Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-10-10
LEEToWN NEWS.

The trees of the forest exchanging
their green cOlors for golden hues, re-
mind us of Incorporating melancho-
ly days when we must be content with
the +" Beautiful Snow"
Most Of the farmers of this vicinity
will get through their seeding this
week.
Wiltshire's school. house, in Charles
town district, which was being rebuilt
is now finished and the school in ses-
sion under the tutorship of Miss
Crane.
Miss Alice Grantham, of Middle
way, is visiting Misses Cora and Susan
Stuckey of Bunker Hill, so says the
fellow she left behind.
Revs. f. A. Strother and j. p.
Stump have an interesting protracted
meeting going at Burnt Factory,
Frederick Co., Va
Magistrate Geo. d. Johnston and
Constable ID. w. Hannah have plenty
business toattend to; they disposed of
five cases last Friday, and say they
have now, on the docket, more cases
than their predecessors had during
Their term of Office.
The University Singers, of New
Orleans, gave concert at Middleway
in Lafayette Hall, last Tuesday. Those
present pronounced it equal to the
advertisement.
Our merchants are selling off their
stock of goods on hand, at reduced
prices, to make way for their fall and
winter supplies. Those who desire
bargains will do well by giving them
a call.
1t seems as if some of our young
gents are always getting into ''fix,'.
and as fast as one gains his footing
another is down. Now there is our
friend j. w. G. who proposed to his
lump of consecrated sweetness and
she having a voice in the matter exer-
cised her privilege by answering in
the negative, and as result crime of
the most hideous character is threaten
ed. And there is Rosser HI. who was
three times seven the other day, when
he ask a miss of our burg to 60 to
church and she said No." Girls
you should not treat the boys SO it
is hard ON their eyes to have them
weeping; if you don't believe it just
asked Jimmy Nicely.
Mr.. VIM. III. Karicofe made trial
of his corn harvester on the farms of
Mr.. Flagg hear Vanclevesville, and
Mr.. Melvin's near Duffield last week
and reports as having given general
satisfaction. Mr.. X. is an ingenious
man and has at last worked out the
machine which the farmers most need
and hopes to be able to supply the de-
mand by another year.
E. l.. Smith ofBoonsborough, Md,
Davis Barringer, of Sandy Hook, Nd,
and Trip Smith, of Berryville, Va.
were in Middleway, their former
home, last Sunday. Their many
friends were glad to see them, and so
were they pleased to see the dear ones,
their girls, which they left behind a
short time ago.
| Mrs. Helm, wife ofthe late Meredith
Helm, has moved to Charlestown
where she will make her future home.
Miss Lucy Helm and her brother
Robert are now at Buchanan, Va.
Mrs. Robert Lawrence, of Flushing,
n. Y, is visiting her sister, Mrs. l..
P. cambridge, near this place.
James Farnsworth, who was called
home on account of the illness of his
father who has since died, has return
ed to Grafton, w. Va, where he is
employed.
Miss Grace Holiday who has been
visiting friends near Middleway, and
who was welcomed with warm re-
ception by the social circles of the
vicinity, has returned to her home,
BALTIC. City. Sam Myers says her de.
parture was bitter pang to him, but
on the pages of futurity he reads of 8
bright and prospective hope which is
really consoliug.
Mrs. johnson, of Charlottesville, Va.
and Mrs. Ella Fry of Wavnesboro
Va, are visiting their sister, Mrs
Samuel Fowler, of Middleway.
The first month of the Wright
school closed with an enrolment of 2
pupils and an average daily atten
J dance of 10. Those present every da,
were, Marshal Ramsburg, Rober
Snyder, Samul Price, and Harry Sny
der.
Miss Maggie Oliver, of Balto., Md.
is visiting the Misses Wiltshire.
! Mrs. Henry A. Bogert, of New
York, is visiting Mrs. L. P. Danridge
Oct. Z, 1885. X.
The first snow of the season fell a