West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-07-13

The engineers have laid OF the
ground for immense paper and pulp
mills in addition to the one already
erected at Harper's Ferry
The Quarterly meeting in the NJ,
f. Church, in this place, will be held
ON the 22nd instant, instead OF the
29th, rs heretofore published.
A match game OF base ball will
be PLAYED in this place to-day { Fri
day. between the Harper's Ferry
picked nine and the Anchor club of
this place.
Senator c. j. Faulkner, who has
recently been quite i'll ut his home
in Martinsburg, has recovered and
returned to his seat in the Senate last
Tuesday
The old Simon Hotel at Winfield,
this State, was destroyed by fire at
auearly hour Sunday morning. The
building was partly insured; loss
estimated at 1900.
Do not fail TO attend the grand
concert to be given in Washington
Hall on Thursday, July 10Th. Re
serve seat tickets for sale at Mr.. O..
+. Lights drug store.
A heavy rain began in this section
Sunday night and continued forty
eight hours, doing the country Il
great deal of good. The Shenandoah
river WAS swollen ten feet above
high water mark.
Rev. II. c. Holland, for many
years pastor ofthe Lutheran Church
of Martinsburg, has accepted call
to the Second Lutheran Church of
Charleston, 5. c. His resignation
will take effect September l6.
Last Sunday morning the tannery
at Gerardstown.B Berkeley County, own
eel by Messrs. Rust & Irwin, was de-
strOyed by fire Loss about $4,000.
only partially insured. The build
ing is supposed to have caught from
the engine.
Messrs. r. A. Alexander, Stuart
Hirschman and C. w. Haines repre-
scented the Charlestown Cleveland Il
Thurman Club, and Mr.. JnO. L. Trus-
sell the Shepherdstown Club, in the
Convention Of Democratic Clubs at
Baltimore last week.
Mr.. Charles Tyson Butcher, for
merly OF this county, now leading
LAWYER in st. Paul, MIMI, stopped in
Charlestown on Friday for Il short
visit. He had been in attendance
upon the Democratic Club Conven-
tion in Baltimore.
Mr.. l.. n. Buford, Deputy 4th
Auditor of the Treasury, with his
wife. child and sister, from Wash
ingtOn; j. L. Meigs, wife and
daughter, of Boston; and j. b.
Dortch, Of Alabama, are summering
at "Wheatland," the beautiful cOun
try place Of Mr. 5. II. Higinbotham.
The Rev. DIR. John Satchell Mar
tin.pastor of st. Paurs NJ. f. Church,
South. Baltimore, and one of the
best known ministers Of the South
ern branch of The Methodist Church.
died at the parsonage, West Fayette
street, at half past eight o'clock last
SUNDAY night, in the I'D year of
his age.
The Berkeley county Democratic
executive committee have issued a
call for district primary meeting on
August IL, to elect delegates to the
county convention which will be
held in Martinsburg Aug, %, when
the candidates for sheriff, two asses
sors, two delegates to the Legislature,
prosecuting attorney and one cOun-
" commissioner will be nominated.
The Board of Education Of Char
lestOwn district met last Tuesday
and put ITS levy at II cents for
teachers and cents for building
funds on the one hundred dollars.
The graded school petition was re-
ferred 70 a committee TO report cost
of same. The salary was put same
as last year ten months time. Mr..
f. l.. Bellar was reappointed trus-
tee.
Last Sunday night, while MeSsrs.
Benz. and Frank Kisner were return
inc 10 Charlestown in road cart,
from the direction of Middlewav, they
came into collision with team go
ing in the opposite direction, near
Nh. II. B.Davenport's home, the cart
was upset, both shafts broken and
the harness considerably damaged,
but both men escaped injury. The
other team was not damaged.
Under the laws Of the State of Nir-
ginia the organization of the Mar
tiHsburg and Potomac Railroad Com
pany was effected in Winchestes last
Tuesday. Thos. b. Kennedy, of
Chambersburg, Pa, was elected pres
ident. and Messrs. Jas. b. Russell.
Holmes Conrad, DR.. r. W. Stone
and German Smith, directors. The
object is the construction of road
between Martinsburg aud Winches
ter. thus giving the latter line anOth-
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