Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-06-27

street. Mayor HensnaW Is determine
ed to have cur main street iii good
condition and free Of distractions. and
all persons offending BY hitching viii
be fined from one to FIVE dollars. Lei
our readers remember this and save
money.
William Freeman, colored. who was
arrested several days ago by Consta-
bic Hollis. was arraigned before Squire
Harrison Wednesday morning and
plead guilty to the charge Of stealing
corn from George Fox. colored. who
resides on Vim. 7. Stewards farm.
He was fined twenty dollars, which
he was unable to pay. and was given
thirty days in jail.
The Cumberland Valley railroad
company has made arrangements for
special trains back from Inwood to
this city for the accommodation Of
thirty or more couples who may wish
to picnic there at any time. The ar
rangement is good one and Inwood
will no doubt be popular resort Tor
many of our young people who love
to trip the light fantastic.
Mr.. Bud Reynolds, of Dam No. s,
caught carp. last week, that weigh
ed Al pounds. He made present OF
ten-pounder to Mr.. H. F. Heller,
for assisting in capturing the larger
one. He captures them with hoop
net. Recently he caught three in the
net which he could not raise out Of
the water and was compelled to let
them go.-Hagerstown Mail
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
company has let contracts to the
Edgemoor Iron Company, of Edge
moor, Del, for the erection of a three
span, double-tracked bridge of the
truss tyre over the south branch of
the Potomac river, at Green Spring
Junction, east of Cumberland. and a
two span bridge of similar pattern
over the Potomac river near Keyser.
Thieves entered the Sheriffs Office
in the court house Wednesday night
and stole fine collection of old coins
belonging to Deputy Sheriff Geo. w.
Vanmetre. They were nicely display
ed in a glass case and had been hang
ing on the wall for long time. The
collection was highly priced by the
owner. Ike Moore, colored, who was
recently released from the State peni-
tertiary, has been arrested for the
theft.
Dave Palmer met with a painful
at the new wagon works at
2 o'clock, Monday afternoon. He was
assisting in laying water pipe when
he jumped on board which had a
nail driven through it, the nail pene-
trating his shoe sole and going clear
through one of his big toes. 1t was
with some trouble that he pulled his
foot loose from the board. He was TAX
en- to physicians Office in carriage
and his injury attended to.
The board of regents of the State
University appointed Prof. Thomas E.
Hodges, principal of Marshall college
at Huntington, professor of physics
in the university. Prof. A. R. White
hill will retain the chair OF chemistry
aud James M. Johnson, graduate of
the university, was elected assistant
professor of agriculture. All the pro-
fessors in the university were retain
ed in their present positions.
Andrew Jackson Cage, Familiarity
known as "Uncle Jack" died at his
home on South College street, early
morning, having passed his
allotted time, being "a years, months
and s days of age. He was we'll
known in this city having resided
here all his life. A wife and FIVE
grown children survive him. The
funeral was held at 2 o'clock Monday
Rev. ia. Price of the First
NJ. E. church officiating. Interment
was made in Green Hill cemetery.
The little 7-year-old neice of John
who made her home with
him, at the country residence of Mrs.
A. E. Stribling, about q miles north
west of this city, was fatally burned
last Saturday afternoon The little
girl was alone in the kitchen and Sc
curing a coal oil can attempted to
pour oil on the fire when it exploded.
Her clothing caught fire and before
assistance could be rendered she was
SO badly burned that death resulted
about FIVE hours after the accident
During the heavy storm last Sun
day evening, a bolt of lightning struck
the wagon shed and granary of Mr..
John B. Files, near Swan Pond, par
TALLY destroying the building. A
number of pigeons were killed and
cleaned of their feathers as if picked
by human hands. Another peculiar
part of the affair was that horse and
buggy had been placed in the shed by
Mr.. Files daughter, Mrs. David c.
and whilst near everything
around them was split asunder, the
horse and carriage didn't receive
The fact that any one can find trou-
Bile if they hunt it has been duly IL
Illustrated in the recent doings of Dan
Crockett. He, with his pal Jim Green,
who have proven themselves a nui-
sance to the town and of much trouble
to the officers, thought to hunt live
lier scenes. They went to Hagers-
town Monday morning and began
drinking with young man named
John Walters with whom Crockett af-