Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-01-30
LITTLE LOCALS.

1.-The American Princess.
GRADUATED sugar 4 &c at Felker's.
Bananas nc per dozen at Felker's.
Macaroni Sc a package at Felker's.
Martinsburg is fast coming to the
front
Evaporated apricots roc per pound
at Felker's.
Better secure your house now; April
! will soon be here.
There has been great deal of ice
this winter for skating.
Several hundred people were skat
ing on Fits dam Tuesday.
The Herald Office is the place to
have your sale bills printed
Mr.. George Z. Gaver's new house
on Boyd avenue is about completed.
We will be thankful for any item
of interest which our friends might
send us
Large Labrador herring. mackerel
and lake fish, cheap, at Martin sstore,
King street.
Get ready to go to Washington tor
the Inauguration There will be an
immense crowd there.
Mr.. S. S. Felker, the West End
grocer, has purchased the property of
S. II. Martin, deceased.
Charles H. Chambers, an old resi-
dent auctioneer, died at Great Caca-
pom, w. Va, in his 6Sth year.
Samuel Busey purchased the Will
liam Morgan farm located in Mill
Creek district, Monday, for 10000.
The annual meeting of the Repub-
lican League Clubs of West Virginia,
will be held in Charleston, March g.
Amos Dean has succeeded Goal
Oil Johnny" Rimel in the peddling of
coal oil and gasoline around the city.
John King and Miss Jennie Eichel-
berger were ntrcd az the brides
home near Notth Mountain last Sun
day
Mrs. Malinda Suter died in Hagers-
town Tuesday morning, aged 7o
years Her husband died just week
before.
I have just received a car load of
New York apples-four different va
rieties-which am selling very cheap.
S. S. Felker
Thieves secured some meat and lard
by breaking lock on the cellar of P.
M Williams cellar, near this city,
MONDAY night.
Senator David B. Hill has written
an able paper for the February num-
Der of The Forum on the Future of
the Democratic Organization.
There are bright prospects for base
ball team here next season. Well,
we'd like to see a good one, but of
'tailepders' we're had enough.
The handsome new residence of Mr..
L. Z. Rice. on North Main street,
Winchester, was almost totally de-
stroyed by FIRE Saturday morning
The cold weather the past week
made plenty of ice on the creeks and
ponds and many ice houses were filled
with good ice. Skates and skaters
had good inning too.
Fifty thousand people are on the
verge of starvation in Chicago. The
recent cold weather has made the suf-
fering worse. Charitable societies are
assisting the dist essed.
George NJ. Cover, agent of the
United States Express Company at
Parkersburg, w. Va, has been arrest
ed on the charge Of having embezzled
800 from the company.
A large bull weighing 2I9o pounds
was driven through our streets Mon
day. The animal had somewhat the
appearance Of buffalo aud was ship
ped to the eastern market.
A dog belonging to Michael Grady
froze to death Monday. night. The
animal broke loose from his chain and
went into VIM, Burkett's cellar where
it was found next morning,
The comedy drama, THE Ameri-
can Princess" will be at the Central
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
nights Of next week. Tickets on sale
at Quenzers new stand. Secure your
reserved seats now.
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