Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-03-28


no such awful significance as moving
day; and as man is an animal who
likes TO be comfortable, he has not for
gotten and the Adam of to-day is no
more generous than his ancient rela-
tive, in charging all his troubles to the
Ewes of the household, however lit
tie inclined he may be to give them
up; as for doing without them-he
just couldn't.
There's the Commissioner in Chan
only man in town who OBJ
jects as much to trying roller skates
for the edification of the ladies, as he
does to compliments, tho he can give
them. He once dissected a sketch of
LeOne's that he read in q western pa
per, and altho' we forgive him-he
didn't know who wrote tive shall
feel it our duty to remember him.
enthusiastically.
*x*
What has become of the entertain
ment the City Band was going to
treat US to?-at regular admission
fare.
Likewise that promised us by the
Grammar School?
It's good time for these now !; be-
fore the musicales and "sweet girl
graduates claim the attention of the
musical and beauty-loving public, af-
ter which time there will be no adj
miration in stock for even the hand
some ones of the M. G. B.
Until last night the Central Hall
Rink has presented no especial at
fractions" other than the excellence
of the skating, the cosy comfort of
the rooms, aud the comfortable ac-
commodations for its habitues and
guests. A nice and large audience al
ways, it is notably SO on Saturday
evenings. The managers are careful
to see that all beginners have some
one competent to take charge of and
instruct them.
Wanted "A messenger called Dyn-
amite, natural gas, even of the ex-
plosive kind, won't do, they are too
familiar with it, to remove" the
poor wayfarers who have no other
home nor resting place than the mar
ket house and Groves corner, sky
ward, where there are no police to en-
force the rules and keep them ga
mOvin' on"
"A basket of Easter eggs at the
Democratic headquarters, with an APP
pointment for P. M. for all the appli-
cants, in every one, from Martinsburg
down to Shanghai and the /" X roads,"
Some one to clean up the debris
before the Temple of Justice; and to
mend the seam in the pavement there
and to notice that not only the oil but
the whole lamp has disappeared, leav-
ing blind Justice in double darkness.
To know Martinsburg girl who
does not think she is just a little more
graceful on rollers than anybody else.
To find some one who did not
miss T" Perry's" smiling face when he
was sick and off duty, at the "Conti-
mental"
"The boys" had Hubbard Car
nival at the Raleigh st. Rink last
week, and everybody enjoyed it i'm
Earl Kiser, Of Washington,
was chief marshal, and George Cage
took charge of the small family as the
only original Mother Hubbard, and
no "bOnesn about it. He thinks he
made very graceful woman. But
Hugh McIlhenny was one ahead. His
bonnet was the advance guard of the
incoming Paris Fashion for this sea-
son. 1t just stopped short of a poke
the roof.
PERSONAL PoINTs.-Mrs. w. L.
and Mrs. John Boyd are en-
joying the Exposition. Miss Sue
Colston had pleasant visit to Wash
ington.
VIM. Farnsworth came home TO at
tend the funeral of his father, who was
buried on Thursday.
You are all mistaken about the law
yer mentioned last week. Some OF
them are not such confirmed bache-
lors but that they can estimate matri-
mony at p r, Tor, p. A. R.)
Mr.. Samuel Bowers, who lost leg
near Supervising by an accident on
the C. V. r. r., couple of weeks
ago, was brought home on Thursday
last. His wound is doing as well as
could be expected, and he IS thought
to be out of danger.
About two weeks ago Mr.. d. NJ.
Shaffer was feeding fodder into a cut
ter and got one ofhis fingers caught
in the knives. The finger was terri
bly lacerated and the end of the fin.
ger cut off, infiicting a very painful
wound.
DEAD LETTERs.-The following is
a list of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Martinsburg, w. Va, March
2Ist. 1885, and will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office April 4th, II not
called for; when calling say advertis-
ed.
Mrs. A. F. Brady, Mrs. Harry Bar
ben, Miss Mary Bo0gars, stephen a.
Brown. Miss Caty Charlton; Miss
Tude Deyolve, Miss Belle Fenix, Miss
Annie Fink, Jacob Feldstein, Mrs.
Jane Frazer, Alvin o. Glover. +. A
DeHass. Zach. Kearns, G. Manager,
Henry Scoheld, Geo. G. Smith, Jonn
G. Smith. John Mong Small, Sarah J.
Smith. Samuel Thomas (c0pd), Isaac
Wilson. Lizzie Souders. Held Ioi
better direction--Miss Nettie Harm
Ard. Hillmon. Greenwood Co.
dEo. r. EVANS, F. NJ.