Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-10-17

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mended. His father and grandfather
were physicians and quite celebrated.
He makes speciality Of treating
4 diseases of the eye looking to pcrma-
nent relief from the use of glasses.
The Wheelmen' S Sound Money Club
of Martinsburg will have big parade
this evening. The club will form in
the public square at 6:3o and make a
tour Of the town after which they will
wheel to Bunker Hill where sound
money speech will be delivered. The
boys will have badges, torches. Ian
terms, ETC., and will present novel
sight
Little Bessie Welty died Sunday
afternoon at the home Of Mr.. William
Keller, on Queen street, North Mar
tinsburg, of whooping cough. She
was about 7 years of age. The fu-
neral took place Tuesday afternoon
from ST. Joseph's Catholic church;
Rev. II. ]. McKeefry officiating. The
interment was made in ST. Joseph's
cemetery
Fourteen canal boats were loaded
with coal at Cumberland on Sunday.
the first loading, according to a boat
man, that was ever done on the canal
on Sunday. The steamboat Anteros,
Capt. Harry Traver, was the first of
the fourteen boats to take on, cargo
Traffic on the canal has resumed with
excellent prospects of finishing the
season prosperously.
Two fine large canvas portraits of
Mckinley and Hobart, to the bottom
of which is attached the motto ''Pro-
lection and Sound Money"is stretched
from the Douglas building on the east
side and Gerling building on west
side of Queen street. Oar candidates
are handsome looking men and their
cause is just. 1t eclipses all other
banners yet put up and we are proud
of it.
The new woman was on hand at
Youngstown, o., last Thursday and
was the principal factor in wedding
in a justice court. John Florence and
Miss Estella Kelly, from Brownsville,
were the contracting parties. The en-
tire arrangements we're completed by
the bride, who paid the fee to the
squire. When congratulated she said
they would have no trouble getting
along.
In addition to the ably delineated
styles for the winter months, the
November Delineator contains Edna
S. Witherspoon' Talk around the
Teatable;" illustrations and sugges-
tions for Rainy Day Costume; a
charming story, Rosemary, That's
for Remembrance and Thanks
giving Day written by Mary Cad
walader Jones. The Delineator is the
woman S favorite magazine.
A Mckinley and Hobart Club has
been organized at Shepherdstown with
more than sixty members. The fol-
lowing officers have been selected
R. ID. Shepherd, president; VIM. A.
Chapline, Joseph S. Fleming and
John Miller, vice presidents; Joseph
Smooth. secretary Harry +. Munday,
treasurer. The club intends to use
its best efforts in this election for Nc
Kinley and Sound Money. Best wishes
for this new one.
VIM Samuel, who was suffering
from exposure and taken to the county
Jail last week, died at three O'Clock
Sunday afternoon. He was a resident
of Woodstock, Va, to which place his
remains were forwarded Monday even
ing. He was about 40 years of age
and is survived by wife and several
children. He got off train in this
city severely i'll and was taken to the
Jail and given medical attention but
it proved of no avail
Mr.. Adam H. Becker, only son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Becker, died
at his home near Sprinkles Mill,
Monday of typhoid pneumonia, with
which he had been suffering for some
time. He was p years, 5 months and
81 days ofage. He was good young
man and we'll known in this city, hav-
ing resided on High street the greater
portion of his life. The funeral took
place at 10 o'clock Thursday morning
from the home and the remains de-
posted in Green Hill cemetery. Rev.
IJ. T. Snyder pastor of the q. B.
church conducted the services.