Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-06-22

The CharIestOwn Papers.

WINCHESTER PRESBYTERY. An
adjourned meeting of the Winchester
Presbytery was held in the Presby-
terrain Church, Charlestown, for the
purpose of examining candidates for
license and ordination as ministers
of the gospel. The attendance of
ministers and elders was large for an
adjourned meeting. Rev. Epps, Of
Woodstock, opened the Presbytery
with the usual exercises, when in the
absence of the Moderator, Rev. DIR.
John A. Scott was called to the chair
and Rev. G. N. Campbell appointed
clerk. The Candidates-Cha Strib-
ling, of Martinsburg, James Graham,
of Winchester, Frank 7. McFadden,
Of IIarper's Ferry, and A. Gibson
Link, of Duflields, then came toward,
and it was decided to hear their popu-
lar lectures first. They soou impress
cd all with sense of their ability,
and we predict useful career for each.
Messrs. StribliDg and Link preached
at night. They all passed the severe
examinations with credit, and receiv-
ed their license from the Presbytery
through the hands of Rev. DIR. Ora
ham, Of Winchester, who acted as
Moderator in tho absence of DIR. Scott.
Mr.. Stribling was then rendered call
to Rock Enon Spring church, Mr..
McFadden goes to Abingdon Presby-
terry, Mr.. Link was assigned to the
Strasburg, and Cedar Creek charges,
and Mr.. Graham goes as missionary
to China some time this fall. Pfesby-
terry adjourned to meet in Winchester
July 9TH and Martinsburg the 9th, to
finish the ordinations in the presence
of their friends.
He WAS HERE ignor M. Fer.
reri's Performing Rats and NIECE,
gave an exhibition in our streets last
Thursday and Friday the public were
entertained by strolling musician
playing about a half dozen instru-
ments at one time-a whole brass
band as it were by himself.
a freight train heavily laden
with coal from the Pocahontas Wal
mines passed northward over the s.
V. X. X. one day last week. "Carry-
ing Goals to Newcastle y seems, at this
date of the worlds history, to have
become almost indeed veritable fact.
VIM. Strange, a colored man from
this county, was drowned in the flood
at Harrisburg, Pa, aud his body was
brought here and inferred last
Wednesday. The diseased, with his
wife and child, had taken refuge from
the flood, with a number Of Others
upon large cinder bank, where they
were imprisoned, surrounded by wat
er, for two days and night. Strange
attempted to reach his residence, by
means Of floating board, to obtain
something to eat, and was taken with
cramp and drowned.
The Teachers Institute for Jeffer-
son county will be held in the Court
House in Charlestown, beginning
July 18th, Hon. Henry Houck, OF
pennsylvania, instructor.
The damage along the Opequon by
the late flood was very geaf. In adj
dition to the loss of the Afiddlewav
and other bridges, the grist and saw
mill of Mr.. cambridge was carried
away completely, the mill-tIam az
Capt. Eugene Baker was washed ont
and other damage done his mill. and
at the old Newcomer Mill y of Mr..
j. Walper Snyder the saw-milI was
washed away and the grist mill very
much damaged. The iniurv to crons
and fencing, is considerable. and
some wheat fields are being piowed
up and put in corn
May Both, at the Parsonage Of the
oil. y. Church. South, in Charlestown
by Rev. DIR. j.. s. Gardner, Mr.. Law
renee Allen TO Miss Lena Hed0as
daughter OF Mt. W. u Hedges-aii Of
this place.