Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-07-25


John d. Gordon and son William,
were thrown from their vehicle, Sat-
urday last, by their horse getting
scared. Mr.. Gordon had an arm
broken, and his son had the wheels of
the conveyance to pass over his neck.
The Reformed Sunday school, OF
this city. will picnic at Inwood, on
Wednesday, 2oth. The schools from
Falling Waters, Hagerstown. Win
chester, and other points will be in
vited to take part. Ali friends of the
school are also invited.
John Brynes was badly scalded al
Jasper Emerson's, near Bedington,
Tuesday. whilst adjusting a valve on
a threshing machine engine. The
valve blew out and the escaping
steam and water burned him about
the head very severely.
An 8-months-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bressler died at their home
near the Big Spring Wednesday Of
cholera infantum. The funeral took
place Thursday morning from the
home, Rev. H. J. McKeefry of the
Catholic church officiating.
The Catholic congregation at Har-
pers Ferry. will build a new church,
the last services being held in the old
one on last Thursday morning. The
present church has been used for 65
years and will be torn down and re-
placed by one of modern style.
Several fights occurred Saturday
night at the saloons on King street,
and number of arrests were made.
Monday, Mayor VIM. T. Henshaw
fined Walter and Joseph Corcoran,
employs of the brass works, IS each.
for being implicated in the disturb
ance.
Patrick Martin, who has been re-
siding near Green Hill cemetery for
long time, and was paralyzed about
two months ago, died Friday night
last, aged 62 years.
The funeral took place from st.
Joseph's church Monday morning, at
10 O'Clock.
A new time table went into effect
on the B. & o. railroad Sunday, max
ing changes in the trains as follows:
West bound No S, from 1:44 p. m. to
1912 p. nj; No. II from 1888 p. IN.
to I2:48 p. M; No. SIS from ago p. IN.
to 2;Io p. m. East bound No. from
2:35 to 2:4a..
The immense buildings for the Au-
burn Wagon Works, are rapidly near
ing completion. President Ward ex-
poets to have everything in good run
ming order by the first of next month.
Numbers of wagons brought here
from Greencastle are being painted,
for shipment.
The Colored Woman's National
League met at Harpers Ferry, on
last Friday. They visited John
Browns fort, where speeches were
made by the president and others, and
a letter read by a daughter of John
Brown. A subscription list was start
ed for memorial school to be located
in the south.
Constable Thomas Lemen arrested
John Vornex, in Back Creek Valley,
Tuesday. Vornex is charged with
having stolen watch from c. r. AL
len, OF Allensville. He took the
watch to Berryville, where he traded
it for another, then trading the new
one for a buggy. He claims the
watch was found by him.
The Republicans of the Third Con-
gressional district, nominated Hon.
c. P. Dorr, of Webster county, for
Congress on the first ballot. The
convention was held at Montgomery
Saturday. ]. H. Gaines. of Kanawha,
and F. P. Rucker, of Mcdowell, were
the other aspirants. John Cooper
was chosen presidential elector.
Mr.. James w. Poole, formerly OF
this city, but lately agent for the
Metropolitan Insurance company, at
Charles Town, was married to Miss
Bertha Shaffer, of Liberty street,
North Martinsburg, Thursday after
noon, at the brides home. Rev. c.
P. Stealey, of the Baptist church, per-
formed the ceremony. They went to
Charles Town on B. & o. train No. 6.
Two young men from Hagerstown,
aged about IS years, were riding in a
gondola on the Norfolk and Western
railroad Thursday noon, when they
were killed. The train stopped at
Junction to do some shift
ing when a brake chain broke on a
car that was being coupled to the one
in which the unfortunate men were,
allowing it to strike so hard that a
lot of pipe with which the car was
loaded caught the boys between them
and the end of the car crushing them
to death.
Geo. F. Mann, the popular colored
barber, died suddenly Sunday night,
at his home on South Maple avenue.
He was attacked with coughing
spell while sitting on his front porch,
shortly after s O'Clock, and started
Immediately for his room. where he
expired before medical aid could be
secured. He was proprietor of the
barber shop in the American house,
and also the one in Hotel Berkeley,
which were both handsomely fur
nished. He was formerly one of the
firm lof Mann & Bell, BARRIERS, and
came to this city from Winchester,