Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-01-16

cave in, you would fully understand
my feelings in the matter.
You noticed last Sunday morning
illustrations of how difficult it is fol
piety and cold to assimilate with any
success for piety.
Lots of people suddenly remember,
ed that physical self preservation is
the first law of nature, and stayed al
home to cultivate an intimacy with
the stove. / haven't doubt but that
you are intimately acquainted with
some of these sinners, one at least.
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/ was going to get up some new
ideas about the snow and bells and
Heavens fleece, and the pavements
icy grease and other high toned
rhymes that come floating around
when / see Bob. Criswell come down
with the "dull sickening thud" rack
ct. Maybe he suspicious something of
the kind, because he always shakes his
fist at me now from the st. Clair win
dow as pass by. If ever come off
missing and am found drowned in the
lucid waves of the sparkling Opequon,
let the District attorney head his sus-
picions in the direction of this news
paper paragraph. The above is "a side
issue. l started out to tell you that
the beautiful" stands no show in
this Office. The new editorial men,
Der who runs the Democrats Post Of
flee at present, on the lower floor,
posts this statement on the sanctum
door;
Oh the snow, the beau
Click, click, whiz !-bang-bang.
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Because of illness in the family of
the secretary of the Firemen's Fair
Committee, Mr.. G. J. Thomas, he has
not been able to give earlier any de-
tailed statement ofthe results of the
Fair. The total receipts were S775.OS );
expenditures S253.S5; net receipts
S521.23. In addition to the handsome
articles presented them, which have
been heretofore noted in The HER
AID. There was presented them by
w. l.. Jones handsome castor a
large cake by the Agricultural Associ-
alton a buggy robe by Harry Doll
pickle castor by the Sister of Chart
ty, ana handsome clock for their
Hall by Mr.. Hyde. There was also a
realistic fire scene in which a fireman
about the size of Mr.. G. Curtis, takes a
prominent part, by Mr.. j. w. Nail,
of Winchester. The donations to the
Fair were very generous. THE HER
AID was largely represented at the
supper table, and can give the cooks
and the ladies who had charge of that
department., a recommendation any
and all the time.
The City Fathers got monopoly in
the chance business, Mayor Lambert
took the pitcher, and Mr.. Grozinger
the watch. He has more" time' now
than he can utilize. Mrs. Lewis Lam
bert drew the cushion. The name of
the person whose number drew the
barrel of -four is so badly written as
to be undecipherable even under the
magnifying glass; and the boys want
to say it is one of the visitors names.
The Chief Marshal of the Fire Com
pany, Mr.. Charles Dietfenderfer, the
committees and the company in gen.
eral, are to be congratulated upon the
energetic and satisfactory manner in
which the Fair was conducted, and
upon their deserved success, and the
popularity that gained for them so
many tokens of good will.
Rev. G. w. Findley, of Romney,
has given series of very interesting
sermons during the week at the Pres
byterian Church, which have been
listened to and appreciated by an at
tentive audience. The extreme cold
weather hindered many from atten-
dance upon these services, who would
not otherwise allowed themselves to
be deprived of the pleasure and ben
eft to be derived from them.
Rev. r. FL. Pitt leaves for Rich
mond, his future field of labor, the LIST
of February. l understand that he
breaches his +" farewell sermon" to
the Baptist congregation of this city
tomorrow. The expressions ofregret
from all at his resignation of charge
here, is an eloquent tribute, and one
which Mr.. Pitt has well merited.
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Reversing the old adage into law
knows no necessity, Judge Flick
braved the possibility of enacting
Whittier's snow-bound, somewhere
along the second division, and started
to the State seat of war, last Saturday
night and after some hours deten-
ton enroute reached Parkersburg all
right.
Health Bulletin for the week Pull
ses CONCEALED. Temperature 250 below
zero. Respiration rapid, depends
upon how fast you can get overs slip
perry square occasions for haste. etc.
City Fathers as well as can be expect
ed; finances low; recovery doubtful.
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Hugh McIlhenny is protege of the
genial Smith brothers in the Western
Union Telegraph Office /; is learning