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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-03-06
THE "RAscALs" ARE OUT.

Monday morning, w. B. Colston,
Esq, Postmaster, took charge of the
Postoffice at ths place, and has
installed as his assistants Messrs. j.
L. Young, NJ. Mccormick, A. j.
Criswell and Frank Eichelberger,--
all iirst-class Democrats, " all wool
and yard wide.n Mr.. Buser, who
for more than sixteen years faith
fully served the people, will be seen
no more (perhaps) by the public, at
the general delivery window. Theo-
dore Buser leaves this trust with
name that will live long after his
dust shall have returned to Mother
Earth, Honest, polite, always ac-
commodating, he won the respect of
this community as no man ever did
before him. For the present he has
nothing to do. We hope ere long
he may find a place worthy his ser.
vices. Miss Lou Darby, the Money
Order Clerk, is snugly installed in
her new quarters, mentioned last
week. George +. Evans, the retir-
ing Postmaster, has resumed his
headquarters at the old stand at his
tobacco store on Queen Street, where
he will be glad to meet all bis old
friends.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-03-06
BEDINGTON NEWS.

BEDINGToN, w. VA, MARCH3, $50.
The Literary Society of this city
convened on Thursday eve, the 25th
of Feb, and quite large number of
people were in attendance. The meet
ing was called to order, and after the
minutes of the preceding meeting
were read, the following officers were
elected:
DR.. F. NJ. Davis, President; j. A.
Mayhem, Vice President; E. E. Sny-
der, Sec'y; e. E. Mayhem, Treasurer !;
Jos. Ardinger, Sergeant At Arms !;
Jno. Kennedy, G. f. Mayhem, and Jos.
Ardinger, Executive Co mini it t e e.
After the election of officers the fol-
lowing exercises took place select
reading by Miss Annie Quinn and NJ.
Lands, an essay by Miss Dora Pits
nogle; recitation Vim. Pits nog lie;
Defamation, by Louis Keller, a
Dialogue by Misses A. E. Quinn, Bes-
sic Ardinger, G. e. Kennedy, Bessie
Lands and Masters NJ. Pyne and Ed.
Carryer, which was rendered in quite
an interesting and amusing manner.
Then the subject Resolved, that
women should VOTE" was ably dis
cussed by J. V. Quinn and A. KEEL
Ter for the affirmative and E. f. Sny-
der and DR.. f. NJ. Davis for the mega
tive. E. E. Mayhem, Jos. Beatty and
Jos. Carryer, were appointed Judges.
The Hon. j. V. Quinn displayed
much eloquence in his argumentative
discourse in which he tersely express
ed his views, but all to no avail, the
ladies were doomed to disappoint-
ment, the decision being given in IA
vor of the negative. The Society
will meet again as usual on next
Thursday evening.
What has become of Bro. D., of
Greensburg? why does he not give us
the news of that city, as he usually
does in his interesting communica-
tions, why is it Bro. D.?
1t is with much regret we announce
the death of our young friend, Mr..
Albert Merchant, whose illness has
previously been mentioned in THE
HERALD. His remains were buried
in the Martinsburg Cemetery.
We learn that Mr.. John w. Dodd
and his sister had a narrow escape
from being hurt by the horse running
off with them, but it was stopped be-
fore any damage was done.
HAwKEYE BACHELOR.
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PUBLIC SALE.
FRIDAY, MARCH IL, 1886.

The undersigned. administrator, with
will annexed. of Peter Hess, late of He'd
gesville District, Berkeley Co., w. Va,
decd, will sell at public sale at the late
residence of said deceased, miles south
of Tomahawk, beginning at 10 o clock on
said day, the following personal proper
ty
3 head of horses, three milk cows, three
fine hogs, rockaway buggy, wagon,
plows, harrows, set breechings. set front
gears, set buggy harness, wheelbarrow,
wheat fan, drill, scoop, 10 bushels wheat,
so bushels corn, lot fodder half ton hay,
90 bushels potatoes, 500 TBS. bacon, 80
TBS. lard, household and kitchen furni-
ture, such as pair bedsteads, 9 corner
cupboards, bureau, falling leaf table
kitchen table, cook stove, 10-plate stove
half barrel copper kettle, 2 barrels vine
gar, 2 clocks, lot meat tubs, and many
things not mentioned. Also, at the same
time and place, the farm Of 200 acres and
A acres of mountain land, belonging to
the estate will be sold.
TERMS.-A credit of eight months will
be given on all sums of So and over, pur-
chaser giving note with approved securi
ty !, interest from date but RENTED il
paid at maturity. Under So, cash. No
property to be removed until terms Of
sale have been complied with.
RICHARD l.. THOMAS, Admir-.
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THE PAN-ELECTRIC INVESTIGA-
TON.

