Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-06-20
The young son Of Eugene Hollis fell

He was carried into the house where
he received medical treatment and is
getting all right.
Mrs. B. S. McInti re died at hel
home at Kearneysville, on last Thurs.
day, aged about 90 years. She is sur.
vived by husband and four daugh-
tiers. The funeral was held Saturday
from the Presbyterian church at thai
place and the interment made in the
cemetery at Shepherdstown.
Announcement has been made
OF the marriage of Mr.. c. Franklin
Gibbs, of this city, to Miss Belle
Wagner, of Keyser, to take place
next Wednesday, June "a. at the
home of the bride. Clayton has
many friends here, who extend best
wishes. He has been working for
several months in Keyser.
William Moore died at the home oil
his parents, on South Queen street,
at an early hour Monday morning.
He was about Fl years of age, and
had been employed as machinist, at
Brunswick. His funeral took place
from st. Joseph's Catholic church,
Wednesday afternoon at 2;3o o'clock;
Rev. Damonk officiating. Interment
in St. Joseph's cemetery.
The twenty sixth annual session of
the West Virginia State Educational
Association will be held in the hall of
the House of Delegates June 80, Ju-
ly I, ?, and 3. The session will be
the most important in the history OF
the organization. On Thursday the
association will be taken on board a
steamer and conveyed up and down
the Kanawha river to visit the Chan
cine wicket dams, the first of the
kind used in America.
The July Forum will contain a mas
terly paper by NJ. Paul Leroy Beaulieu,
the distinguished French political
economist, discussing the political
situation in the United States from a
European point of view, and pointing
out clearly and urmictakably the
disastrous consequences of the United
States that would follow the election
to the Presidency of any one not
committed to the up
holding of the single gold standard.
The Knights of Pythias decoration
day was observed Tuesday evening at
5 O'Clock. A large number of Knights
with the Uniformed Rank and Curtis
Band marched to Norbourne cemetery,
where the graves of their deceased
members were decorated with pretty
flowers and an address delivered by
Rev. Forrest Prettyman. They next
went to Green Hill cemetery and con-
tinued their decoration of graves, af-
ter which an address was delivered by
Hon. U. S. G. Pitzer.
Mr.. John Mingle, who resides near
Green Hill cemetery, was seriously
and probably fatally injured Monday
morning. He was hauling cross-ties
from along the B. & o. railroad. near
the Rafting Bridge, about a mile and
a half east of this city, when pass
ing train frightened his horse. which
attempted to run away. Mr. Mingle
was thrown to the ground and wheel
of the wagon passed over his head,
his jaw and nutilating his
face terribly. 1t is thought he cannot
recover.
Little Lester Russell met with qnite
a painful mishap Sunday noon. He
was walking on top of the iron fence
in front of the M. E. church, south,
Martin street, when his foot slipped
off letting him fall heavily to the
pointed bars, which pierced his thigh
in two places. Several young men
removed him from his uncomfortable
position and carried him to his home
on West Race street, where his in
juries were dressed. He is getting
well as fast as could be expected and
will soon be out with the boys again.
Mr.. Cease Taylor, a genial young
gentleman of Winchester avenue, this
city, and Miss Clara V. Mcdonald, OF
Queen street, North Martinsburg,
were quietly married at the home of
the bride Wednesday afternoon, at 3
o clock, by Rev. ]. A. Price, of the
NJ. E. church, in the presence OF the
families of the contracting parties and
a few close friends. A luncheon was
served after the ceremony, the happy
couple then departing on trip to
Baltimore and Washington. The best
wishes of their many friends are with
them for a happy voyage through life.
The hospitable home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Schill, on Queen
street, North Martinsburg, was the
scene of a pleasant surprise social
Tuesday night, when large number
of their friends gathered at the home
of neighbor, Mr.. Chas. Smith, and
then proceeded to their home. The
surprise was rendered in honor of Mrs.
Fallon and son, of Baltimore, who are
guests at the Schill home. A pleas
ant time was had by all present in
dulging in social conversation and
music and the sparing of good por-
ton of time to partake of the excel
Lent refreshments which were served
during the evening.
The Hagerstown Railway Company
will increase the capacity of the cleo
trical system for the purpose of sup
plying power to navigate boats on
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal and
pleasure crafts on the Potomac river.