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

C75.
The Glorious 4thHurra!


Unfurl "Old Glory" to the breeze
on this the day we celebrate.
The once wild and woody West is
now the wild and silvery West.
Bicycles and bicycle accidents are
greatly on the increase in this city.
The Kilbourn and Middlesex knit
ting mills will remain closed today.
Our nations flag has deem thrown
to the breeze on top of Hotel Berkeley.
Children's day services will be held
in the Martin street NJ. f. church to-
morrow.
Mr.. L. H. Wilhelm has been ser
iously i'll on Second street, North
Martinsburg.
The postoffice hours for today-the
4th-will be from 9 to 10 a. NJ, and
from 5 to 4 p. NJ.
Mr.. John P Mahoney and Miss Flor
ence M. Smith were married in this
city Saturday evening.
Mr.. Herbert Hannis' nev residence
on Winchester avenue is nearing COM
pletion and is very fine structure.
The northbound c. V. mixed train
killed young hog belonging to Mr..
Lloyd at the King street crossing on
Tuesday evening.
| The grocery store recently owned by
John w. Walker, later by Hugh Stipe
and then VIM. +. Lemen is now own
ed by c. w. Rinker.
Mr.. John Lovett sprained his ankle
quite severely Monday evening while
endeavoring to drive several boys
away from the cannery.
James 7. Dunn has the contract for
building wall around the spring
below the water works. The amout
to be paid for the work is SITS.
Rev. w. c. Campbell, of Roanoke.
Va, will preach in the Presbyterian
church at Bunker Hill tomorrow
morning and at Gerardstown at night.
Mr.. D. f. Shaffer, of Wheeling, has
accepted position with W. E. Tebo
& Co., and will be employed in the
furniture department of their planning
mill
An artesian we'll has been sunk at
Buttons brick plant which flows a
good stream of pure water at 40 feet.
An increased demand for brick neces-
states the plant running over time
lately.
The new dwellings of Mr.. J. w.
Bishop, at corner Martin and Church
streets are about ready for occupancy
They are big improvement to that
neighborhood.
Mrs. Mary Sencindiver, who is on a
visit to her daughter, Mrs. Dorsey,
near Front Royal, Va, is quite i'll.
DR.. E. L. Sencindiver was telegraphed
for last Sunday.
Business at the brass works is brisk |
A number of very large orders have
recently been booked, which will keep
them moving lively to fill About a
hundred hands are now employed.
The First NJ E. Sunday school will
picnic at Inwood this year at a date
not yet named. An invitation is ex-
tended to all NJ. f. Sunday schools
in all this region to join in and have
a grand Methodist ralley.
Mont Alto has been selected as the
place aud September 10 as the date
for holding the reunion of the Luth-
Grams of the Cumberland Valley. Sen
ator George L. Wellington, of Mary
land, will deliver an address.
G. T. Hodges, of Shepherdstown,
shipped carload of hogs from this
city to New York Tuesday over the
c. V. railroad. Daniel Getzendanner,
of Kearneysville, also shipped about |
500 lambs to the eastern market.
Mr.. ]. Salo, who with his wife and
child left Cuba only a few weeks ago.
has accepted position with the
Brooklyn Brass works here. He was
connected with brass plant in Cuba
which was destroyed by fire since the
war commenced.
The spring house of David Bartles,
located at the Big Spring about two
and half miles out the Winchester |
pike, was broken open and robbed last |
Saturday night. The thieves broke
up his crooks and carried off butter,
milk and other provisions.
Allie, the little daughter of Mr.. Jo-
oOPu NCotb vi Last JOuu Street, WHlle !
coasting down the hill on East Stephen
street Monday evening was thrown
from her bicycle and broke an arm.
The injured member was set by sur
geon and she is getting along very well.
Stuart r. Hedges, native of this
county, is now in Cheyenne, Wyo.
He is pleased with the city and great
ly admires the mountains of that
region. He is quite traveller and
natural orator, and has not forgotten
the friends at home to whom he sends
best wishes.
Charley Caskey, of Second street,
North Martinsburg, has been unable
to work the past week on account of
injuries received Sunday while riding
his bicycle. He was thrown from
his wheel near the tollgate on the
Winchester pike and cut one of his
hands very badly.
The c. +. societyof ST. John Luth-
eran church will hold their regular
Sunday evening prayer meeing, at