Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-05-09

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The coming Con-
cert.-PersonM
points.
Some professional men may have thu
advantage, if it is an advantage,
depends very much upon how you re in
cllned to translate the sense of the WORD
of seeing the character of their fellow
mortals in its most pronounced type. II
mo man is hero to his valet, he il less
likely to appear in that role to his Doctor
and his Lawyer, and as for the preachers
do they not preach at us every Sunday az
If our worst was before them ALWAYS
which very likely it is, since theology
rather reverses the doctrine of law, and
believes every man guilty, until he is
proven innocent by approved methods.
But started out to say to you that any.
body may see their fellow citizens al
their calm level best in the parlors and
reception rooms of our Photograph gal.
leries. If you have a penchant or a
knack for reading faces, there's your
chance, at an advantage, too, that you
have with the original. Tie
camera has trick of catching on to nat
sNe&Ao, aR1C coAOh III ClidldCDSI. anu
whatever Soul the subject has, and
all, sans the influence of living moods.
But it is from purely artistic point of
view that I want to speak of some of the
quiet people who smile down upon you,
or sit around in the reception room of
Gallery.
bright and life-like portrait of Judge
EQ 1ttnnr inf
tlstic in design and finish than one often
sees anywhere; quite as is the Judge in
the flesh.
There is also finely executed portrait
OF Miss Calf of Hedgesville, done in India
ink; and host of our society people
made up to perfection in water colors.
One of the boys" is there in this latter
style,-he is with his best girl-it's a
drawing room scene. It's suggestive of
sentiment before it has advanced very
far on its earthly career. But its first
class anyhow. We are not a people to
sentiment of the right kind.
Geo" Brown who has charge of the
Gallery, has got to be quite an artist and
does almost all the water-color painting
himself
There are two or three cases crowded full
of fine specimens of photography-peo-
pie we all know-but Tim Hooley's is
generally conceded to be one of the most
attractive looking.
Some of the rink habitues are there in
fancy garb, and look very debonair and
What terribly pungent perfume some
people about this town do use. / met a
couple on Queen St., the other evening,
so odorous that I was surprised into say
ing ''phe,C, y before they were out of hear
ing. The city officials might be dong a
public good by buying up these powerful
odors, for general use. If they are good
to e-odOrize the human form, why not
other waste places.
There was another meeting Wednes-
day night of the trustees of the "Episco-
palian Cemetery" 1t is likely that at
this meeting they took some definite
measures toward fixing it up and beauti-
flying it as it should be. 1t is, and should
be, a spot of general interest to all citi-
zens, not only from its association with
the once eminent people who are now
resting there, but as link with the past
century. Progress is well enough, but
the modernism that eats away such ties,
is of doubtful kind.
Now they are revolving ''parlors. "
Such is revolution. Let us all revolve,
who can and want to. Fancy gliding
round this may treadmill with the
weather guage up to fever heat. But
they don't seem to mind it particle.
Professor Shaffer gave some wonder
full exhibits of his control of the revolt
them with his feet. If
had seen this. I'm salts
fed that he wouldn't have asked
Whats ip name" These revolvers
are always cure to bring do,cn the game.
DR.. Hamill giides around among the
ducks as motionless as the typical swan,
but he says his head is hardly level
enough to carry glass of water around
as successfully as Professor Sheaffer done
it. Then there's Andy" Criswell, real
ly an artist in the poetry of motion; but
he acknowledges that until he becomes a
domestic man, there is very little hope of
his attaining that proficiency which char
the Professors movements in
leaping over furniture. Nevertheless he
leaps into the good graces of the ladies
with marvellous facility. Andy" is a
general favorite.
Fancy dress carnival at the Raleigh St.
Circle May 2S, with new and improved
features.
Martin st. skating parlors will have
special attractions every once in awhile,
of which the public will be duly notified.
The City Band under leadership of
Professor Chambers gave us a general
serenade in the public square Wednes-
day evening. The music was exception
ally fine, several new pieces, much more
difficult than they have yet tried, were
30 good in themselves and so well rem
dered as to win rounds of applause.
This band gives a concert May 10Th and
20th. There is plenty of talent among
them, and everybody may be sure of
getting their moneys worth and listen
ing to first class entertainment.
The friends and acquaintance of Rev.
r. II. Pitt, regret his illness, and hope TO
soon see him really well and again in the
pulpit.
Rev. Fl. j. McKeefry will exchange
pulpits tomorrow with Rev. ]. B. o 'Reil-
ley, talented and eminent clergyman of
Winchester.
Thanks to nameless. Too late for this
date.
DR.. w. Diffenderfer and wife are Wis
iting relatives and friends in this city.
The girls all say they miss Charlie
Brown awfully. LEONE.
Among the ex-soldlers who attend
ed the Reunion at Baltimore this
week, were Messrs. Slice, Chrisman,
Wayble, Berry, Strausner, Bremen,
and others.
The G. A. r. of this place is max
ing preparations to celebrate Memoir
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