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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-11-20
Horace's Gap.--Jefferson Co.

The protracted meeting at Mt. Zion
Baptist Church closed on the 18th inst,
and resulted in IL conversions, ten of
whom joined the church at the close
Of the meeting. The ordinance of
baptism was administered to nine of
those who had just joined the church,
on last Sabbath morning. Quite a
large congregation assembled ON the
banks of the Opequon to witness the
administration ofthe ordinance, which
was performed by Rev. James T.
Eubanks.
During the Baptismal services, the
horse of Mr.. Lee Flage, which was
tied near the creek. became FESTIVE.
and succeeded in overturning the
buggy into the creek, and throwing
himself down. Both were extricated
with little trouble. The horse was
uninjuried. but the dash was broken
off the buggy, and the whip was snap
ped in two, Of course the robe and
cushions were well saturated.
Some of the members and friends of
Mount Zion Church went to the resi-
dence of Rev. Mr.. Eubanks on Satur-
day evening, last, and gave the rev.
erend gentleman quite lot of the
necessaries of life, including several
hams, fresh beef, butter, sugar. coffee,
preserves, pickles, apples, etc. Mr.. E.
was quite taken by surprise. but he
and his good wife were able to survive
the infection and return their heart
felt thanks for this mark of appreci-
alton on the part of their friends.
Our farmers are hurrying to get
their corn housed before the approach
of winter. Sheriff Baker has finished
at home, getting yield of seven bar
rels to the acre. Mr.. Thomas T. Van
metre, at Woodberry" reports a
yield of seven and a half barrels TO
the acre.
Arbor Day" was observed at the
Gridiron Academy" last Friday
We planted the trees when it was
raining SO hard, and had the other
exercises in the house. Seven trees,
one walnut, one hickory, two cedars,
and three elms, and three rose bushes,
were planted. The other exercises
consisted of reading appropriate Sc
lections by the several classes, and a
few remarks by the teachers. The
Trustees have just had the fence en-
closing the schoolhouse grounds, put
in good repair, and we propose to have
nice yard.
Mr.. VIM. H. Karicofe will dispose
of his personally tomorrow.
Miss Lucy Furrey, of Kearneys-
vile, is spending this week with Mrs.
H. G. Evans.
Miss Annie Chapman and Mrs.
Joseph H. Wageley are spending a
few days with Mrs. James Willis, at
Darkesville.
Mrs. James w. Chapman is about
well again. Her many friends are
glad to see her out again.
Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson has been
ill for some time with erysipelas in
her feet, but is now slowly improv-
ing. TEMPLAR.
Nov II 1894
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-11-20

1t was the money of Camden and
Davis and their connections that
saved the State to the Democracy in
1884. 1t was Camden's money that
picked up Republican counties when
Democratic counties were lost, and
saved the Legislature in 1886. 1t
was the hope of another term in the
Senate that led him to pay literally
at both times. Shall the RepubIi,
cans force the Democracy in spite of
itself to continue in the enjoyment
of Mr.. Camden's great wealth ? 1t
might be kind and neighborly to
help Mr.. Camden in this way, but it
would not be good politics.
In the next Legislature Republi-
cans will be stronger than ever be-
fore. If split occurs in the De-
mocracy, and Democrats cannot get
along without a Republican alliance,
let one of the tails hitch onto the
dog and elect ali acceptable Repub
lican to the United States Senate.
There is too much of a Republican
party to do the hitching the other
way.-Intelligencer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-11-20

BY the laundering of a barge on
Lake Michigan five lives were lost.
An attempt to poison Armour,
the packer, and his family, has
been made in Chicago it is supposed,
by sympathizers with the strikers.
Among the school commissioners
appointed by Mayor Grace, of New
York, were two ladies-Mrs Mary
Noah Agnew and Miss Grace
Dodge.
The President has reinstated
United States District Attorney
Benton, of Missouri, who was sus-
pended for making political
speeches in the recent campaign.
A passenger train on the Vincen-
mes and Chicago Railroad ran into
a fallen tree near Vincennes, Ind,
causing a bad wreck, killing fireman
Fred Esch and injuring Engineer
Bigelow.
Louis Cornwall, an inventor of
Denver, COL, in q vain attempt to
make perpetual motion machine,
became insane and stabbed his
wife and daughters fatally and then
shot himself.
Terrific snow storm, and the tenn
perature down to zero in Dakota.
A stage coach from Leadville, COL,
was caught in a snow.slide on the
mountains and swept over
precipice. Five persons were fatally
hurt.
The Legislature of Nevada is
three.fourths Republican, which
isures the election of Republican
United States Senator, in place of
Mr.. Fair, Democrat. Ex-senator w.
M. Stewart will probably be chosen.
Taken by Congressional districts
the Republicans polled over $4,000
on the I'd of November, in
Virginia. They carry seven dis.
tricts by over 26,500, and lose three
by about $500. That will do for a
political pointer in 1887.
On Thursday last an explosion
occurred in the boiler house of a
mandatory IN Phlla
delphia, by which one of the EN-.
ployees, girl, was killed and four.
teen persons injured. 1t is suppos
ed to have been caused by the
spontaneous combustion of sawdust.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-11-20

