Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-07-04


From reports as to the actions Of
some people who attend the services
at Evangelist Yeagley' tent in North
Martinsburg. the services are doing
more harm than good. There was a
fight near the tent Monday night and
the people in that neighborhood are
otherwise disturbed.
A four-horse team belonging to
Bridges & Henderson, which was load
ed heavily with bark, broke through a
bridge over creek at Hancock, Md,
Monday evening. The horses were
unhurt, but the driver. a man named
Grove. was badly injured, and a young
man named Beard was killed.
Rev. David H. Shields informs US
in private letter that he is enjoying
good health and is able to preach
without straining his voice. He is
delighted with the climate and people
and is growing fat and hearty. His
many friends in this State wish him
all possible success and are more
than pleased to know that he is we'll
and doing we'll
State Auditor Johnson has juSt COM
pleted the distribution of the school
fund of the State which amounted to
$685., o4o. IS. This is the largest ever
distributed through the State. Berke-
ley's enumeration of youths between
10 and Fl years of age is 4,I6I and
gets S., 345.4o. Jeffersons enumera-
ton is 5,426 and gets $6,e7I.SS. Nor
gan has an enumeration of 2,757 and
gets $5,22I.25.
bud Robinson, I6-year-old negro,
with bad reputation, was arrested
by John P. Kearfott, at Kearneysville,
for attem pting to holdup carriage
containing young lady. He was
devoid of clothing and seemed to be
bent on mischief. Several days before
he attempted to assault the young
lady's sister. Mr.. Kearfott took him
before the young ladies, who identi-
fed him. He was then given into the
hands of an officer who placed him in
Jail. Robinson has since confessed
and will be held for the November
grand jury, at Charles Town.
The Manufacturer Record says the
production of coal in the South last
year was 20, 500, 900 tons, and of this
West Virginia mines yielded II, o63,
900 tons, or nearly 40 per cent. OF
coke the output of the South was
3,453, 900 tons, of which West Vir-
ginia's share was !, 2o4 900 tons, or
over 80 per cent. These figures give
some idea of the magnitude of the coal
and coke interests of the State, but
that publication goes on to say that
they are small compared with what
we shall have to chronicle few years
hence
The marriage of Mr.. w. M. Jeher-
son, father of Mrs. John W. Dodd, to
Mrs. Annie Payne took place in the
Presbyterian church at Hagerstown,
Tuesday morning at 7 o'clock. Rev.
Ayers, pastor of the Baptist church,
performed the ceremony. Mr. and
Mrs. John W. Dodd, of this city, were
present and accompanied them here,
where they remained until the Io:I7
train on the B. & O., on which they
left for the Confederate Reunion at
Richmond. On their return they will
make their home at Mr. Jefferson S
residence, near Rest, Va.
The ladies of the choir of the Re-
formed church held very pleasant
and successful festival at the home of
the Misses Doll on East Burke street
Tuesday night. The proceeds were
added to the new organ fund of the
church. Some of the special features
of the evening were the instrumental
and vocal music by Miss Brown, Miss
es Grace Swartz and Emma Staley,
Messrs. L. Dew. Gerhardt and Ed
ward Ranels. Little Fred Ober-
lander, of Frederick, delivered pleas
ing recitation. The amount realized |
was about as dollars.
The U. B. Church at Vanclevesville |
was the scene of pretty wedding on
Monday evening at $50 O'Clock. The
contracting parties being Miss Clara
D. Fellers, of Vanclevesville, and Mr..
J Marshall Smallwood, of Shenandoah |
Junction. The ceremony was per-
formed in very impressive manner
by Rev. B. P S. Busey. Miss Lula
Long, of this played the wedding
march, and there were quite mum.
Der Of other persons present from this
city. A reception was he Id after the
cermoney at the brides home, after
which Mr.. and Mrs. Smallwood left |
their future home at Shenandoah
Junction. Best wishes.
The Christian Endeavor Convention
which will be held in Washington,
July s to -, is to be grand affair.
Seventy-6ve thousand visitors are ex-
pected. The plans of the committee
contemplate meetings at which fifty
to seventy-hve thousand persons nayI
be seated. The singing at the gener-
al meeting will be one of the most in
teresting features. The combined
chorus will aggregate four thousand
trained voices. A patriotic service
is to be held on the steps of the Capt.
toll on Saturday afternoon, July II.
There will be about FIVE members of
the society connected with the Martin
street NJ. E. church, and about ten
from the society of st. Johns Luther