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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-04
aREENsBURG, ---oPEoUoN

Mrs. j. II. Lemaster and mother, Mrs
Ruth Tabler, are visiting relatives in
Cumberland. We wish them pleasant
visit and safe return.
We are glad to report that Mrs. DAME
Poole'and Mr.. David Myers, who have
been on the sick list for some weeks, are
able to be about again.
Mr.. James Lemaster, who has been
suffering very much with rheumatism
is able to be out again with the help of g
cane.
Quarterly Meeting was held in the U
B. Church last Sunday and Monday. AS
the Presiding Elder could not be present
the sermons were preached by Rev. Ber-
ry, of Jones Spring. The services were
very interesting and largely attended
Mr.. E. S. Tabler entertained the minis
ter, during the meeting. a,.-
Mr.. Geo. L. Price is erecting new
dwelling near our village he expects tc
have it completed by June. t-r.
Mr.. John Mondel, a pleasant old gentle
man from Hagerstown, has opened a
tailor shop in Mr.. John Hollida's place
at Hard Scrabble 5Hi .geol"
Wheat is looking we'll and farmers
expect large crop and an early harvest.
Some of our farmers have planted
corn this season. We fear it will rot in
the ground for want of sunshine, as we
have had heavy rains for the past week.
Owing to the quantity of rain that fell
during the past week the Opequon has
been swollen to a great depth. The bot
toms were oyerflowed; little damage was
done, except the washing away of few
fences; it has fallen since and can now
be forded at this point without danger.
Dept. Sheriff Mcdonald purchased a
very fine. young driving horse of Mr..
Thomas Byers, who raised the animal.
1t is one of the finest that has been rails
ed in this section. We suppose Uncle
Billy will get there on wheels, instead of
feet. JOLLY ROVER.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-04

General Manager VIM. NJ. Glenn.
ents passed through here in his pri
vate car " West Virginia y Tuesday
afternoon, and gave the boys a polite
wave as the train sped On. At Cum
berland he stated that it was with
feelings of regret that he severed
his connection with the B. 81 O., as
he had many warm friends along the
line. He has been with the road
for a number Of years, and having
served other roads at different inter
walls, was always recalled. Mr.. Glenn
ents was one of the best general
managers the road ever had. AS
an evidence OF his ability, the i'm
mense crowds at the recent Inaugur.
alton were handled by his skill with
out single accident. The difficulty
is, that the B. & o. wishes to take
new man from another road and
put him over Mr.. Clements. While
Mr.. G. is willing to work under any
B. & o. man who might be promot-
ed, he would not act under strang-
er. The changing of the general
manager might result in changes all
around. t
Mr.. j. T. Odell, formerly of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Company, will
become general manager OF the en-
tire B. & o. system.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-04
The kindest and the happiest pair
III @ 4 d
FALLING WATERS NEWS.

DR.. Belt, of Baltimore, one of the
faculty of DR.. Chisholm, performed 9
successful operation upon one of Mrs
Ellen Seibert's eyes last Friday. He
succeeded in removing a cataract from
her left eye without inflicting severe
pain. Mrs. Seibert is doing we'll and
not suffering in the least. About two
years ago, DR.. Chrisholm removed q
cataract from her right eye.
The river was quite high on Satur.
day and Sunday, but is now low
enough to permit operations on the
saw-mill again at this place.
Mrs. Mary. Miller, wife of Daniel
Miller, was quite ill last week, but we
are glad to report her convalescent,
Mr.. b. +. Miller continues to improve
but is still confined to his room. l
Mr.. Jerry Jack is improving his
home with repairs to porch, etc.
Mr.. Nicholas Lemen is putting up
long span of his brothers. patent
picket fence. ..
Mr.. James Kennedy has completed
his new house and is now occupying
the same.
The trade in wood is quite lively
just now.
The brick work of Mr.. Joseph Rip
pies new house is nearly completed.
Mr.. Brichner is doing the carpenter
work, and Mr.. Smaltz the mason.
Mr.. G. G. Ditto is preparing to
build new tenant house. He has
also much of the lumber ready for
a new barn.
The hail has damaged the wheat
more than we thought, and the grass
is also very much injured in places.
The cold, wet weather will make
late corn planting. A few of our farm
ers planted some last week, but it is
too cool to sprout and will rot if ii
does not soon get warm.
Early potatoes are coming up. Let
tuce and onions ready for market.
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-04