The annual report of the B. & o..
r. r. does not disclose any hard
times. The gross receipts of the
main stem we're S9,S56,613 and
expenses s4,O26,325 leaving a hand
some net profit of over five millions
dollars. The cost of operating the
road was 500 per cent. upon the
earnings. The whole value of the
sinking fund is stated at $71S,739.
The Washington branch earnings
were S325,320 and the expenses
S90,S15, showing net earnings of
1884, 800. The earnings of all the
branches including Washington
s1S,422, 436; expenses S12,O35,742,
leaving a net balance of S6,3S6,69
The New York branch will shortly
open for traffic. The express bust
ness has increased largely and the
telegraph earnings have increased
172 per cent. compared with 1884
and 41.15 per cent. compared with
1885.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-11-20
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Brace Up.

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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-11-20
MARTINSBURG HERALD, SATURDAY, NOV. 20, 1886
STATE NEWS.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, Nov. Ia.
"A mysterious fire broke out in the
city tannery here yesterday morn
ing, resulting in it's entire destruc-
ton. Loss $4,000; insurance 81, 200.
DR.. B. w. Allen, for the past four
years professor of anatomy and
surgery in the West Virginia
University, died Thursday night,
aged sixty years. He was one of the
most prominent physicians in the
state.
A citizen living near the depot
was annoyed by cats screeching the
other night and concluded he'd
paralyze them, SO he got his re.
vOlver and went forth and blazed
away at what he supposed was the
cat, and shot his cow Clarksbarg
Neacs.
PIEDMONT, w. Va, Nov. A.
David McMinn attempted to board
a train at West Virginia junction,
one mile west of this place, last
evening, and fell under the wheels,
and was terribly mangIed. He
died few hours after the accident.
He was miner, twenty-five years
old, and unmarried.
Monday afternoon a fOur-year.
old daughter of Jacob Cover, living
paor Doipt DIaocopf u,c Loft ~
home locked in room, while her
mother went out. In some way her
clothes caught fire, and she was
fatally burned. Her mother return
ing home, heard her screams, but
was powerless to help her.
The tiial of Eugene johnson for
the murder of Rev. j. p. Thatcher,
of Moundsville, w. Va, which has
been in progress for the last two
weeks, resulted last week in a yer.
dict of murder in the second degree
The deed was committed several
months ago, while Thatcher, who
was marshal of the town was
attempting to arrest johnson.
CUMBERLAND, Nov. IA Ger
tificate of incorporation has been
obtained from the state of West
Virginia for the Cumberland, Moore
field and Southwestern Virginia
Railroad Company. The road will
be constructed from Cumberland
through the counties of Mineral
Hampshire and Hardy, West
Virginia, to Moorefield, the county
seat of Hardy.
PARKERsBURG, w. VA, Nov. 10
Miss Thoruburg, a lady forty five
years old, was alone at her home at
Tridelphia, w. Va, Saturday night,
when, being seized with an epiIeptic
fit, she fell forward into the fire.
Thomas Mickey, a colored man, was
passing when he heard her screams,
and coming in found her lying with
her head in the CRATE, all the skin
burned off her face, and both eyes
burned out. Her body was badly
burned, and before medical aid
could reach her, she was dead.
r. 9. Asterman, prominent
citizen of Buchanan, w. Va, started
at night, with his vile and small
child, to drive to neighboring
town. The next morning hunter
found the father and child dead at
the foot of a steep bank OH the
roadside. The horses were killed,
and the carriage wrecked. The
mother was still living, but not
conscious. Yesterday she revived
sufficiently to state that the
horses became frightened when near
the cliff, and ran away, going over
the bank in the darkness. The
woman's injuries are such that her
rapOvarV IS impoScihIa
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-11-20
Their Business BOOMING.

