist church, near Newcomers
Mill, three miles from Martinsburg,
commencing on Wednesday next,
August 18th, and continue three
days. A number of eminent minis
tiers from different parts of the United
States will be present ON the occa-
sion. The public are co daily in
vited to attend.
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For Camp Meeting.

In order to accommodate the great
number of people who desire on Sun
day to attend the Camp Meetings at
Oakville and at Berkeley Station, the
Cumberland Valley Railroad will run
special trains ON that day at excur-
sion rates. We learn there will also
be special trains from Hagerstown to
Berkeley Station.
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Fair and Ball.

The members of Berkeley Divis-
ion No. 6, Conductors Brotherhood,
viii hold fair every evening during
the week of the Agricultural Fair in
one of the halls of the town, and will
on the lastgnight conclude the same
with a grand ball. This will furnish
visitors with ample opportunity to
enjoy themselves in the evening.
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SHUTS Coal Y lard East MartinSt.

SHUTS Coal Yard East MartinSt.
[July2s,tfl Egu3aA
Go to Frazer IL Bishops and get
some fat Boston Mackeral.
Go to Scheu's for cheap Millinery
and Fancy Goods, which he is now
closing out at cost, in order to make
room for Fail stock. 2td&w
Splendid Lump Coal, and all kinds
of anthracite coal and sawed wood lat
Frazer Il Bishops, DIE
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Gratifying Increase.

The population OF Martinsburg ,ac-
cording toa published census in 1870,
was 1850; in 1872 it was 5000, and
in 1873 it foots up 0,195 Of actual
residents, the I. floating population
would probably swell it to 1000 at
the present time.
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DIBI.

In Shepherdstown, on the goth ut,
Mr.. VIM. BowIN, in the 8lst year of
his age is
+ In Charlestown, on the 18th ut,
J0HN MARBURY, son Of Col, w. p,
Craighill, aged 6years and months.
At his residence in Logan county,
KY, on the Goth ult., Capt. JACOB
w. REYNoLDs formerly of Jefferson
county, in the 9th year of his age. !.
In Allen District, Morgan county,
Mrs. CAROLINE VAN GosEN, relict
of +. Van Cosen, deceased, aged So
years, 5 months and s days.
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Tri-state ,Eranger's pic-Nic.

The Second Annual Picnic of the
Patrons of Husbandiy of Southern
Pennsylvania, Maryland and West
Virginia, will be held at Williams
Grove, Cumberland county Pa, on
Thursday, August 26tiI.
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All kinds of Anthracite and Btu
minous Coal, at lowest prices. Shut,
the Coal dealer. July30-tf-d&w
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The Louisville Cosrie1- ,los1Ysas'
says that McCreary's election is con-
coded by thirty Thousand majority,
and the returns from the mountain
counties may bring bis majority up,
to forty thousand.
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Durang's Rheumatic Remedy--a
positive cure for rheumatism in all
its branches. TIT
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The best assortment and cheapest
Bacon of all kinds ever seen in this
town at Frazer & Bishops. If.
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Saturday. August 9TH. 1876.
Bear in blind.

That under the present school law,
any district refusing power to levy q
tax sufficient to continue schools four
months forfeits its share of the dis
tributable schqol fund OF the State.
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1t cures rheumatism quickly
thoroughly and permanently. Du
rang's Rheumatic Remedy.
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Sawed Wood and Pine Kindlings,
at Frazer Il Bishop's--cheap.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-15

