Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-06-20
BERKELEY SPRINGS.
From the Nesos and Messenger :

T. H. Hodgson is making improve
nents to his property on Wilkes st.
Berkeley Springs Council, Jr. o.
U. A. NJ. will observe July 4th by
turning out and having public speak.
ing by prominent persons.
We deeply regret to hear of the
death in Birmingham, Ala, of Err
celle, oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. C.
Fl. HawvermaIe. A telegram bear
ing the sad intelligence was received
here Saturday last by Mr.. G.. W.
Hawyermalc.
A suit for $4,000 damages for de-
famation Of character has been insti.
tuted by Mr.. Samuel Whisner
against the author and circulator of
the address signed "True, Loyal
Democrat and referred to in last
weeks Ne,os.
DIEp.-At the home of her parents
in Hedgesville, W. Va, on Wednes-
day, June 10, 1896, Mrs. Lottie An
derson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. W. Snyder, aged about 90
years. She was niece of Mrs. P.
L. Hedding, of Paw.Paw.
Mr.. S. W. NJ. Peters and Berkeley
Hunter are to 60 out to Springfield
farm the lst of October. They in
tend to go extensively into the rails
ing of chickens, dairy and produce
farming, and to cure bacon and
hams. The project can he made to
pay handsomely, and if persisted in
for number of years is bound to be
successful.
The subscription books of the Ber-
kelley Springs Handle Factory are
now open and in the hands Of the
Secretary, Mr.. A. M. MendenhalI, at
the Bank of Berkeley Springs. The
public is urged and invited to see
Mr.. Mendenhall and subscribe to the
capital stock of this undertaking
which means a great deal to this
community.
The dedication of Friendship q.
B. Church, Berkeley Springs Cir
euit, will occur Sunday, June 2lst.
The dedicatory sermon will be
preached by Rev. A. P. Funkhouser,
NJ. A, of Harrisonburg, Va, at IL
a. N. There will be an alI-day meet
ing with service at 8 in the evening.
The people of the county, irrespec-
tive OF denomination, are cordially
invited to attend.
At stated communication of De
ford Lodge, No. Ss, A. f. & A. NJ,
on Friday, June 5, the following off,
GERS were elected and installed for
the ensuing year: 7. W. Allen,
W. NJ, J. r. Tyson, S. W, P. r.
Lawyer, j. W., A. M. Mendenhall,
Treas, j. W. Hunter, Sec, J. N.
Shockey, s. D., Lewis Dittmar, j.
D., A. Zepp, Tiler, VIM. Eppinger
and j. A. Bird, Stewards.
The following order was made by
the court on Thursday morning, too
late for the issue of last week: In
the matter of the transfer of the
twenty-five thousand dollars worth
of stock of the Berkeley Springs and
Potomac railroad company, which
belongs to the county of Morgan, to
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company; it is ordered by the Court
that B. F. Deford, President of said
Berkeley Springs and Potomac Rail
road Company and T. W. B. Duck
wall, Prosecuting Attorney of said
Morgan county, are hereby empower.
ed and directed to negotiate with the
said Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company for the transfer of said
stock to the said Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company to operate the
said Berkeley Springs and Potomac
Railroad in the future as they have
in the past; but failing in this to
negotiate the transfer of said stock
to said Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company without such agree
ment. And the said 7. W. B. Duck
wall is hereby authorized and en-
powered as agent of said Morgan
county to make said transfer and
sign all papers necessary to the said
transfer OF said stock.