Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-07-11

Sunday III our city.
Mr.. Ray Swartz, Of Roanoke, visit.
; ed his parents in this city last week. pr
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Miss Jennie Smiths annual railroad pi
picnic will be held at Island Park OH F.
the Goth inst "
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Mr., n. II. Snyder and family, of in
Chambersburg, were visiting in our vi
city last week. of
Mrs. Elizabeth King died at Will 7.
Transport, aged 80 years, 8 months ~,
and &c days.
Messrs. John Kratz and Harry :.
Cage, of Baltimore, spent the 18th at d.
| home. =.
The B. & o. Y. NJ. c. A. will hold an
their annual excursion at Island Park, DO
Friday, July 81. 'hs
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The b. & o. r. r. sent oct Monday ton
the first regular vestibuled train that
ever left Hagerstown. j.,
Mrs. Elizabeth Mealey, of Hagers- fol
town, mother of ex-consul Edw. do
Mealey, is dead. aged y. tul
Misses Maude and Pearl Hedges, sh
Of this place, are visiting relatives in
Baltimore and Washington.
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Mr.. Robert Blue, formerly in the MI
employ of A. NJ. Gilbert, but now of sta
Baltimore, spent several days here sal
last week.
Arthur Nash, a son of the late Phil ste
/ ip Nash of Harper's Ferry, brakeman in,
on the B. & O., was killed at Mt. Airy
last week.
Messrs. J. A. D. Turner, j. ". De-
Grange and friend of Washington,
came up on a little Fourth of July Nj
vacation. A
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A large and jolly crowd went to LIE
Hagerstown on the 4th, but was much be
disappointed at having 10 come home to
so eaIly; 1880 p. III. an
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Messrs. Miller, Rearick and Shaffer, a.
of this city, participated in the wheel 60
mems parade at Hagerstown on the
4th.
Messis. l. l.. Bender & Bro. have
force of hands at work stating the resi-
dence IF Mr.. Morgan in Gerardstowu, Y,
adding bay window, &c. vi
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N"'i NlneS' oeco"u DIV pIaAei''''"' Oh
with home in Keyser, fell off the
train near Cumberland last week and
was very seriously hurt. an
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Mr.. Gee: Welcome, the colorcd
printer of Martinsburg, is home on
visit. He halls from GAINESVILLE, Ohio, fin
and is a travelling salesman for a Safe I'll
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Mr.. j. Stern has closed ont his cloth No
ing business and will go South in 90,
search Of Il location. We understand
Messrs. Baker & Rearick will occupy
the Everett House Corner. ry
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Rev. Robertson and family left on b,.
Monday for III. extended visit in Al
bemarle and Culpepper Counties, Va.
The Rev. will he absent about two be
weeks, in which time he will return to tai
resume his pastorate duties.
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The Hancock &Grsays Miss Ben is
lab Evans, an accomplished young
lady Of Martinsburg, recently spent
several days very pleasantly as the Ed
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Little. ha
C,,,'u 10 's' "'',- --,.' -'',I Phi
their homes, Thursday, after pleas
ant visit in the families Of Me5srs. j,
S. and G.. ". Widmeyer. to.
! THE FOURTH OF july WAS elori-
ously celebrated at Berkeley Springs Tti
by a barbecue, public parade and sol
some fine addresses by Hon. L. Boyd
Faulkner. L. S. 6. Pitzer, Esq. aud 49,,
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bicycle races were The feature of the -
day. Pen Mar had a great social
gathering ofeXcufsioniats. The Amer
lean flag itself took Oh another star, to
and greater year by year are the pow AL
er and patriotism that centre in the res
old flag Sp
Besides the usual casualties Of fire, III
drowning, &C.. on the Fourth, two
horrible railroad accidents east dark III,
shadow on the Joyous occasion. At he
Ravenna, o., from Is to % persons
were killed, and fifty injured. About 60
miles from Charleston, ". Va, a
wooden trestle caught fire aUd went vi.
down under the weight of the train. ret
About Is were killed and mauy !
wounded. The sutierinS1 were APP >,
paling aad the sight horrit'ying. at
Wooden trcstle5 should be forbidden
| by law, on
! KILLED AT MARTINsBURG. -This in,
morning just as Mrs. John Clements, no
widow of the well known carter of or
this city, was stepping on the train in "a
this city 10 go TO Philadelph where WI
she made her home, after visit to d.
Mr.. John Berger, her brother, of CO.
South Locust street, when message
ca,no from, MnrtinSI,rrty roCit,uiIat hor