Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-03-23
Harper's Ferry's Sentinel.

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A six-year old child belonging to
James Ridgway, residing near Park
ersburg, was Kidnapped from its home
about two months ago, and nothing
was heard of it until Monday. when
Police Captain Mehen recovered it at
Lincoln, Neb. The abductor was not
captured.
On the 9th inst, at the home of its
parents, near Harper's Ferry, Herbert
Fitzhugh, infant son ofSamuel c. and
Lydia E. holland.
If contributors to newspapers will
persist in sending in copy that looks
like photo-lithograph of a square
foot of some hyeroglyphic covered
Egyptian structure, they must not
feel surprised if, after four hours and
"a half of hard studys patient labor,
and eopious perspiration. the compos-
itor and proof reader should allow the
article to appear in print with two or
three words that were intended by
the writer to be something else. 1t
may be part of a printers profession
and duty to solve the most intricate
autographed puzzles and properly
punctuate pieces dashed off without a
single point in them, but as he gets
no extra pay for it, some credit should
at least be given him, and his scalp
not threatened for every failure to
correctly decipher the gibberish ofpen
and ink. yii4l9iV siilj l
Miss Grace Anderson, who is at
tending school in Martinsburg, spent
a few days this week with he parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Anderson, In
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BIG FIRE IN CHARLEsToWN.-T
pillow factory and machine shops. COW
ering half an acre of ground, owned
and operated by Mr.. John G. Weller,
of Charlestown. and located in the
southwestern suburbs, were totally
destroyed by fire at noon yesterday.
entaiIing loss of about $4,000, with
no insurance.. The fire originated in
the second story of the building adj
joining the engine house. The work
men were all at dinner except saw
yer. who heard loud explosion in
the room used for storing patterns,
plows, and other products of the shop,
and rushing to the second floor he
found the room developed in flames.
The cause of the explosion is I'M
known, as the owner says there were
no explosives in the room. @'1
II is thought by some that an incen.
diary secreted an explosive in the
room and then started the fire. Be-
sides the building and machinery a
large quantity of material and about
one hundred new plows were burned.
The engine house and sawmill attach
ed were saved. The shops were in
sured for several years, utabout two
months ago, owing to change in the
firm, the insurance was allowed to ex-
pire. Mr.. Weller will at once begin
rebuilding, it is stated. .s
March IA, at the residence of his
parents on Shenandoah St., Laurance,
little son of James and Ella Kelley.
Mr.. Charles IL. Mcintyre, a young
man from Charleston, w. Val, who
enlisted in the Marine Corps about
five months ago, left the r:tirks of his
command TO go into saloon for
drink of whiskey during the inaugu-
raj parade, for which offense he was
placed in irons for five days. AT the
expiration of his term of punishment
he deserted, was captured before ieav-
ing the city, and, while confined in a
police station, committed suicide by
taking poison. hc ~
Departed this life, Samuel Fl. Wilt,
in the 9th year of his age, at his
mothers residence. BeariPond, this
county, March 18th, 1882 Young Wilt
was generous and kind-hearted man,
an afectionate son and loving brother,
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