The adoption Of the resolution
which provides for the investigation
of the Pan-Electric telephone scan
dial by the House of Representatives
will lead to a full disclosure of all
the facts.
There is no partisan purpose
sought in this investigation. 1t is a
remarkable fact that the most yeno-
nous assailants OF Attorney General
Garland are Democratic papers, and
that some of his apologists are Re-
publican papers. The feeling that
the attack upon him has been, per-
haps, conducted in the interest of
the Bell telephone, inclines some
journals to defend that which, accord
ing to present lights, seems indefen-
sible.
1t is possible for fair-minded men
to pursue middle course, and to
avoid the anger With which this
subject has been discussed upon the
one side and the other. There is
no disposition among the people at
large to judge Attorney General
Garland unfairly. The large ma
jority would be glad, indeed, to
know that he had valid and COM
plete defence. But it is difficult to
avoid the conclusion that be accept
ed, while senator, a large block of
Pan Electric securities, estimated at
a million and a-half Of dollars, for
which he paid nothing, and which
might, by the cancelling of the Bell
patent, become immensely valuable.
1t is difficult to avoid the conclusion
that he, while in the office of United
States senator, was presented with
this stock because it was expected
that his influence would be valuable
in working mp the Pan Electric
scheme, and that he knew that this
was expected of him when he accept
ed it.
If these facts be established by a
fair and impartial investigation, it
will be impossible tojustify or excuse
the conduct Of Attorney General
Garland. He will not only suffer
the censure of the people, but he will
remain a dead weight and blot
upon the Observation-Disclosures
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-03-06
THE WORLD" WAGS.

The World (Dem.) says: The
Presidents message to the Senate
is q remarkable ACKNOWLEDGMENT
able in tone, in its defiant character,
and in it's evident desire to provoke
rather than avoid a conflict with
that body. The President COM
plains he has received no invitation
from the Senate to explain the posi-
ton he has felt constrained to
assume in relation to the papers
desired by the Senate or to inter-
pref for himself his acts and mo-
tives in the premises. He sneers at
the allusion by the Senate to the
fact that departments which have
withheld documents from it were
created by laws made by itself. and
says that he supposed the Depart.
ments were created by Congress-
ional laws for the public gNod, and
were unembarassed by any obliga.
tions to the Senate as the price. of
their creation. The
most interesting point ofthe remark
able document conceding the Presi-
dents constitutional and unlimited
right to make suspensions during
Senate recess, without giving any
reasons, is the defiant claim of the
President that papers on file in the
public departments are his own
private property, to be dealt with or
disposed of by him at his will and
as he pleases. We are bound to
say, and we say it with great regret,
that the attitude taken by the Pres
ident will not strengthen his argu-
ment or his position generally.-N
X. World.
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metu advertisements.
THE STATE OF WEST VA,

At rules held in the Clerks Office Of
Circuit Court of Berkeley County, the
LIST day of March, 1886.
IN cHANcERY.
j. L. Sadler, assignor of w. F. Sadler.
who was assignor of Jonathan Strine.
VS..
David C. Byers, Catharine Byers, iona.
than Strine. w. F. Sadler, Elizabeth
NJ. Hoffman. Executrix of Peter N
Hoffman. deceased, j. S. Haidemap.
Trustee, NJ. S. Grantham, David I'm.
ger, f. p. Neville, and the Martins.
burg ami Potomac Turnpike Compa.
ny.
The object of the above suit is to enforce
the lien mentioned in a certain deed
of trust executed by David G. Byers
and wife, on the 2nd day of April,
1866, to Peter N. Hoffman, Trustee
to secure certain note therein men,
toned, payable to Jonathan Strine.
who assigned said note TO w. F. Sad.
Ter, who also assigned the same to
the plaintiff, and if necessary. to
substitute a new Trustee in said deed
of trust in place of Peter N. Hoff,
man, deceased, and it appearing on
affidavit fled in this suit. that the
said defendant. Jonathan Strine is
non resident of this State, he is
hereby required to appear within
one month from the 9th day of March
1886, 1.-THE date of the first publica-
ton hereof, and do what is necessa.
ry to protect his interests in this mat.
ter. s. II. MARTIN. Clerk.
E. S. TROXELL. Atty for Pltff.
March 9th, 1886, T4tl
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NORTH MOUNTAIN.

