Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-02-16
RUrH's BUDGET OF NEWS.

Mr.. Dave Darby was in BALTIC. this
week.
We see no reason why the name of
Raleigh st. should not be changed to
As6ury park some Day.
Mr.. Edwin Howison, of Washing
ton, is the guest of Mr.. ]. A. Howis-
on, on Maple Avenue. On his return
he will be accompanied by Miss Maud
Howison, who will spend some time
in the city.
Did you all get a valentine? IL
good old st. Valentine could see some
of the horrible caricatures bearing his
name, he surely would be horror
struck.
Firemen's Faircommences Monday
night. Make ready to help them
along.
Messrs. Grant Pitzer and Jas.
Thompson were in Shippensburg and
Hagerstown last Tuesday.
Miss Emma Berry is on an extend
ed visit to friends in Chicago.
The young people of the NJ. E.
Church met on Tuesday night and
formed society called the OK
ford League.
The sleighing is gone almost before
you can say Jack Robinson.
One of the most successful rabbit
hunters of this season is Mr.. George
Powell, of Strinesville.
Robert Shade, of Shippensburg,
who has been telegraph operator at
the G. v. r.. r. office for some time,
left on last Wednesday. He expects
shortly to take position at Roanoke,
Va.
TITS hard 10 believe, but all the same
true, that in Martlnsburg lives a non
strosity; this is in the shape of a man
who some time ago made the .unfeel-
ing remark that when he was young
he hadn't sense enough to get married
and now that he was older he had too
much sense. He evidently believes
that marriage is a failure.
Mrs. Neil Berry, her sister and two
children, were thrown out of sleigh
at the corner of Raleigh and John SITS.
No one seriously injured.
We hope that the invitations sent
out by the fire company will be ac-
copied, SO that they will have big
crowds every night.
Piney says SO. 49,
! Sleighing here comes under the
] same rule as making hay while the
: sun Shines"
I We suppose Martinsburg will be
: fairly represented at the Inauguration
t AS long as the coasting lasts the small
: boys happiness is complete.
A church sociable was held in the
M. E. Church Friday night. A free
lunch was served, and all present had
! a delightful time. Peoplealways feel
better when they have something to
eat, and the good ladies fthat church
know how to fix things up in very
paaatable style.
The church is to be congratulated
/ on lis possession of such an earnest
, and efficient pastor.
Don't be alarmed, its only the blasts
. on the railroad.
: Just to think boom In Martins.
: burg. What's the matter with get.
ting up boom that will last.
After the G. V. Depot is built the
time will come to have belt line OF
street cars between the two depots.
There is great stock of .ft0a up al
Nicklas'. Gus catches up all the
runaway remarks of the bachelors,
widowers, etc, that loaf in there, and
! twists them around to suit bis own
fertile imagination. Needless to say
) that they are sometimes very discom.
, filing to the loafers.
Mr.. Cliff Moore was home to attend
, the wedding of Miss May Anderson
Fitting" will soon be in order
and the man who, in a few weeks
flies around in a dilapidated condition
as If searching for something he can't
find is one of the unfortunates, doom.
! ed to fit.
Charlie, that wonderful black patch
on your upper lips fools people nc
longer. The. barbar has let out or
you.
Who is that bland young man. with
such fierce barnsides and mild blue
eyes:
We think the proprietor of the Stal
Grocery had better set a watch ovel
the pickle barrel, but not on any &C
count take it in doors. RUTH.