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

! mONGu his tdfuitt " theAe N'NJ
day evening His many friends mere
regret the change.
| Justice Byers found Lee and Philip
Green guilty Wednesday afternoon, at
their trial on the charge Of stealing
goods belonging to Mrs. T. Z. Ward
He sentenced them to pay fine Of
$40, in default OF which they were sent
to Jail for 90 days.
The Southern Express Company
have broken ground for the erection
Of a new auilding at Shenandoah juno
ton. They intend to make that a
transfer point for expressage Tor
Southern points and the new building
will be used for storage Of the same.
The Mite Society Of the Reformed
church was delightfully."- entertained
Tuesday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Jas. d. Fisher, West Burke
street. The Ladies Guitar and Man
dolin Club was present and discoursed
sweet music. Refreshments were
served during the evening.
The pulp wood business is dull at
Cherry Run now on account of being
overstocked at Spring Grove. In a
few weeks Messrs. Birely & Funk
houser will commence loading again
with large force. Over two hun
dred cars have been shipped from
Cherry Run during the past season.
The B. & o. has some distinctions
and advantages that the public are
not fully aware Of It is the shortest
line to Washington from St. LOUIS
by Io2 miles, from Chicago by SIS
miles; from indianapolis by III miles;
from Cincinnati by AZ miles; from
Cleveland by 80 miles; from Toledo
by o4 miles, and from Pittsburg by
70 miles.
Mr.. c. d. Matthaei, who has been
conducting a bakery in Cumberland
for the last four years, has sold out
his establishment and will return to
this city. He will again run a con-
fectionery and bakery store at the
stand recently discontinued by Louis
L. Brown, OF which he was formerly
proprietor.
James Booker colored, got into
quarrel over game of crap with
William Ross in a saloon i'll Hagers
town, and shot him in the head with
a 38.caliber revolver. The bullet
struck Ross squarely in the head, but
his head was so hard that the ball
merely flattened and fell to the floor.
Only slight scalp wound was in
flicted.
Cards are out for the marriage, of
Mr.. Willie Busey. of "Woodberry, "
near Leetown, Jefferson county, and
Miss Edith Watson, daughter of Mr..
James Watson, near Charles Town,
Wednesday, February 10, 1897, at 6
D. m. There will be a reception at noon
next day at the home of the groom.
The Herald extends congratulations
in advance.
The City Band members are pre-
pairing for grand fair which they in
tend holding from February IS to
February Fl. 10 cents admission
will be charged gentlemen and S cents
for ladies. A small daily paper will
be run during the fair announcing
the various attractions aud everything
possible done to make the affair a
big success.
Samuel I. Wood, a colored man
about fifty years old, of Charles Town,
was instantly killed on Saturday by a
falling tree in the woods of Thomas
Frazier, four mics west of Charles
Town. He was in the woods cutting
timber, and while cutting down
large tree it fell upon him, breaking
his back, crushing and bruising him,
from which he died instantly.
At meeting of the stockholders of
the Martinsburg and Williamsport
turnpike, Thursday, the following
board of directors was chosen; L. c.
Gerling, Washington Bender, Scott
Couchman, T, p, Riner and Joseph
Lands. Reports were that the pike
is in good condition and that receipts