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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-01-02

Two Irish factions had fight at
Limerick, in which twenty persons
we're dangerously wounded.
George E. Howeth and Theodore
j. Sinclair, Of ST. MichaeIs, Md,
killed twelve wild geese at one shot
on Saturday last.
Sir Ambrose Shea has been APP
pointed Governor of Newfoundland,
being the first native and Catholic
Governor since the days Of Cabot.
The bodies of the 90 victims of
the mine disaster at Nanticoke, Pa,
will never be found, it is thought,
and work on the slope will be aban-
doned.
A sorrowful side of Christmas is
shown by "partial list !" of crimes
committed ON that day, which in
cludes fourteen murders, seven sui
'cides and twelve attempts at one or
the other or both.
The engine and mail car of an ex.
press train on the New York and
New Haven Railroad were thrown
from the track Saturday, the fire.
man killed, the engineer hurt, but
the passengers escaped injury.
Last week the Casino Roller Rink,
one of the fanciest institutions ofthe
kind in Cleveland, Ohio, vent into
bankruptcy, and on Saturday the
Legrande Rink, on Euclid avenue, a
$4,000 structure, followed suit.
Mrs. Absalom Jordan, wife of a
farmer living near Vincennes, Ind,
left her little five ear-old daughter
Dot alone in the house for brief
period on Christmas Eve. When
the mother returned she found the
child in the road burned to death.
SOFIA, December 27.-Servian
troops to-day made an attack upon
a Bulgarian frontier village and
were twice repulsed. Three Bulgar-
ian soldiers were wounded in the
engagement. The Bulgarian gov
eminent will send note to the
powers protesting against Servia's
violation of the treaty of armistice.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-01-02
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-01-02

1t is well for the country that
when the Democratic party came
into power it was under the leader
ship of Grover Cleveland, for under
one less conservative, honest and
self asserting with the bowling mob
clamoring for clean sweep and a
body of representatives ready to
accede to the demands of the mob
the business of the country would
ere this have been in chaotic state.
He has thus far been able to pilot
the craft all right, but when the
majority of his crew shall openly
mutiny and refuse to accept his civil
service, tariff and silver views it
remains to be seen whether he will
succumb or still keep his hand upon
the throttle. 1t does not require the
prescience of prophet or the wis
dom of sage to discover the fact
that if President Cleveland stands
by his conviction his warmest
friends will be of the Republican
parity Washington Correspondence.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-01-02
HEDGESVILLE.

Miss Eliza Snyder has returned to
her home in Bloomville, Ohio.
Mr.. George Needler and family re-
turned from Ohio to make this their
future home.
Messers. Rol and George Moler, OF
Duffields, are visiting Mr.. d. Moler
and family.
Mr.. Roberts, of Jefferson, paid our
village visit Judging from appear
ances we think he was dear hunting.
Misses Irene FARRELL, Alice Hanna
and Mable Henshaw are home spend
ing their holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonza NaylOr are
visiting parents of this place; also
Messrs. Arthur and Rob. Gilmore
are home spending their holidays.
Misses Minnie Luginbeel, of Union
vile, Md, and Rosa Cline, of your
city, are the guests of the Misses
Hanna f; and Mr.. John Harrison and
children are visiting friends in our
village.
The people of this community learn
with regret of the death of Eva, the
youngest daughter of Mrs. and George
Newkirk she died on the 9th. The
family has our deepest symathy.
The entertainment held in the M.
E. Church passed off pleasantly on
Xmas eve. The church was decorat-
ed beautifully for the occasion, and
three tastefully arranged arches bril-
liantly lighted on which the clildren's
treat was placed. The exercises con-
sisted of Responsive Readings, Reclta-
tions and Singing. Prof. H. Lamar,
of your city, presided at the organ,
and gave us some fine music which
will long be remembered in our vii
lage. Rev. Pardew delivered an APP
propriate address.
AT an early hour on Xmas night
the M. E. Church, South, was filled
with an anxious crowd to witness the
school festivities. The Church was
beautifully decorated. On each side
of the altar was tree, the candles were
so arranged on them as to form cross !;
there was one large arch over the
pulpit and smaller in the altar; both
were lighted with candles. The
candies were arranged to form a pyra-
mid and the oranges were placed on
the small arch. The exercises were
opened by singing, then prayers by
DIR. Hess and an address by Rev.
Ross. The speaking was good and
the singing grand, it make us wish
that Xmas would come oftener than
once year.
Dec. 30th, 1885. REGULAR.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-01-02

