Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-10-10

During your excitement in politics
don't forget that more pleasing time:
are coming the Mechanics band viii
hold a fair during the coming holi
days.
That was long string Of Republi.
cans that followed the Mechanics band
from Lincoln Republican club rooms
to the central opera house Monday
night.
j.. II. Brooks sells the New Home
sewing machine Organs and ma
chimes repaired. Needles, oil and gen
eral supplies. Bukre street, near Mar
ket House. IS.
1t is reported that the Washington
Monument on South Mountain, which
was recently struck by lightning, was
totally demolished by the storm on
Tuesday night.
Mr. w. H. Lamon will sell his
household and kite hen furniture ard
fine shoats, at his residence in Bunker
Hill, on Wednesday, the 18th, com
mencing at 10 a. III.
The campaign is drawing to a close.
Let every voter ponder over the ques-
tons before him and vote for the right
which will appear and Mckinley S
election will is sure.
Attention is directed to the Second
Annual sale of Poland China swine
and Barred Plymouth Rock chickens
by Mr.. d. p. lie master, the 28th, at
his farm near Bedington.
John Kessler, United States mail
agent at Grafton, while throwing some
mail sacks on the Grafton and Being
ton train Sunday was caught between
two cars and crushed to death.
The Prince ofWales' colt Persimmon,
winner of this years Derby and St.
Leger, won the Jockey Club stakes Of
$50, 600 by two lengths at Newmarket,
England, last Friday. Ten horses
started.
John M. Marquette died at his home
at Weverton, on Sunday He was
for a number of years agent for the
Baltimore ard Ohio Railroad at View
eiton He leaves a wife and three
children.
Thomas Newkirk and Henry Ash
craft fought duel with Winchesters
on the long fork of Shelby creek, near
Middleboro, Ky, last Friday. They
were both suitors of Mary Dean. Both
men were killed.
Mr. Frank Doll has retired from the
firm of Frank Doll & Co., and the
stock of shoes and hats are being sold
out at reduced prices. Mr.. Doll will
open a store in the room recently va
Gated by John Homrich.
About one hundred and twenty
sacks OF chestnuts are now being
daily from Oakland, Garrett
county. This makes about seven and
three-quarter tons of express matter
daily in chestnuts alone.
Andrew ]. Spevey, of New Cumber-
land, aged Is years, committed suicide
Monday morning at Toronto, o., by
cutting his throat. He had been in
i'll health for several months and this
caused him to commit the rash act.
A letter from young Democrat in
Old Virginia to us contains this: II
am almost convinced that Bryan and
Sewall are not going to be in it this
next November. thin& they will be
side tracked" And there are others.
Major VIM. Mckinley was the re-
cipient of large eagle Monday after
noon. 1t came from Senator Eli Den
nison, of Oakland, Cal, the golden
state and is symbolical of the patriotic
American principles the next Presi-
dent represents.
Turner's Business College, in the
Little Bros. S building, has been open
ed and is very nicely arranged and
Prof. Turner has had a
good deal of experience in this work
and offers an excellent opportunity to
our young people.
The B. & O. railroad track between
Tabbs crossing and North Mountain
will be Strengthened. Contractors
McCabe, of Baltimore, and Mr.. I'd.
p. Harrison of this city, have the
contract. The work will be under the
supervision OF Mr.. Harrison.
Rev. VIM. +. Bushong, formerly of
Clearbrook, now pastor OF the Re-
formed church AT Dauvil1e Pa. and