Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-04-24

A Kansas man says the trouble
with agriculture is that too much
land is farmed to little " There is
much to support the idea that the
intensive farmers are the ones who
make steady profits.
Mrs. Phoebe Grantham, widow Of
the late John w. Grantham, of Jefer-
son county, died at her home Sunday,
in Middleway, after an illness Of some
weeks, aged about seventy years.
she was the mother-in-law OF John ].
and w. II. Gilbert, wholesale drug
gists of Baltimore.
Miss Lillian Davis, daughter of Mrs.
Malvina Davis, is very low with lung
trouble, superinduced by a recent
attack of pneumonia. Miss Davis is
a most estimable young lady and her
critical condition is source OF real
regret by the numerous friends of
herself and the family.
Alfred A. Earl and, the foremost
banioist of the world. will fill an en-
gagement with the MERGERS burg
College Banjo and Mandolin club
at the Central opera house next
Friday, April go The entertainment
will be OF the highest order and prove
a rare treat to our lovers Of music.
Easter Sunday was a delightful day
and succeeded in bringing out great
number of people with their new
spring dress All our churches at
which special services were held had
big congregations. A large number
of people were admitted to church
membership at St. Johns Lutheran
church and the NJ +. church, South
r. d. Shepherd, of Shepherdstown,
and Miss Elizabeth Lee Kirkland,
whose stage name is Odeite Tyler,
were married in New York on April
IA. The bride is an actress of con-
siderable ability and is daughter of
Gen. Kirkland, confederate officer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shepherd will spend
part oftheir honeymoon at Shepherds
town and later go to Europe.
A stock company, headed by Hon.
John w. Mason and composed of
some of the prominent Republican
politicians of Fairmont, is negotiating
for the purchase of the Fairmont Free
Press and West Virginian, with the
purpose in view ofuniting them under
one name and running the new paper
as the Republican organ of Marion
county.
The sweet tropical banana promises
to be the cause of spirited war in
Baltimore. The Inauguration OF
new line of steamers from Jamaica to
Baltimore by the Monumental Trad
ing Company will precipitate a cut in
prices, of which the fruiterer and
consumer are to be the gamers as
long as the war lasts.
Miss Teresa Welsh, living almost
opposite Huntington in Ohio. was
arrested last Friday on a warrant
charging her with illegal voting at
the school election last Monday She
is eighteen and is the daughter of
wealthy farmer. She claimed she
was of legal age to marry and thought
she had right to vote
King street is being spiked" and
will receive a coating of crushed stone.
While this important street needs
improving, there are many who insist
that it should first be graded. The
elevations at the Berkeley Hotel and
the Post-office should be lowered and
depressions should be filled. BY
doing this now money would be saved
in the end
A certain lady in North Martins
burg finds great difficulty in travel
ling our streets. Each time she ia kes
a walk the U. B. church gets a shock
or a porch is removed from it position
by her coming in contact with it.
Now we don't care to publish the