WILKESBARRE, Pa, December
25.-Nanticoke- never witnessed a
sadder Christmas. The festive
gatherings in household and church
were over-Shadowed by the prevail
ing gloom and sorrow. None could
forget the terrible fate of the twenty.
six men and boys buried 200 feet
below ground in the dark chambers.
After further discussion and consul.
tatiOn, by the engineers today, the
company finally decided to sink a
new shaft from the surface at a
point directly above where the
bodies are supposed to be. This
shaft will be about 175 feet deep,
and will take from four to six weeks
to complete, even with the most
rapid work. The excavating of the
blocked gangway from the foot of
the slope is being steadily carried on
day and night; but it is very slow
process, and months will elapse
before the mine is cleared. Prayers
were offered this morning IN every
church throughout the Wyoming
Valley for the unfortunate men.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-01-02

The Governor of Louisiana has
granted a respite of the death SEN
tence passed on Jude Ford and Muir
ply for murder committed last
summer. The murder was the result
of a political conspiracy in the inter-
est of the Democratic Ring which
rules the city and State. Il was so
fragrant and indetensible, that con-
viction had to follow. But the Gov
ernOr has come to the rescue, and
|interposed his power to prevent the
execution of the sentence. Great
excitement prevails throughout the
State. Some of the Democratic
papers denounce the Gonernor and
the act in unmeasured terms, and
appeal to the people to resent the
outrage upon justice.-Er.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-01-02

The Secretary of the Treasury re-
Gently sent an invitation to num-
Der of the leading manufacturers of
the country to furnish him their
views upon tariff revision. The gen
eral tenor of the replies seems to be
against any further reduction of
duties. Tae conclusion of one of
the leading thread manufacturing
firms is that "any reduction of the
present rate of duty on linen thread,
would. entail the most serious result
upon linen thread manufacturing in
the United States," and the same no
doubt is true in some other indus
tries.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-01-02

Has been fraught with greater blessing than
that which has accrued to the Inhabitants of
malarial ridden portions of the United States
and the Tropics from the use of Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. The experience OF many
years has but too clearly demonstrated the in
efficiency of quinine and other drugs to effect
ually combat the progress of intermittent,
congestive and bilious remittent fevers. white
on the other hand, it has been no less clearly
shown that the use of this Bitters, medicine
congenal to the fraiIest constitution, and de-
rived from purely botanic sources, affords a
reliable safeguard against malarial disease,
and arrest it when developed. For disorders
of the stomach, liver and bowels, for general
debility and renal inactivity, it is also most
efficient remedy. Appetite and sleep are i'm
proved by it, it expels rheumatic humors from
the blood, and enriches a circulation impover-
ished by mal-assimilation.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-01-02

George Skinner, prosperous
young druggist of Hackensack, n.
j was to have been married early
in the coming year to Miss Eva Has
brouck, daughter of leading physi
clan of that city. Skinner was taken
sick last week, and Monday morn
ing he was alarmingly i'll, and his
physicians informed him he would
probably not live more than six
hours. When the physicians had
gone and the news had been broken
to the family, young Skinner sent
for his betrothed. In a little while
Rev. Charles T. Anderson, pastor of
tie Hackensack Presbyterian
Church, was called into the sick
room to perform a marriage cere-
mony. The young man was too
weak to sit up, so Eva Hasbrouch
sat Oh the bedside aud held his
hand while the minister read the
service. Mr.. and Mrs. Skinner and
Mrs. Hasbrouck were in the room.
1t was a very affecting scene, but
the young man so soon TO pass away,
was the most tranquil and resigned OF
all. He noticed that the clock
struck one just as the ceremony was
finished. The patien. revived a
little after his marriage, but it only
served to make his swiiter decline
after nightfall the more noticeable
| Early Tuesday morning, before Eva
Skinrer had been a wife eighteen
hours, her husband died in hel
arms. The pathetic romance is the
talk of the town. 1t was a case oil
pure love, and the death bed MARI
age was mutually desired.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-01-02
HARpER's FERRY. w. va. Dec

HARPER's FERRY, W. Va, Dec.
27.-The syndicate of Eastern CAPT
talists which some time ago purchas
ed the old Government arsenal and
armory property at this point, made
famous by the John Brown raid, is
pushing preparations with all pos
sible despatch to the end that the
Improvement of the property may
commence early in Spring. James
d. Butt, attorney for the syndicate,
who is on the ground, said:
81 predict that within five years
from this time the sleepy old town
of Harper's Ferry will be a busting
city Of 10000 inhabitants, with in
dustries as extensive as those of
Wheeling, Pittsburg, and other man
ufacturing centres. The magnifi-
cent water power in the Potomac
and Shenandoah, which formerly
furnished the motive power for the
Government, is estimated at from
10000 to $4,000 horse power
Nowhere else in the country, except
at Niagara Falls, can such vast
power be put to work at so small a
cost, and with the millions at oul
command we hope to turn out man
ufactnred articles, from watches to
railroad rails, much cheaper than
can be now done elsewhere, even
with the new fuel-natural gas
We shall open our first factory about
July 1, and others as soon as posi-
BILE thereafter.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-01-02
KEARNEYSVILLE.

