Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-09-25

friends.
Thomas Paugh, a veteran snake
hunter, on Backbone mountain, Har-
rison county, has killed I22 rattle
snakes this summer, the largest
measuring eight feet and having
seventeen rattles.
A bit of iron got into the clover
huller of Walker Bros. while it was in
motion on the James Fulk farm, near
the Big Spring, last Wednesday, dam
aging the cylinder The workmen
escaped injury.
Frank Riley, Baltimore and Ohio
brakeman between Wheeling and
Cumberland, found box containing
six diamond rings on a train. He
turned them over to Superintendent
Sheets, at Grafton.
The harvest home services in the
st. Tohns Lutheran church, last Sun
day, were largely attended. The
decorations of pulpit and vestibules
were beautiful. The sermons and
service were excellent.
Several stalks of corn were on ex-
hibition at the market house, this
week, which were cut by James
Smith, colored, ashort distance south
west OF this city. The stalks were
14h feet high aud the ears about 10
inches long.
We direct attention to the card of
Trammell & Harrison in another col
umn. The transfer to them, of the
Northern Assurance Co, OF London,
adds one more to their list OF the
strongest and best companies doing
business in the State.
Mrs. VIM. Bowser, of Williamsport,
Md, gave a lawn party last Monday
night in honor of hes guest, Miss
Irene Sterling, of this city Miss
Irene had been visiting in that section
for sometime and evidently had a
splendid time. She returned Mon
day.
Announcement has been made for
the marriage of Miss Anna Bell, eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John I.
Snodgrass, to Mr. James L. Order, Of
Allegheny City, Pa. The event will
take place in the Presbyterian church,
Wednesday, October 6. The groom
is employed in this city.
Invitations are out announcing the
marriage of Miss Cora May, the elder
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. D.
Poisal, of West Martin street, to Mr.
Charles Ernest Lawton, young
railroad man of this city The cere-
mony will be performed at the home
next Wednesday evening.
A jolly party of young people from
this city, secured Sharffs bus and
drove to the home of Mr.. Beard, near
the Big Spring, last Thursday even
ing, to tender a surprise social to Miss
Maud Creauer The young lady in
turn entertained them highly and il
was a late hour before they returned.
Miss Leah Norma Mandaville,
daughter of Mr.. ]. II. Mandaville,
proprietor of the Baldwin House,
Hagerstown. was married at the hotel
Wednesday, 60 VIM. r. w. Pound, Of
Elmira, Y. Y. Rev. Henry E. Cot
ton, rector of St Johns Protestant
Episcopal parish, performed the cere-
mony.
/ Turner's Business College opened
Monday with a nice attendance. We
are glad to see that some OF our peo-
pie know the value OF practical
business education. There are hun
dreds right in our midst who need
this training. This is good time tc
enroll Night school begins October
10, with bright prospects.
/ We learn that our young friend,
Mr.. VIM. Grabill, proprietor of the
Woodstock job printing office, has
taken unto himself a wife, in the per.
son of Miss Ada Hilleary, an accom-
plished young lady Of that place.
"May the form he has locked never be
pied and all his work be we'll JUST
fed.