Mr.. VIM. Bear and family of this
place removed, Wednesday, to Wes-
tern Maryland. Mr.. B. will engage
in farming there.
Mr.. M. F. Tabler of Saline Co., Mis-
souri, has returned home, expecting to
remain here for month or more.
Engine 294. way freight. broke an
axle, last Friday, near Paxton's Cut.
The train was passing through short
cut when the accident occurred, and
one of the driving wheels, flying off,
tore the side-rod to pieces and was
thrown up on the side of the cut where
it was caught between the bank and
cars which it ground and broke to
pieces; at last, it fell into the ditch at
side of the track catching the truck of
one of the freight cars and threw the
truck off the track, but singularly, the
ear was not thrown from the rail. En-
gineer Meadows, succeeded in stopping
just in time to avoid further accident,
No one was injured. The wreck was
cleared away by O'Clock. and traffic
restored to its normal condition.
A species of eagle known as the fish,
eagle was attracted to the poultry
yard of Mrs. Householder by the
tempting appearance of a fine turkey
and attempted to carry it away when
large dog was on duty resented the
intrusion of the King of Birds and
seized the eagle across the wing caus-
ing it to let go its hold on the turkey.
A right lively fight was taking place
between the dog and eagle when Mrs.
Householder hearing a disturbance in
the yard, appeared on the scene, and,
thinking the dog was killing a turkey,
bid the dog .off and he, obedient to
the command. released the eagle
which fiew away faster than it came.
Apparently, it must have been from
- #. to #. from tip of one wing to
the tip of the other.
The high winds of the last few days
played havoc with the fences also.
cold snap is hard on the wheat as the
wind blows the dirt away from around
the roots exposing them to the wealth
er.
Miss Matte Kyner returned to her
home south Of Martinsburg, last Mon
day. NELLTF.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-03-06
PUBLIC SALE.
Tuesday, March 9th, 1856.

Having rented my farm, win sell al public
sale at my residence, 2 miles east Of Bunker
dlii, on the road leading to Middleway, COM
menclng at O'Clock q. M. on Tuesday, MarcD
YIN. 1885, the following personal property:
head Of work or driving horses and gooo
barshear leaders, 10 head OF cattle, OF them
mllcn cows, one with calf by her side; brood
sows and lot Of shoats: q head sheep young
yews. 2-horse wagons and beds, 1ambulance
and geering for same, l-horse wagon, mar
row, barshear plows, and horse, dou-
pie and single shovel plows. buggy. 2
morse double shovel plows, 2 moving machines,
wheat drill. horse rake new, hay ana
grain ladders. wind mills, cutting box,
good corn shelter, grain cradles. MOVING
sscythes and set wagon gears pillow gears, &C..
l set blacksmith tools, I grind-stOne, Jog
chains, nth chain. crowbaFs. 8 maddocks ana
picks, 500 pound bacon, Is bushels German
Miliet. ITO bushels oats, q lot Of ba5
and fodder. and bushels buckwheat,59 BUSH
els potatoes, and q lot of old iron. and macy
other things too numerous TO mention.
IEkAS.-6 months credit Will be given on
All sums OF s. and upwards, the purchaser CIV
ing negotiable note with good security, bear
ing interest from date. payable ut the Peoples
National Bank Of MartIDabnrg, interest re-,
mltted II paid at maturity: under $, cash VIII
pc required; no property 70 be removed unu'
REBECcA BoLTz.
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LEEToWN NEWS.