The usual exercises, entertain
ments, &C., took place with us during
the Christmas Holidays, some of
which we note. The Reform Sunday
school met in their new chapel on the
evening of the 25th, and entertained
a large audience with quite an inter-
esting programme, consisting of sing
ing, recitation and scriptural readings.
The exercises were conducted by the
Pastor, B. T. Bausman, and D. Get
zendanner, superintendent. A large
and beautiful tree stood near the
Altar fairly loaded with candy,
oranges, &C. These were distributed
to scholars and teachers at the close of
the exercises, and all went away
happy.
The Presbyterian School held their
Christmas Festival on the evening of
the 18th. Their programme was
quite success and perhaps the best
that Kearneysville ever witnessed.
The Church was densely packed and
everyone spoke highly of the enter
tainment. AT its close the little ones
were presented with a hansome box
Of confectionery and here too all were
happy.
At this writing (29th), the Metho-
dist's at Browns x and the Episco.
palians at Leetown, are holding their
Children's Festival. Each Congrega-
ton made extensive preparation fol
the occasion and here too we know
that the little ones will be made
happy.
The Y. nj. G. A. have begun theil
series of Oyster Suppers. The ladies
have spared no means to make this g
success, and we have no doubt they
will be literally patronized. These
suppers will continue for four success
sive nights, beginning tonight, Goth
The object is to raise fund sufficient
to furnish their new Hall, now almost
completed.
/ We had some visitors with us
whilst some of our people spent Christ
mas among friends and relatives
away.
\ Mr.. Henry Rogers and sister, Miss
Lizzie, visited friends in Baltimore
Mr.. Frank Getzendanner, a cadet
at the W.. V. University, and Mr.
Rush Logic, cadet at Oxford Uni
versity, Md, spent the week witt
tHelT PARENTS.
Miss Fannie Trump spent Christ
mas with relatives in Westminster
Md.
Miss Bette Morgan, daughter OF
Col. VIM. A. Morgan, near Shepherds
town, enjoyed a few days with Mis-
Phaebe GetZendanner.
: VIM. Barnett, who resides on tht
Steuart farm, killed the heaviest hog
so far heard from. 1t lays in thu
shade all reports from your othel
correspondents to-date. This porke
weighed $50 lbs. net. Give Kearneys
Vile the premium. Mr.. B. also raised
California squash that weighed 751bs
J He also raised the largest crop of corr
in the neighborhood, and John Fo7
the next.
1t has been unusually healthy her
! this Fall and Winter, so much 81
that some of our Doctors have "emi
grated"
The B. & o., cut off six men from
the gang in charge of track on thi
| Division. They are off till March.
) Dec. 29d, 1885. MARY BEAU.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-01-02
For THE HEALD.
THE DEPARTING YEAR.

A few thoughts upon the closing
hours of the year, 1885, which are as
brief resting place on our journey to
eternity, from which we may look
back on the road, along which we have
passed, and judge of our prospects for
the future. This should be season
of reflection, and determination !;
let us place ourselves at the bar ofcon-
science and inquire what report of our
character, will the departing year bear
with it to God. Has it been year
marked by bereaving providence; if
it has not been to you and me, it has
been to many in our midst. Many a
widow now sits in solitude, weeping
over the loss of him who was her
earthly comfort and protector many
child turns to the fire-side corner but
the father and mother is no longer
there. Many parent now looks for
son, daughter, who it was hoped
would have been a comfort in declin-
vided many tender hearts, and mar
red MANY bright prospects this year.
Have we kept tender conscience
within and maintained consistency of
character without. We are fastening
on to eternity. what are our hopes, our
prospects. The last day of our life
will surely come, how fast is it hasten
ing on, how rapidly have we passed
the present year, who can tell how
near we are to the grave. Look back
on the year about to close; it appears
as but handbreath. There may lit
orally now be but step between us
and death. o how solemn are the
thoughts associated with the last day
of the year about to close. The last
day of the year seems prophetic of the
last day ofthe world. Every year, as
it is added to the thousands are past, is
bringing on that day, of which Enoch
prophesied, saying, behold, the Lord
cometh with ten thousand of his saints
to execute Judgment upon all. You
will be a party, I will be party to this
solemn transaction, and o where will
we stand, on entering the new year.
Let us daily cherish deep sense of
our need of the Divine Redeemer
daily aim to seek the influence of the
holy spirit; daily aim to grow in
grace; daily give attention to prayer
daily keep Heaven in view; daily
bear in mind the solemn truth, the
close of the year of1ss6 may find many
of us lying in the cold embrace of
death. M.
Dec, 2Stl. 1855.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-01-02