u The lesson of the great Centennial
Celebration in New York should be
studied by every reader, and learn
cd by heart by every child. 1t
teaches patriotism. Patriotism is
religion. Without religion and pa
triotism there never was a people
worthy the name of a nation. The
early history of this country and the
struggles of our forefathers for indie.
ipendence should be taught in our
schools as much so as reading OF
writing. The school question could
be settled in no trner or safer way
than by leaving religion and the Ri
BILE to the home and the church, and
in place thereof teaching the children
the history Independence and the
blessings of the Constitution, They
will make the better citizens for its
study and none the worse christians.
Love of country is common ground
upon which there can be no division
op opinion,-no difference of faith,
mo wanting in virtue. There the
American people may find the gate
way to that one fold into which the
great Teacher of the Patriotism of
that Better Land has promised to
lead us all in His own good time and
way. What wonders has American
patriotism not already accomplished
wonders of the deep, the earth and
the heavens,--wo wonders seen and felt
in every place and in every manner.
What may not the next century
accomplish through the lessons
learned from the Past, practiced by
the Present, and taught to the
Future!
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-04
HEDGEsvILLE NEWS.

In accordance with the Presidents
proclamation, Tuesday. the Both, was
observed in this place, by Rev. Leaveil,
of the Episcopal church, Rev. Siber,
of the M. E. and Rev. Gilmore, of the
Presbyterian church. The M. E.
Church, South, took no part. Rev.
Siber delivered a very appropriate
address, on The Anniversary of the
Inauguration of George Washington,
the first President of the United
States.
Mrs. j. II. Nadenbousch is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Bowen, at Rest.
Mr.. George Slyer spent few days
with his family this week.
Mr.. Jacob Harrison paid flying
visit to Cumberland this week.
Rev. John Seiber, of the NJ. Z.
Church, has organized a young peo-
ples' society called the Oxford League.
The following are list of officers
Rev. Seiber, President Miss Nora
Quinn, Mrs. DIR. Mitchell and Miss
Ella Hanna, Vice Presidents; Mr..
Eugene Miller, Secretary; Miss Cora
Naylor, Treasurer. They will meet
Tuesday evening of each week.
There was very heavy frost last
night but we havn't learned yet
whether the fruit is hurt to any ex-
tent or not.
Mr.. and Mrs. burden, of North
Mountain, started for New York Mon
day, where Mrs. ID. expects to undergo
medical treatment for cancer.
META.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-04

The appointment of a brother OF
Senator German to revenue posi-
ton at Norfolk, is exciting the Re-
publicans of Virginia, and with every
reason. The Germans are Demo.
cratic leaders and political schemers,
and are Marylanders. Virginia Re.
publicans are able and competent to
fill their own positions, without di.
viding the spoils between the Mary.
land Democratic workers to satisfy
Senatorial courtesy" -Four years
ago just as good men had to be re-
moved as are removed now, and the
public service went on. The most
of the Republicans went out with
honor and credit, and few did the
mean thing to hang on, and fewer
yet sacrificed their self.respect SO
far as to beg and scheme to be re-
tanned. -lI
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-04
cLEvELAND'S CIVIL SERVICE.

EDITOR OF HERALD Dear Sir !:
1t is really amusing to notice how
some OF the Democratic papers howl
over the removal from office OF the
very few Democrats since Mr.. Har.
rison's inauguration-nearly two
months. The Statesman, your neigh:
Dor, is especially denunciating in its
walls and one would suppose from
is idle chickering's that Mr.. Cleveland
never removed single Republican
from office. or. that-under his admin.
istration his lieutenants permitted
Republicans to hold over to the utter
exclusion of the Unterrifed.
Under date of 18th instant the
Statesman contained the following:
While honest Grover Cleveland
remained at the head of the Govern.
ment and allowed thousands of Re-
publicans to keep their places, how
meek and submissive they were and
how they prayed for Civil Service
to continue, but as soon as Mr.. Har-
rison was installed they howled them.
selves hoarse, crying "kick the
Democrats out !" Their greed for
office is a disgrace to the country.
Civil Service, Bah! We would
call the attention Of your neighbor
to the following table, which gives
some of the changes Mr.. Cleveland
made during the first eighteen
months of his Civil Service Reform
Administration. Gaze upon this
and then upon that az ld.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-04

