Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-08

WateTmelons and canteloupes arr
abundant.
Wonder who will be nominated
this evening.
A special term of the county couri
will be held this morning.
The United Brethren campmeeting
is now being held at Inwood Park.
The meetingsof Lincoln Republican
Club are interesting and well attend
ed.
Excursions are being run to Mont
Alto every Friday, by the c. v. Rail
road.
The majority of candidates fol
county officers will be disappointed
today.
Patsey Ford, colored, died Tuesday
morning at her home on West Race
street.
The Mechanics Band is building up
a reputation as good musical organ
ization.
The weather indications as given
by some of our papers often come the
reverse.
Ed Ridout and louisa Brown, col
ored, were married in this city Mon
day night.
Large crowds have attended the
colored campmeeting held at Conoco-
cbeague Island.
The repainting of St. Joseph's par
ochial school has been completed and
is great improvement.
Mr.. Frank Washington and Miss
Amanda Strother were married at In
wood Wednesday by Rev. Hogsett.
Rev. John Bowers, OF Frederick Co.,
Md, will preach in st. Johns Luther
an Church Sunday morning and event
lug.
Billy Blue, colored, was sentenced
Tuesday to FIVE days in the lookup for
being drunk on the street Monday
night.
New machinery has lately been re-
ceived at the canning factory, and
everything is getting in first class
shape.
The employees of the B. & o. shops
quit work at $40 every evening iex-
cepting Saturdays when they quit at
1910 noon.
Another new Office is being erected
on the site of the Auburn Wagon
Works. 1t will be used for mailing
Rev. B. P. S. Busey delivered a
sermon to Bedington council Jr o. U.
A. NJ, Sunday afternoon, at the
chapel at Bedington.
Mayor Henshaw fined Newton We'll
len $40 and costs Tuesday morning
for disturbing the peace at his home
on West John street.
The teachers examination ques
tons crowded out all local correspond
ence this week. All that will keep
will be published next week.
About 40 tickets were sold to the
Mechanics band picnic, at Pen-Mar,
last Saturday. The day was pleasant,
and all had.a splendid time.
The case against ]. H Beachley,
for selling produce without paying
the tax for transient business has
been dismissed and he will continue.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers of Baltimore will picnic at
Island Park August IS. Excursion
rates will be given from this city.
Rev. Charles L. Sencindiver preach
ed very able and interesting sermon,
on last Sabbath evening in the M. E.
South, at Darkesville, to a
very large and attentive audience.
We wondered why Alfred Beall was
wearing such big, broad smile, but
it is all plain nova fine girl arrived
at his home on Maple avenue early
Monday morning. Ness, here's our
s1.
For the accommodation of those
wishing to attend the Conococheague
canpmeeting special trains will leave
the c. V. depot tomorrow Sunday,
August 81 at 500 a. m, and I2:4o p.
m. All invited.
The campaign will be opened in this
city today. Hon. c. B. Hart and Hon.
A. G. Dayton will be present and
make addresses at the Rink. All are
invited. A special invitation is ex-
tended to the ladies.
The S-months-o infant of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Leidig died at their
home on Third street, North Martins
burg at an early hour Thursday morn
ing of cholera infantum. The funeral
took place Friday afternoon.
A carpenter named Bowers while
at work on the the Wilson rimble
row OF houses on Raleigh street, one
day this week fell off the building to
the kitchen roof and thence to the
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