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The sun., 1893-10-01

The largest locomotive ever built in England
an honor belonging to the Messrs. Hawthorn
OF fNewcnstle-runs upon q four wheeled lead
ing bogie aud two pairs OF independent driving
wheels of seven feet six inches diameter, and
there are four high-pressure cylinders. Two
cylinders placed inside under the smok ebox
are seventeen BY twenty-five inches. and
actuate the first pair OF driving wheels two
outside cylinders are placed behind tho bogie
wheels-they are sixteen and one-half by twen-
ty-four inches, and work the second or trail
ing pair of driving wheels: the total tractivs
force eYerted hy tho four cylinders upon the
lour dr,vifE Er~ wheels f. thsreioEe one hundred
fected pressure. The boiler works Mt a pres
sure Of one hundred and seventy five pounds:
pounds # necessary. and it Is OF oval section,
in order that IT may be placed between tho
tubes is one hundred and eighty nine. with a
diameter Of two and three eighths inches. six:
two thousand and eighteen square feet. The
area OF nregrate is ~ square feet. tho weight
sndsr When on 9re0r TONS and the
Experiments have been made with the new
plan OF wire shafts for steamships. the result
showing that when the shaft is in position
and rotating stress is applied. a tensile force
is exerted upon the individual wires and their
several fastenings s-each is a unit OF strength
u
stress, The strength Of the individual wires
and OF the fastening being known. 1t is prac-
ticabe to ascertain tho strength OF the shaft
ms a whole. Thus. II made. for instance in
Ave sections, sec its total length one hundred feet,
have twenty five thousand No. I steel wires.
each twenty-feet long. with their fifty thou
sand fastenngs. each wire and each fastening
Will sustain a load of Ave hundred pounds
without ruptureor injury. making a total in
herent strength Of 37.5oO.OOO pounds, or
twenty-five times grea ter In amount thar the
continuous force OF an engine OF i've thousand
horse power. A stress OF twenty-five pounds
only upon each unit OF fstrength-each point OF
resistance existing In wire shaft as named
will more than equal the force OF such AN on
gine; The details OF this plan. as suggested
by Mr.. Jerome. O well known engineer are
given at length in the technical journals,
Some OF the common ideas concerning as.
beStos appear to have resulted In mistakes OF
q serious practical nature. Thus. the usual
conception that 1t Is no wise affected by heat
Is true only to the extent that. though infusi-
BILE except at very high temperature. 1t is a
fact that only a very moderate degree OF heat
heating to low rsdness 10 platinum cruel
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Bunker Hill News.

Harry Cline left for Waynes-
boro Monday week.
Mr.. Chas. Kilmer gave a So
ciable to the young folks of
this neighborhood Friday night
week.
Mr.. Chas. McCauley, of Ha-
gerstown, shipped a car load of
hogs to that point Friday week.
Revs Wolf and Wilson preach
ed appropriate sermons to their
respective congregations Sunday
week.
The prospect for a bridge over
Mill Greek is booming up; we
may yet have one over this creek;
this is a move in the right direc-
ton and we hope gentlemen (af-
ter it is completed) your path
may be filled with roses.
Miss George Pitzer has re-
turned from a pleasant visit to
friends and relatives in the neigh
borhood of Martinsburg.
viii hurry, of Charlestown,
spent several days with Major
Chas. Stuckey.
Mr.. Jno. Shell moved to Mar
tinsburg last Tuesday,
The late thaw made the roads
very muddy.
The matrimonial market is ov-
erfiowing; some are past, but
still there are more to follow.
We regret to note the contin-
ued illness of Miss Sallie Weir
man.
We were glad to grasp the
hand of Mr.. Flynn Gordon, who
after a few years in the west,
looks hale and hearty.
Come friend c., don't hang
your coat in a tub of water when
you call to see us again.
A 4-year-old child of Mr.. Small
wood, living at Ridgeway, acct
dentally caught fire from a stove
las week and before assistance
arrived was burned so badly that
death ensued.
The members of the N. Z.
Church have had their church
papered and painted. Messrs
Shaw and Haney of Winchester
did the work.
/ Our weather propet is in baC
fix; when he predicts warm il
gets cold; when cold it get.
warm ; he has almost concluded
to leave it in the hands of the
Almighty and quit.
Jno. Clendening has secured
the position of weigher of mail,
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Cedar Grove News.

