Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-11-24
THE MARTINSBURG HERALD. s

lHFoHt me tSHeDHeTdStOfCn ISeQisteT. |
Work at the Potomac Cement Mill
near Shephe.dstown has been sus-
pended for the winter. The shut down
Is much earlier than usual.
| Mr.. John w. Davis, of the Balti-
more d Ohio Railroad, died at his
nome in Baltimore last week.
Hannah Sharkey, who claimed to
be hundred. and eleven years old.
has just died at Youngstown, Ohio.
She was born in Cork, ireland. l777.
A masked highwayman stopped a
stage near Downieville, Cal. last Fri
day, terrified the passengers, took
900 from the express box, and cool
ly rode away.
The smallest engine ever made has
just been completed, after two years
or labor, for the Paris Exhibition. 1t
is composed of $50 pieces of metal, is
a shade under three-fiftbs of an inch
in height, and weighs less than one
ninth of an ounce. A matchmaker
made it.
James j. Wakeman and Henry
Pepper, two residents of Warren
county, Va, went to New York the
first of the week to close deal with
"green goods" sharpers. It is need
less to say the Virginians were taken
In by the sharpers. Wakeman paid
Sl75 for valise full of blank paper.
George Hartwell and James Baker,
of Mercer county, this State, had a
fearful fight on election day. Hart
well carved Baker into little bits, and
then Dave Harrison pulled out his
knife and cut Hartwell fatally. Off
GERS tried to arrest Harrison, but he
killed Constable Winfrey before he
could be captured. 1t was an exciting
time.
Mrs. George Hirsch, of Navarro
county, Texas, gave birth to six chill.
dren last week. The mother and chill
dren are doing we'll. There are four
boys and two girls. The father, Geo.
Hirsch, 81 years old and his wife 81.
They have been married five years
and have three children besides the
recent accessions. Hirsch, who is
of German descent, has named the
quartette of boys Frederick, r.. @.
Mills, Cleveland and Thurman. The
girls are Victoria and Louise. All are
perfect and fully proportioned, but
very small. The babies are all tagged
to preserve their identity.
Miss Alice Meade, eldest daughter
of Rev. DR.. w. II. Meade, formerly
of Charlestown, was married few
days ago to Mr.. Robert Prince, of
Petersburg, Va.
Mr.. Charles Hefiebower, who lived
in Shepherdstown when he was boy,
died in Polo, Ogle county, Illinois, on
November Sd, aged q years. The de-
ceased was nephew of Messrs. Jacob
H. and Joseph l.. Cookus, of this
place.
A SERIOUS CRIME AvERTED.-Last
Tuesday morning while Nellie and
Laura Butler, the bright and pretty
little grand-daughters of Hon. G. T,
Butler, who resides two miles from
ShepherdstoWn, were on their way to
Mrs. Pendleton's, about half a mile
away, they had serious fright and
probably an escape from dastardly as
sault. While the children were walk
ing along the railroad they were &C. |
costed by dirty and repulsive look
ing tramp, who seized Nellie, the eld |
err of the two. The frightened chill |
dren Screamed loudly, and attracted
the attention of Mr.. Joseph Kisner,
who was working near by. When he
made his appearance the tramp let
the child go, and she and her sister |
ran to Mrs. Pendleton's, almost con-
vulsed with terror. Mr.. Kisner, Hugh |
Pendleton, and colored boy then
ran after the tramp and arrested him.
He was brought to town, where he
was given hearing before Magistrate |
for court, and Col. Morgan at once
took him to Charlestown and lodged |
him n.the county Jail.
DEAD LETTERS. The following is |
a list of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Martinsburg, w. Va, Nov.
II, and will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office Dec. lst, 1888, if not
called for; when calling say advertis-
ed.
G. F. Collier, G. A. Fredericks,
David NJ. Gordon, Mollie f.. Henry,
Mr.. jeremiah, Albert Long, Fenton
B. McBee, Will MALT, james L. Mil
Ter, Carl Rimel, Chas. Peril, Ed
mund Praneory. Clara Robinson,
Mollie Royster, H. M. Snyder, Geo,
w. Swart, Ada G.. Thompson, Rosa
Wilson.
w. B. CoLsToN. P. M.
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