Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-05-09

80 1857 AAS 49,
Mr.. Charles Orem and Miss Mimi,
Daley were married in this city Wed
nesday.
A large number of new hands her
have been started to work on the B.
o. track.
Geo. F. Mann has received hi
large new mirrow for his barber sho]
in Hotel Berkeley.
j A new porch has been placed il
front of Mr.. Theo. Buser's residenc,
| on West John street.
! Mr.. It. A. Ellis, and Miss Laws,
Stunkle. were married in this cit,
last Thursday evening.
Mr.. Charles Walling is assisting
as clerk at Hotel Berkeley since TIL
death of Clerk Metcalf.
| Children's Day will be observed il
the First M. E. church by the Sunday
|
school, Sunday, June ID.
North Martinsburg has been "dry'
the past week as neither of the two
saloons there have been open.
The store room of w. L. Jones 8
Co has received a fresh coat of pain
and presents bright appearance.
About 100 persons, mostly ladies,
came down from Winchester, Thurs
day morning to attend the Fife meet
ings.
| A new brick addition is being bull
TO the rear of DIR. S. N. Myers resi-
dence, corner of Martin and College
streets.
The brick work on the two business
places of Little Bros. and Paul Straus
ner, Queen street, is being pushed
rapidly.
Adolph Wolfes has painted mum.
Der of large advertisements on E. E
Herring's new building, on the Burke
street side.
Hon. Henry Fairfax, of Loudoun
county, Va, sold for $4,000 pair o.
hackneys to A. J. Drexel, Jr., of Phil
adelphia.
The Horticultural Supply Company
of Mountain Lake Park, Md, has
been incorporated, with a capital
stock of $40, 900.
Mr.. A. c. Hendricks has received q
patent for new contrivance to hold
pneumatic tires on bicycles. 1t is said
to be very good idea.
Two pickpockets were arrested al
Parkersburg, the day of the appear.
ance of Buffalo Bills show, who were
loaded down with plumber.
Col. Vernon, of Baltimore, will de-
liver the address Decoration Day,
May 80, for Geo. D. Somers Post, G.
A. R., at Berkeley Springs.
Mr.. J. M. Leonard will sell his
household and kitchen furniture,
blacksmith tools, ETC., at his home at
Shanghai, next Saturday. May 10.
Albert Zimmerman has treated one
of Mr.. Andrew Grazier's tenement
houses on Raleigh street to a new
coat of paint. Ed. Bailey assisted
him.
The Wilson-Trimble row of nine
houses in course of erection on the
West side of North Raleigh street are
being pushed to completion with great
vigor.
DR.. Ash Hamil has been so over
run with work he has been COM
PEELED to employ an assistant, in the
person of DIR. William Arkeney, OF
Washington.
The large Miller Pancake peach
orchard, near Romney, containing
nearly 20, 900 trees, it is estimated
will yield from 10, 900 to IS, 900 bush
els this season.
A pleasant birthday social was held
at the home of Miss Mabel Williams,
on Queen street, North Martinsburg
where her young friends. about thirty
in number, had a splendid time.
The Inwood Chautauqua to be held
in July by Revs. D. H. Shields and
Sam w. Small promises to be grand
affair, many prominent speakers hav-
ing been listed for the various days.
DR.. F. NJ. Woods, of the Presbyter-
ian church. will preach during the
month of June at Lynchburg, Va, and
his pulpit here will be filled by his
son, d. J. Woods, who is now at the
seminary at Hampton-S Sidney.
Walker McAbee, colored, was fined
five dollars and costs by Justice P. R.
Harrison Tuesday morning, for knock.
ing William Couchman through c. o.
Lambert's meat market window, on
East Martin street, Saturday night.
John Thompson was arrested Sat.
urday night by Policemen Martin and
Creque, on warrant sworn out by
Mrs. E. V. Hardy on the charge o.
assault. He was given a trial by
Mayor J. B. Wilson, who fined him
$500.
| Mr.. E. w. Lemen. of Falling Wat
ers, has purchased the stock of gro
ceries and provisions of Mr.. Hugh P
Stipe, successor to ]. w. Walker 8
Co., and will continue the business al
the old stand, with Mr.. q. T. Grove a.
assistant.
Mr.. Fred Hollis, of this city, left or
Tuesday, for McKeesport, where he
will enter drug firm as salesman
Fred has been the Trusted e,nnlovee n