Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-06-20

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I'm glad had that letter published
since it has stirred up the press and the
great easy going majority to at least tall
of improving that 8 vast howlin wilder.
ness, )" the Public Square.
Whenever it gets to looking antique
and shabby, the city guardians have been
wont to give it new coat of geological
specimens, until to the oldest inhabitant
1T has becomea " testimony of the rocks, y
sure and solid, and whose effects are far
reaching. l sat in the Court House the
other evening at session of the County
Institute, listening and .trying to
hear some of the novel arguments and
logic INDUCED in concerning the fair sex.
You know that it's only when being dis
cussed in the abstract, that reliable infor-
nation can be obtained on this great
mystery, and a fair summary of what
sort of ideas men really do entertain of
the last bit of creation, to which Adam
was made to contribute so large q
bon(e)us Up. ST. think l caught this
trick of punning from the Editor of the
Statesman. Well, started to say that
waves of oratory on the aforementioned
subject were floating around, and the
lamps shone o 'er 6 fair women and brave
men," the "fair''n was apparent,
we concede the bravery-when my
neighbor whispered, Harkl was't thun-
der, or the wind ?' Neither, y said L,
twas but the (Continental) Car rafting
DER the stony street. with Perry driving
at his usual pace" Then followed
Byron little farther, and in Imagination
stood beneath the fresh green tree,
Waving where stones had ceased to live,
And saw around me the wide square
revive
With fertile promise, and fountain
spring,
Come forth work of gladness to con-
trive
Fifty years from now, when we are
not alive.
Talking of the Institute, do you know
that it has been unusually interesting, es-
pecially the exercises of Tuesday and
Thursday nights, the questions discussed
took wide range, and were amusing as
well as instructive as well as interesting.
Professor Brown and Mr.. Westenhaver
are energetic and capable, and furnished
the public with an interesting literary
menu.
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The festive festival of a strawberry
nature is now predominant, and the inn
pecunious young man hastens along on
the other side of the street, and soothes
his conscience by saying he don't belong
to the church, he finds it little more diff
ficult to soothe the girl he belongs to.
1t was quite nice of the city guardians
to give to the ladies the use of the Mark
et-House for festival. l see the Mayor
around there drinking in the
beauties of the scene, figuratively of
course. Everything is nicely decorated
and neatly arranged, and the pretty
girls make capital and entertaining as
sistants.
Detective O;Neil does not claim to be a
but his wonderful success
in every instance deservedly places him
far ahead of many who do, and would
assure him prominence in any detective
force. With no !" clew whatever, but
with persistence and sagacity, he traced
up the thief who stole Mrs. Matthei's
watch, obtained the watch, restored it to
her, and but for prior charge against
him would have brought thief, who is an
old offender, back with him. We con-
graduate Mrs. Matthaei upon the restora-
ton of her watch, and think, that as a
we have good right to be
proud of our local detective, whose course
in this instance was approved of and
highly complimented by the officers and
members of the Baltimore detective force.
And now they accuse either Clad !" or
' Louie" with trying to perpetrate a
Joke on an innocent "Pine-Hiller who
had not kept pace with the progress of
physics, on scientific basis. They fixed
up his pills in capsules " as the most
approved method of transition to the in
terror department. But the next time
that honest man came to town, he restor-
ed the capsules saying, "you didn't need
10 put them pills in glass things for me
TO carry home, 1 thought you might need
Them, SO brought them back, +" and they
say the clerk didn't have the grace to ex-
plain.
We had tornado last Saturday, it at
tackled the African church as if it meant
business. 1t NAV have been part and par
eel of the Democratic storm that has de-
molished SO many political castles in the
air around Martinsburg. If there has
not been exactly weeping and wailing,
we certainly have heard crashing of
teeth over the latter business.
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The girls say that the handsome young
barrister is developing into veritable
ladie s man, and one of the Y. B. 3 friends
who is quite as well up in Shakespeare
as is his friend in the little Office round
the corner, says he has evidently forgot
ten that there is tide in the affairs of
men which taken at the Flood, &c., &c.
Mrs. Gerhardt enjoyed pleasant visit
to York, Pa, week or so ago.
Mrs. DIR. Hunter of Berkeley Springs,
spent last Sunday in town with relations
and friends, returning home on Monday.
Rev. R. D. Roller has returned from
Lewisburg and will have the regular SER
vices in Trinity Episcopal Church to-
morrow.
Lewis Gerhardt has returned to Get
tysburg to prepare for the commence
ment exercises, and to carry off the heav-
lest diplomas. LEONE.
The Baptist Church was crowded
Thursday evening, at s O'Clock, to
witness the marriage ceremony of
Mr.. James E. Shaffer and Miss Sarah
E. Neer, performed by the pastor,
Rev. r. II. Pitt. A reception was
held at the brides fathers. An ele-
CANT supper was prepared, and many
guests were present. There was