Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-09-02
City schools open Monday.
Peaches are plentiful and cheap.

Peaches are plentiful and cheap.
Morgans Grove Fair next week.
/ The G. Y. was this week crowded
with excursionists to Williams Grove.
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The next session of the County
Court convenes OH Monday, septem-
her 4.
/ Postmaster w. II. II. Flick attend
ed some law business at Berkeley this
week.
The markets are well supplied with
fruits and vegetables which are both
fresh and cheap.
Chappie Kent, who returned home
from Grafton recently, i'll with typhoid
fever, is convalescent.
John Phillips, who met with Sc
rious accident last week, is still lying
in precarious condition.
A large number of Marrinsburg peo-
pie attended the Jennie Smith picnic
at Mountain Lake Thursday.
The Hannis Distilling Company will
resume operation about September 10,
1 but at much reduced capacity.
Mr.. ]. w. DeGrange and family, Of
Martinsburg, have been visiting rela
tives here for the past eek.-Morgan
Mercury.
Read the new ads in the Herald. At
the present rate the HERALD will soon
contain a complete business directory
of the city.
John A. Young and family, who
have been visiting Peter Young, on
North College street, have returned
home to Moorestown, n. ].
Wise men advertise in a live news
paper the business men of Martins
burg advertise i'll the HERALD; there
fore, the business men of this city are
wise.
The U0yM was two years old
Thursday. Bro. Aler has had a
thorny path to travel, but he is made
of the stuff that wins. Success and
success.
Scientists declare that bacteria are
carried about in bank notes If you
fear contagion take your notes to Louis
Brown, and exchange them for con-
fectionery.
The rain of Monday evening did
some trIfing damage, but neverthe-
less, its many beneficial effects made
it more than welcome to the farmers
of the county
Miss Maize Smith, of Martinsburg.
cousin of the Misses Byrd, and Miss
Maud King, of Richmond, Va, are
guests of Mr. John Byrds family
Morgan Mercury.
MARRIED.-Charles L. Smith and
Florence l.. Bowers, August %, by
Rev. J. B. Chamberlin.
Alexander Mosier and Mamie V.
Wharton, Aug. 80, by Rev. J. B. Cham
berlin.
Farmers who think times are hard
should note the fact that J.. P Swartz,
next door to the post office, wants to
buy all the old hens and ducks in Berk
eley County, for which he will pay
spot cash. 10.
Don't forget the place to buy your
school shoes, extra high cut from
John Lyons, shoemaker, he is closing
out all his boots and shoes regardless
of cost; they are made of the best wear
ing leather
A cordial invitation is extended to
all friends of the HERALD who may be
in the city next week and the week
following to call at our office. We are
anxious to become acquainted with
our friends and patrons.
Instead of preaching last Sunday
morning, Rev. Chamberlin preached
the funeral of Vivian Virginia Van
metre, who died August IS, 1898,
aged months and IS days, daughter
of Elijah w. Nanmetre.
Because his pension was suspended
a few weeks ago, Jacob Buck, of Cham
bersburg, Pa, a cavalryman for four
years, committed suicide by hanging
in an old clubhouse Saturday afternoon
He was old, and not able to work.
Cumberland Times.
Miss Katie Matthaei, of Martins
burg, recently returned from the Con-
servatory of Music at Leipsic, Ger
many, is visiting the family of Mayor
Gustav Brown. Miss Katie Matthaei,
of Baltimore, is also at Mayor Browns.
Charlestown Free Press.
There has lately been a startling in
flux of Thompsons into this town-a
little Democratic colonization scheme,
we suspect. The latest arrival came
Wednesday and he will some day be a
voter Our genial friend James will
please accept congratulations
p. II. Hensel is one of the men who
thinks OF the printer, as was fully
proven by the large supply of vegeta-
bles which he carried into our office
Saturday last, for which he will accept
our thanks. We are sorry to know
that Mr., H. is suffering considerably
from rheumatism.
Judge L. b. Faulkner, accompanied
by his wife and daughter, Miss May,
Mrs, Jas. w. Strong and son Stuart,
Mrs. Ella Price, and Misses Jane
Faulkner, Lucy Tabb, and Jennie
Whiting, left Thursday for visit to
the Worlds Eoir ChicaUO They will