Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-10-02
LEEToWN NEWS.

ell held its annual picnic last Saturday.
No pains were spared by the officers
and teachers to make it pleasant for
all present. A sumptuous dinner was
served to all, after which the little
folks of the school were treated to
candy, &c. Prof. Jacob Snyder of
Leetown conducted the singing for
the occasion and along with it he in
terested the school with an appropri-
ate address. Revs. F.. A. Strother
and j. P. Stump were present. the
former gentleman made some re-
marks relative to missionary work !;
the latter having yielded his time to
Mr.. Snyder, kept silence except at
dinner there he made his remark.
A report is prevalent that pneumo-
MIA among cattle has made its appear
ance in this vicinity. Mr.. L. P. Dam
bridge has several cattle that have
been sick for some days; the disease
seems to cause them to be weak in
the back that when they lie down
they cannot get up, and have run
ming at the nose, THE same said to be
symptoms of pneumonia.
The Third Quarterly Meeting of the
M. E. Church, South, of Winchester
District will be held at Darkesville
next Saturday and Sunday, the I'd and
Sd of Oct. Rev. j. S. Martin p. E.
will preside.
Much has been added to the appear
ance of the M. E. Church, South, at
Middleway, by the erection of new
bell which has been recently pur.
chased by the members of the church.
While helping to put up this bell Mr.,
James Owens hurt his back and injur.
ed himself otherwise that he has moi
been able to do anything since.
Miss Edith Mcclure and Miss Katie
McRennel of this place visited Luray
last week.
Our friends G. B. V. and N. paid 9
visit to Hagerstown last Sunday te
see their best ladies.
Mrs. Mary Hannah, near Wageley's
shop, met with a painful accident
Monday, from fall by which she
broke one of her arms.
Miss Mamie cambridge, near this
place, is visiting her brother neal
Shepherdstown.
Mrs. E. G. Tabb, near Leetown, il
, visiting friends near Gerardstown.
Mrs. Thos. Watson, formerly O.
, this vicinity but of late of Martins
burg, who had been an extreme suf
ferer for many weary months with
: only an occasional intermission from
the painful disease which baffled the
: the skill of her physicians, took, las
Sunday evening, the last deep declivi
ty and passed over the bridge of time
through the deep waters of the rive
, of death. Mrs. Watson was 40 years
old and in all her relations of life, a.
wife, mother, neighbor, and FRIEND
!, she sought to do her duty and now
, that she is gone, in each of these re
r lations she will be sadly missed anG
mourned. But it was sweet ant
soothing to know and be assured tina
! the Saviour to whom she had conse
Grated herself in earlier youth wa.
with her when she passed through
the valley of the shadow of death
and with strong calmness impaired
/ by His presence and sustaining grace
when the silver cord was loosed anC
the glorious spirit assembled to Hin
!, who gave it, she babe farewell to life
, and passed without fear to the man
sions prepared above. And now thai
she is gone, the bereft family can say
with truth,
An honored one from them is gone;
. A voice they loved is stilled
A place is vacant in their home
Which cannot we'll be filled.
, Her remains were inferred in the
old English graveyard at Smithfielt
in the presence of a large concourse O
friends. Rev. Mr.. Woods of the
Presbyterian Church of which she hai
been member preached an affecting
and appropriate funeral discourse.
Sept. 20, 1886. X.