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


The lawn mower will be the next
good thing to push along.
Sit down Now. will you be good.
We of the Tenth Legion?
The baseball mercury is about run
ming out the top of the thermometer.
| A great many awnings have been
placed on the business places in town.
There will be special term of the
county court next Wednesday, April
20.
Eggs have been selling at very
low figure the past week-three dozen
for quarter.
/ When young fellow goes to see
his best girl he can have lots of fun
with Herald fish.
Tuesday was payday for the B. &
o. in this city and many pockets had
the necessary jingle.
Hotel Berkeley with its large num-
Der of new awnings presents a mag
nifcent appearance.
The mountain west of this city has
been on fire for sometime and can be
plainly seen at night.
Hagerstown wants men to work on
her street railway, offering one big
dollar day payable weekly.
The schools in the country districts
are closing one by one, most of them
having literary entertainments on the
last day.
The street in front of the B. 60. de-
pot, East Martin street, has been
greatly improved by the company
with new crushed stone.
Lady Bell, a fine registered Jer-
sey heller belonging to Mr.. J. Newton
Thatcher, who resides about four miles
east of this city, was killed by anoth-
er COW last week.
Sam Small was in Cumberland last
Sunday and delivered two lectures,
"The Scarlet Woman" and "From
Barroom to Pulpit" Large audiences
were present to hear him.
At the home of Mr.. Nathan Grub,
near Foltz's store, Sunday, April Io,
Mr.. John Hodge died in his eightieth
year His remains were inferred in
the Episcopal cemetery at Bunker Hill
on Tuesday.
DR.. Edgar Woods, who has been
missionary to China, entertained an
appreciative audience last Saturday
afternoon in the Presbyterian church |
with an illustrated lecture on the hab-
its and customs in China land.
Monday afternoon, Clarence Nc
Ginnis was riding his wheel on the
Winchester pike, when the saddle
came loose, dropping him to the
ground. The bicycle then proceeded
to walk on his system, bruising him
some little.
The new bicycle manufacturing
company recently organized in Shep- |
herdstown has purchased of the direc-
tors of the Standard bicycle works,
which was formerly operated in North
Martinsburg. all their machinery, and
it has been shipped to Shepherdstown.
Mrs. Eliza E. Legg. relict OF the late
Geo. w. Legg, died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs George w. Taylor,
in Charles Town, last Wednesday
night, after brief illness caused by
stroke of paralysis. She was eighty
five years of age and leaves four sons
and one daughter.
Mrs. VIM. Sherrard, of Darkesville,
left for Washington last Saturday, to
join her husband who belongs to the
regular army and is now stationed at
Fort Meyer Mr.. Sherrard is brother
of Mrs. c. w. Boyer, Of this city and
married Miss Thomas, at Darkesville
sometime in January.
DR.. w. E. Perry, who has been
granted new trial by the Supreme
Court, after serving some time in the
State Penitentiary, was last Friday re-
leased on bail in the amount of $4,000
by Judge R. w. Daily, OF the Twelfth
Judicial circuit, at special term of
court in Charles Town.
Tuesday night there were several
fights near Feller's Opera House,
while the masquerade ball was going
on. Ruben Combs and Walter Wise
had lively set-to and reports have it
that both were considerably bruised
and that Wise has some masquerade
over his eye which won't wash off,
Nelson Page. colored, who formerly
resided in this city, but of late years
in Washington, was overcome by the
excessive heat while at work in that
city Monday evening and died while
he was being conveyed to the Emer-
gency hospital. He was an indus
trious man and we'll known in this
city. Deceased was about forty five
years of age.
Last Wednesday night, constable
VIM. Hollis arrested William Taylor.
colored, at his home about five miles
east of this city on the charge of be-
ing drunk and disorderlyland disturb
ing religious worship at the Nipetown
church. He was lodged in Jail over
night and on Thursday morning was
given trial before Squire Harrison
who fined him FIVE dollars and costs.
1t is with regret we note the failure
of Mr. Leslie Coyle, who will be re-
; membered as the groceryman in the
Fisher building on Queen street. and
who resided in this CITY for several