Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-02-22

Champ were married, by Rev. c. P.
Steady, Wednesday night.
The council has given notice that no
hitching will be allowed on the band
stand in the public square
The Mountain State Mandolin Club
of this city is expected to give an en-
tertainment in Hagerstown.
All the loose stone at the west end
of Martin street has been crushed and
hauled to different parts of the city.
Mr.. Stuart Westenhaver has been
awarded the contract for the erection of
Messrs. Little Bros. new builing on
Queen street.
A large number of our people took
advantage OF the B. &. o. excursion
to Washington and Baltimore Thurs
day, 100 tickets were sold.
Mr.. Thomas Heating died at his
home on East Burke street, Thursday
morning at $40 O'Clock, aged II
years. The funeral will take place to-
day.
MARRIED. Rev B. P S. Busey,
at the home of Mr.. Scott Emerson,
Sunday, Feb. 10. Miss Lula S. Markle
and Mr.. w E. Emerson, both OF this
county.
MARRIED-On the 18th instant, at
Darkesville, Berkeley county, by Rev.
George w. Feelemyer, William G.
Sherrard, to Miss Rosa L. Thomas,
all of Berkeley county.
The cannery people expect to get
up steam and blow their whistle to
welcome the 4th of July. That will
necessarily call for an old-fashioned
celebration of the DAY of Days"
Rodolph Zigler. after serving term
of two years in the Berkeley and Nor
gan county jails for killing a Mr..
Slaughter, was freed by Sheriff Lar
gent at Berkeley Springs Friday last.
Mr.. J. Dean Ziler, the public school
teacher of the Darkesville school, and
Miss Myra Mcdonald, daughter of
Col. J. w. Mcdonald of this county,
were united in marriage, on Thurs
day.
Mr.. Adam Brenneman, of Rippon,
Jefferson County, favored the Herald
with pleasant call one day last week.
He is an intelligent gentleman and
straight Republican.
Mrs. Mary Baker, mother of DR.. N.
D. Baker. of this city, died at her
home in Shepherdstown last Friday.
She was eighty years of age and had
been blind for long time.
The hremen's demonstration this
evening promises to be very inter-
esting. Don't fail to patronize their
supper at the New Opera House to-
night, as theirs is a most worthy
cause.
Mr.. w. S. Snyder has repaired
the store room lately occupied by Mr..
c. o. Lambert, on Queen street, and
will move his tin store into it. Mr..
Lambert is now located on East Mar
tin street.
The Herald was the recipient of sew
eral paper weights from the firm OF
Seucindiver & Stewart advertising
Cumberland Hydraulic cement. They
are neat and useful and quite bright
advertising idea.
Parties have leased big lot of land
on the waters of Guyau river, this
State. and will peel all the tan bark
found on it, during the coming spring.
Should the new railroad not be built,
it is said they will try the experiment
of floating it out on boats
Rev. B. P. S. Busey proposes to
give series of entertainments for the
benefit OF the U. B. churches at Friend
ship, Saturday, Feb. 20; Inwood,
Saturday, Mar. 7, and at Red Bud,
Va, Wednesday, Mar. II, to consist
of music and Rotations. Admission
5 and 10 cents.
The City Band fair has been attract
ing large crowds. Numerous organi-
cations have visited them the past
week amongst them being the Me
chanics band, Thornpson's orchestra,
Crescent Club, Knights of Pythias
and others. 1t will continue until
Wednesday night.
Mr.. Geo. Buxton has purchased the
boiler and engine of the old canning
factory and is making extensive prep
arations towards the starting of his
brick plant in the northern suburbs of
this city. Quite large number of
hands will be required to run it as
proposed and we trust it will be sue
cess.
/ Mr.. J. c. Hanger, executor of Sarah
Hanger, deceased, will sell all her
personal properry-stock, farming
utensils and household and kitchen
| furniture, at her late residence, one
mile north Of Bilmyer's mill and seven
miles northeast of Martinsburg, next
Tuesday, Feb. IS. All the articles
are in good order and everything will
be sold. For description of articles
land terms see large posters.