Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-11
LITTLE LOCALS.

ever coming.
1t is pleasant to be called a man
even by small boy.
If You have hannels to shed prepare
to shed them in July
Easter resulted in bringing forth
the spring dress and bonnet.
| Prof. Keeue, the magician, at the
Central, Wednesday, April IS.
For the latest millinery novelties
call on Mrs. A. NJ Diffenderfer.
Sins are handed down from father
to son, but debts go the other way.
Bicycles and baby carriages are
making their reinforced appearance.
Base ball is booming most every
where but here. Who struck Billy
Paterson?
Sousa's famous band will give
concert in the Central Opera House
in the near future.
Mrs. Catherine Cole died at her
home near Marlowe, Wednesday,
aged eighty FIVE years.
There will be no services in Trinity
| Episcopal church next Sunday. April
IL, as the Rector will be out of town
The proposition to hold great ex-
position in Baltimore in 1897 has been
abandoned. The money couldn't be
raised.
Another reduced rate excursion on
the B. & o. to Washington and Bal
timore is announced for Thursday,
April 20.
The Sunday School room of the NJ.
E. Church, South, has been greatly
improved in appearance, byJ. P. Nc
Intyre, painter.
Mr.. Samuel Dysert, who resides
near Chambersburg, and Miss Ella
Thomas, OF this county, were married
here Wednesday.
There undoubtedly are those who
build better than they know, but, un
fortunately. we cannot get them to
build our houses.
Gamma May" of Little Georgetown
is the latest addition to our corps OF
correspondents. She promises all the
news of that section.
w NJ. o. Dawson, John l.. Fehr,
w. T. Heaton and John N. Neale are
honorary members of the West Virgil
MIA Press Association.
Morgantown G. A. R. men are max
ing great preparations for Memorial
day, Congressman Dayton and ]. A.
Towne have been invited to speak.
A society of the w. c. T. U. was
organized in this city THURSDAY morn
ing by Misses Frances Willard and
Anna Gordon with twenty-five mem
bers.
Lincoln Republican Club, of this
city, will meet in it's new hall over
E. F. Herring's store, corner Queen
and Burke streets, next Thursday
night.
Charles Broadway Rouss, of New
York, the millionaire dry goods mer-
chant, took an electric shock of Ioo,-
600 volts for his falling eyesight, with
out relief.
The cars of the Martinsburg street
railway were taken to Hagerstown
Saturday morning last, where they
will be used on the new street rail-
way at that place.
Mr.. H. c. Ardinger and Miss Rose
Furley, of this county, were married
at Hotel Hamilton, in Hagerstown,
Wednesday morning by Rev. B. P. S.
Busey, of Inwood.
Napoleon Bonaparte Hull, the old
est man in Washington county, died
Wednesday night aweek at the home
of his son, D. Frank Hull, in Hagers-
town, at the age of 90 years.
Improvementsar are being made on the
property of W. H. Heistou & Son, on
West Race street, to enable them to
turn out frst-cIass mill machinery to
be used by them in erecting Touring
mill.
Miss Korah NJ. Stuckey and sisters
will sell their household and kitchen
furniture. ETC., at their home near
Bunker Hill, on Monday, April 20.
See the sale ad appears in another
column.
Robert, son of Mr.. r. w. Greer, of
Queen street, North Martinsburg, left
Wednesday for Washington where he
enlisted as a musician in the U. S.
Army band located at Fort Myer, near
that place.
Wait for Mrs l. L. Pankey's mil
linery opening of Spring and Sum-
mer Hats, novelties, notions, etc.
Also prepared to do all kinds of dress
making. Cor. West King and Col
lege streets.
Rev. Forrest Prettyman entertained
number of his male friends at the
parsonage of the NJ E. Church South,
last Friday night. The orchestra of
the church furnished some excellent
music during the evening.
The marriage of Mr. David P. Will
helm and Miss Ida NJ. Leatherman,
was solemnized at the Lutheran par
r sonage last Thursday evening, by
: Rev. c. S. Trump. After the cere-
) mony they left on the c. Y. $50
train for bridal tour.
Mr.. George Charlton, formerly of
this city, has entered into partner
[ shin with Mr.. A. c. CRUDE. of Hao.