Probably no one thing has caused such
ageneral revival of trade at E. C. Will
liams Jr., & Bros Drug Store as their
giving away to their customers of SO
many free trial bottles of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. Their
trade is simply enormous in this very
valuable article from the fact that it
always cures and never disappoints.-
Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis.
Group, and all throat and lung diseases
quickly cured. You can test it before
buying by getting a trial bottle free.
large size 81. Every bottle Warranted.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-11-20
WHERE DID THE DOODLE COZ

Democrats in the eastern part Of
Wetzel county are anxious to know
what became of the 5000 campaign
funds received at New Martinsville,
to be put where it would do the
most good" The face of the returns
shows a reduction in the democratic
majority of several hundred. Now
the question is, ' was that money
really put where it would do the
most good ?n-Mdrsh0U Herald.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-11-20

Thirty thousand Knights Of Labor
in Chicago, comprising District As
sembly No. "a, adopted resolutions
denounclng the recent trial of the
condemned Anarchists as having
been unfair, and expressing sympa-
thy.
The news ofex-President Arthur's
death was received with regret in
Washington. President Cleveland
issued q proclamation ordering the
departments in mourning, and that
fitting honors be paid the memory OF
the deceased.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-11-20

In The Journal issued next after
the nomination of Gen. Flick, we
said that he would be elected if the
full Republican vote was pollej, and
if it wasn't he would be defeated. 1t
so turns out. Eighty more votes
would have elected Gen. Flick, and
$50 to 200 Republicans in Preston
County did not go to the POLLS
journal.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-11-20

In spite of the assertion that this
district was entirely ignored by
the National Republican Congress.
sional Committee" in the distribu.
ton of funds, there was an abund.
ance of Doodle from some source.
Where did it come from?- Statesmaa
1t could not have come from Cam
den and Standard Oil or German
and Chesapeake and Ohio, seeming.
~ the sources from which many po-
litical blessings flowg When polite.
al leaders and party organs talk
about boodle," it creates why did
you getleft smile of pity at seeing
the mountain in labor. In politics,
peoples doors should be we'll swept
before remarks are made about the
condition of their neighbors' steps.
So much has been said about Re.
publican theft and fraud and terri
BILE disclosures Where are they {?
The same wish the odle,"-gone.
Better stick to your last, and discuss
questions within your knowledge,
such as better times, more work
and higher wages" or for a change,
try the tariff, the Knights of Labor,
and the Democrats who voted against
a few men running the party and
putting up whom they pleased.
BY the way, if some Democratic
editor would see SO in one of his
districts, with no one to take it,
would he send it back to Mr.. Monop.
oily? Ii we ever find the Republicans
with SO much unclaimed " boodle,n
we'll put in a bill for 10000 election
tickets printed in 1884, and 5000 in
1886, and give receipt for value
rendered.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-11-20
FARM FOR SALE.

A farm of ITO acres. limestone land, is
offered for sale; 10 acres are good tim
Der. Located / mile East of Vancleves-
vile Station, B. & o. The improve
ments are stone dwelling, good stable
and necessary outbuildings. There is a
never-failing we'll of water, q feet deep,
at the house. For further information
call on D. T. Williamson who resides on
the farm. P. o. Address, Vancleves-
vile, Berkeley Co., w. Va.
D. T. WILLIAMSON.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-11-20
THE LIFE OF LINCOLN

By HIS Confidential Secretaries, John G..
Nicolay and Col. John Hay.
This great work, begun with the sane
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transferred upon Lincoln's death all his
private papers. Here will be told the
inside history of the civil war and of
President Lincoln's administration, -
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THE WAR SERIES,
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-11-20

In 1880 Virginia gave 1866
majority for Hancock. In 1884
her majority for Cleveland dwin.
died down to 6,141, and in 1880 she
wheels into the Republican ranks
with a majority of about 10000,
electing six Republican Congress.
men out of ten.
Now Old Virginia has come to stay,
She has been a long time coming this
way;
Her eyes are opened, her sight is clear,
We welcome her home az mother dear.
- Weston Republican.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-11-20

The Republicans in the next Con-
gress will have majorities in the
House of twenty State delegations.
1t is to this Congress that the Presi-
Dental election will be referred if
there is a failure to elect by the
Electoral College. In that case the
Republican candidate will be
elected by a majority of two States.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-11-20

Information received from the
Clay and Roane Legislative district
says that Gandee is elected by thirty
majority, and the election. OF Morris
is probable. though the result is not
yet determined. The Democratic
majority in the Legislature is falling.
One of these days we shall have the
complete official resurns.-Intelligea.
Ger.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-11-20

THE HERALD contains quite a
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-11-20

Great destitutlon exist among the
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hundreds of miles no rain fell from
June 1885, to Aug. 1886, and the
people are without food or seed of
any kind. Com mittees have been
seat out to different States, to
solicit seed for the farmers to put
out new crops.
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