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


Merit in medicine means the power
to cure. The great cures of Hood.
Sarsaparilla prove its unequallet
merit.
Mr.. U. S. G. Pitzer has asked per
mission of the city authorities to erect
a two-story brick house on West Burke
street.
/ John Billhart, of this city, was
beaten in the bicycle contest at Mar.
rows Park, near Cumberland, last
Saturday.
Mr.. Geo. w. Holiday and family,
moved on Monday from their resi-
dence over Tabler's clothing store to
Boyd avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Doll, Of
North College. street, left on Saturday
for Alexandria. Va, where they will
reside in the future.
Louis Mackey colored was arrested
last Friday by Constable Hollis for
cursiDg a woman, and was fined 81
and costs by Squire Harrison.
The wall around the spring below
the water works has been completed
by Contractor James Dunn. We will
now expect good water all the time.
The c. & o. shops of Huntington,
employing twelve hundred men, have
reduced the time to eight hours per
day, and the shop will be idle every
Saturday.
Artie Hartley was arrested Monday
night near the Market house by Off
Ger Johnson for assaulting a man. At
hearing before Mayor Henshaw he
was fined $3.50.
Philip Tabb accidently shot himself
In the leg Monday morning while
loading gun. A physician dressed
his painful injury, which is not
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The fremen expect to hold fair in
short time and request the lady friends
of the organization to meet their COM
mittee in the Firelnen's Hall at eight
O'Clock, Monday night.
Arrangements have been completed
at Sistersville for the publication of a
tri-weekly newspaper from the plant
of the defunct Daily Drill. F. L.
Blackmar will be the editor.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fowler Thurston died at their home
on West Stephen street last Saturday
morning aged about IS months. The
funeral took place Sunday afternoon.
The annual reunion of the Presby-
terrain church of the Cumberland Val
ley was held at Mont Alto, Thursday,
which day was the tooth anniversary
of the settlement in the valley by the
| IISSDYter1anS.
Reports received from Hot Springs,
Ark, state that Messrs. John Potter
and Theodore Friskey, who are there
from this city indulging in the baths
for the benefit of their health, have
been greatly benefited.
The Sliger Lumber Company redue-
ed the wages of theil two hundred en-
ployes 20 per cent Tuesday. Their
mills are located at Central City, and
are the largest in Southern West Vir-
ginia. The cut has been accepted.
A horse belonging to Arlington
Rousch was found injured in the field
Monday morning. The animal had
big cash in its side which laid bare
the ribs. Veterinary surgeon Ryder
dressed the injury which is not con-
sidered serious.
While a gun was being transferred
from one portion of the room to an
other in CARROTS store, on Queen
street, Wednesday morning it was ac-
cidentally discharged. Considerable
damage was doneto some OF the stock
but no one was I'M ured.
Messes. U. S. G. Pitzer, L. Dewitt
Gerhardt and other Republican speak
ers, will address the voters at Rid
enours school house next Monday
evening at 1880 O'Clock, and also the
voters at Swan Pond on Wednesday,
September 9, at the same hour.
All are invited to hear them.
An old electric light pole from
which the wires had been removed to
the new one, at the corner of Martin
and Queen streets, fell down about
half pasteight o'clock Saturday night.
Several persons narrowly escaped be-
ing injured by it. The others should
be removed before there is a serious
accident
Mrs. Thomas Swimley living near
Darkesville died at her home Monday
night about - o'clock. The funeral
will take place tomorrow at ten
O'Clock from her late residence, after
which the remains will be taken to
Bunker Hill for interment. Mrs.
Swimley leaves a husband, three
daughters and a son to mourn her
loss
Miss Lula Boden, of Martinsburg,
who has been visiting friends in this
city, met with an accident while out
cycling on Main street Wednesday af-
ternoon. In attempting to pass be-
tween two wagons she became con-
fused and collided with one of them.
She was thrown off and slightly in
ljured, and the wheel was damaged
considerably. Winchester Star.
Jeweler Bailey, of Hancock, while
standing on the bridge over the Po-
tomac Tuesday afternoon shot bass.
The fish came 70 tha FOR, of +ba ,,o4a~