Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-11-21

last week, two Of our townsmen wers
honored with offices. DR.. S. n. My
ers was elected Department Grand
Master, and Squire P. 4. Harrison,
Grand Junior Warden.
Edward McFadden, of Philadelphia,
had his right leg cut of below the
knee, Monday night, by falling un-
der freight train on which he was
riding in the Cumberland yards. He
had beed employed at Seven Curves,
where the B. & o. track is being
Strengthened.
The Barney & Smith Car Co, Of
Dayton, Ohio, have completed and
delivered to the B. & o., 10 combina-
ton baggage and passenger cars.
These cars are of the latest designs,
being equipped with gas, heated by
steam and painted blue. They are 90
feet in length.
The heavy wind Friday night caus-
ed rope to break which helped to
hold Mckinley and Hobart's large
canvass portraits in place over Queen
street. The portraits were somewhat
torn and have since been taken down.
Bryan and Sewall still hangs, but
"a .-l - ..,:.,J
A new ad for the firm Of A. Kog1e-
schatz & Son, furniture dealers and
undertakers, will be found elsewhere
in our columns. They are offering
furniture at prices that will pay you
to call when needing of anything in
their line and you will find them clev-
err gentlemen to deal with.
The first annual chrysanthemum
show held under the auspices of the
Washington County Horticultural So
ciety began in Hose Opera House,
Hagerstown, last Thursday and closed
Friday night. The show was bril-
liant success in every respect. 1t was
opened by Mayor M. l.. Keedy.
Blanche Knodle, 10 years old, OF
Hagerstown, few days ago ran away
with Frank Robinson and they were
married. hey went to Philadelphia,
where Robinson told her he had forged
check in Hagerstown. Mrs. Robin
son borrowed SIS from hotel proprie-
tor and returned to Hagerstown.
In order to relieve the new yards in
South Cumberland of the heavy freight
blocades it is proposed to distribute
the shifting by making up all east
bound trains in the new yards as at
present and all westbound trains in
the yards in the vicinity of the Queen
City Hotel as was formerly done be-
fore the new yards were used.
Henry Shriver died at Cumberland
last Friday, aged So years. He was
president of the Allegheny Board OF
Election Supervisors. He left widow,
the sister of Mrs. H. Crawford Black,
of Baltimore, and two sons. He was
brother of President Robert Shriver
of the First National Bank, Cumber-
land Mr. Shriver served in the Fed
eral Amy.
Mr.. George Trimble has moved
from his residence on Maple avenue,
to one of the Wilson Trimble row OF
houses on North Raleigh street. Mr.,
Frank Keller, West Martin street, has
removed to Mr.. Trimbles late resi-
dence. A carpenter from Kearneys-
Vile will move into the house vacated
bv Mr.. Keller, on December I.
The Cleveland Leader says; ''Ihe
old depot of the Cleveland Terminal
& Valley, in Newburg, has been re-
modelled and improved. The B. & O.
has expended great deal of money
on the building and has built two new
tracks. The depot has telephone ser
vice and ell modern facilities. The
improvement is another evidence o
the aggressive policy of the B. & ..
The minister had preached gooe
begging sermon and concluded will
these words: IL don't want any one
to contribute who has not paid their
newspaper subscription for editors
need their money as much as th'
heather do" He had a good contrl
button for no one wanted to publicly
acknowledge that he had not paid TIT
printer.
The Fifth Maryland Regiment ha
the distinction of being the hrst mi
litia organization in the country u
apply tor quarters in Washington OF