Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-05-16

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A number of changes will be made
in the c. " time table tomorrow.
Don't forget Sousa's superb band
will be at the Central on the 2sth.
Capt W. N. Inch has been in the
Western Panhandle the past week.
The City Band rendered some good
music in the Square. Thursday night.
A large cave has been discovered
under the foundation OF the canning
factory.
Mr.. Albert Tingstrum and Mrs.
Nettie H. Downing were married Sat
urday evening.
Remember the Langdon Dramatic
Company will be at the Central every
night next week.
Councilman Staubly had several of
the culverts in the second ward re-
paired the past week.
The large new engine for the cleo
tric light plant has arrived and is
being placed in position.
Arthur Candy has gone to Nc
Keesport, where he has secured po-
sition in an electric plant.
The official ticket to be voted for at
the municipal election, Monday, May
rs, is published in this issue.
Walter Weise. who is employed in
the B. & o. shops, had one of his
fingers cut off Thursday morning.
The engine and boilers of the new
brass plant were tested Monday and
Tuesday and found to be all right.
The bow window in front of J. L.
Pankey's store has been sold to
man from the country and removed.
Another communication fro m
cathode Ray has been received by
US and will be published next week.
Mrs. M. F. Morgan died last Fri
day night at her home three miles
west of this city, aged about 40 years.
]. NJ. Leonard's sale of household
goods, blacksmith tools, stock, etc.,
takes place at Shanghai, today, at 10
a. M.
Dogs raided the flock of sheep of
Thomas Swimley, near Tablers station,
last Friday night, killing seven of
them.
Lee II. Gooey, the Chinaman, left
on Monday for San Francisco, CAL,
from which place he will sail for his
native country.
Sousa's Band of fifty pieces at the
Central, Monday, May IS, at p m.
This will be quite a treat and you
can't afford to miss it.
Harvey B. Davis and Miss Blanche
c. Jack, of Falling Waters district,
were married by Elder John Brindle
in this city, Wednesday.
A great many Berkeley County Re-
publicans attended the convention at
Clarksburg, on Thursday, and the
one at Grafton, on Friday.
The charges against w. K Myers,
principal of the colored school, were
investigated by the school board and
afterward by Justice Trammell and
found not true.
Capt. George Baylor, successful
lawyer and farmer of Jefferson county,
has received a medal awarded him at
the Chicago exposition for the finest
variety of yellow corn.
Mayor J. B. Wilson has had posters,
proclaiming the voting precincts of
the several wards and the names of
the commissioners and clerks for each
place, printed and posted.
A great of our sportsmen have
been visiting the Potomac for several
weeks trying their luck at fishing.
Some have had excellent luck but
there are others-who didn't.
These nice spring days are greatly
enjoyed by the cyclists, many of them
visiting neighboring towns and re-
sorts. Sulphur Lot at Bedington is
receiving a full share OF their visits.
The regular quarterly communion
services will be held in the Tuscarora
Presbyterian church tomorrow at p.
m. Preparatory services to-day at
the same hour.
Our new industries are getting in
good shape. The brass factory is
about ready to start; some of the wagon
works buildings are completed, and
the canning factory is being hurried
along.
Mrs. D. w. Roderick returned home
from the National Homeopathic hos
pital. Washington, last Friday. She
had been there for some time under
medical treatment but is not much
improved.
w. H. Morrison, of Woodstock, is
the latest accession to the ranks of
the City Band. He turned out with
them Thursday evening. He will be
employed as painter in the Auburn
Wagon Works.
A large number of young ladies
gave their best fellows leap year hop
Tuesday nightat Fellers Opera House.
They showed the boys an excellent
time and they seemed to enjoy the
change of positions.
Petitions are being circulated
throughout the State praying Con-
gress to enact law for universal one
cent postage. The petitions are sent
out through the West Virginia Whole
sale Grocers Associations.
Evangelist Fife, who has been con-