Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-03-15
News from ShepherdstoWn.

The Shenandoah Valley Railroad
Company lately changed the name of
the town of Mines to Shenandoah
City.
Mr.. Holmes. who about a year ago
married Miss Eva McCreight, of Har-
per's Ferry, died in Philadelphia last
week.
Mr.. j. F. Engle, engrossing clerk of
the House of Delegates. has returned
to his home in Charlestown and re-
sumed his law business.
A building association is to be orga-
nized by the people of Duffields, Shen-
andoah Junction and Browns Cross
ing. A charter has been applied for.
The venerable George Licklider,
Esq, who lives southeast of town sew
eral miles, is seriously i'll from the
infirmities incident to old age. 1t ia
feared by his friends that the end is
near.
Mr.. j. ID. Sommers, who at one time
lived in Shepherdstown, died in Lit
tie Rock, Ark, on the I'd of February.
He left an estate of several thousand
dollars, and inquiry is now being made
of persons here as to the legal heirs.
Mr.. r. D. Kerfoot, District Master
Workman Of the knights of Labor of
district No. 5, in Pennsylvania, while
in Shepherdstown last week organiz-
ed an assembly of the Noble Order of
Knights of Labor, which he believes
has come to stay. Fifty members
were enrolled.
One night the latter part of last
week a thief visited the premises of
Mr.. Bayliss Trussell, near Browns
Crossing and entering the cellar of his
residence stole two cans of lard and
about 40 pounds Of bacon. One of
Mr.. Trussel's horses was taken from
the stable and on it the thief carried
away his booty. The horse was
found next day on the Old Furnace
road.
This has been a good week for we'd
dings in Shepherdstown and vicinity.
They commenced on Sunday last at
the Entler Hotel, when Rev. Charles
Ghiselin bound together in matrimo-
ny Mr. Edward S. Souders and Miss
Carrie V. Tutwier, both of Charles
town.
On Monday evening Mr. Robert G..
Miller and Miss Fannie l.. Lambert,
daughter of Mr.. John G. Lambert call
ed at the Reformed Parsonage and
were married by Rev. George Ever
hart.
Mr.. Daniel koontz and Miss Susie
Banks, daughter of Mr.. Washington
Banks, were the third couple, and
they were married on Tuesday after
noon.
Miss Irene Kephart, daughter of
Mr.. Jacob Kephart, of Duffields, was
married on Wednesday morning in
the Lutheran Church, at Duffields, to
Mr.. l.. S. Mcnamara, of Cambridge,
Md. Rev. l.. r. Mason performed the
ceremony,
| Last Monday evening Mrs. Mollie
Lane, and her daughter came from
Martinsburg to ShepEerdstown. At
Shenandoah Junction they found the
train SO late that they walked into
Shepherdst0wn, leaving their trunks
to be sent in on the train. 1t arrived
here at 1923 a. M, and was put off the
cars and allowed to remain outside of
the station until morning. mrs. Lane
claims that the trunk was broken
open and robbed of jewelry and other
articles, and has taken steps to have
the railroad company make good the
loss.
From the Titusville, Pa, Herald we
learn of the death of the late MRS.
Mary +. Rowe, native of this coun-
ty, who died at her home in Titus
vile last Monday morning in her I'D
year of age. By the paper mention.
ed, the deceased was spoken of in the
kindest terms (; it dwelt especially up
on her noble and charitable acts and
kindness to the soldiers during the
late war at her home In Harper's Fer.
ry. Her father was David Adams
and was a near relative of J. Quincy
Adams, sixth President of the Uuited
States.
From the Charlestown Free Press
At Walnut Farm,r the home Of
MIS-. Amanda c. Strider, the brides
mother, on Thursday morning, Feb
9th, 1890, at IL O'Clock. by Rev. DIR
A. c. Hopkins, Mr.. Adelbert Robin
son and Miss Anna CoEa Styider,
daughter Of the late John n. Strider
Esq. Miss Nellie, sister of the bride
was maid of honor. and Mr.. Dewitt
Strider, her brother, the groom's bes
man.
A QUAKER's OPIsIos.-What John L