Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-03-14


eral, so that the general may receive
the honor.
The Mongolia county grand july
has indicted g. L. West for forging
a contract with several prominent
people at Morgantown for an ency.
clopaedia.
Colonel D. R. Garrison, of St. Louis,
Mo-, brother of the late Commodore
c. X. Garrison, of New York, died at
Bay st. Louis. Miss. of pneumonia,
aged 81.
An official statement has been is
sued to the effect that the temporary
roll of the Republican National Con.
vention is to be made up by the full
national committee.
A Maryland judge has decided
that alter young man has called
on young lady twenty-five times
the presumption that he means
business has been established.
Lieutenant Lang, who married the
daughter of a sergeant, has applied
for retirement, owing to the cold re
ception given to his wife and to him
self by the officers of his regiment anc
their wives.
The date for the executions of H. H
Holmes. the convicted murderer o
Benjamin F. Pietzel and alleged lnur.
derer of twenty-one others, was fixed
by Governor Hastings at Harrisburg
March S, for Thursday, May 7.
1t is said in Indianapolis that Gen.
Harrison has been invited to contri.
butte series of articles to one of the
leading London magazines, with per.
mission to choose his own subjects and
name his own price tor the work.
The House elections committee No.
has reported that Representative
Charles j. Boatner, of Louisiana, is
not entitled to his seat. They also re.
fuse to report in favor of the Populist
contestee, because of the wholesale
corruption attending the election.
Eyes, Philadelphia is SLOW" re-
marked the New York man. II wa:
there during shower one day last
summer, and it is a. curious but posi-
tive fact that about FIVE minutes afte,
we would hear the thunder the light
ming would come poking along -
Truth.
The new Kanawha County Infrm
airy Building at the poor farm was oc
cupied by the inmates on the 10th
The building is splendidly heated, i.
comfortable and well ventilated, anc
the unfortunates of the county car
now be cared for in the most human,
manner.
Capitalists at Morgantown are or
ganizing company to build an cleo
trio railroad to the west end of Mo
nongalia county. Tho road woulc
pass through the best part of tn,
county, to Wadestown, six miles from
the main line of the Baltimore anc
Ohio railroad, between Wheeling anc
Fairmont.
The House on Saturday entered up
on the consideration of the eighth o
the thirteen regular appropriation
bills-that providing for the posta
service. 1t is the largest of the sup
ply bills. carrying over SCI. 900, 600
A series of attempts were made to in
crease the compensation of fourth
class postmasters. but without sue
cess. The controverted items in the
bills relate to postofice inspectors anc
! Speclal mail facilities.
M. Chapman of North Carolina
spent all of last week trying to locate
IN Braxton county land that he hao
bought of New York bankers. The
tract is part of the Walton & Haskell
tract of 100, 900 acres and one of the
most wildcat titles in the State. II
has never been on the county land
book, and is owned and occupied by
prosperous farmers. The New York.
ers catch victim every few weeks.
Chapman says he will prosecute them.
How many take a wong view Of
life, and waste their energies and de-
stroy their nervous system in endeav.
oring to accumulate wealth, without
thinking of the present happiness
they are throwing away. 1t is not
wealth or high station which makes
one happy. Many of the most wretch
ed beings on earth have both; but il
is a radiant. sunny spirit, which
knows how to bear trials and enjoy
comforts, and thus extract happiness
from every incident in life.
The Greatest Discovery of the Ace.