Our Democratic countyman, Mr..
John II. Shoppert, has been bounced
from the department of Internal Rev.
enue.
The Roberts land, about one hun
bred acres, near Summit Point, was
sold ON Friday last, by Capt. George
Baylor, Special Commissioner, to Mr..
James A. Robinson, at S3S per acre.
Miss Maize Sencindiver spent the
Easter holidays at home, and return
ed to school at Martinsburg.
Mrs. r. A. Hesser, of this place, was
stricken with paralysis last Tuesday
afternoon.
April oath, Joseph H. Blackwell, OF
Albemarle county, Va, and Miss
Mary Saunders, formerly of this town.
In st. Peters Catholic Church, Har
per's Ferry, April ed, by Rev. T. J.
Wilson, jeremiah McGraw to Miss
Margaret Brannon.
In Bolivar, April oath, by Rev. C.
o. Isaac, Frank Cromwell to Miss
Emma j. Marlatt.
AT the County Infirmary, April q,
Miss Annie Pitcher, of Harper's Fer.
Try. aged about 56 years.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-04

The new license law went into eff.
feet in Boston Wednesday. Instead
Of 2,636 liquor saloons as formerly,
only $50 were opened. F
Fifty people were seriously injur,
ed and thousand crushed in a pan
ic on the lake front, Chicago, where
100000 people had assembled to see
the fireworks. One of the pieces ex-
ploded and burned it's way among
the crowd, causing the panic. Many
persons we're also injured by panic
in Lincoln Park, caused by the fall.
ing of platform.
Wilhelmina Stohl, aged 81, died
in Chicago of rheumatism of the
heart week ago, but the corpse re-
mains so life.like that the girls
mother will not permit the burial to
proceed, though the physicians have
shown by every scientific test that
life is extinct.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-04
THE NEXT COLLECTOR.

Congressman.elect Chas. Smith,
of Parkersburg, in last Saturdays
Inteligencer, says it has been settled
to certainty that the Fourth Dis
trict is to have the Collectorship,
and that Mr.. A. B White, of the
Parkersburg State Journal, will be the
Collector. Next to the IntelligeaeeY
the Parkersburg State Journal, DAILY
and Weekly is the strongest and
ablest newspaper power in the State
for the Republican party; and Mr..
White one of the foremost editors
and best writer's, late President of the
State and National Editorial Associa.
tions. For his county and district in
particular, and the Republican cause
and representatives in general, the
State Journal has always been Already
and telling defender. Mr.. White, if
appointed, would give general salts
faction, and the Republican press of
the State would be honored and
pleased in his appointment.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-04

COUNCIL MEETING, Thursday night, all
present. Sergt. reported fence repaired
at Water works, lot rented to Doll & Co
for $40. 4-inch pipe ordered put in on
w. Race st. to connect Race and Raleigh
Attorney White presented petition OF
Jos. West for damages by cutting down
East John st. Mayor appointed Messrs.
McSherry, Wellinger, Caufman. Staubly,
Bowers, Committee to investigate and re.
port 800 appropriated to finish work
on East Liberty. Messrs. D. w. Shaffer
and Geo. Gaver ask relief of taxes of old
Martinsburg spoke works, for three
years, granted. John Middlecamp re-
funded tax on lot enormously assessed.
Rates for fountains made So for 3-16 bore
and over that So. Request of Mr.. Specs
es, of Hagerstown, for permission to
sprinkle streets, granted and rate of
water named at $40 a month. Street
Com. charged with cleaning of sewer
from Burke through to John. Mr.. Fitz
request to have broken stone near Equal
ity Mills placed with st. Com. to act.
Mayor to request 2. & o. to cover drain
leading into old warehouse lot North
Queen st. J. H. Shaffer reported salts
factory test of new boiler erected by
John Farrin & Co. Water trench on
Raleigh st to be dug by lowest bidder.
Jos. Stewart relieved of note in hands of
Sergt. balance butchers license. Sergt.
to procure new assessors book. Bills
passed. Adjourned to May 10; all bills
to be in, books to be closed on the 18th.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-04
Several other Pension cases that

