Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-06-20

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Inwood, July T..
The paint brush has made a deci-
ded improvement in the appearance
of the Court House.
w. M. Boltz, prosperous farmer
and business man of Bunker Hill,
was in the city Wednesday.
Spillman Bros. are now handling
bicycles at the Economy Cash Gro
Gerry, Everett House corner.
Tobacco users will find in another
column, an item of decided interest to
them, headed Don't Stop Tobacco. .
Mr.. d. N. Leggett, of Fairmont,
W. Va, left for his home on Trurs-
day, after visit to friends in this
city.
Rev. Forrest Prettyman will deliver
a sermon to the Knights of Pythias
Sunday morning in the NJ. E. church,
south.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Reed, of this
city, celebrated the fifty-third ami
versary of their marriage on Monday,
June IS.
The committee on uniforms for the
city police have awarded the contract
to the lowest bidders, Jas. F. Thomp-
son & Bro.
The machinery in the new repair
shop of Mr.. S. B. Taylor, at the old
bicycle works in North Martinsburg,
has been started.
Jonathan Slime left Tuesday morn
ing for Baltimore to have an operation
performed on his eye at the Johns
Hopkins hospital.
H. Clay Getzendanner and Jacob
Onderdonk, of Shepherdstown, two
good friends of the Herald, made us
pleasant call Tuesday.
Rev. Warren K. Damuth, of Grace
Cathedral, of Topeka, Kan, was the
guest of Parvin E. Deatrick, on
Queen street, this week.
The new building of VIM. H. Pits
nogle, on Queen street, North Mar
tinsburg, is under roof and begins to
present nice appearance.
Mr.. Charles Hollis is home from
Washington since Congress adjourn
ed, his services as assistant postmas-
ter in the Senate being no longer nee
essary.
Mr.. Joseph Ahern, who was gener-
al foreman in the B. & o. shops at
Brunswick, and was left off in the re-
cent changes, is now employed in the
shops here
Rev. Forrest ]. Prettyman delivered
an excellent sermon to Tuscarora
Lodge, 1. o. o. F., in the M. E.
church South, Sunday morning. A
very large audience was present.
us There Another Life?" is the
title of an absorbing interesting arti-
Gle that will appear in the July For
um by the distinguished historian
and essayist, DIR. Goodwin Smith.
A friend informs us that if certain
persons who have been slandering
Miss Lille Mann do not desist, they
will find themselves in serious troub-
lie. This warning should be sufficient
George w. Rush died at his home
near Scrabble, Sunday, of consump-
ton, aged SIS years. A wife and sew
eral children survive him. The fun
era1 took place Tuesday morning from
the home.
Mr.. Claude Butler, of Rockland,
Mass, stopped over with his aunt,
Mis-. D. Williams, on Wednesday, a
few hours on his way to Hedgesville,
where he will visit his parents for a
few weeks
The exercises of the pupils of the
first room in the Fifth ward school
given week or more ago. will be re-
produced at the Central Opera House,
June 90, for the benefit of the
Kings Daughters.
The family OF Mr.. A. H. Hogg,
president of the brass works, arrived
here from Brooklyn on Monday and
are making their home with Mrs.
Robert I.amon, in the southern sub
urbs o. this city.
The work on Queen street, between
the court house and Lutheran church
has made big improvement. The
crushed stone and steam roller are
just the things needed to make our
thoroughfares first-class.
Some of these days or nights some
body will stumble over that big lime
stone step in front of Col. Morgan's
residence, on King street, and then
the town will have the fun of paying
the damages which will accrue.
Mr.. George W. Vanmetre and wife,
are attending, this week, the COM
mcncement exercises at Bethany Col
lege, near Wheeling, where a cousin
of Mrs. Vanmetre, Mr.. Candy, gradu-
ates in the theological seminary.
The annual conference of the Ger
man Baptist Brethren, which was held
at Ottawa, Kansas. decided to hold
the next conference in Maryland in
1897. The place has not yet been de-
cided upon, but will likely be Fred
erick.
The State Christian Endeavor Con-
vention which was to be have been
held at Huntington has been postpon-
ed until after the National Conven-
ton, which will convene in Washing
ION, July ! to IA, The date will be