Mrs. Nancy Barnes, who has
been visiting her son in Harris
burg, is expected home this week.
Our worthy County Supt. P.
T. Keesecker, is visiting the
schools in this vicinity this week.
Mr.. Keesecker is a faithful and
energetic official, and we believe
the voters of Berkeley cannot do
better than to re-elect him next
spring.
If the cold weather did not
freeze the milk in the cows this
winter, it did the next thing to
it when it froze the cows udder.
The COW belonged to Mr.. Daniel
Davis, and her udder has turned
to a black color.
Mrs. Maria Lynch, widow of
the late Andrew Lynch, died at
Halfway, Md, last Friday morn
ing, and was buried in the Gem
etery at Williamsport Sunday.
This is the third death in the
family within two months, the
others being her husband and
father-in-law. She leaves six
children, most of them small ,one
being a baby two weeks old, to
mourn her loss. The parentless
children have the sympathy of
the entire community. Relatives
from here attended the funeral.
The Mite Society met at Mr..
Geo. T. Barnes Saturday night,
and among other business, elect
ed new officers for the ensuing
year as follows: President, Miss
Linnie Syester; vice-president,
JnO. Lands; secretary, John
Williamson assistant Sec, Miss
Nora Houck; treasurer, Miss
Hannah Barnes. The next meet
ing will be held at Mr.. Henry
Houck's.
Mr.. John S. Cole, our fur deal
er, shipped lot of hides short
time ago. He buys all kinds of
hides and furs.
Rumor has it that Mr.. James
Cole, of Connellsville, has bought
the farm belonging to Mr..
O'Neal.
Preaching at Harmony Sunday
morning. S. j. w.
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between Grafton and Parkers
burg and left for duty last Sun
day.
The marriage of Mr.. Roberr
Gold to Miss Carrie Clendenine
was solemnized in the M. E
Church Tuesday eve, Jan. 31st
the ceremony was performed by
Rev. d. A. Ford, of Hereford
county, Nd, a former pastor Of
the church, assisted by Rev
Price. The church was hand.
somely trimmed. The bride en-.
tered the church on the left on
the arm of her father, preceded
by her maids, Miss Edith Legg,
Miss Mable Laise, Miss Bessie
Lamon, and Miss Lille Clenden-
ing. The groom entered on the
right with his best man, Mr.. AL
burtis Lamon, preceded by Mr..
Sam'l Wright, Mr.. Gold Sherard
the ushers, Mr.. Henry Gold, Jno.
Robinson of the G. V. R. R., and
Mr.. Will Clendening as attend
ants. They met at the altar
where they were made man and
wife. Prof. Gold Miller presided
at the organ and rendered beau
tiful bridal march. After the
ceremony there was reception
held at the home of the bride, to
the relatives, after which the
happy couple left for a wedding
tour of the eastern cities. The
bride received many handsome
and useful present. We extend
congratulations and wish them
a happy voyage through life. In
attendance we noted Col. James
Mcdonald and wife, of Darkes-
vile, Messrs. Geo. North, Robt.
Lamon, Sr. and Jr., of Martins
burg, also Mr.. William Morgan,
of the same place. Don.
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ADAsTARpLy AcT.-MaRTrSs.

