Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-12-26

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SATURDAY, DEC. 26th, 1885. A
LOCAL NEWS. v
Turkeys were plentiful this week K
and found a good market. al
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The Baltimore american sends us a 81
very handsomely gotten up calendar pl
for the new year. ~
New stock of goods at MEssMAN's =
Jevelry Store, which will be sold at "
rock bottom prices. Call and examine. ~
County Court adjourned Tuesday -
evening after alengthy session, taken al
No with bills, road matters and tax mr.
assessments. til
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Our readers who need the services fin
Of a surveyor or conveyancer, will find pu
Prof. G. w. Vanmetre a very compe- vi
tent man in that line. er
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In the Walker will case the County th
Court ordered the will probated, and wi
thereupon the contestants gave notice 10
ofappeal to the Circuit Court. az
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Our thanks are due DIR. Sigler, Of %
Eldorado, Kansas, for late papers of "a
that city. The doctor is a native of =.
this county. His father lately remov- No
ed from Opequon to Kansas. on
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Those contemplating making salein sh
the spring, should CALL at this Office $
and learn prices and see samples of La
our work. We put up the neatest bills on
at the lowest prices. Give us a call. in,
Patti, it is said, guards herself careful
ly against cold. She evidently does not of
1eneNe III Tree concerns, cuI~ oouDtiess we
S SG11 Srrrn tho cid rei;shle ren,adn att
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Those who desire a good daily or
weekly city paper, should read over
nv pio'p0ovu' br
for 1856, in another column. The ~
AmericGn is an excellent newspaper, lat
and has a large circulation all over an
the country. SCI
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The carriers of THE HERALD will FL
be around New Years morning with is
the annual address, and their pockets to-
will be especially enlarged to hold all DO
the ready cash their friends and pat sh'
rons may be pleased to give them. y
The address will be worth reading. Id
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At her residence, near Seymours- WI
vile, Grant County, w. Va, Mrs. 81
Venus Little, aged one hundred years o.
and sixteen days. Mrs. l.. was born hrl
in Jefferson County. She leaves sew
eral children and a host Of grandchil- :
dren to mourn her irreparable loss. Su
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The Fairmont Vest Viryinian ap- fes
pears this week in IN enlarged form pre-
and very much improved. 1t ranks ant
now with the leading papers of the no
State. C. NJ. Shinn, Esq, formerly EN-
ofthis place, is one of its editors and III
proprietors. We are glad to see such 6
evidences of his success. ara
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The Baltimore Sun announcement tor
for 1886 is published in this issue, and Y
those selecting their papers for next ser
year should not overlook the merits of VIII
the Sln 1t will return the reader the bel
worth of his money a hundredfold dur the
ing the year, by the news it brings tic'
by its reports and discussions on all ous
matters of general interest. IN
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We have been doing some printing ma
this week for the Martinsburg Wooden -,
Mills, which have been repaired and for
mPtoNeu lately, anu uo all hlhus Vi bril-
dyeing Of cloths, cloaks, mems wear, mil
&C., at reasonable prices. The public sir
will find Mr.. Calvin and his sons Very no
polite and accommodating people to me
deal with. thu
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The Sunday-school of the Baptist esp
Church IF. S. Emmert, Supt.) will =
hold its Xmas Celebration on Tuesday =
evening the Goth. The musical pro- WI
gramme mentioned in last weeks AN
HERALD will be carried out. Besides Y
the organ, two comets, three clari- ma
onet5, saxaphone, slide trombone and aut
violin will furnish the instrumental yer
part. All are cordially invited. low
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This is a season of enjoyment and ha'
pleasure for all, and we hope every \
one of our readers has some ~realiZa- Eli
ton of its happiness. Those whose Una
cup Of JOY has no taste of want or sor- "h'
row, should remember others around g,
them whose paths are not all sunshine, :
and by kind word or friendly action req
endeavor to make them share in the nes
blessings of this holy and happy sea-
son. That which is to spare on your to
tables may Tighten the heart of many L
poor family. WI
. Eli
FAIR AND FEsTIvAL!-The Baptist at
Congregation will begin their Fair on las
tuesday the Goth in the basement of pr
the church. 1t will last through the al Al