Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-11-15
! From the Moroaa Mercury.

Our jovial and smiling Republican
friend, VIM. McDermott, Esq, of
Luray, Va, was here voting, visiting
friends and "sparking" for several
days this week. He paid our sane
tum visit, and as usual, we found
him in the best of spirits. He re-
ports Boss Sherman and all the boys
from Morgan as being well and doing
we'll in Luray.
We are sorry to announce the death
of John W., son of Charles and Mary
Hunter, which took place in Berkeley
Springs on Wednesday night, Novem-
Der 5th, aged 5 years, 10 months and
10 days. He died of Group. Johnny
was very bright and interesting lit
tie fellow, and his bereaved parents
have the sympathy of this entire COM
munity.
Last Saturday was a great day in
Berkeley Springs for both political
parties. The Executive Committee
of the Democratic party had publish
ed notices for grand torch light pro-
cession, which was to take place Sat
urday night, No yember 1st, they had
also employed the Berkeley Springs
Cornet Band to furnish music for the
occasion. The band also had an en-
gagement for Saturday to attend a
Sunday School picnic at Spohr's x
Roads, and they went. Now comes
the ex citing part of the music. On
returning from the picnic, just after
passing the turn at McCaffry's hill
they were surprised to see another
band marching into town over the
bridge at Florence House, which
proved to be the Paw Paw Cornet
Band followed by the Blaine and
Logan Club from that place, which
was followed by the colored band and
also the colored Club from the same
place, in all about $50 men in line
with Hon. John j. Hetzel as leader.
who marched East in front of the
Mercury office, turned to the left and
came to halt in front of the Court
House, when Mr.. Hetzel mounted q
coal pile and proposed three cheers for
Blaine and Logan. While the cheer
ing was going on the Berkeley
Springs Band drove up in their hand
some chariot drawn by four grey hor-
ses, playing Sherman's march to the
sea. When the band had finished Mr..
Romanus Hunter proposed three
cheers for Cleveland and Hendricks,
after which the bands discoursed some
sweet music and then everybody adj
journed for supper.
Our town was thrown into great ex-
citemcnt at about halfp past two O'Clock
on Sunday morning last by the ring
ing of the Court House bell and the
cry of fire. The alarm was caused by
fire being discovered in one of the
of the First National Tan
merry in this place. On Saturday last
the fire was drawn from the furnace
in order to have the boilers cleaned,
and the ashes were deposited outside
the brick wall, as is the custom on
such occasions, and then water thrown
upon them; but it seems that there
were soma sparks or embers left I'M
wet, as indications point strongly to
the fact that the fire started in the cor
ner next to the furnace. The night
Waterman says that he was busy TAX
ing the cap off the man-head, and the
screws being rusty, it took considera-
BILE time, which of course kept his at
tention away from any other part of
the buildings, and thus he accounts
for the start the fire got before he dis
covered it. Our citizens turned out
in full force with buckets in hand, and
with axes and water the raving mon
ster was soon got under control. The
loss to Messrs Deford & Co. is estimat-
ed at about $500, which is fully cover
ed by insurance.