Several other Pension cases that
were rejected by the late admins.
tration have been re-opened and
granted by Assistant Secretary Bus.
sey. They all turn on the applicant
while in the cline of duty" Gen.
Bussey holds, substantially, in all
the decisions he has made, that any
injury received by a solder in any
manner, except through his own neg.
lect or willful carelessness, between
the dates he enlisted and discharge
maybe considered as occurring in the
"line of duty" Gen. Bussey seems
to believe in the benefit of any doubt
that may arise in considering his
claim for pension. And like Gen.
Harrison, he is opposed to using
apothecary's scales to weigh the
merits of the Union Veterans.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-04

Miss Annie Day has gone to Pitts
burg.
! Miss Flo Thatcher, of Winchester,
is the guest of Mrs. Marian Jenkins.
Just waiting for some more wed.
dings. W @
Miss Ella Noll has been visiting in
Keyser for several weeks.
Forty-five dollar scarf pins don't
grow on every bush.
Don't borrow money to spend on
girl. She don't appreciate it any
how. -
Who says Martinsburg is not pretty
now. Maple Avenue is a picture in
itself with its beautiful shade trees
now in their new spring coats.
Centennial day was observed here
although no elaborate programme was
prepared. Services were held in most
of the churches from nine till ten in
the morning. The City Band was out
in the afternoon and the Mechanics
in the evening, both giving fine mu-
sic.
The exercises at the Oxford League
in the evening were in harmony with
the day. The front of the room was
gaily decorated with flags and a por-
trait of Washington. Patriotic songs
were sung, and Mr.. AL. Darby gave
aninstrumentals solo centennial march.
Prof. Pitzer gave an able address and
Miss Lily Mathews read of Inaugural
ton day, one hundred years ago.
The first game of base ball was play
ed last Tuesday. Efiult ..E9 -
Mr.. Arthur Weaving and Miss Flor
ence OriSon were married at the resi-
dence of the bride, on Martin st. at
2:30 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. The
bride wore handsome travelling suit
with bonnet to match. The happy
couple left on the O'Clock train via.
c. V. r. r. The best wishes of all
attend them.
Hurry up the Band Concerts.
Mr.. Harry Smith, of Philadelphia,
spent few days with his parents.
Squire Mathaei and son, Louis, left
here at four O'Clock Tuesday morning.
They will sail by the steamer "Dres-
den for Germany, and will be alb
sent one year. Safe journey to them.
How about that fishing party?
A good many new buildings are be-
ing built up around town. Start some
more. 5--. .....
Miss Emma Chambers has returned
from visit to Mt. Airy, Md.
This worlds big and we are all here
OH business, as ST Perkins says.
Another chance to see "UncIe
Toms Cabin" .........
Rev. R. G. Holland was in town
this week.
His many friends are glad to see
him.
Eleven hundred weight strawber-
lies and ice cream next.
No rest for the wicked.
Why isn't there something for girls
to do in Martinsburg?
Well soon have an excursion to
Winchester. Surveying is almost
done, what pity. RUTH.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-04
BEDINGToN NEWS.

