Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-15

up with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
For 81 BUSHELS or WHEAT | will
give ONE BARREL CHOICE PATENT
FLOUR and 90 POUNDS Of FEED.
]. w. BISHOP.
The assertion that some day man
will be hairless animal is scored by
S dentists Already Halls Hair Re-
newer is accomplishing wonders in
averting badness,
The body of Lawson Washington,
colored youth of Shepherdstown, who
was drowned by breaking through
the ice on the river last Wednesday,
was recovered last Friday.
We doubt not by notice in the
Statesman, that young lady matri-
monially inclined, with the assistance
of Porter, could find fertile field
in which to labor in Falling Waters
district.
A burglar broke into the Baptist
church at Frostburg and cut off and
stole the rubber boots from the pas
tors new baptismal suit, which had
just been purch ased. Other articles
were taken.
At meeting of the Directors OF the
Peoples National Bank yesterday,
Mr. Henry J. Seibert was elected pres
ident, vice A. ]. Thomas, deceased,
and Mr.. G. w McKown was elected
vice president.
Evangelist +. Hez Sven has been
conducting a series of meetings in
the First Baptist church during the
evenings of the past week. Large
audiences have been present to hear
his discourses.
Brown Austin, aged OF years, who
was paralyzed at the home of his sis
ter, Mrs. Ida M. Lee, in this city,
several weeks ago, died Friday morn
ing at the residence Of Jacob Farrow,
III Hagerstowu.
Married on Friday, December "a, at
the residence of the brides mother,
Mrs. Gilbert Irwin A. Dawson, son of
Mr.. T. II. B. Dawson, clerk of county
court, to Miss May Canoe, both of
Berkeley Springs.
Next week we will publish an in
teresting war story from the pen of
Mr. Jas. A. Scott, the title of which
is Camp at Hancock and Reconnais-
sance" He promises us several more
stories during the Winter.
The house of Charles II. Spade
along Brush creek, few miles north
of Hancock, was destroyed by fire and
the family narrowly escaped crema-
ton. The cause was defective fue
and there is no insurance.
The new U. B. church at Jones
Spring, will be dedicated on Sunday,
Jan. 80. Service to begin at II
o'clock a nj. Elder !. d. Donovan
and Prof. Cowgill's choir will conduct
the service. All are invited to attend.
A rock was hurled by the force Of a
blast on Saturday through window
in c. NJ. Futterer's house. Hagers-
town. Mrs. Carrie Futterer, who
stood at the window, was hit on the
head and knocked to the floor sense
less.
Four cows owned by Mr.. Beard, a
tenant on the Henry Rowland farm,
near Clearspriug, Md, died last week.
| DrS. Mason and Booze, OF ClearSprlng
performed an autopsy on one of the
COWS Saturday and announced that il
had died OF poison.
John Green and Albert Thomas, o
Long Hollow, near Great Cacapon
Morgan county, have been arrested by
Sheriff Cross Of that county for break
ing into the home of H. l.. Wise and
assaulting the inmates and robbery
They were sent to Jail for court.
We were promised sketch of tn
life OF Mr.. A. J. Thomas, President o
the Peoples National Bank, who de
parted this life Friday, January 7, Blu
up to the time of going to press it ha
not been received, fact which W
very much regret,