Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-10-02
PICKED uP ABouT TowN.

PICKED UP ABOUT TOWN.
DR.. J. W. McSherry says that the
oae thing neediul Tor the people Of
Msrtinsburg just now is to keep a
stiff upper lip The Doctor is a level
headed man and his advice, always
good, is specially pertinent.
One thing is very sure: 1.-THE peo-
pie Of this town ever get snap on
that fellow who sent that dispatch
about the assignment of the Building
and Loan Association, to the Wash
ington Sunday Post, they will make
short shrift of him. There are those
who insist that a coat OF tar and
feathers would adorn his person to
perfection.
They do say that Alex. Elliott was
a much surprised man when he met
Joe May last Saturday morning.
Recognition appears to have been
mutual and the way the two cut grav-
ell would have done credit to pair
of race horses. But Mays wind held
out longest and he was able TO dis
lance his pursuer. And then the fog
aided him.
Messrs. Lloyd and Charles Brum
of Brooklyn, N. Y, were in the city
Monday evening. They had been
spending a week with their uncle,
Mr.. John Boarman, over near Dam
No. S. They put in their mornings
and evenings fishing and the balance
of the time eating The last we saw
of them Dr. McSherry had them in
tow taking them home with him.
Several of our middle-age people re-
member them as boys here about
twenty years ago. They are holding
good positions in Brooklyn, one in
the post office and the other in the
custom house. That which we best
like about them is their staunch Re-
publicanism.
Somebody, we do not know who,
is selling whisky on Sunday. 1t is
about time for that thing to stop. If it
is not discontinued, we shall make a
note OF it Tor the benefit of the public.
There is also some one who is selling
to boys. Possibly the same party
We do not for a moment imagine it is
friend of the Herald, but friend or
foe we shall not hesitate to expose
the guilty party.
A business man who has been d
steady advertiser in tie Herald said
the other day that he really believed
the Herald reached more people than
any other newspaper in town. He is
righc. The Herald has constituency
of which we are proud. And then we
always insist that everything adver-
tised be as represented. 1t is our
wish and desire to have our advertis-
ing columns strictly reliable.
Speaking of advertising reminds us
that there are many persons here who
patrouize every fake concern that
comes around. There was that ''il-
Illustrated directory" not worth the
paper on which it was printed. We
venture the assertion that not one on
the sheet can truthfully say that it
has benefited him an iota. The
same money spent in judicious news
paper advertising would have been
felt Immediately. And then how
much better to have spent the money
at homel
That alleged Quaker doctor" is
another instance. One fellow who
had invested dollar in his stuff said
81 tell you that is powerful me dicine.
bought bottle and have been TAX
ing it and it has brought the piles
h@Sk on me, and it makes me dizzy
headed. 1 tell you it's a powerful
medicine. l am going to get another
bottle before he goes away"
Yes" said the listener, "you
ought to get at least two more bottles,
and no doubt you would have fits. "
well, may be will, if can raise
the money"
1t is really astonishing how people
can raise" money to squander on
such things. They worse than throw
their money away and then complain
of hard times and i'll health. all be-