Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-10-28

gan Mercury.
Invitations were given out Sunday
last to all friends of the First NJ. +.
Sunday school to attend adult Day"
tomorrow Sunday. A full attend
ence is expected.
We beg to return our thanks to the
editor OF the Brunswick HeyuM for an
invitation to attend the ceremonies at
the opening of the new Brunswick
Lovettsville bridge
George w. Buxton has returned
from a visit to the Worlds Fair. He
says the exhibition is all wool and
yard wide, and that he would not have
missed it for farm.
From the Parkersburg State Journal
we learn that the Misses Moore, of
Berryville, Va, who have been visit
ing in Parkersburg, have gone to
Clarksburg to visit relatives
AS Tom Reed says, there is no use
standing i'll weary welter to talk. "
Action is better than talk, and Louis
Brown has acted in accord with public
spirit by repeating high prices.
+. +. Kilbourn, wife and daughter,
will spend several weeks here at the
Continental Mr. K has extensive
business interests in Martinsburg, but
has not yet fully decided to make his
home with us.
Mrs. +. w. Nanhorn, corner of West
Burke and Charles streets, and her
guest Miss Mamie Hartmann, of Phil
adelphia, spent several days at Berke-
ley Springs the latter part of last and
the first of this week.
The weather signal, which has itself
been "under the weather" for some
time, resumed its plaintive wall on
Tuesday morning, celebrating its re-
turn to health by sounding the ever
welcome signal for clear skies.
Miss Meta Schley, the charming
daughter of Col. Towner Schley, of
Shepherdstown, is on visit to the
Worlds Fair. Before her return she
expects to take trip to Savannah,
Mo-, to spend the winter with friends.
Our Washington letter was written
Monday. Since then some changes
have taken place, and matters, not
then fully clear, have been explained,
but our correspondent summed upthe
situation correctly, as it then existed.
The Martinsburg City Band, which
is always called upon when good music
is desired, will go to-day Saturday
to Brunswick, Md, to enliven the fes-
Invites at the opening of the new
bridge across the Potomac at that
point.
j. +, Rearick was 50 unfortunate as
to run over a dog in the bicycle race
Friday, on the road between Towns
Brook and Strasburg, with the result
of loss of time and a general shaking
up OF both rider and cycle. We have
not heard from the dog, but hope it
was killed.
From bills printed in this office we
learn that David c. and Mrs, S. A.
Kersbner, executors of the late Cyrus
Kershner, will sell the personal prop
erty of which he died seized, at
his late residence, OH the graded road
about three miles north of Falling
Waters, on the 2Gst of next month.
Now that the Council and President
| ]. b. Wilson, of the Edison Electric
Illuminating Company, have unani-
mously agreed as to the planting of
poles for electric lights, we would sug-
gest, while all hands are in a good
humor, that they patch up their diff
ferences as to the street railway. 1t
can be done.
The engagement of Hon. John c.
Pendleton, of the first District, and
Miss Genevieye Arnold, daughter of
Hon. George J. Arnold, OF Lewis
County, is announced, and the HER
AID hastens to congratulate Mr.. Pen
dleton. He is right once more as he
was on silver-on both sides of the
question. Again, Mr.. Pendleton, &C
cept our congratulations.
Our good friend, w. II. Wright. OF
North Mountain, was in the city Sat
urday, and called at the HERALD of
fee, as we are always glad TO have
do. He was arranging to start Mon
day for the World Fair and we pre-
sumo he is now enjoying himself tc
his hearts content The b. & o. Com.
pany has no more faithful man i'll it.
employ than Mr.. Wright.
Dishes, Dishes, Dishes.
! Just received at Kilmers China Hal
on King street, six hogsheads il
china, i'll dinner, tea, and toilet sets
salad dishes, cavaretts, cake and frui
trays, fruit sets, tete a tete sets, ant
hundreds of beautiful novelties il
china not found i'll any other store il
this valley. Go and see. Don't for