Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-08-13

streets! 1t is disgusting and awful!
High waters-the creeks and rivers
in this vicinity were out OF their
banks in many places.
Charles Butts was arrested and
placed in the lookup by Captain
Freeze, on Monday, Tor being drunk
and disorderly.
Help is wanted when the nerves
become weak and appetite fails.
Hoods Sarsaparilla gives help by
making the blood rich and pure.
The State Board of Health will bold
an examination for applicants desir
ing to practice medicine in this State,
in this city, on Wednesday, October
10.
Mr.. Ira Decker, who had his fin
gers cut off at the Auburn Wagon
Works, is improving, although his
his hand still causes him considerable
pain.
This has been a week OF rainy, ugly
and disagreeable weather, pecessitat.
ing the postponing ofpicnies. housing
of bicycles, our. door work discon-
tinued. etc.
Harry Anderson was arrested on
Monday, Tor on riding trains. Justice
Martin heard the case and let him
go, as the evidence was not sufficient
to convict him
Last but not least-the City Band
picnic at Mt. Alto Park next Friday.
The indications are that it will be the
last and largest. Everybody is going
- Join with them.
In Hagerstown, on Wednesday Miss
I.ottie Sheetz and Mr.. Charles r. Rid
dleberger, both of this city, were mar
ried at the parsonage of St. Mark S
Lutheran church, by Rev George S.
Bowers.
Lieutenant John H. Weddel, of Co.
H, OF this city is home on iurlough
from Chickamaugua, to visit his rela-
tives and friends here. He reports the
boys all well and anxious to go to
the front.
Three new subscribers added to
our list this week. Mrs, McGill Tur-
ner, Jacob Sites, c. R. Price. The
Herald is acknowledged the best pa
per in this section OF West Virginia.
$I.oo per year-try it.
Detective Riordon, of this city, has
succeeded in lodging in Jail, Bradley
Barbour, who is charged with stealing
a watch from Mrs. +. @. Davis, of
Washington. He stole the watch
from her at Harpers Ferry, on July A..
Mr.. ] VIM. Kogleschatz, son of Mr..
A. Kogleschatz, and well known in
this city arrived here on Saturday
afternoon. He brought with him his
bride, who was Miss Agnes Tanner,
of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. The
couple will spend their honeymoon
here.
Mr.. John H. Slinkman has been
granted a patent on an appliance for
making seamless couture bridges and
seamless crowns used in the dental
profession. Mr.. Slinkman's instru-
ment is a large improvement over
any others now in use, and will dc
great credit to the inventor.
Lille Blair, a young lady at
tempted suicide at Parkersburg, on
Saturday, by taking large dose OF
laudanaum. When found she was IN
conscious, but the prompt action Of
physicians saved her life The girl
had secreted in her stocking a large
dose of strychnine, which was found
after she was out of danger. Her
rash act is attributed to a love affair
Her home is in Point Pleasant.
Grant HUI! was arrested and giver
a hearing before Justice Byers, OF
Monday afternoon, for committing {
rape on his stepdaughter, Minnie
Glesner, aged IS years. She was
returning from visit to her mother
when she was met in a woods nea,
Little Georgetown, where he over
powered her and succeeded in accom-
plishing his dastardly purpose. A