Another long spell of wet weather
and high water, which will doubtless
urove very disastrous in low places.
Never to nv recollection did the
wheat and grass crops look more
promising, and should propltlous
weather continue an abundant crop Is
assured.
Sunday was another poor day for
pleasure seekers to infest the grove,
too damp.
Mr.. L.. S. Greenwood is remodefing
his house and premises in general.
Mr.. Louie Micheals cut his foot
badly with an ak one day last week.
Mr.. Warner Mayhem, of Oregon.
brother of Mr.. E. E. Mayhem, is Wis
iting friends and relatives here.
Mr,G. W. Marshall has returned
from Baltimore, bringing with him a
fine stock of goods which he takes
pleasure in showing to his friends.
Mr.. James Mayhem is erecting a
new barn on the site of the old one
which was destroyed by fire last fall.
Mr.. G.. A. Means is putting up
long stretch of picket fence of the
Lemon patent; it presents a nice APP
pearance and looks substantial and
durable. Mr.. VIM. Hissong is doing
the work, Billy knows how to do it.
"Edmund'' has been requested to
say whether or not "marriage is a
failure" Now this is difficult prob
lem for him to solve. as he has never
tried it. But in common with every
living mortal he has an opinion in re-
gard to the matter, which is as fol-
lows - 1t is, if you make it one. On
the other hand it is success If you
make il such. Now to my interroga-
tor 1 will say let me draw line of
distinction right here. Marriage of
itself is not failure, for it always &C.
complishes its object. but those who
take the marriage vows upon them
selves are the failures. Itisa divine
institution, must be, as it was diviuely
ordained and divine institutions are
not failures. Marriage has an object,
now what is that object? The propa-
CATION and rearing of offspring, is
certainly its chief object and the pro-
motion of happiness another. Now
since this is its chief object can my in
terrogator longer be in doubt? But
again he says there is so much "do-
nestle infelicity," family turmoil and
strife, so much dissatisfaction, so
much unhappiness, &c. All! well,
true enough, but still that is not the
fault of the marriage Institution. 1t
is the contracting failures who take
upon themselves the marriage vows.
Man must love, honor and respect
woman. Woman must also love,
honor and respect man. Each must
study carefully the disposition, taste,
habits and desires Of the one with
whom they are to link their fate.
There must be harmony of temper
ament, taste and passions. A trusting,
confiding, sincere and honest love,
founded on respect. A desire on the
part of each to do that which will
please and a determination to shun
that which will irritate. Cowper
says:-
The kindest and the happiest pair
Will find occasion to forbear;
And something every day they live
To pity and perhaps forgive.
There's volumes of truth in the
above and the advice given should be
needed. Again / say marriage is not
a failure, but they who marry are the
failures. If am wrong hope some
of the witty ones will tell me and
show me where. EDMUND.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-04

A new use has been discovered 70,
tobacco. A father whose child was
dying of membraneous Group remem
bered how deadly sick he was the first
time he chewed tobacco. Having q
cud in his mouth, he opened the
child's mouth and placed the tobacco
therein. The father knowing that il
was desperate act. and he waited in
terrible suspense for the result. II
came, and quicker than he could have
hoped. There was sudden convul.
siye movement, and the poor little
child was nearly doubled for an in
slant, and seemed to writhe in agony
when, throwing herself forward, there
shot from her throat a chunk of al
most solid phlegm at least two inches
long and having through it a passage
no larger than a small lead pencil
After few minutes of retcbing, the
little one lay quietly back, and slept
calmly and sweetly, and the next day
was playing about the house with all
her wonted vivacity.- Western To-
bdcco Journal.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-04

The Centennial Ball in New York
was national disgrace and dis
honor to the living and the dead
Men were soaked with wine and
acted like swine. President Harri.
son set higher and nobler example
when the attendants upon the float OF
Bacchus filled up for him the flowing
bowl before the thousands of eager
watchers. He motioned them gent
~ away and said kindly yet firmly
but respectfully, "No, thank you."-
1t was a high society ball, too, turn
ed into a low drunken brawl.-True
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-04

-. .... For THE HERALD.
One of the live issues of the day for
the consideration of the Republicans of
the County and State, is the distribution
of the Federal appointments Il, who
are the lucky ones to be ? 9, who are the
parties who are giving them out 3, are
the right parties receiving them P-are
those who bore the brunt of the battle
to be rewarded, or the faYorites of the
few styled leaders These are questions
which for the future welfare of the par
ty had better be carefully considered
Bossism never yet succeeded in our par
ty. In the giving out of patronage our
County Committee is ignored, land who
knows who are entitled if they do not p
and each applicant has to make his own
fight, This in my opinion should not be-
l think the Committee of each county
should pass upon these applications and
support those whom they know are en-
titled. If the Committee does not re-
ceiye recognition, who does? Here in
Berkeley now many workers known to
the party as such have received recogni-
ton. No good Republican will desert
his principles because he fails to receive
an office, 1--WE all know there are not
enough to go around,) but hundreds of
applicants will find out the worth of po-
litical promise, and will ask themselves
hereafter, What is in this fight for me p
l can do my duty by voting, let those
who divide the spoils to suit themselves,
do the work. This State can only be held
by the workers. Alternate them and it
will relapse into bourbonism. The Re-
publicans in the Eastern Panhandle are
entitled to every position now held by
Democrats from there. Berkeley Coun-
ty deserves recognition. No county in
the State had to fight against such odds.
None made holder fight and none won
a grander victory. None should receive
greater recognition. Let us have united
and intelligent action to back the claims
of Berkeley County workers for recog-
milton. MORE ANON.
Gerardstown District.