Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-02-29
NEWS AND NOTES.
Bridget starts her FIRE with coal oil.
The devil uses alcohol.


The devil uses alcohol.
The sparkle in the wine is made by
one of the devils sharpest teeth.
Many a man puts his family in the
dark to help the saloon pay its gas
bill.
The man who serves the devil has
to begin his days work before break
fast.
An old lady of 70 in Atlanta, Me-,
recently walked two miles to a pond
to go skating.
Missouri apple trees wear corn husk
bloomers to protect them against ma
rauding rabbits.
Engineer Matthew Dodd. of the
sea board air line was shot and killed
by negro tramp near Raleigh, N. c.
Ella Kern, homeless resident OF
Brooklyn, N. Y, tried to freeze her
self to death, saying she was tired OF
life.
Parkersburg is building fine Ma
sonic temple and is arranging for the
construction of an opera house to cost
SIS, 1000.
1t is said that 10. 900 bicycles were
sold in Washington city during 1895,
and that there are altogether 10000
in the city.
did the missionary bring tears to
the eyes of the natives?' "No, but
he made their mouths water. DE
troit Tribune.
The bicycling people are figuring
on selling 1000, 900 machines this
year at an average price OF 500 each,
worth $40 each.
The Daughters of the Revolution, in
session at Washington, elected Mrs.
Senator Faulkner regent for West Vir-
ginia Saturday.
The burglar spends half of his time
studying how he can break in and the
other half studying how he can break
out-Yonkers Statesman.
Col Allen, manager of Clarksburg
coal company, who recently left that
town on account of financial difficult
ties will, it is said, soon return.
Near Dobbin, Tucker county. Gin
ton jeffrey, of st. George, was instant
ly killed, tree being blown down on
a wagon on which he was riding.
H. c. W. Harding, of Beverly, has
been unanimously elected captain of
the West Virginia University base
bali team, which will be the strongest
in its history.
Coal dealers at Moundsville, are in
volved in war of prices that has cut
clean lump down to five cents bushel
and the run of mine to factories to IS
cents per ton.
The Brotherhood of Railway Train
men expect to have grand ball at
Grafton some time in April. They
will try hard to eclipse the one given
by the conductors.
Thomas R. Gould, of Parsons, is
being brought forward by his friends
for the position of delegate from the
Second district to the Republican
National convention.
Doylestown PENN people were
treated to novel sight several days
ago, when coach passed through the
borough with little red pig trotting
along behind like the proyerbial yell
low dog.
A Michigan editor says that a
printing Office in town of that State
is always opened with prayer. This
is rare exception as it has been al
ways customary for such offices to be
opened by the devil and closed by the
sheriff. -Ex.
One of the richest heiresses in the
world is Lady Mary Hamilton Doug
las, the II-year-old daughter of the
late Duke of Hamilton, whose income
is now about $500, 600 a year, and will
be well above 81 900, 900 by the time
she is of age.
The editor of a country paper adver-
tises for printer who can cook, wash,
do sewing, play the piano and receive
callers. Must furnish a certificate of
good moral character, and if mutually
agreeable can hold position for life.
This is one way to advertise for wife.
Freeman.
w. A. Gentry. of this State, neph-
ew OF the late Senator Kenna, gained
$40, 900 by dream for three nights in
succession while he was in Cincinnati.
He dreamed wagon would run over
him He took out an accident policy.
was run oyer in the manner revealed
to him in his dream and now he is
$40, 600 richer, although minus his
left arm.
The town council of West Union,
Doddridge County, voted four to two
in favor of granting permits to all
those who desired to apply to the
county court for license to sell
whiskey. The fee fixed for corpora
ton license is $500 and there are said
to be five applicants. AS to what
the County Court will do in the mat
ter remains to be seen.
A peculiar incident occurred in New
York on a recent Sunday. While a
policeman of that city was trying to
see what was going on in suspect
ed saloon he soiled his hands; he no.
ticed sink in the ante-room of the
saloon, and when he turned on the
faucet he was surprised to find that he
was washing his hands in beer. The
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