BY reference to our advertising
columns the people will see that the
Council has passed some wholesome
and much needed ordinances, that
should receive the hearty support Of
every citizen, and which the Coun
Gil should see enforced to the letter.
The people look to their representa-
tives in the public offices for the
carrying out of all laws for their
safety and protection, and they are
bound by their oaths to do their
duty. If those object whose oxen
are gored, or others from old fOgy
ideas or self interest, it is not the
voice of the people, and should not
be needed, neither should any per-
sonal or political motive interfere
with that impartial dispensation of
justice which the public demands
There is no fear of injustice to any
one in the enforcement of the laws.
Talk about public enterprise as long
as you please, but it is the we'll
kept towns and the strictly enforc-
ed laws, and a healthy and effective
public opinion, that induces settle
ment of people and enterprise. Men
with money do not care to locate
where their is evidence of loosenesS
in any direction. Remove the OBJ
jections that have been the secret OF
failure in so many enterprises talked
of here, steer clear of them in the
future, compel a strict enforcement
and respect tor the laws and Ordi
nances, and the advantages we Offer
for men and capital will of themsel
yes attract the same. The few who
shout starvation because the publit
does not rush in to support their i'll
advised schemes for self.preferment
do more harm to the reputation and
prosperity of the city than all other
sources combined. They only pre-
vent men of means and a genuine
public spirit, with no political aspir
ations or self-interest in mind, from
coming to the front and leading this
| town tO q SIlpcaSs which she dqSer
yes, where for years she failed o
attaining the same because men saw
and thought for themselves ant
acted accordingly. Let rs have ;
new era in business, by which al
will be the gamers. We have al
law abiding and able a class Of cit
zens as can be found anywhere, witt
are eager and anxious for the tow
to prosper and expand.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-01-02

BALTIMORE, Dec. 2S.-John G
Davis, superintendent of motive
power for the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, resigned to-day
on account of ill-health, and w. 81.
Harrison was appointed to succeed
him. Mr.. Davis has been in the
service of the company continuously
for twenty years as master OF
machinery, assistant to the late
president, John W. Garrett, and
master of motive power. He will
still retain a position as consulting
officer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-01-02

Five boilers exploded in the Sar
Francisco water works, and tive
men were killed.
One hundred persons were injur
ed at Chicago in panic caused by
burning Christmas tree.
Charles johnson. OF Louisville
KY, a month married, killed his
wife and himself, and stabbed his
brother-in-law.
The Washington Republican init
mates that large majority OF the
members of the House of Represen.
tatives are against suspension of sill
yer coinage.
A desperate battle between a
dozen colored men and tramps at
Johnstown, Pa, in which stones,
clubs and revolvers were freely used,
resulted in the mortal wounding of
one man.
1t is reported from Duncan, Ari-
iona, that party of Indians while
stealing a drove of horses killed
three men. There is also trouble
between the Indians and settlers in
the vicinity of Port Townsend, w.
r., and United States troops have
been despatched 20 the scene.
LONDON, December PA des-
patch from Pont- Pridd, Wales,
this morning, says that seventy five
corpses have been recovered from
the Ferndale pit, where an explosion
occurred yesterday, and it is feared
that others are buried in the debris.
The scenes in the vicinity of the
mines are pitlfnl.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-01-02
Excitement in Texas.

Great excitement has been caused in
the vicinity of Paris, Tex, by the re-
markablc recovery of Mr.. J. E. Corley,
who was SO helpless he could not turn in
bed, or raise his head everybody said
he was dying of Consumption. A trial
bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery was
sent him. Finding relief, he bought a
large bottle and box of DR.. Kings New
Discovery, was sent him. Finding re-
lief, he bought large bottle and a box
of DR.. Kings New Life Pills; by the
time he had taken two boxes of Pills and
two bottles of the Discovery, he was well
and had gained in flesh thirty-six pounds.
Trial Bottles of this Great Discovery, for
Consumption free at E. G.. Williams &
Bro s.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-01-02
As to Mrs. GrundV.

This potent parsonage has been allowed
to rule too despotically in the feminine
world, and the ladies say that it is
time her tyranny received check. But
not even Mrs. Grundy has dared to speak
against the value of Brown s Iron Bitters
as Strengthening tonic for ladies who
suffer from debility. 1t enriches the
blood and completely restores failing
health. Miss Sallie l.. Paules, Wrights-
vile, Pa, was cured by Browns Iron
Bitters of backache, kidney trouble, and
liver complaint
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-01-02
"The trouble is,n says the Cincin

"The trouble u.s." says the Cincin-
natl Enquirer, there is no national
Democracy" This is the great
trouble with the Democratic party.
No section of it can enunciate any
principle upon which it bases its
RIGHT to exist, but another section
will deny it in toto. The Democracy
of today is essentially individual in
IFS character. American.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-01-02

When l marry intend to marry
for money! remarked a rattle brain.
ed young lady.
II sincerely hope the man who
gets you wont know the market
price of goods" quietly replied her
father.