Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-03-19

shannon Of the Sixth" given at
the Central, Wednesday evening, was
stirring play and was one OF the best
that has been here this season.
The water main on Maple avenue,
between Martin and Burke streets
seems to be in bad condition as
several leaks have sprung recently
Numbers OF cases Of typhoid fever
among engineers and fremen at Key
ser are said to be the result OF the
habit of drinking water FROM engine
tanks viii h we're found to be full OF
disease germs.
Rev. Fillmore Diggs has been ap.
pointed by conference to the pastorAte
Of Mt. Zion A. NJ + church ,thiscity
The retiring pastor, Rev. d. L. Wash
iugton, has been appointed to the
Lexington charge.
Gardner Piper, of Brunswick, tired
at Frederick on a charged numbering
OR" Elijah Addison, negro medl'
cine vender of Stephen City, Va, on
October s, near Brunswick, was found
guilty of murder in the second degree.
If you expect to set out any trees
or plants read the ad of II. +. Mar
KEEL in another column. Mr.. Markell
is frst-class orchardist and his farm
is located at Gerardstown, thus max
ing his goods the kind for this section.
1t is reported that new Methodist
church is to be built at Engles, Jetfer'
son county. At recent revival IN
Boliver there were many converts from
the vicinity named, and they are now
DESTROYS OF having church OF their
own.
Michael Daley, son of Mayor Dai-
ley of Harpers Ferry, committed sui
eide on a steamer while enroute from
Portsmouth to Washington. The re-
lection Of his application for enlist
ment in the U. S. Navy is supposed to
be the cause OF the rash act.
Rev. VIM. K. Edwards, son of the
former pastor OF the First M. +.
church, Rev. John Edwards, has been
appointed pastor of the NJ. +. church
at Hedgesville He has a host OF
friends here who are pleased to have
him return 70 this neighborhood.
Mr.. Bud" Knipe, the blacksmith
at Gainesville, was seriously injured
last Friday morning, by being kicked
by horse belonging to S. A. L.e-
Fever, which he was in the act OF
shoeing. One foot caught Mr.. Knit c
on the head and the other over the
heart.
Commencing Sunday, March 20,
trains Nos. and 3 on main line q
the West Virginia Central railroad
and Nos. I, ?, 7 and s on the Davis
branch will run daily. Nos. I and 4
on the main line will not run Sunday.
Excursion tickets will be sold for Sun
day trains.
A large load of hay was upset in the
gutter on Queen street, near Buxton S
store, just before noon on Wednes-
day. There were four horses hitched
to the large wagon and they became
scared at b. & o. engine and turned
on the narrow street there with the
above result.
A colored man who was under the
influence of intoxicants and threaten
ing to lick every man in town was ar
rested at the corner OF Queen and John
streets, Saturday night, by Policeman
Freeze. Mayor Henshaw fined the
fellow S. and costs and he didn't lick
anybody either.
Rev. Henry Thomas, rector of Trim
ity Episcopal church, Sunday even
ing, will preach on why We Bap-
tie Infants" The ofiertory anthem,
open the Gates of the Temple, -
sang at the Bishops visitation, will
be repeated. The public cordially in
vited. Ushers will show seats.
Dora, little daughter of J. W. Cow
gill, residing near Forks of Cacapon,
caught large hawk as it was making
away with her pet hen and held the