Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-25

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The meadow dreams Of violeis, bird Il
on the wing,
And the sunlight's streamin. dreamin
where the honeysuckles swing
The vines are looking brighter on TIL
old porch there at home,
An the cattle bells are ringsn' and whit
the daisies foam
No frost-fiakes in the burrows, the tur
is warm and sweet
Listen, listen, listen, an you'll hear TIL
worlds heart beat.
With soft caressin' fingers in winter
locks O. gray,
The spring has coaxed him to smile an
kissed his gloom awayl
IF. l.. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution
Elkins has a gold-cure institute
J. c. Gluck, Of Auburn, joined the
K. P.'s in 1895.
Essenic Knights, Huntington. will
organize a Uniform Rank.
St. George threatens to boom if thu
Cheat River road is built.
Senator Farr, of West Union, is no
candidate for reelection.
There are said to be only two hous-
es in Martinsburg unoccupied.
No country in the world can rival
Japan in the matter of hot springs.
Do NOT fail to attend the ward
meetings Monday evening. See call.
D. G. Patterson is to be city ticket
agent oftheC. go. r. Rat Charleston.
Ginger snaps, nicnacs, lemon cakes
all kinds crackers, 5 cents a pound,
at Martins S.
Queensware, tinware, oil cloth,
chair seats, all kinds brushes, cheap,
at Martins store.
Every civilized nation of the world,
even China and Japan, now has a
weather bureau.
Lodges of the K. of P. Good Tenn
plars and Jr, o. U. A. NJ. are to be
instituted at Parsons.
A miserable miscreant poisoned u
S. S. G. Pitzer's dog, Prince. 1t is
well the offender is not known.
Prof. A. H. Liebig, the new Presi-
dent of Broaddus College at Clarks-
burg, is German university man.
Australia has no rivers of any con-
sequence The interior of this vast
continent is almost destitute Of water.
The. skull of a human being is apt to
become thin in spots over the sections
of the brain which are most exercised.
The M. E. Advocate will shortly
make its appearance at Sutton. Rev.
T. S. Wade, of Clarksburg, will he
editor
At Shenandoah, Ohio, Mrs. Mary
Johnson was found dead and her
brother, E. A. Jaggers, dying in their
residence. Double murder is suspect
ed.
The Lehigh Valley railroad isequip-
ping its stations with a complete sur
gical outfit so that in case of accident
the injured might be treated without
delay.
Mr.. c. p Herring has favored us
with copy of the programme of the
commencement exercises of Baltimore
College His son, Mr. Arthur
P. Herring, is one ofthe graduates and
a prize-winner, occupying the fifth
place in one of the largest classes ever
graduated from the college.
DR.. ]. w. McSherry informs the
Herald that new voter arrived at the
home of Mr.. David Noble. Thursday,
and that it is Republican. If this
thing don tcease we fear the doctor will
produce panic in the cohorts, etc.
Mr. and Mrs. Noble have the hearty
of the Herald.
Mr.. James K. p Barker, of Kansas
City, Kans., member of Company B
goth Virginia, c. S. A., was this
week the guest of his friend and COM
rade, DIR. J. w. McSherry. Mr.. Bar
ker was East and could not resist the
temptation to stop and shake hands
with the boys who wore the gray.
Lincoln Republican Club had its best
Thursday evening. The at
tendance was fine and the exercises
most interesting. DR.. Mayer, Of
Charleston, and Mr. w. E. Crooks, OF
Keyser, made interesting speeches and
several members of the club took part
in the exercises. There was a large
addition to the membership. Every
in the county is eligibleto
membership,
Because of the Mayoralty conven-
ton the club will not meet next Thurs