Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-05-23

June roses are already blooming.
Vote early Monday, but not often.
We have enough rain for this one
time.
Screen doors are preventing the flies
from having their time.
Judge E. B. Faulkner is holding
term of court in Charles Town.
Louis Brown is identifying his store
by having the interior reprinted.
The retiring council can boast of
several improved streets, anyway.
Don't forget Sousa's superb band
will be at the Central on the 25th.
The Continental Hotel has been
painted and makes a splendid ap-
pearance.
A number of people will be con-
firmed in the Lutheran church tomor-
row morning.
The delightful showers the past
week assisted mother earth greatly in
keeping cool.
Squirrel hunters are reporting big
success. George Poisal and several
others got II Friday.
Locust trees are in full blossom,
which indicates, according to the old
adage, full corn crop.
Don't delay, but secure your seats
for Sousa's band today. Seats on sale
at Homrich's shoe store.
Saturday next is Decoration Day,
when we will strew flowers on the
graves of our honored dead.
Business on the B. & o. is greatly
increasing. Freight trains are con-
stantly passing through this city.
Walter ]. Lambert received his
his handsome new bar fixtures Mon
day and has them placed in position.
A cow was struck and killed by a
B. & o. train, Wednesday night, at
the crossing near Mr.. VIM. Stewards.
The private car "West Virginia, f"
of the West Virginia Central railroad,
passed through this city Monday on
the B. g. o. railroad.
The ladies of the u B. church at In
wood, will hold strawberry and ice
cream festival in the Park, June the
4, S, and e. All invited.
Sousa's Band of fifty pieces at the
Central, Monday, May IS, at p. m.
This will be quite treat and you
can't afford to miss it.
Arthur Weaving has resigned. his
position with the Kilbourn Knitting
Machine Company and accepted
another with the Edison Electric Com
pany.
The last excursion OF the season to
the National Capital and Baltimore,
was run Thursday, and as usual a
large number of our citizens took adj
vantage of the low rates.
The old council has made an excel
lent showing. The streets are in
better condition than ever before, ex-
cepting along the line of the recently
removed street car tracks.
r. E. L. Hilderbrand, who has been
assistant cashier of the bank at Har-
pers Ferry, was indicted in the Jeffer-
son county circuit court on Tuesday
for ENLIGHTENMENT and has plead gull
ty.
The baccalaureate sermon to the
graduates of the High School will be
delivered at the First NJ f. church to-
morrow evening by Rev. ]. A. Hof-
helms. The services will begin at 8
O'Clock.
Monday the Hagerstown and Louis
vile clubs will cross bats. Hagers-
town must play great ball if she
wants to be in it. How is this for a
score, Louisville I, Baltimore o, We'd
nesday?
w. E. Tebo offers for sale the build
ing on the lot of Mrs. B. c. Quenzel
on Martin street, occupied by Mr..
Fred Keiscome. They will be re-
moved and a new double brick placed
on the site.
A supper and festival will be given
by the Jr. o. U. A. NJ. of Bedington
in the Sulphur Lot next Saturday
evening, May so. The purpose of the
occasion is to secure funds for the
erection of hall.
r. Frank Barr has been elected by
the executive committee and chosen
by the local society at Huntington to
lead the singing for the Christian
Endeavor Convention to be held there
June 80 to July 2
The ladies of Mt Zion church, He'd
gesville, will hold a strawberry festi-
val in the Masonic Hall. Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, May rs, 20 and
80. The public is cordially invited to
come and secure refreshments.
An effort is being made to have
the stores close at an early hour dur
ing the summer months, and we
hope it will be a go. The clerk S
, hours are unusually long, and shorter
ones would be greatly appreciated.
Walter B. Mercer, died at his home
in Middleway, on Wednesday night OF
last week from blood poison which re-
suited in lock jaw, caused by running
nail into his foot. His age was
about 40 years and he leaves a wife
, and five children.
5 Mr. Lewis Wolf has rented the resi-
2 dence of Mr.. c. P Herring on West
2 Burke street, where he will move his