Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-04-18

FROM FRIDAYS DAILY.
Mrs, Jno. Hines is quite sick at he
home on Fast Burke St
Mr.. VIM. Hess had his arm badl,
lacerated while at work at a saw-mill
Surgical attention was rendered by DR.
Snodgrass
Miss Mary North, daughter of Mr..
Geo w North, on Winchester Ave,
has been suffering very much for a
week past with inhammatory rheuma-
tism
The small boys and girls who attend
the private schools of town are an ex-
eeedingly well behaved little army.
They walk along our streets like real
little ladies and gentlemen, on their
way to and from school.
The GG0bc has computed the number
of saloons in Hagerstown at s.. There
are more than 1 saloons for each church.
The first pick fell on the Potomac
Valley railroad OH the Grosh farm yes
terday. Negroes are employed upon
this section and are quartered at Big
Spring
Miss Lizzie Trump, sister of Rev. Mr..
Trump, who has been visiting here for
six weeks, left to-day for Washington,
where she will spend some time with
friends.
Mertens Sons of Cumberland, boat
builders, have opened their boat yards
which have been idle since the close of
the canal i'll the spring of 1880, and
will start large force of men repair
ing boats, preparatory to the opening
of the canal
ATessrs. l.. b. Martin and w. s. Bra
dy, Of the Fostoria, Ohio, Glass Works,
were registered at the Continental yes
terday The officers of the Improve
ment Co. showed them over their
grounds and they were much pleased
with the place. We hope they may
return again and locate here.
Clerk DOLL issued marriage license
YESTERDAY to Marshal H. Cooper and
Lucy Ellen Hodge, of the county.
a NARROW ESCAPE. Some persons
was the habit of singing or shooting
into the residence of Mr. David Jacobs,
4 carpenter, on Maple Avenue, last
Wednesday night The ball is large,
aud it passed three rooms, breaking
the window glasses, tearing the cur
tains, blinds, &c. Nh and Mrs Jacobs
had a narrow escape from being killed.
Mn Albert I,ouden, of Pa, who has
been surveying land here, left this
evening for Iynchburg, Va
MI John B. Wilson is having his
property improved on Queen St by
painting the front fence. MI. ]. II.
Smurr is doing the work
The beautiful tableaux, The Court
ship and Marriage of Gen I.ittlefnger,
produced by the Christian Endeavor
Society at the NJ. f. Church, South. are
reproduced by the artist, p. c. Hunter,
and are to be seen among his works Of
fine art i'll his window
No matter what inducements are thrown
out by others,
That is the place to take husbands, wives
sisters and brothers
50 90 everyone, he has plenty ofroom,
lie is up with the times and will keep
with the boom"
Mrs c. r. Stribling and her two
little daughters are visiting her father,
Mr. Dan. Mcdaniel, on Raleigh St.
Mr.. {. X. Stribling and family will
move to Hagerstown
Mr. Andy Grazier is a good example
of push and-keep-with the boom he is
putting down a splendid curbing so as
to have a good side walk for those who
go to the Westend to see what the NJ
NJ. & l. Co. are doing That part of
the town is wide awake Much praise
is due the Co, help them all you can
and you will be helped in return.
Is not this the year for Martinsburg
to have a rousing 4th of July Put
forth every effort to make Martinsburg
a paving town to her people.
Boom.
Several hundred friends and men,
bers of the Lutheran Sunday school
assembled IA the lecture-room of the
church last evening for social enjoy
ment The occasion was the opening
If the birthday box, connected with
the intermediate Department. The
pastor after stating the object of the
meeting Ill Introductory remarks, an
nounced the programme of entertain
ment 1t consisted of several familiar
selections sung by the audience two
new anthems rendered by the Sunday
School choir of eighteen girls reel
tation entitled The Bright Side"
and a poem of 50 stanzas, entitled,
.. Our Birthday Box, " composed by
member of the school The programme
was interspersed with instrumental
music consisting Of flute and guitar
solos, accompanied by the organ A
committee previously appointed opened
the box in the presence of all, and an
nounced that its contents amounted to
S3o.8s, which money, by vote of the
school, will aid in liquidating the
church debt This meeting, full of EN-
thusiam and enjoyment, will no doubt
be stimulus to renewed zeal and
earnestness in Sunday School work
NOTICE Republican League No I,
will hereafter meet in the Grand Jury
Room at 7;5o on Thursday night, in
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