Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-11-21

in two cases, was sentenced to the
Penitentiary for two years in each
case. Caldwell was shown to be an
all-round dead beat, and is wanted in
Winchester, Wheeling, Hagerstown,
Chambersburg, and other places for
similar offenses.
Two colored men were arrested last
Saturday evening, for carrying revolt
vers. They were caught on the Queen
street crossing of the B. & o. Mayor
Henshaw gave them trial, when it
was claimed by one that he had just
purchased the weapon and was taking
it home. He was let off by paying
three dollars fine. His comrade in
trouble was not so lucky, and was
fined twenty-five dollars, which he
was unable to pay and was sent to
Jail for sixty days.
| On Monday night eighteen persons
who had lived near Ringgold, Wash
ington county, left on the New Or
leans limited, Norfolk and Western
railroad tor Fruitdale. Washington
county, in the southwestern part of
Alabama, where they will establish a
colony. Three carloads of cattle,
farming implements and furniture
were also shipped for Fruitdale. Be-
fore the train started the party re-
paired to the residence of DR.. D..
Fahrney, Hagerstown, where a relig.
ious farewell service was held.
There is considerable activity at
the company carpenter shops along
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, es-
pecially at Hancock, preparing for
general repair work to be done soon
after the water is drawn off for winter.
An entirely new lock is to be put in
at Higgins, near Little Orleans, and
new bottoms are to be put in lock No.
S.. opposite Sir Johns Run, and lock
No. 54, at dam No. s. Considerable
other work is contemplated. 1t is
thought that boating will continue
for nearly six weeks yet.
B. & O. freight train going east
early Saturday morning was badly
wrecked near Avalon, on the first
division. A broken rail threw freight
car filled with powder of the track,
i and this exploding, set fire to four
other cars, and they, together with
their contents, were destroyed. For
tunately no trainmen were near
the car when the explosion took place,
and no lives were lost Train No. 10
could not pass the wreck, and all ex-
ira was made up at Brunswick, which
arrived at this city few moments
late.
At the special session of the city
council last Thursday night, the re-
port of corporation attorney George
w. Johnson was read. The report
was favorable to the firemen who de-
sire to retain the three-cornered lot at
the corner of Queen street and Penn
sylvania avenue, which was asked for
by Mr.. VIM. T. Stewart, in consider
alton of a transfer of a portion of
ground on West Race street to the
corporation. The lot was given to
the firemen provided they erect a
hose house on same, which they are
now prepared to do.
Miss BERTHE Imogen Bowser, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. o. Bowser,
of Williamsport, was married at the
home of her parents in that place
Wednesday morning at 1890 O'Clock
to Mr.. ]. Albert Hawken, of William
sport, reporter for the Hagerstown
Mail, and son of James f. Hawken,
postmaster of Williamsport. Thee ere-
mony was performed by Rev. M. D.
Gaver, pastor of the Lutheran church,
ofWilliamsport, assisted by Rev. Chas.
G.. Biggs, of Cumberland. Miss Irene
Sterling, Maple Avenue, this city, was
in attendance at the wedding.
When Baltimore & Ohio night yard
master Thomas Cook went to investi-
gate what sounded like an explosion
in Swift's meat house last Thursday
morning, he was confronted by a
tramp with cooked revolver. The
tramp ordered him to retreat. Cook
ran to his Office, telephoned to the po-
lice, and with two revolvers, started
back. He saw five men leaving the
meat house and ordered them to stop,
They opened fire on him, and he re-
turned it. A regular fusilade occurred,
but so for as known no one was hurt.