Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-13
HE zMARTINSBURG HERALD, SATURDAY. JULY 49, 1880
ShepIlerdst0Wn Register.

Zion Reformed Church, Hagers-
town, has Just bought new S2.40O
organ, built in Reading, Pa.
This is bad year for grapes, In a
great many places the crop will be Q
total failure, probably on account OF
the wet weather.
Miss May Marshall, of the Kear-
neysville neighborho0d, received q
gold medal for proficiency in vocal
music at the Female Seminary at
Winchester which she attended last
year.
Miss Emile, daughter of Mr.. Lo-
gan Osburn, Jr., of this county, and
granddaughter of Hon. Logan Osburn
returned from school at Mt. De Sales,
near Baltimore, last week. She bore
off the highest honors in her class and
received premium for uniform ex-
cellence of conduct.
Cadet Julian Latimer was on the
practice-ship Constellation when she
went ashore near Cape Henry a coup
le of weeks ago, and was compliment
ed for gallantry on the occasion by
the commander in his report to the
Secretary of the Navy. Cadet Lati.
mer is now at his home in Charles
town on furlough.
Miss Coe Botherton has gone to
Martinsburg, where she will spend a
couple of weeks visiting friends.
While Rev. Father Wilson and his
niece, Miss Maggie Wilson, were driv-
ing from Harper's Ferry to Shepherds
town last Sunday morning they were
almost run over by train at Dust's
Crossing, on the b. d o. Railroad.
The train was so close that the horse
was badly frightened, and plunged
about desperately. Father Wilson
kept the horse from getting away, but
the buggy was overturned and Miss
Wilson thrown out and her chin cut
slightly. 1T was a very narrow es-
cape from a serious accident.
RATHER CURIoUs.-The colored
servant woman OF, family west of
Shepherdstown is the mother Of
baby girl about year old. The same
family also possesses a cat, which was
the fond parent of a litter of kittens.
A few days ago the kittens disappear
ed, having probably been carried
away by g. varment y of some kind.
The cat takes her loss philosophically,
and has now devoted her attention to
the baby. She regularly catches mice
and brings them to the infant, and
carries it anything in the way of
feline food that she can get hold of.
Is
At ST. Johns Cathedral, Winnipeg,
Man., May 18th, 1889, Joseph Glenn
emf, of Winnipeg, Man., to Miss Edith
Harris, of Pembina, Dak., daughter Of
the late Jere Harris, Esq, of this
county.
In Baltimore, June 9th, 1889, John
Leavy, of Canton, Ohio, and Miss
Jennie Smith, both formerly of Har-
per's Ferry.
DEATH OF AN AGED LADY.-Mrs.
Catharine Rentch. relict of the late
John Renteh, who died sixty-five
years ago, departed this life on Tues
day last at the home of her'son, post
master ID. S. Rentch in Shepherds
town. She was the the oldest person
in this community, for had she lived
until the 10th of August she would
have heen 81 years old. She came of
a family remarkable for longevity.
Her father lived to be 81 years of age,
and of six brothers and sisters only
one died under IS years, several of
them reaching the nineties. Mrs.
Rentch, whose maiden name was
was native of Washington
county, Md, but she has been resi-
dent of this place for many years. Be-
sides one son, Mr.. d. S. Rentch, she
leaves one daughter, Mrs. A. E.
Stonebraker, of Baltimore.
Mrs. Rentch was a member of the
Reformed Church for eighty years-a
record, probably, that is unparalleled.
She was an "old-time" Christian
woman, and until death and the infirm-
tiles of age prevented was active in
to her church duties. Her
good works were many, and her re-
ward will be great.
The funeral services were held on
morning at 10 o'clock, be-
ing conducted by Revs. j. s. Keiffer,
of Hagerstown and J. A. Hoff helms,
of Martinsburg. The interment was
in the Reformed Cemetery.