Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-03-21


a gentleman visiting ia town q few
days ago told me that when passing one
OF our ward schools he asked 1 bov he
met what building Il was. he wns 4
smart boy. He will be Il Professor y
some day. He told the aatonished in
qulrer that At was tannery.n / adj
mitted that the specimen ID question was
fair sample Of the Martinsburg urchin.
they are not slow. The smallest fry
among them manage 10 keep up with the
procession, fguratively, as well as liter
ally. ORDERS Bands, and Military
Companies, would not feel at home on
our streets II the grand army Of the nm
washed did not flock around to act as es-
cort, and to suppress any signs Of exccs-
sive dignity.
Talking of schools and school bows.
they say that the and ward and the
Grammar School are haunted that a
beheaded ghost in shirt sleeves and airy
garb generally, watts itself serenely
along on the shady side Of the fence, and
is visible to school boys generally and
me that not having any reportorial ability
ana especial anxiety for an interview. he
{" busted from the spiritual presence
several times, and now goes around. -
We mention this because we think it's a
poor town that can't afford a ghost or
two, and because the Railroad EMPLOYEES
have asserted that all the first class
spooks are on the road. The supersti-
tious should investigate.
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Have you heard the story the lawyers
tell,
How one of the legal fraternity fell;
Tor has fallen, whats in a question of
grammar,
When Love, Heart, and Life, are under
the " hammer ?n ~&
Surrendered to Cupid no flag of truce,
But genuine case of Hymeneal moose.
No? Well it's fact,-so I'm told by
one of them who being fancy free him
self can afford to enjoy capture and
talk generously about it.
Some of the dear girls will be awfully
cut up over it warn them in time and
on behalf of those who can follow me, /
tender fair client and fortunate solicitor
congratulations. No cards. no cake, no
names-until the wedding day. No cur
ious people need apply.
#x*
Who didn't see the Eclipse II think
we were all astronomers for the nonce.
Curiosity turned eyes heavenward, that
piety couldn't. Fingers were smirched
and noses daubed with smoked glass :
but the show was all nature had promis-
ed, all that the advance agents had billed
it to be in the almanacs. And as there
will be no matinee or repetition of this
performance visible in Martinsburg until
nineteen hundred and somewhere, every
body took a long look, a strong look and
a look altogether, and then some ended
by investigating the bottom of schoon-
er to prolong the eclipse.
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Ed. Wild says the eclipse he was SUBJ
jected to at the Central Rink on Friday
night was due to the tire coming off and
locking the wheel of his bicycle, and was
thro' no fault of his. He is one of the
best riders that handles steel horse.
They say that Messrs. Fitz and Martin
part their hair in the centre of their
heads, and if there is an uneven number
at either side, they can't balance. 1 don't
vouch for the genuineness of this. 1t
does sound little like blackmail.
Messrs. Vanmetre and Keller also gave
an exhibition of their skill at this rink
on Friday and Saturday nights.
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Wanted to see-Mayor Lambert, G. 81.
Feidt, w. HI. H. Flick, L. M. Shaffer,
Jno. 7. Paulding, Jno. Picking and VIM.
Crowley-try roller skates.
This is evidently the g Golden Age. y
Just look at the glitter of fashion in Kim
die 3 and Scheu S show windows. Every
bonnet, flower and feather is sprinkled
with gold dust. The family man knows
they are at least worth their weight in
trade dollars and wishes for the purse of
a Vanderbilt.
Natural flowers send us an Easter
greeting from out so many windows that
we incline to think all our house keepers
are amateur florists, and excellent ones
at that.
Mrs. Gerhardt, wife of Harry Ger
hardt, Agt. for c. v. R. R., has been SER
iously i'll.
Rev'd P. II. Thomas, of Tomahawk,
was in town Tuesday attending the fun
eral of his daughter, Mrs. Mama Rhode.
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The Barrel Race at the Central
Hall Rink on Thursday night, was live
ly affair, and thoroughly enjoyed by the
audience.
Mr.. Joseph Smith, West King ST., is
suffering with an injured foot. This is
not a matter of Rink, but of Railroad.
Andy" Criswell wants to knows if
$ Leone has anything more to say of
him." Not now. Everybody knows he
resigned The Big Drum because Bayard
had promised him seat in the Cabinet.
But when he got to Washington they
were all occupied. Better turn Republi-
can. You don't know how much of a
favorite you are among them.
We regret that the grand Carnival at
the Raleigh St. Rink last night friday,
came too late to give any description of
it this week.
49,
So this is Spring, -" Mild, ethereal
Spring.
Did you ever see SO deceitful thing?
Mud, malaria, sand train," sassafras,
No crossings found without spy glass.
Then kissing with breezes, pelting with
snow
And flirting with Mercury down at Zero.
N. B. This poem is copyrighted. And
as it's the only one on that subject that
the Editor has ever been beguiled into
printing, no other amateur poets need
apply.
Rev. w. b. Dorsey will preach in
the M. E. Church, South, on Sunday,
22d, at IL a. M. and 7 p. m.