A DAsTARDLY ACT.-MARTISs-
BURG, w. Va, Jan. 26.-Last
Sunday night Mr.. Henry Row
land, a farmer on the Maryland
side of the river opposite Falling
Waters, had four valuable cows
poisoned by some enemy putting
poison in the food. This is the
second such dastardly act com
mitted in this vicinity during the
past couple of weeks. John
Fleming had two fine colts hor-
ribly cut and mutilated with an
ak in the hands of some villain.
Chas. Riddle and Eliza Riddle,
his wife, are TO be tried here to-
day before the circuit court for
the latter offence.
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Mr., Elias Hatherly, of the
neighborhood of Leetown, who
has been living somewhat of a
hermit life, had his feet very
badly frozen a few weeks ago
and was taken to the County In
Urinary. On yesterday Drs. Per-
ry, Logan, Neil and Lucas am
putated one of his limbs, and the
other, it is said will also have to
come off, so that the chances of
his recovery are but very slight.
of Jefferson.
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DEATHS.

Jan. 26, in this place, Mrs.
Pryor, over eighty years, mother
of Mrs. Potter, her youngest
daughter. She was buried at the
Manor Church, s miles from Ha-
gerstown, on Saturday.
Mrs. Baker, cousin of Rev.
H. J. McKeefry of st. Joseph's
Church, died at Alexandria last
week and was buried Saturday
Rev. McKeefry celebrating the
Requiem Mass. She leaves four
small children bereft of a moth
er's care.
The funeral of Mrs. Andrew
Lynch, who died at her home at
Half Way, on Friday of last
week, took place Sunday, Rev.
w. L. Martin officiating. Inter
ment was made in Riverview
cemetery, Williamsport. She was
the youngest daughter of John
Lands, of Berkeley Co., w. Va.
Mrs. Lynch was aged 40 years
and IS days and leaves five chill
dren, three of them small.
At her home ON West John St.,
this city, Jan. %, after a long
and painful illness, Josephine,
wife of Mr.. D. A. Cline, aged 63
years, 5 months and five days.
Mrs. Cline was an earnest and
devout christian character, loved
and respected by all who knew
her. For a number of years she
has been a member of st. John S
Lutheran church. Mrs. Cline
was born and reared in Shep-
herdstown, where she lived I'M
til her marriage which occurred
on Dec. 7, 1S47, since when she
has resided in this city. A hus-
band and three children, two
sons and one daughter, survive
her. The funeral took place from
st. Johns Lutheran church on
Sunday at 9 O'Clock. Inerment
in Greenhill cemetery World.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 29.-Mrs.
Louis Wolfes, wife of the pro-
prietor of Wolfes' Hotel, died
here to-day, aged about 40 years,
The deceased was afflicted with a
complication of diseases and had,
in addition, suffered poisoning at
Homestead, Pa, where her hus-
band had employment after the
caterer. She was chief steward
in the hotel at the time of the
poisoning. The remains were
brought to Martinsburg Monday
evening. Funeral took place
Wednesday at $50 O'Clock from
St. Johns Lutheran. Interment
in Greenhill.
William Ward, son of William
and Clara Zepp, died January "a J,
aged 2 wears and 4 months.
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City News and Notes.

