Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-10-10
Personal rlENTlON.

/ Mr.. John A. Stanley, of Byron, Ill.
is visiting his nephew, Mr.. Charles J
Griffith, in this place. Mr.. Stanley
was born and raised in old Berkeley,
and has been away nineteen years.
1t does him good to meet his many
friends and acquaintance, and see the
scenes of his childhood days. Best
Of all he is strong Republican, for
he couldn't we'll be anything else and
be an uncle of Charley Griffith.
Miss Mamie Newmyer and Mrs.
Jennie Rudolf, of Washington, are
the guests of Mrs. Fannie Westall, on
Race ST.
Mr.. Peyton B. Ramer enters the
Office of the U. S. Express Co. here.
Mr.. Geo. ". Vanmetre. with his
usual enterprise and genius, will dis
play the U. S. Weather Bureau sig.
mails at the Sheriff's Office, giving
daily forecast of atmospheric changes.
He is now making observations for
the State Weather Bureau at Parkers-
burg.
Rev. G. S. Trump left on Tuesday
for Hagerstown to attend the I'D
Annual Meeting of the Maryland
Synod. He will return Saturday {.
Mr.. Van Small was elected to repre-
sent the Lutheran Church at same
meeting of Synod.
On account of i'll health Mr.. Fl. n.
Deatrick, who for 10 years was the
faithful and efficient treasurer of the
Lutheran church, was obliged to re-
sign his Office. Implicit confidence
was placed by the members and
friends of the Church in their treas
urer, who received and disbursed dur
ing his incumbency about thirty
thousand dollars. Mr.. Augustus
Fahnestock was elected his successor.
Mr., w. II. Mccullough, chairman
of the Morgan Co. Rep, Elk. Commit
tee, was in town Tuesday.
Postmaster Flick made a tour of
inspection of the county postofficcs
this week, and found them in good
working order.
Miss Mamie CAN'T, Of Frostburg,
.r1 oftor n pIooeopf 1,icit in fh;, oi+,-
returned home on Thursday. She has
many admirers, and friends in this
city who miss her very much.
LOCAL NOTES. John b., the little
son of Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Reynolds,
of College ST., died at noon on Tues
day after an illness Of about two
weeks. Aged 7 years and 6 days.
Ellen Shuart, beloved wife of Mr.
Chas. Grim, Of Gerardstown, died last
week. She leaves husband and
several children. Mrs. Grim was the
daughter of the late Geo. and Eliza
beth Shuart, of Gerardstown.
Miss Daisy Wolford, we are sorry
to say, is quite sick at this writing +;
we hope she will be able to resume
her school duties.
Mir. Jacob Eversole, of w. John ST.,
has improved his property with a
slate roof.
Mrs. Robinson. of John ST., has en-
larged her house by adding a back
building.
Mr.. Leigue. of John ST., is adding
a large porch to his property,
Mrs. Donley and grand daughter,
Lizzie Wallace, of Philadelphia, are
the guests of her daughter, Mrs. Van
horn, on Raleigh st.
Mr.. John Garfield, ofSavanah, Ga,
is the guest of his sister, Mrs. Harry
Grimes, on Liberty St.
We see the carpenters are pushing
the work rapidly on the back building
of Mr.. Kantner's house on w. King
st.
Mr.. Samuel Bowers has moved into
the house vacated by MT. A. S. Cham
bers. on College st.
Mrs. John Bird, of Berkeley Springs,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. S. Galliher, on W. Martin St.
Bertha, little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rynolds, is improving slowly.
Mr.. Reynolds still continues ill at the
home of his mother on Il. King st.
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