Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-02-23
THE MARTINSBURG HERALD, SATURDAY, FEB. %,


From the SseDherdstoun Register. |
Mr.. Henry s. Baker, welI-known
winchester citizen, died last week,
aged rs years.
/ Mrs. Catherine Baker died in
Keedysvilie, Md, last week, in the
99th year of her age.
The question of uniting the towns
of Harper's Ferry and Bolivar under
one corporation is being discussed.
Mr.. Horace G. Osbourn has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Keller, this
county, in place of Mr.. Charles B..
Moler, resigned.
Mr.. Charles B. Rouss, the we'll
known New York merchant, has pur-
chased for S247,000 a vacant lot on
Broadway, on which he will erect a
ten-story warehouse to cost $500, 900.
Mr.. Thomas Files was kicked in the
breast and on the hip one day last
week by horse belonging to the Rev.
A. A. p. Neel.
Nearly all the ice-houses in this
place have been filled with ice, taken
from the canal on the opposite side of
the river. The first that was cut,
early last week, was not very good
quality, but since then some has been
cut that was eight inches thick.
S. r. Licklider has been appointed
agent for the United States Express
Company at Kearneysville, succeed
ing Mr.. B. S. McIntire, who resigned
several weeks ago.
The Clarke Courier says twenty-five
head of fat cattle, that averaged /, 1886
lbs, belonging to Mr.. p. Mccormick,
passed through Berryville on Tuesday
morning for Summit Point, where
they were purchased by Mr.. G.. r.
Hardesty, to be shipped to New York.
DEATH OF Miss LUCRETIA HEX
MAN.-Miss Lucretia Hickman, a well
known maiden lady of Shepherds
town, died at her home in this place
on Sunday morning last. The deceas-
ed was very eccentric, and has lived
alone for a number of years. Her
funeral took place from the Episcopal
Church last Monday. Her age was
supposed to be about IS years.
SAD DEATH.-A telegram was re-
ceived here on Tuesday evening from
Washington, announcing the death of
Mrs. Ella Chancey Snyder, wife of
Mr.. J. w. Snyder, a brother of the
editor of this paper and formerly one
of its proprietors. The deceased has
been married little less than year,
and leaves an infant daughter only
few days old. Mr.. Snyder has the
deep sympathy of the people of his
native place, where he has many
friends, and where his wife was also
most favorably known. Mrs. Snyder
was about q years of age.
Capt. VIM. l.. Pearl, of Martins
burg, has been running freight train
as conductor from Martinsburg to Bal
timore every day for twenty-five
years. During that time he has lost
by sickness or otherwise but sixty
days, and has spent a part of each day
of the twenty-five years in Martins
burg and Baltimore. A more popular
man among his fellow workmen never
lived, or more faithful servant was
never employed. During all this
time he has never met with an acct
dent to himself or train. Such SER
vices should be appreciated by plac-
ing him upon the retired list or in
some other way.
In the House of Delegates Mr.. Glib
son offered the petition of w. A.
Moore and "a others, of Harper's Fer
ry, asking for the passage of a law i'm
posing license tax on persons keep
ing for hire horses or carriages, or
carrying passengers within the limits
of towns or villages.
Our old friend Billy Anderson, of
Harper's Ferry, has in his possession
one Of Gen VIM. III. Harrison's cam
paIgn medals. He says he bought it
in Leesburg in 1910, has carried it
ever since, and has always been an
old-line Wing. He thinks the Presi-
dent-elect should honor him with an
Office because of the respect he has
shown for his parental grandsire by
carrying his picture for so many
years.
Quite bevy of ladies and gentle
men were entertained at the residence
of Mrs. Thompson, Kearneysville, by
her charming daughters, Miss Emma
and Miss Ida, and, as is their usual
custom, proved themselves the pleas
ant and hospitable entertainers, sus-
tanning the reputation which they
already have in the community.
Among those invited were Miss
Johnson, Shepherdstown; Miss Fooce,
Hedgesville; Miss Brown and brother.
Kearneysville; Miss Yantis, Harper's
Ferry; Messrs. Kline and Roberts,
Shenandoah Junction DIR. Lucas,
Messrs. f. Homsher and F. Getzen-
dauner and others,