/
Miss Annie Powell and grand
mother, of High ST., are visiting
relations and friends in Calves
ton, Ind. We wish them pleas
ant visit.
Mrs. Samuel H. Bowers, Of
College ST., has been quite sick
the past week.
We understand that Mr.. Geo
G. Kilmer, of Water St., has out,
grown all of his clothes in the
past two weeks and all because
there was a little George Mer-
Ger Kilmer came to brighten his
home.
Mr.. VIM. A. Kimmerling stop
ped over in our city Saturday
and Sunday to see his mother
and many friends; he was on his
way to Philadelphia on business.
Mr.. Kimmerling is one of our
town boys and served his APP
premiership as a machinist in
the B. Il O. shops of this place,
but for some years past has been
located at Roanoke, as a general
superintendent of the machinery
department at that place. The
officers of the Norfolk and West
ern R. R. recognizing and appre-
ciating his superior mechanical
skill, appointed him to inspect
and superintend the building of
30 new engines for their road,
which are now in course of cree
ton in the Philadelphia engine
shops. Mr.. Kimmerling is but
one of the sample of the many
thorough mechanics and practi-
cal workmen produced from the
B. & O. shops at Martinsburg.
We wish him a long career of
in the calling he has
accepted and hope he may have
an opportunity to call oftener to
see his old friends
Mr.. Joseph H. Hobbs, Jr., the
gentlemanly and polite clerk who
has served Mr.. G.. p. Herring so
faithfully for many years, we
understand is going to open bus
mess for himself about the LIST of
April on Queen st. We bespeak
for him large share of patron
age from his many friends.
Died, Jan. 2G, 1898, at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. John w.
Potter, on Martin St., Mrs. Mar
garet Prior, III the send year of
her age. Funeral services Satur-
day interment at Manor Church
cemetery, Washington Co., Nd.
Mrs. Henry Havey, Jr., and
children left for their home in
Charlottesville, Va, on Tuesday
last.
Mr.. A. f. Lambert has moved
his family over the store on
Queen st. Mr.. Bogart will oc-
cupy the house vacated by Mr..
Lambert on Burke st. H.
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500 Bill Heads,
Neatly Printed, .
For $3.50, Cash,
At This Office,

Henry Rowland, a farmer liv-
ing a short distance from Clear
spring, had five very valuable
cows poisoned on Sunday night.
and they have all since died.
This is the second such act com
mitted in the vicinity of Clear
spring within the past two weeks.
Mil
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-02-04

On Saturday, Magnolia Lodge,
No. Ga, Knights of Pythias, ded-
icated their new hall in Sharps-
burg. The parade through the
principal streets was participat-
ed in by the members of the To-
cal lodge, and delegations from
Valley Lodge, Hagerstown; Po-
tomac Lodge, Williamsport, and
Washington Lodge, Martins
burg, w. Va.
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TOWN NEWS.

PUBLIC SALES. Feb. 16, stock
farming implements and house
hold goods by Mr.. 0. B. Sperow
below Falling Waters.
Feb. %, large sale of fine
horses and cows by II. P. Busey
and J. d. Croft, near Gerards-
town. See bills and advt.
Feb. %, horses, cows, farming
implements, &c, by Jacob Fee
ser, near Kearneysville. See bills
and advertisement.
Feb: 23d, near Bedington, large
sale of stock, farming imple-
ments, &c. See bills and adver-
tisement. By Louis G. Michel.
Intending to go west | will
sell off my personal effects at my
residence 3 miles south of Shang-
hal, on Tuesday, %, the last day
of February. 7. j. BISHOP.
John NJ. Small will sell all his
stock, consisting of 10 head of
horses, and about 200 head of
other stock, at his residence in
Falling Waters district, ON We'd
nesday, March l, 1898. This will
be one of the largest sales of the
season. See advt.
Mar. Is fine stock farming i'm
plements, &c, by G. H. Johnson
between Middleway and Lee
town.
March 6, large sale of stock
and farming implement by j. T.
McQuilken near Scrabble. See
bills and advt.
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MarloWe News.


With mixture of snow, ice
and rain the roads are in terri
bic condition.
Made Stone school closed its
fifth month with an average dali
ly attendance of twenty pupils.
Miss Bessie Tabler is visiting
relatives in our midst.
Miss Hanna Barnes is visiting
relatives near Greensburg.
Several from this place attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. Lynch in
Md. on Sunday.
Mr.. Jas. Cole has, we under
stand, purchased the farm of Mr..
O'Neal's and will take charge in
the spring.
Miss Blanche Jack, who has
been spending some time here
has returned home, accompanied
by her sister, Mrs. Nicely.
The Mite Society met last Sat.
urday night with a good attend
ance The following officers
were elected. Miss Linnie Systel
Pres; Mr.. John Williamson Sec.
and Miss Hannah Barnes, Treas
The next meeting will be at Mr.
Houck's Feb. %.
Preaching at Harmony tomor
row Sunday morning by Rev
Portch at Marlowe at night.
Jan. 81. X. A. n.
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1000 attractive circulars at this Office
for 81 so.

