Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-03-23
The Morgan County News.

FISH ARE BITING.-Me5srs. G. w.
Allen, John Spidel and J. P. Horn
went fishing in the Potomac on We'd
nesday and hooked about 80 pounds
of fine suckers. Ua
Miss Dora Hovermale has returned
home from visit among friends in
Martinsburg. " 3s'@
The Presbyterian manse is rapidly
approaching completion and will be a
very handsome edifice when compile
ted. Parson Campbell begins to wear
an extra smile over it.
The craze of some people for relics
perhaps was never more strongly il
Illustrated than by some of the western
excursionists to the Inauguration. AS
one of the trains stopped for few
minutes at Harper's Ferry, crowds of
curious eyes were fixed upon John
Browns Fort. On the platform was
citizen of Harper's Ferry who was
held a prisoner by Brown in the en-
CINE house which he used as fort.
This man remarked to the curious
crowd around him that he was one of
Browns prisoners. No sooner was
this made known than lady offered
him fifty cents for a lock of his hair,
which he Immediately cut off for her.
Quite sale was at once began and
when the train moved off the old man
had pocketed five dollars and twenty
five cents of the money of the curious.
One man on the train is said to have
offered the Harper's Ferryian $50 for
the whole clipping but he refused,
preferring the retail TO the wholesale
business. We would advise the
friends of any of Browns prisoners
upon their decease to have their bod
les inferred in burglar proof vaults,
else some enterprising Yankee will
secure the corpse aud make his for
tune peddling the bones of John
DloWH plioOHOio'
At the Florence House, in this
place, March 18th, 1889, by Rev. H..
G. V. Campbell, John G. Rowland, of
Bedford county, Pa, to Mrs. Melissa
Robinett, of Morgan county.
March Sd, by Rev. III. r. Savage,
Harrison r. Stotler to Miss Sarah J..
Henry. all of Morgan county.
March IA, by Rev. w. r. Berry,
Aaron Farris to Miss Maria Miller, all
of Morgan county.
VIRGINIA U. B. CONFERENCE
The following are the appointments !:
G. p. Dyche, P. E., Shenandoah Dis
trict; G. H. Crowell, p. E., Winches-
ter District; w. P. Bazzle, Hartnans-
vile; A. M. Horn, Berkeley Circuit;
j. B. Chamberlain, Winchester; W.
H. Samsell, Frederick Circuit; w. r.
Berry, Berkeley Springs; n. f. A.
Cupp, South Branch Circuit; j. r. Ri
denour, Martinsburg; w. III. Clary,
New Creek Circuit; G. w. Rexroad,
North Fork; j. A. Negly, Lost River;
E. B. Pugh, Bloomery Circuit; l.. C.
Frederick, Front Royal; J. E. B. Rice,
Churchville; j. d. Donavan, Singers
Glen; 1. M. Underwood, Dayton Cir
cult; r. Byrd, Edinburg; Lacy
Springs Circuit w. F. Gruver; J. NJ.
Holt, Roekbridge Circuit; J. w.
Howe. Staunton Mission; G. B. Fade
ly, Elkton; J. E. Holt, Gross Keys
Circuit; G. H. Snapp, Madison; T. X.
Clifford, Freedmen's Mission.
The croaking of the frogs this week
reminded us that gentle spring is near
at hand.
Wild geese have been flying North.
ward for several days, indicative of an
early spring.
The surest means to rid yourself OF
that distressing cough is to use DR.. Bull /
| Cough Syrup. % cts. I
| Mrs. Jones sits at the window all day
as placid as May morning, and her five
small children play hide and seek on the
| back stairs" NO wonder She use:
Salvation Oil for sprains and cuts. !"
Samuel Ruudla killed his father