Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-07-11

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SATURDAY. JULY fifth, 1885.
LOCAL NEWS.
]. VIM. Hill spent last Wednesday
at Chambersburg.
Mrs. d. H. Stuckey has gone on a
visit to her home in Ohio.
Miss Hattie mccarthy, of Rawlings,
Md, is visiting Mrs. Geo. NJ. Bowers.
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Mr.. Stuart w. Walker left on
Thursday last, for visit to Appomat-
tox C. IL.
People complain of the great heat
during this week, and rain is much
needed.
Hon. Z. Boyd Faulkner left town
on Friday last on a visit to the White
sulphur Springs.
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Robert Thompson who was some
time ago shot by Charles Woods, is
now able to be cut.
Mrs. John +. Keller, of Shepherds.
town, spent some time here with
friends, this week.
Mr.. Phil. Sayles, clerk in Geo. K.
Evans's tobacco store, is confined to
his room by sickness.
W. II. III. Flick and ID. C. Weston
haver, Esqs., left Sunday to attend a
session of Z. S. District Court at Park.
ersburg.
The NJ. C. Band Picnic on Wednes-
day, to Mont Alto Park, is spoken of
as delightful time by all who at
tended.
Brick pavements are being laid
around DIR. McSherry's new residence,
and Rev. j. A. Hoffheins is having a
new porch put up.
DR.. ]. l.. w. Baker has been APP
pointed Deputy Collector of Revenue
at this place also Mr.. Arch. Oden to
apOsition at the Distillery.
Mr.. Thomas Flagg has just finished
the construction of comfortable and
handsome porch extending the full
length of his residence on West King
Street.
Miss Ida Henry closed the session
of her music class on last Thursday,
md on the following Monday left for
her home in Winchester to spend her
vacation.
Mr.. ID. H. Stuckey, the new b. &
0. Express Agent, is giving every
attention to the business and will
make for the company an energetic
representative.
Mr.. T. j. Jones, representing the
Dayton Hedge Co., is in town and
will call on some of our leading farm
ers to introduce very neat, novel,
and substantial hedge fence. The
plan will speak for itself. '' 3,
Mr.. VIM. McSherry, Jr., young
lawyer of Gettysburg, Pa, on his way
to Cumberland Thursday, stopped
oyer here a short time and called to
see DIR. J. w. McSherry and other
acquaintances.
A burglar tried to force an entrance
into the house of Mr.. James Dyche,
on West King ST., last Wednesday
night, but did not secure any plumber.
This is the fifth time some person or
persons have tried to rob his residence.
The church erected by the Re-
formed congregation at Kearneysvllle
will be conseclated on Sunday, 10Th.
By reason of this there will be no
service in the Reformed Church of
this city on that day.
Union services participated in by
the Lutheran, Baptist, NJ. E., M. f..
South, L. b. and Presbyterian
Churches, will be held in the Presby-
terrain Church, Sunday, s p. m. Rev.
r. II. Pitt will preach.
President Turner, of the West Vir-
ginia University, made us a very
pleasant call this friday morning.
He is very genial gentleman
and seems to be imbued with prop
er spirit and anxious to place the
University in the right attitude be-
fore the people of the State, and
abolish the past partizan course of
that lnstitution,-a much-to-be-de-
sired and lOng-hoped-for result.
DEAD LETTERs.-sThe following is
list Of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Martinsburg, w. Va, July
4th, 1885, and will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office July 18th, if not
called for; when calling say advertis-
ed.
Gil. Addison ", John Armstrong,
Miss Bette Berl, Benz. l.. Butler,
John r. Berry, Mrs. NJ. Chambers,
+. Cossnur, John Casey, Fred Harris,
Hiram Merchant, Liza B. Miller, Paul
Martin, Mrs. Susan Meaner, James
Petersen, w. A. Porfield, Carrie