Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-11-07

MY. t1Ol HIS AJ4ON( Nf4OAtNI 49, -
form the young ladies of the city thai
although his hair is blonde and ne i
engaged in erecting poles for the tele.
phone company, he is not Polander'
The Kilbourn and Middlesex knit
ting mills were closed Tuesday. Not
much work was done at either place
this week, as the managers were en-
gagged in taking the amount OF stock.
A freight train on the B. & O. rail-
road broke in two Tuesday at Sir
Johns Run, and the sections then
collided wrecking several cars and
b locking the track for several hours.
A supper was held Friday and Sat
urday nights last. by St. Joseph's
Catholic congregation in the base
ment OF the church 1t was we'll at
tended and big success financially.
On the Ohio side of the river, near
Wheeling, Monday, Scott Linton kill
ed William Metzger, fatally shot a
woman known as nDot" Gray, and
then committed suicide by shooting
himself.
The eight months-old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Turner, colored,
died at their home in North Martins
burg, last Thursday. The funeral
took place at o'clock Saturday after
noon.
The walters at Hotel Berkeley held
their entertainment and banquet last
night at the central opera house. An
orchestra and band were present and
made the affair quite lively and sue
cessful.
Evangelist Dittmore, representing
the church of the Living God, con-
Quoted services at the Market house
Sunday afternoon. He preached IN
the colored Baptist church morning
and night.
Manager Lambert seems determined
to have only first class troups appear
at his house this season; at least 1t
has been so thus far. The June Ag-
mott company there last week was an
excellent one.
The fair to be held during the holt
days by the Mechanics band promises
to be big success. The boys are de-
termined to make it one of the best
that was ever held in this city and we
feel sure it will be SO.
Ex-Governor Northen, of Georgia,
is making an energetic and successful
effort to bring immigrants to that
State. He has established some
fifty agencies in Illinois, Michigan,
Indiana and Wisconsin.
The general merchandise store OF
Jones & Robinson at Brunswick was
burglarized Monday night. The
thieves carried off lot of Jewelry,
shoes, clothing and money amounting
to several hundred dollars.
Prof. Frank Stouffer, of Hagers-
town, who has been giving dancing
instructions in this city for several
years, has organized another class of
about so members and will begin
teaching next Tuesday, Nov. TO-
1t is conceded on all hands that the
HERALD is by all odds the best paper
published in this county and at $I.oo
a year it will be the cheapest in price
The special offer in another column, if
acted upon at once, means saving OF
so cents.
A colored man from Roanoke was
struck by passengertrain No. AZ Sat
urday morning while walking on the
B. & o. track. He had his head
crushed and one limb cut off and died
in a few minutes. His remains were
taken to Roanoke.
A salesman named Clifton, fell
from passenger train No. 40 last We'd
nesday night, cutting and bruising
his face and hands very much. He
stopped in this city and had his in
juries dressed by DIR. J. w. McSherry
at NJ. A. Snodgrass' drug store.
A well-known citizen of Helena,
Mont, came across a letter in a
bunch of waste paper addressed to
himself, containing draft from New
York for 81, 500. The letter had
blown from the front porch, where
the letter carrier had dropped it.
A tramp came tumbliug out of
store, stood on his ear a moment, and
then collapsed in heap, "Hello"
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