Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-05-11

70 disclose the TACT that Hon. George
Meade Bowers is his father. Con
CALCULATIONS.
Lincoln Post No. I, G. A. r., buried
Alexander Williams, Thursday after
noon. He had been sick long time
and latterly supported by the Grand
Army and the Lutheran church His
death occurred Tuesday morning.
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Farmers never had a finer prospect
for crops than this spring. Fruits
of all kinds give abundant promise;
wheat could not be finer; corn is com
ing up; potatoes and vegetables are
making vigorous growth, and grass
is creeping everywhere.
The Curtis Band gave their first
open air concert of the season in their
stand in the public square last Friday
night. Quite large crowd attended
and enjoyed the programme which
was one of the finest ever rendered BY
them. We have fine band and are
proud of it.
The funeral of Miss Anna V. Wyatt
who was drowned in the Shenandoah
river last week was buried from the
Presbyterian church at Charles Town,
of which she was a consistent men,
Der. The funeral took place on Mon
day last and was very largely attend
ed by friends and relatives.
Mr.. S. S. Felker requests us to in
form his customers aud the pnblic
generally that he is not now selling
graduated sugar for AZ cents, as
enormously advertised in the States
man, but that he will continue to sell
it just little cheaper than it can be
had anywhere else in town.
Manager Evans has signed the fol-
lowing players; Burson, DeHart, OF
Richmond as pitcher, Brit as third
baseman. Mr.. DeHart has not lost
a game this season and we understand
has quite reputation as a pitcher.
1t is hoped that these gentlemen
may strengthen the team as it should
be.
James W. Rearick broke the Sab
bath by going on visit to the home
of his brother-in-law, Thos. NJ. Baker,
at Funkstown, Md, on wheel.
While there he went to the stable to
inspect the horses, when a large mare,
crowded him against the wall of the
stable and broke his collar bone.
While painful, the accident is not
serious. 1t is needless to add that he
has thesympathy of inquiring friends.
What may result in a tragedy oc-
Cured very early Friday morning.
There is no question but that Uncle
Phil Showers considers himself Just
little the finest gardener in this re-
gion, but d. NJ. Kilmer declares that
he had a mess of radishes of his cwn
growing and also that Mr.. Showers
radishes are not larger than darning
needles. We await the end with fear
and trembling.
We last week published at the spe-
cial request Of our valued contribr tor,
Lot, " the programme for the closing
exercises of her school. Such things
are only of slight local and very tran
sient interest and will hereafter be
rigidly excluded A reference to the
one given last week will certainly
convince all persons of the correctness
of our decision. While we are al
ways pleased to receive reports from
teachers and to note the progress of
schools, such reports should, if teach
ers expect them to be read, be brief
and tc the point. Programmes are
the dryest of dry reading
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