Conductor Alex. NJ. Linn, OF
the c. V. R. R., has secured
leave of absence and gone to Mt
Dora, Florida, to bring home tc
Chambersburg, the body of his
young cousin, the late Miss An.
ME Mcclure Linn, only child Of
Samuel Nc. Linn, president OF
the Chambersburg National
Bank, who died suddenly OF
heart disease.
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Tomahawk News.

Mrs. Emily Turner of Hedges
vile, was visiting relatives in
this vicinity.
Mr.. Robert Murphy is visiting
at Smithfield.
Mr.. Peter Tedrick has started
to night school and will take up
the branch of matrimonial tao
tics in the future. Success.
/! Mr.. J. w. Turner and wife are
visiting his parents at Smith
field this week.
1t is reported that one of Mr..
Thomas Browns children has
the scarlet fever.
Mr.. George Dick has been con-
fined to his house with rheuma-
tism for some time.
The divine command has call
ed from our midst our much es-
teemed and beloved friend, Mrs.
Ann. E. Murphy, wife of Robt.
Murphy. She was a loving
mother and honored by many.
She left us on Jan. 18th for her
heavenly home to dwell with the
angels. She called her family
by her bedside and told them
that she wanted them all to meet
her in heaven.
And let Him gather them of mine
That have left behind:
Lord make them pray they may be thine
With all their hearts and mind.
She was a true and faithful
christian. She taught her chill
dren to pray when they were
small and lived to see them all
join church. She was the bright
and shining morning star of the
family. Oh, how they will miss
her, but what a happy thought
it is to know that she is gone to
heaven. She leaves husband,
two sons and one daughter to
mourn her loss. All are grown.
The funeral was conducted by
Rev. w. H. Clary of the U. B.
Church, of which she was mem
Der for 90 years, assisted by Rev.
Engle of the Presbyterian church.
Interment at this place. The fol-
lowing is a piece that she sang,
and was sung at her funeral.
Shed not tear FER your friends early
bier,
When l am gone, when 1 am gone;
Smile, if the slow tolling bell you shall |
hear,
When am gone, am gone.
Weep not for me when you stand by my
grave,
Think who has died his beloved to save,
Think of the crowns all the ransomed |
SNAIL nave,
When l am gone, l am gone.
Plant we tree which may wave over me |
When | am gone when | am gone
Slug ye song when my grave ye shall
see,
When l am gone, l am gone.
Come at the close of q bright summer
day,
Come when the sun sheds his last lin
gering ray,
Come and rejoice that thus pass away.
When | am gone, l am gone.
Plant ye rose that may bloom DER my
bed,
When l am gone, when am gone;
Breath not sigh for the blessed early
dead,
When | am gone, l am gone;
Praise we the Lord that m freed from
all care,
Serve ye the Lord that my bliss ye may
share.
Look up on high and believe am there,
When | am gone, 1 am gone.
Jan. 80. c. P. NJ.
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A BIG SALE.

Intending to go out of business will
from this date commence to sell out my
entire stock of Boots. Shoes, Rubbers.
Hats and Caps, regardless Of cost. The
merits of these Shoes have been well test
ed. For the past Is years they have
given entire satisfaction. return thanks
for past fayors and invite all TO come tc
this sale and receive the benefit of spe-
cial bargains. / have a nice line Of La
dies and Gentlsmen's fine hand sewed
Shoes and invite early and repeated Wis
its. These goods must be sold out a;
soon as possible. Respectfully, yours
JOHN LYONS & co.
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COURT News.

