Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-08-01

Camp Trust to Luck, located
along the Potomac, near Falling Wa
tiers will break up today. The camp
was composed mostly of Martinsburg
people and has been the scene Of
many visitors and a place Of much en-
joyment for several weeks past.
Friday excursions to Mont Alto
Park resumed. commencing Friday,
July 81. and continuing every Friday
thereafter during the season. The
Cumberland Valley R. R. will sell ex-
cursion tickets to Mont Alto Park,
good on regular trains. Fare round
trip Soc.
The Baltimore Cash Clothing House
will open Sept. I, in the room now
occupied by Miss Cunningham, with
full line of Mems, Youths and
Boys clothing, hats, shoes, and
gents furnishings in the very latest
styles and at prices yet unheard of in
this CITY. I'd.
The old car house, the last relict of
the street railway, was torn down
Monday, by Mr.. S. A. Westenhaver.
who purchased it from the receiver of
the company. 1t will be converted
into carpenter shop in the site of
the old canning factory, on the Win
chester pike.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Josiah D. Matthews, died at their
home on West Stephen street, Sun
day evening, at o'clock, of cholera
infantum, aged II months and eleven
days. The funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon, from the home.
Rev. ]. A. Price officiating.
Lewis Wolfe, successor to c. P.
Herring, leaves Monday for New
York to purchase his fall and winter
goods. He has been doing rushing
business and will open the campaign
with the. largest and best stock of
goods ever seen in Martinsburg.
Look out for his big ad next week.
The notice Positively No Loafng
Around This Corner, should be more
rigidly enforced. What difference
does it make if some men who have
vowed never to do any work are driv-
en- to it--a bad vow is better broken
than kept. Then too, the corners will
be clear and the paint remain on the
houses.
At game of baseball played at the
union picnic at Island Park, Thurs
day, a nine from Martinsburg defeat
ed nine from the Ferry by a score of
IS to 7. Keep it up young fellows
and we'll start you in the c. V.
League next year. The battery for
our boys was Young. Thompson and
Kearns.
Isaac Ankeney, ST., died Tuesday
of last week, at his home, Wood
side, /" near Clearspring, of paralysis,
aged II years. He was prosperous
farmer, owning three farms in the
Clearspring district containg 700
acres. His estate is valued at $780,
900. He was twice elected county
commissioner on the Republican tick
et.-Hancock Star.
The date for the picnic of the First
NJ f. church Sunday school, has been
changed from Thursday, July 80, to
Thursday, August 6. This was done
on account of the R. R. picnic at Is
land Park, on the 28th, and the ses-
sions of the Teachers Institute, at
the court house this week. The
school will go to lnwood, and prom
Use you splendid time if you go with
them.
Kerson & Son, Hebrew merchants
who have been doing a business on
Queen street, North Martinsburg, at
tempted to jump the town Monday
night and leave their debts behind but
where caught in the act. Constable
Hollis took charge of the stock of
goods on an attachment made by Geo.
E. Gaver who claims the firm rented
his storeroom for year and owes him
back rent.
VIM. H. Bowers, who has been a
draymen in this city for a great many
years and has lately been doing the
hauling for tie Kilbourn and Middle
sex knitting mills, died at his home
on Queen street, North Martinsburg,
Friday night last, at 1880 o'clock: He
has been sick for quite while and
gradually wasted away. A wife and
several children survive him. The
funeral took place at ? o'clock Mon
day afternoon.