Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-11-14
LITTLE LOCALS.

Business is brigntenlnB ail oNci Ahe
country.
Wild turkeys and deer are reported
plentiful.
Next Thursday week is Thanks.
giving Day.
The Silverites don't know when
they We got enough.
1t made faint attempt to snow IN
this section Sunday.
The heap big turkey gobler will
shortly bite the dust.
The waters Of the Potomac river
were very high this week.
Mr.. Will Young. North Raleigh
street, is very i'll with typhoid fever
The new parsonage for st. Joseph's
Catholic church is nearly completed.
Hurrah for the grand Notification
next Thursday afternoon and night
Harry Butts and Miss Ella l.. Bowers
were married in Hedgesville last Thurs
day.
Mrs. Kitty Palmer, an aged inmate
of the county altnshouse died Wednes-
day night.
The new residences of Mr.. HenryJ
Se;bert, located on Elkins avenue,
have been completed.
Mr.. Harry Small and Miss Annie
Margaret Lindsay were married in this
city Tuesday evening.
Mr.. P. H. Sayles has accepted a
position as salesman for Ballard & Co.,
tobacco dealers, Baltimore.
Mrs. H. N. Deatrick, who has been
quite i'll at her home on Queen street,
is reported somewhat better.
A new porch is being erected in
front of the residence Of Mr.. w. W..
Houseworth, West King street.
George Mercer and Stella Robinson.
colored, were married at the home of
George Clark w -lnrs lay evening.
Rev. DIR. ]. A. Price has been con-
Quoting revival services in the First
NJ. Il. church every night the past
week.
The enterprising jewelry firm of w.
L. Jones & Co., have placed a nice
new glass case in their store on Queen
street.
There are about dozen applicants
for the position OF police, made vacant
by the resignation OF officer Geo.
Johnson.
The eleventh animal session of the
West Virginia Bar Association was
held at Huntington. Wednesday and
Thursday.
Additional heating apparatus is be-
ing placed in the Deputy Collectors
office in the government building by
Mr.. c. Cline.
The population of Martinsburg is
steadily increasing. Many familie:
from the country and neighboring
towns are moving here.
Rev. c. S. Trump was in attendance
at the Western Maryland Synod of the
Lutheran church at Leitersburg, Md.
the forepart of the. week.
The Continental Hotel is being
equipped with an electric call bell sys
TEN. Capt. Linch is determined to
have his place up to date.
Mr.. John Hines has large flag sus.
pended across the street at his home
on East Burke street in honor of Major
McKinley's magnificent victory,
The stock of groceries of Mr.. J. F
Gregory, at J. w. Walkers old stand,
are being disposed of at auction by
Constable Lemon to satisfy claim.
Squire Fraukenberry has been in
charge of Justice P. r. Harrison s
office during the latter sabsense at the
Masonic Grand Lodge, at Wheeling.
Charley Wilson and Dude Mackey
colored. got into an alteration Satur
day and were arrested. Mayor Hen
shaw fined each S. 90, which they
paid.
The telephone office has been re-
moved from the Peoples National
Bank building to the Little building.
All the wires are now connected at the
new office.
An infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Jos
Gregory died at their home on the
Winchester pike several miles from