PHILADELPHIA, March l3.-Williams'
chanIlcry, on North Delaware street,
burned tonight. Loss heavy.
CnICAuo, March l3.-J. s. Millcr's dis.
tillcry, ut Sterling, illinois, burned last
night between and | O'clock. Loss,
SG0,OOG; the insurance is unknown.
WOOSTER, Ohio, March l3.-'Thc dwell
ling house Of Thomas Harvey, on Pitts
bufgh avcnuc, with its contents, was deS.
trOyed by fire nt 2 o'clock this morning.
Loss $1,000; insured in the Walcrtown, Of
New York, for $4,000. Supposed To he
the work Of an incendiary.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, March 1.-The
Davis House, II large thrrc.stOry wooden
building, was destroyed by fire this morn
Ing. Most Uf the furniture and personal
effects Of the bOarders were burned, anl
40 rapid wns the spread Of the flames that
the occupants Of the building escaped with
difficulty. Julia Kelley, an rmployc, was
taken from the second story, but was
dead when found, or died soon after. The
charretl bodies Of Hector Skinner and e.
Smith, bnar,lcrs, and Margaret Walton,
an emplOyc, were found in the ruins this
morning. The office Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company was burned,
but the instruments were saved. LOss
$4,000.
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tective George Caswell Of this city, were
working the case up. They felt conf.
dent that Page would return to this city,
30 they contented themselves by waiting
for his arrival. Yesterday they learned
that he was in the city, and after hearing
Of him in several places, traced him to a
house Of i'll fame opposite the fair grounds,
where he was spending money most law
ishly.
The officers repaired to that place, and
when admitted they proceeded into the
parlor, where Page was engaged in hl'
reyelry. As soon as Mitchell opened the
door Page seemed to know they were
after him, and drawing his pistol at
tempted to fire on hin. CaswCll, how
ever, sprang forward and seiaing the
weapon the hammer fell on his finger,
thus preventing the contents being dis
charged in MitChel's breast.
lie was handCufed, and brought into
the city, and sent to Cincinnati on
freight train. A large reward was offer:
cd for the capture Of tho prisoners, and
the detectives have shown u great deal OF
skill in working the case up.
Page was recently discharged from the
penitrntiary, where he was confined for
torm of years, and explained his having
so much money by the story that he had
got small stake, and made u large
winning at a faro bank.
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BurtleItS ApPrehcn'
SiOnS Of an Examination,

Wenotice in looking over a copy OF
the evidence submitted by the lnvestigat'
ing Committee to tho House OF Delegates,
touching the conduct Of Burdett, Bennett
.&Co. in the matter Of the State deposits,
that the Treasurer labOred under decided,
not to say severe, apprehensiOnS as to
what might be the event OF an investiga-
ton into his transactions. He docs not
seem to have had the answer Of a
good conscience by considerable, Ho
was sOlicitous that an investigation
should be smOthered. This fact appears
from the evidence Of W, L, MOfett as re-
ported by the Committee, He was the
Sergcant.at.Arms Of the late House Of
Delegates. lie testified that on certain
occasion Mr., Burdrtt had conversation
with him in regard to the proposed in
vestigation, during which he manifested
considerable feeling against MoiEett he
cause, as he alleged, the latter was in fa'
vor Of the investigation, MOilet told
him that he was in favor Of the invcStiga.
tion, to which IIurdGtt replied as follows;
"'Ycs, you and old Scrogin were in
hopes that you could mako tho pitiful
sum Of 81 or 81 per day in case the in
vcstigation was held in the vacation Of the
Legislature ! told him that did not
care what tho investigation cost, 40 the
Radicals would be brought to settlement
Of the finances. lie remarked yes, but
you bring your personal friends into the
Investigation also; to which replied that
the idea had never occurred to me, but
that they could stand an investigations
to which he answered, | do not know SO
we'll about that. ! asked him, cant you
stand? IIe answered that he did not
know, and 1t might play the devil with
them. lie further remarked, don't press
the matter, rs Bennett and | don't want to
be dcviled with these fellows all summer
nor this cloud hanging over u.s."
It begins to look Os II Burdett'S appre'
tensions may turn out to have been well
founded. Whether the revelations Of the
committee will "play the devil" with him
remains to be seen,
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DIstiIIcrs Arrested.

CLEVELAND, March l4.-Last week
United States detectives from Washing
ton arrested the members Of the firm Of
Jacob Laysey & Co., distillcrs, OF this city,
on a charge OF defrauding the Govern
ment by making false returns, {, +,
Thielers, q store.keeper, was also arrest.
cd, it being alleged that he had iull knowl-
edge OF the frauds being praCticed. The
parties were examined before the United
States Commissioner and held in $4,000
each to appear before the United States
District Court.
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Settlement Probable.

