Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-11-28
LITTLE LOCALS.

II
Prepare for cold weather and snow.
Winter is coming.
L. G. Matthaei's Thanksgiving win
dow was a beauty.
Fire is raging on the mountain near
Harpers Ferry Gap.
Queen street was crowded with PEG
pie Saturday night.
We spent our Thanksg living send
ing out statements.
After Monday the Herald cannot be
had for less than $3.50
Foot ball with all its accidents IS
growing less favorable.
Everybody can be thankful for the
splendid weather Thursday.
Don't forget to attend the sale at
+. w. Van Metres Thursday.
The civil service route is the one
place hunters now have to travel.
Edgar Pitzer has accepted position
in Mr.. NJ. A. Snodgrass' drug store.
There is some good property adj
vertised for sale in this issue of the
Herald.
Hicks says this will be a severe
winter. He does not know anything
about it.
Our dollar offer will end Monday.
It is no fault of ours if you failed to
profit by it.
Some very poorly executed five
dollar bauk notes have been put in
circulation here,
Saturday last was payday on the
B. & O. railroad. 1t is always well
come by everybody.
Give us chain-gang and make
those who are boarded at public ex-
pense pay their way
At eleven O'Clock Sunday morning,
Rev. c. P. Stealey waI deliver SER
mon to the Jr. o. z. A. NJ.
James Bragg and Charles Davis
were seriously injured in a stabbing
ARRAY in Huntington, w. Va
Rev. Rouark, OF Hedgesville, has
been assisting DR.. Price i'll his revival
services at the First NJ Z, Church.
The Pittsburg Locomotive Works,
on November 10, delivered to the B.
& o. R. R., at Glenwood, Engine No.
1924.
Rev VIM. H. Nelson, of Shep-
herdstown, occupied the pulpit in
Trinity Episcopal church last Sun.
day morning and night.
The State Board of Regents ha:
accepted the new Marshall College
building in Huntington, recently com
pleted at cost of $40, 900.
Chas. Minor, colored, was arrested
last Friday night by B. & o. Detec
tive Sloan and placed in Jail for steal
ing brass at the railroad shops.
An item appeared last week tina
read "Wednesday a-week is Christ
mas" which should have read "Wed
nesday a-month is Christmas.
A new Pintsch gas plant is being
erected at Pittsburg for the benefit o
the B. & o. r. r.. which has adopted
this light for its passenger trains.
Prof. A. w. Hawks, the Baltimore
hnmorist, will deliver lecture at tn,
Opera House, Tuesday eveniug, under
the auspices of the Kings Daughters
The Paint and Powder club, of Bal
timore, will give an entertain ment il
the Central opera house, December S
for the benefit of Trinity Episcopal
church.
Boating on the c. & o. Canal viii
be carried on as late as possible. In
order to keep the channel open the
ice. breakers are being gotten in readi
ness all along the line.
Mr.. Frank Whitson and Miss Min
ME Zimmerman, well-known young
people of this city were married last
Thursday evening at the First NJ. f.
parsonage by Rev. J A. Price.
James Allen, the 7-year-old son Of
VIM. E. Hyssong, engineer on the c.
V. X. R., died at his home in Win.
chester, Sunday. His remains were
taken to Chambersburg forintermeut
Mr.. w. H. Wright, popular mer
chant of Bunker Hill, favored us with
a pleasant call Tuesday. If he were
not such an uncompromising Demo
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