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Martinsburg Matters.

From the Statesman.
Misses Wiltshire and Crane will IN
week or two begin the erection OF the large
and elegant seminary building on Faulkner
avenue near the Winchester pike
Mr.. Harry Moulden and Mrs. Fannie y.
Stillwell, widow of the late Uriah Stillwell
of Gerardstown and daughter of Mr.. John
X. Cunningham, of Rest, Va, were married
at the NJ. L church, South, at the latter
named place on last Tuesday night.
Mrs. Isabella Swearingen, aged "A years,
died at the residence of Mr.. Glen Isle in
Darkesville on Friday of last week. She
was sister of the late Anderson Henshaw
and cousin of Mr.. Lisle with whom she
has for many years made her home.
The many friends in Berkely county OF
Mr.. f. ]. Cunningham, of Fostoria, Ohio,
will be shocked TO learn that bis favorite
son, Ralph, committed suicide on the even
ing of October Goth, by jumping into the
furnace of his fathers large spoke and bind
ing works at that place. He was twenty
one years and FIVE months of age. He was
discovered shortly after he had committed
the deed and rescued, but died in few
hours afterward
The Grand Lodge A. f. and A. NJ. of the
State has been in session here this week,
and great number of the most prominent
members of the order have been in attend
ance. THIS Grand Royal Arch Chapter was
in session on Monday, Monday night and
Tuesday. A banquet was given at the st.
Clair hotel on Monday night, at which about
sixty sat down, but owing to the lateness OF
the hour, the programme arranged was
abandoned, and the affair became an in
formal one. The large dining room was
beautifully trimmed with flags, floral en-
blems and evergreens, and the collation. was
such as that prince of hosts, Ramer, is noted
for. All obtainable good things were set
before the guests, and many fingered as if
oath to leave the festive board.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year for the Grand Chapter: B. d.
Gibson, of Charles-Town, G. II. p; j. w.
Morris, of Wheeling, G. r.; Cecil 5. Spats,
of Clarksburg, G. S. Hugh Sterling, OF
Wheeling, G. T.; o. S. Long, of Charles
ton, G. s.; Jas. McCahon, of Wheeling,
G. L.; B. Franklin, of PIT. Pleasant, G.. c.;
X. d. Walker, of Farmont, G. c. of H.;
G. W. Feidt, of Martinsburg, &. ?. S; 6.
E. Throngburg, of Barboursville, G. r. \.
c.; Stephen Warehouse, of Wheeling, G..
NJ. Sd Veil; G. w. Creel, of Grafton, G.
NJ. md Veil; J. w. Kelley, Jr., of Charles
Town, G. NJ. lst Veil; T. w. Bliss, Of
Wheeling, G. Tyler.
The Grand Lodge met On Tuesday even
ing at $50, and about 200 delegates are in
attendance We extend a cordial welcome
to our city to the mysterious gentlemen, and
hope their visit will be pleasant one. The
banquet last night took place at too late an
hour for MS to give an account in this issue.
From the independent.
Special Commissioner j. Nelson Wsner
on Thursday last, sold the Wilen property
on North Queen Street. The brick store
room and warehouse was sold to Mr.. Wal
ter J. Lambert for 81, 400 aud the residence
portion to Mr.. Wilen's sons for -, $50, ag-
gregating 50, 24O
Judge, son of Mr. Page Pine, living near
the city, was badly hurt by the kick of a
horse, on Saturday.
Mr.. Jacob Swanson, well-k known citizen
of this city, was stricken with paralysis on
Monday last.
Mr. JAS Butts was driving home We'd
nesday evening with his little twelve year
daughter, and when turning the corner at
King street and the pike, drove against the
electric light pole. The hub of the front
wheel hit the pole throwing the wagon
around so that the pole came between the
rear wheel and the rubber bar, upon which
the child was sitting, which, catching her
limbs, terribly lacerated them.
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