Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-12-20
GERARDsT0WN.

The oyster supper held by the members
of the N E. Church was success in every
sense of the word. The management was
excellent. and edibles abundant and first
class. Gross ieceil is S65 net SAB.
Communication with the distillery has
been opened up, and foretaste OF the
no iday season was experienced by some
of the boys on Saturday night
Mr.. Samuel Busey isshipping nice lot
of hickory which is being cut by Hag
erstown firm. 1t goes out of this county
in the rough and comes back in the
smooth with large per centage in favor
of the smoother Berkeley County EN-
terprises must close for want of patron
age whilst those of bordering States con-
linue the shipment of their articles here.
People seem to love to spend their money
away from home.
An enterprising oyster merchant of your
place supplies our people with bivalves at
80 cts per quart
We lost one of our oldest citizens on
Wednesday. Ben johnson traded off his
old horse Tom. said to be in his gath
year and he was slow for his age. foo
Thanks, MARY BEAU, for your kind mo-
tee. No sir. This is not our year up
the :, raging salt. We have taken four
trips in that direction on presidential &C.
casions. to one of which we were not en-
titled but which we were compelled to
take by a kind of octagonal -septenary ar
rangement. We think the turkey as well
as the goose ought to be remembered in
history. for as the goose saved Rome SO
the turkey strut y of Conkling saved
U. s. How was your fare. MARY BEAU?
Was your crOc palatable
Speaking of presidents reminds us that
the Democrats ought always run batche-
lors for that position. Buchanan. the
last Democratic president was a bachelor.
SO was Tilden who ought to have been
president. and SO is president elect Cieve-
land. They are lucky set.
One of the most imposing ceremonies
we have witnessed for To- these many
years. was the wedding hich took place
in the Presbyterian Church of this place
ON Wednesday evening. the 18th, at $50
The contracting parties we're Mr.. c. W.
Boyer. well known to your many readers
as MEMO. and Miss Bessie Sherrard. a
iavorite young lady of this community.
The ceremony was imp, essively perform
ed by Rev. E. L. Wilson. The large
church WIS filed to its pacity Messrs
Frank Eichelberger and Robert Sherrard
ers, Stuart Walker and Miss Anna Tabb,
and ALVIN Clendenning and Miss Lucy
McKown were the attendants. The la1-
les wore white and the gentlemen the
conventional black. The proceedings
were perfect in every respect not an err
ror anywhere After the services al the
church number of invited guests re
a red to the comfortable home of Mrs.
Snerfard where bounteous repast was
spread. to which due Justice was done by
most who where present. Among the
many presents displayed we noticed the
following bearing the cards of the donors:
Elegant tea pot Lulie Miller: table
cloths linen. o.. w. North linen towels
Fannie Buyer: beautiful vases, Vallie
Carter parlor lamp Charles Ii. Miller
;kle C; stor, Mr.. and Mrs. G X. Bow ers
parlor lamp, Anna TabD ;preserve dishes,
Mamma Miller; elegant pitcher. j. W..
Gray pickle castor Mr.. and Mrs Gee.
Rouss linen napkins. Jno. w. Tabb
glass sets. Alvin Clendenning glass
pitcher. j w. Dodd; linen table cloths
Neal Berry ] doz so I'd silver forks with
initials OF bride engraved thefeupol. En-
ma Gray boquet holder, w. L. Jones
linen table cloths Mamie Boyer napkins
Ii. G. Berry ] doz goblets Ed Hen
shaw vegetable dishes Pinkie McKown;
glass pitcher, Mrs. Marion Henshaw /:
pickle dish, Stuart Walker pair fine
blankets, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. M. Bowers
pair Marscilles BED spreads, Lucy Nc
kown lamp. Mrs. Sam Durham lamp
mat Mrs. Maggie Morgan; Chine cham
Der set, Mr.. and Mrs. Powell Licklider
China tea set, butter dish. &C., Mrs Sam I
Henshaw napkin holder, Mrs j. H.