Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-03-11
City News and Notes.

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]. f. Reed, and Mrs. g. w. Doll.
Miss Olivia Mckee returned
home on Monday last from 81
1.-TWO months visit to relations in
Hagerstown.
Miss Mollie Phillips and Miss
Lula Muth were among the
guests at the Inaugural Ball.
Miss Mollie Phillips, Miss Lula
Muth, Miss Freddie Grove, ac-l
|companied by Mr.. Chas. Phil
lips, arrived at their homes in
Martinsburg.
Miss Grace Anderson, of Boil
yer Heights, Harper's Ferry,
spent some days in Washington
during the Inauguration, is now
visiting her sister, Mrs. Bentz, ON
Queen st.
Quite a pleasant surprise par
ty was held at Mr.. Rodgers
house on Tuesday night.
Miss Jennie Alburtis and Miss
Wilen were visiting Mrs. Easter
day in Washington during the
past week.
Miss Ella Brown, of Winches-
ter, is visiting the family of Mr..
]. L. Shaffer, on Winchester
Avenue.
Mr.. Joseph Hobbs. Jr., has gone East |
for the purpose of purchasing his stock
of goods. He expects to open up about
April Sth, where he will be pleased to
see his many friends.
Mr.. VIM. Gano, wife and two little
girls, are visiting friends in our city.
They have been on quite an extended
visit to friends in Back Creek Valley.
They were both raised in old Berkeley
but are now located in Plat Co. Mo.
Mr.. John W. Wolff was the guest Of
his sister. Miss Kate Aiken, on King ST.,
the past week.
Mr.. John s. Mckee, Of New York, is
visiting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Mckee, on Race st.
Mr.. John Shipley and son, Master Per-
ry, were visiting his brother, Mr.. Burris
Shipley.
Rev. Geo. G. Harris, of the Baltimore
Conference, spent Sunday last with his
brother, Mr.. J. T. Harris, on College st.
Rev. Holmes E. Lamar, of the BALTIC.
Conference, is stopping over a few days
with his brother, Mr.. Charles NJ. Lamar,
on Burke st. Rev. L. is one of our Mar
tinsburg boys; we are always glad to
welcome him home. n.
1t beat the doctors. Mrs. Boyd, %
Weeden St., Providence. R. l., says: II
suffered for three months from rheuma-
tism and neuralgia. The doctors med
icines not giving me any relief, tried
Salvation Oil, and after using two bot
ties, consider myself perfectly cured"
COUNCIL met March 2. The
Real Estate Committee reported
on purchasing the Shaffer lot
near the Wooden Mill, in order
to open Stephen st. recommend
ing it's purchase at 5000.
The Light Com. recommended
a reduction of 5000 on the Edi-
son bill, on account of lights not
burning full time in Dec. also
notifying company that lights
must burn from sunset to II
O'Clock.
The Com. on Fire Department
reported purchase of $50 feet of
hose at 80 cents a foot, less 2 per
cent for cash.
The st. Com. passed bill of
John J. Watson, $3.50 for haul
ing dirt for Dec, and limited
hauling to Saturdays.
Ordered that railroad taxes be
made payable to treasurer of the
Corporation.
An ordinance was read and
adopted, regulating B. & 0. and
st. railway crossings, keeping
crossings in repair and maintain
ing watchmen at all times: that
all trains over said tracks come
to full stop not nearer than 200l
feet away, until signaled to cross
by Waterman: Passenger trains
to have precedence over street
railway cars, and street railway
to have precedence over freights.
The fine for violation of this
is from $40 to $50.
Street Com. to act on petitions
for crossing near j. S. Tram
mell's and a board walk at host
cry mill; also ON gutter corner
Queen and Liberty; sidewalk on
E. side of N. Queen at j. R. Por-
ter's; at Fitz property, N. Queen
and report ON all bad pavements
in town.
Town Clock matter was refer
red to Real Estate Com. to re-
port back to Council. The Cor
poration has had one experience
in putting town clock ON private |
it should want no more,
no matter what satisfactory
could be made
for the present; proprietors
and opinions change. The town
clock should go on forever,
either on City Hall, County
Court House, or U. S. building.
The resignation of Policeman
O'Connell accepted, and Office of