March was introduced by blizzard /;
thermometer 150 F. fl.
Sheriff Baker and Gustive Wiltshire
started this morning with a drove of
horses for Bowling green, Va, where
they expect to find sale for them.
Four tenant houses belonging to
Mr.. Norris, near Wickliffe, JEFF. Co.
w. Va, were destroyed by fire a few
days ago. The fire was supposed to
have originated from hot ashes thrown
out near one of the houses.
James ". Moor, near Kearneysville,
having passed a satisfactory exam
ination, has been appointed post-office
inspector.
Hymeneal fever is about to break
out in Middleway and the surround
ing vicinity. Only few days ago
Mr.. Benjamin Ware, near Rippon,
and Miss Josephine Coleman, were
united in the holy bonds of matri-
mony, and it is reported that several
more will follow their example in the
near future. How is it j. w. G?
Perhaps the debating society at the
above named place has fastened this
fever. At one of its meetings few
weeks ago the subject debated was,
Which has the more influence over
man the love of money or the love OF
woman Ofcourse it was decided in
favor of the women for take away
what we owe to woman, and history
would be dull and dreary enough. II
is her nobility, her character, her
grace, her beauty, her songs, and her
lore, that have humaniZed and civil
lied the world.
Mr.. Theodore Yeaman, formerly Of
this vicinity but late of ILL.,, who has
been here on visit for several weeks
returned to his home to-day. Oul
friend Harry Wagely needed Greely's
advice and went with him to seek his
| fortune.
Our friend Spot cambridge will
start for Topeka, Kan, next Wednes
day, where he has secured lucrative
position in the Civil engineer com
pany.
Rev. ]. P. Stump preached hi:
| farewell sermon at Darksvllle, last
Sunday, to an attentive congregation
and will preach his farewell sermon
at this place next Sunday the 7th
The Baltimore Conference of the NJ
E. Church South, will convene al
StauntOn, Va, March 10th. We hope
it may be the pleasure of that Con
ference to return to us the presen
preacher but knowing that all thing:
work together for good 10 them thai
love God, we patiently wait the APP
pointment and will willingly bow t.
] its decision.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-03-06

A LITERARY CURIOSITY.-The
Glasse of Time, in the First and
Second Age. Divinely Handled by
Thomas Peyton, OF Lincolnes lime,
Gent. Seen and Allowed. London !:
Printed by Bernard Alsop for Law
renee Chapman, and are to be sold
at his Shop over against Staple
lime, 1920. Now reprinted in a
neat volume. Long Primer type,
bound in fine cloth, gilt toy, beyel-
ed boards. Price so cents.
The quaint poem, of the title page
of which the above is transcript,
appeared nearly half century
earlier than Paradise Lost, and it is
intrinsically probable that it would
have fallen under the eye of Milton ;
in any case there are striking points
of resemblance between the two
poems, and many have supposed
Millions immortal work to have
been inspired by the former. Only
two copies of the work are known to
be in existence previous to the issue
of the present edition, one being in
the British Museum, the other in the
Bodlelan Library, Oxford. The copy
in the British Museum was purchas-
ed at a noted sale of old books in
1919, by Baron Bolland, who notes
upon a blank leaf that it cost him
I'll, IFS, 3d., (about S110,00.l Some
years ago gentleman of Virginia,
Mr.. J. l.. Peyton, sprung from the
old English family OF thai name,
made an accurate transcript OF the
copy in the British museum, preserv-
ing even the quaint spelling, pune
tuation, capitalizing, and italicizing,
of the original. This present edition
is printed without alteration. Apart
from its presumed connection, with
Paradise Lost, the poem has very
considerable merits of its own, and
is in every way a literary curiosity.
John B. Alden, Publisher, New
York
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-03-06

w. s. Henshaw, the Prosecuting
Attorney of this county, died at his
residence on East King Street IN
this city, at / O'Clock and Is
minutes on Friday morning. Mr..
Henshaw was the only child of
Thornton and Susan Henshaw, and
was born on a farm in this county
where he continued with his parents
and followed farming for a number
of years, until he was united in the
bonds of matrimony with daughter
of VIM. Z. Snodgrass, the present
Mrs. Henshaw; soon after which he
began the study of law at his home
at private readings and in this way
prepared himself for the bar. He
was admitted to practice on May
18th, 1878, and has since continued
to practice his profession in his
native county.
He has always been a consistent
Democrat and prominent in his
party's councils for his county. He
was delegate to the Democratic
State Convention at Wheeling in 1884
and an ardent supporter of E.. Boyd
Faulkner for Governor. During the
following campaign he became the
Democratic candidate for Prosecuting
Attorney ofthis county, and was elect
ed, which Office he filed up to the
time of his death. The deceased was
a self-made man, and his strong ply
sicque and undaunted mind made
his accomplishments possible. His
robust constitution led him to be in
different about his health.
On last Friday, on a drive from
Hedgesville to his home he became
thoroughly chilled, and on Satur-
day was confined to his bed by an
illness which developed into typhoid
fever, terminating in death. His
funeral will take place on Sunday.
He was a member Of Equality Lodge
No. Al, A. F. & A. M. He leaves
a wife and two children, an aged
father and mother to mourn his loss,
with whom our citizens deeply SYM
pathize in their deep affection.
P, A. r.
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WHEELING w. VA, March l.