FALL RIVER, March 14.-A settlement
Of the long.cOntinucd strike IN this city
now seems probable, the SpinnerS, wcay.
erS, card.rOonl hands, SlaShcrS and spool
ers, in conversation last night, having re.
solved that they would return to work
within twcnty.fOurs, provided tho man.
ufOcturcrs will guarantee that on the lat
Of April they will ConctdG the ton per
cent. asked for. This resolution is signed
BY all the Unions, and II remains for the
employers to accept the proposal, which
It Is claimed they will do.
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Nlurdcr ornn Itnllnn I'odAIer.

Sr, Louis, March l3.--As Francisco
Palmcro, an Italian lemon peddler, was
walking along Broadway, between Bremen
avenue and Angelica street in the northern
part Of the city, about 0 o'clock this
he was fired upon by two men
behind Il fence on the opposite side Of the
street. ralmer0 turned and ran when
two bullets coming from n lumber yard
on the same side Of the street struck him
below the collar bone and u moment or
two after he dropped his baskct and fell
dcad on tho pavement. ltappcars that
lalnlero came here from New Orleans
about II year ago, mud while in that city
he lived with nn uncle who was murdered
and that five Italian aCquaintances were
suspected oi the murder, but 1t was asccr.
tanned definitely who committed the deed.
About three months agO these five nc.
unaintancrs came to ST. Louis and have
since threatened, ii is alleged, to kill
Palmcro. Three Of these men giving
their nnmcs ~ James CAMPBELL, Jos.
COnbcssio and ArlOn CGmpagui, have
been arrested aud the other two are known
to the police. Palmern was an honorable
and Industrious young man and was IN
he married next month.
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General IIcnncngoon, known in con.
ncCtiOn with General Walkers Nicaragua
lilibustering expedition, is dangcrOnSIy
III nj his residence.
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II the calculations Of the World arc
correct It will be seen that in the event Of
death at any time before the end Of the
twcnty.irst year after the beginning Of
the deposits, the life insurance company
returns more money than the savings
bank, and previous to the end Of the
fourteenth year more than double as
much. And IN this illustration no ne.
count has been taken Of the dividends to
be made by the life insurance company,
and they would add largely to the
amount returned at death, or II used by
the dcpositor annually would materially
diminish the amount Of his deposit. and
in probably the majority Of mutual com.
pnnics would, II left with the company,
make the policy sclf.sustaining at the
end Of about twenty-five years, so that
the deposits could entirely cease.
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CIYii ilirilts.

MOSraoMEnY, Ala, March l3.-Nc.
grocs sworc out new warrant for Cal.
Wagner, proprietor Oft the minstrel troupe,
anh his ticket agent. The former was
discharged, and the latter gave bond
in five hundred dollars to appear Nt the
next term Of Conri. This case has cnus.
ed several theatrical companies To cancel
engagements for this city,
NEw YonK, March ia,--A bill has
been introduced in the Delaware Lcgisla.
turc to Offset the effect Of the Civil Rights
Bill IN That State.
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NEW YORK.
THE TWEED IIAnEAs CORPUS CASE.

THE TWEED IIABEAs CORPUS CASE.
New YoRK, March l3,-Thc Tweed
habeus corpus proceedings were concluded
yesterday, the Supreme Court affirming
the decision of the Oyer and TerminGr,
and dismissing the writ. In the civil ac-
tion against Tweed, on behalf Of the city,
for the recovery Of $ll 100000, the sub.
stituuon Of tho Mayor aud Alderman as
plaintiffs, instead Of the Supervisors, was
also held proper, and TwGcd'S appeal
dismissed.
Judge DonOhuc, in the Supreme Court
Chambers, has granted u writ Of error,
enabling the counsel for WIN. NJ. Tweed
to appeal from the decision Of the Sn'
prclnc Court ut general term, affirming
the judgment Of Oyer and Termincr in
the Tweed hubeas corpus case. The matter
will bo argued before the Court Of Ap.
peals the I'D inst.
RAILROADS. CUTTING RATES.
II il stated that all roads from here t0
the West are now cutting under each
other to secure freight.
REPORT CoNTRApICTED.
The report that the Union Pacific is
about negotiating loan Of $90OO,OOO, to
place to the credit uf the Pacific Mail
Company, is Officially denied.