| Jan. 25.-Corporation of Mar
tinsburg VS.. John Farrin, Jr.
appeal from the Mayor. Case
tried before a jury who returned
a verdict of guilty as charged il
the warrant. Motion for new
trial overruled. Ordered by the
Court that the plaintiff recover
from defendant the sum of $50
fine and costs in the suit.
Jan. 26.-Mr. NJ. G. Lloyd guar
dian, ETC., VS.. Mary Tabler, ct al
Judgment of j. A. Mayhem es
tablished as a charge ON the dis.
tributive share of Nelson Tabler
Jan. 2S.-Kern, Barr & Wal
tiers VS.. L. c. Shepherd, ct al
Demurrer sustained. Leave
granted to plaintiffs to file
amended bill within 60 days.
Jno. Myers, Admir-, VS.. Geo
II. Stilwell, ct al. Report OF
special commissioner confirmed.
Decree for distribution of cash
payment.
Jno. w. Floyd, ETC., VS.. VIM.
Earle. Commissioners report
confirmed. Decree for distribu.
ton of last payment.
Jan. 28.-The case of Corne-
Illus Veney for the killing of Jas.
Daley last September, came up
for trial this morning. After the
examination of few witnesses,
the case was given to the jury,
who returned a verdict of not
guilty.
Jan. 27.-State of w. Va. VS..
Chas. Riddle and Eliza Riddle,
misdemeanor. Trial by jury
not guilty.
VIM. T. Noll VS.. Geo. M. Noll
action in debt; judgment for
$500.
VIM. T. Noll VS.. Jas. S. Pitzer,
action in debt; judgment for $3.50.
Jan. 30.-State of w. Va. VS..
L. w. Manford, misdemeanor.
Demurrer overruled; defendant
plead not guilty of assault and
battery. Fined $15 and costs.
State of w. Va. VS.. Charles
Hoffman, felony, I'd, Sd and 4th
indictments. States attorney, by
leave of the Court, declined to
further prosecute in the matter.
D. R. Rose VS.. Morgan Laign.
Appeal, case continued until
April term.
State of w. Va. VS.. Golden
Hess, felony. Continued until
April term.
State of w. Va. VS.. WilliamG
Green, misdemeanor. Defendant
plead not guilty. Case tried be-
fore jury. Verdict, guilty as
charged in the indictment. Fined
S75 and costs.
State of W. Va. VS.. F. Vernon
Aler, g and 81 libel. Defendant
filed demurrer; plead not guilty;
plea for justification. Motion for
continuance until April term sus.
tanned. - World.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-02-04

A bill has been introduced in
the Legislature to remove the
terms of the Supreme Court from
Charles Town and Wheeling,
holding them exclusively in
Charleston. The Jefferson bar
has adopted resolutions protest
ing vigorously against the bill.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-02-04

The B. & O. R. r. Co. has had
a large force harvesting ice from
Dam No. 6 for several week:
past. One of the hands came
near drowning by walking
through a spot from which ice
had been taken. One hundred
car loads were gathered, most o.
which was taken to Locust Point
Hancock Star.
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jefferson County Registerings

John Green had his nose brok-
en- and Albert Bowers was knock
ed senseless and badly hurt in a
coasting accident at Sharpsburg
last week. They collided with a
couple of cows.
Mr.. J. F. Legge has bought
from Mrs. James II. Shepherd
and Mrs. Williamson the lot on
Main street between Mrs. Shop
herds home and that of Mr.. Geo.
White. The price paid was 81 900.
Mr.. George NJ. Beltzhoover
has sold the valuable brick prop
erty on main street, at present
in the occupancy of Mr.. D. s..
Rentch and in which the postof-
flee is located, to Mr.. J. N. Trus-
sell, of the Entler Hotel. The
price was $500.
A large number of carp of all
sizes have been caught in the
canal below town during the
past week. Men would cut holes
in the ice, when the fish would
come to the top, and could be
easily gotten out. Sometimes
fish would be found frozen in the
ice. The carp, however, as a ia
Bile luxury, is not a glittering
success. He is too muddy
Register.