WHEELING w. VA, March L.
AT Perryville, Mcdowell County,
Tom Cline, alias the Devil, was
fatally shot by George Lee. The
two men met on the road Just out
Of town, and while talking about a
revival now in progress there,
Lee remarked that he had not pray
ed for some time, when Cline re-
sponded that he had better try or
he would forget how. Angry words
followed, and Cline drew revolver
and compelled Lee to fall on his
knees and offer up a petition. Lee
then went home and obtained a
rifle, and watching for Cline, shot
him through the body. Lee was
jailed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-03-06

KINGwooD, W. VA, Feb. 26.-To-
night about hat past s o'clock the
Loar House caught fire from CRATE
and burned down. The hotel was
valued at five thousand dollars, and
was insured for four thousand five
hundred. In the east end of the
building was Hartly & Wright's
store, whose loss viii be about four
thousand dollars, insured for two
thousand.
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-03-06
A COMPLETION OF PRINCIPLES.

The President this week made a
new departure by addressing mes
sage to the Senate on the political
differences between himself and
that body. 1t is something out of
the usual line OF dnty of a President.
Much as lie may therein try to
justify his course before the people,
the fight between the President
and the Senate is so plain and sim.
pie that he who runs may read
The public will form its own conclu-
sions, and the Senate will he able to
take care of itself. In the Demo
cratic platform of 1884, i'll the Presi-
dents inaugural OF 1885, and in all
his public expressions of principle
and policy, it was laid down as a
party course of the new administra-
ton, that no public officer would be
removed but for ..causc.n The peo-
pie and the Senate took this declar-
alton of government for what it
means; the Office seekers and poll
ticians took it for what it was worth !;
and soon thousands of men were
removed and suspended g for cause /"
or on partisan grounds. This i'm.
plies that charges had been prefer
red, and charges mean guilt of some
kind, so that the public looked upon
all removals for cause" as made
upon the grounds of personal or
official criminality Of some kind
No courtesy or persuasion could
induce the new administration to
give the evidence of the charges
made or their nature, for the simple
reason that there were no grounds ;
but the intention was that by black
ening and leaving under suspicion
the characters of thousands of good
and honest citizens, the deception of
unfolding the professions of civil
service rules could be maintained
and the administration kept in favor
with the people by that means, and
with the office-seekers by "remov-
ing for cause" Is it right that
thousands of men should have their
lives darkened by these imputations.
The President thinks so; the Senate
does not, and all the fine words that
can be put in shape will not satisfy
the justice demanded. Had the
President candidly said that the
removals were made to put Demo.
Gratis in, the Senate never would
have raised a question. That would
have been the truth; for no think.
ing man will say that if the Presi-
dent had any evidence of the charges
asked for by the Senate, that he
would not have quickly handed it
over. AS he had none, hence his
efforts to pose on principles not
involved and not in existence.
Those who hold Office under the
President and the rest in search for
themselves or friends, will rush to
the defence like they do to that OF
the Senators or Congressman who
have befrended them in their ex
ceedingly great hunger and thirst
The public will take fairer and
more just view. When the tables
are turned after 1888, and the Dem.
ocrats go out, we say now and will
say then, give them honest records
or give the evidence to the contrary
That is all the Republican Senate is
asking now.
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PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY |!
WEDNESDAY,, MARCH "a, $50

The undersigned. intending TO discontinue
farming, will sell at public sale, at his resi-
dence, y mile east of Martinsburg, on the
Shepherdstown road. beginning at 10 n. M
the following personal property:
good work horses, l of them fine brood
mare with foal 5 head cattle, 2are mich cows;
l fine brood SOW, seven pigs, | grain drill,
Studebaker farm wagon, nearly new dou-
BILE seated rockaway, Barshear pillow, chilled;
2 good harrows, Poyneer wheat fan, single and
double shovel plows, set new Yankee harness.
bridles collars, lines, single and double trees
two good leather halters, COW chains, 4-gal-
lon churn, and many other things not men,
toned.
TERMS.--A credit of eight months VIII he
given on all sums of $40 and upwards, purchas.
err giving note with approved security, negotia
BILE and payable at the Peoples National Bank
of Martinsburg; with interest from date, but
if paid within days of maturity interest will
be remltted. Under $40, cash. No property 20
be removed until terms Of sale have been COM
piled with. WM. j. WHlTMORE,
JNO. W. DODD, Auc'r.