Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-07-17
LEEToWN NEWS.

The harvest is past but the summer
is not ended.
When all who done that love could
prompt or science devise that pale
horse whose name and rider is Death,
caused an acking void which will
not soon be filled, and inflicted a
wound which time can only heal by
claiming for its victim Grafton M.
Shirley who died at his home near
Middleway, July 18th, 1886. The
subject of this sketch was one of JEFF
ferson County's promising young men
who had just bloomed into manhood
with bright prospect of happy,
long, and useful life, but alas the
fatal summons came and bore him
over the bridge of time through the
deep waters of the river of death. We
trust that with the unfaltering step
he wrapped the drapery of his couch
about him and laid down to pleasant
dreams and that the reverberating
echo is "not dead but sleepeth. y
Mr.. Shirley was travling salesman
for grocery house in Balto., Nd,
and was at the Virginia Hotel in
Staunton, Va, when taken sick a
short time ago with the typhoid fever.
He came home INDUCING in the hope
that he would soon be restored to his
health, but He who doeth all things
well ordered it otherwise. Few young
men, if any, were more prominent in
the community or stood higher in the
social circles of society than he, and
as such his death is greatly lamented
by his many friends who tender their
sympathy to the bereaved family and
with them bow before the great aff1ic-
ton, and reverently take upon our
lips, "The Lord gave and the Lord
has taken away; blessed be the name
of the Lord" His remains were in
tered in the Episcopal grave yard in
Middleway in the presence of a large
c0nc0urSe OF friends.
Edward Chamberlain, formerly of
this county but now of Mo. VIM.
Outcall, wife and daughter, of Rich
mond Va; Miss Alice Jobe of BALTIC.
Md. Miss Rose Cockrill of Harper's
Ferry, !; Miss Annie Roberts of Clarke
Co., Va, and Miss Addie Pernell of
Stanford, KY, are visiting relatives
and friends in Middleway.
The M. P. Church at Stokes school
house was dedicated last Sunday to
the Service of Almighty God. Rev.
Mr.. Balderson preached the dedica-
tory sermon at 1890 a. IN. Rev.
VIM. F. Roberts preached in the
evening at 3 p. m.
The ice cream festival given by the
ladies of the M. E. Church at Smith
field, was well attended and literally
patronized. Proceeds realized S42. 80.
Mr.. A. G. DraWbaugh, of Shenan-
doah junction, has secured a position
as travelling salesman for the well
known firm, Fink's Bro. G. Co., of
BALTIC. Md. He was in our burg this
week looking up the interest of his
business.
Miss Katie Shaull is visiting Mrs.
l.. K. Hardesty, near this place.
John Gilbert, of BALTIC. Md, is
home visiting his family in Smith
field.
Mrs. John Duble, of Wickliffe,
Clarke Co., Va, is visiting the Misses
Snyders near this place.
The Sunday School of the M. E..
Church, of Middleway, will hold its
annual picnic in Watson's grove, near
the town, Saturday, July the Oath.
Samuel Lloyd met with sad dis
appointment last Sunday eve. Try
again Sammy. A faint heart never
won fair lady; perhaps she wont
say "No" next time.
Girls do not. tell stories; no, no, !;
eft. Bin. minus 5ft. 10in. Quo. sin. !;
so you see" W." in describing SIX"
in last weeks issue prevaricated five
inches in fabricating the item. We
intended on taking her to task about
it in that sweet by and by which is
now in the past, but what would have
been the use, for like unto her sex
she would have had the last word,
besides how could we have fused
with one so fair.
Miss Daisy Hurst, of Baltimore
City, and Miss Winnie Wiltshire, of
this place, are visiting the Misses
Hurst near Charleston.
Mr. Jonah Trussell and his daugh-
ter Minnie, are making a farewell
visit to friends and relatives, in our
burg. They will start for Marshal,
Texas, in few days where they ex-
pect to make their future home.
Mrs. Harriet Coyle, of the vicinity
of Brucetown, is visiting friends in
Smithfield.
July 14th, 1886. X.
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