Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-04-05
News from ShepherdstoWn.

w. E. Lake, farmer of Warren
Co., Va, last week sold hundred
lambs at $3.50 per head.
Mr.. John A. Link, one of our we'll
known farmers, lost two valuable
horses by death last week.
Mr.. II. Hume Butcher, Jr., a form
er wellknown resident of this county,
died in Omaha, Nebraska, on the 18th
of this month. aged SO years.
The Grand Army of the Republic
has bought tract of land comprising
the Cedar Creek battle ground, fifteen
miles South of Winchester, Va.
Mr.. Thomas Briscoe Line left on
Wednesday for Kansas City, Mo-,
with the intention of making his home
in that thriving city.
Mrs. III. F Barnhart and her chill
dren left last Tuesday for Roanoke,
Va, to join Capt. Barnhart, who has
been living there for several months
past.
Rev, p. G. Edwards and family have
arrived in Shepherdstown, and Mr..
Edwards conducted services in the M.
Z. Church last Sunday. His family
consists OF his wife, her sister, four
sons and daughter.
March Is, by Rev. John Edwards,
Charles Kenarick and Miss Harriet
B. Leonard, all of Berkeley Co.
Mr.. Melvin Ronemous, who is en-.
gagged with Mr.. Jacob Derr in the
n-building business, reports plenty
of work ahead. They have contract.
ed to build houses for Mr.. Howell al
Engle's Switch, for Mr.. Sam'l Mitch
els at Duffields, and MIR. Frank En-.
gle's at Halltown barns for Mr.. Jos
Engle at Shenandoah Junction, and
Mr.. s. w. Washington near Charles
town and hay barracks for Mr.. John
Burns near Ripon, and Mr.. H. T
Miley, near Charlestown,
There was q very pleasant surprise
party at the home of Miss Mamie
Byers, on the Kearneysville pike, one
evening last week, and though it was
| impromptu it was most enjoyable.
Those present wero Misses Rose Wag
ner, Nellie Wagner, Annie Hunter
Kate Johnson, Sue Tansil, Gussit
Lemen, Lou Lemen, Eliza Billmyer
Annie Byers, Messrs. Robert Kear
ney, Chas. Mckee, Will McQuilken
Charles Lemen, Robert Lamen, A
w. Billmyer, Henry Sperow, Oscar
Sperow and John Lamon.
REUNION OF OLD SoLDIERs.-Thir
ty-five surviving members of Compa
ny B, first Virginia Cavalry Confeder
ate army, had a reunion in Martins
burg, last Thursday. This company
was made up of Berkeley countymen
and was successfully commanded by
Captains John Blair Hoge, Kirk Ham
mond (who was killed by the sid,
of Gen. J. E. Stuart at Yellow Tav
ern) and J. n. Cunningham. Capt
w. B. Colston, second Virginia infan
try, by request, delivered the open
ing address. Capt. Cunningham pre-
sided. After an abundant Dime
brief addresses were delivered by Col
]. @. A. Nadenbousch, Capt. J. NJ
Billmyer, Rev. John Landstreet ant
Lieut.. w. Il. Noll. Letters of regre
were read from Gen. Fitzhugh lie
and Capt. ]. B. Hoge.
Mr.. Juwayne Fox Koontz, a prom
inent farmer of Jefferson county, VIII
lived about three miles east of Shep
herdstown, died at his residence las
Thursday afternoon after long an,
painful Illness and heart trouble. MI
Koontz was one of the best farmer
in this section, and In the practice
business of farming his skill was uu
questioned. Besides a widow h
leaves eleven grown children-fiv
sons and six daughters-to mourn hi
loss. The funeral services were he'll
in the Reformed Church last Saturda,
and were conducted by Rev. Georg
! G. Everhart. Mt. Nebc Lodge Q
Masons performed the last rites {
their order at his grave in the adjoir
ing cemetery. Mr.. Koontz's age wa
81 years, 9 months and IL days.-ReI
lister.