Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-04-09

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eral officers arrested eight tramps
Thursday afternoon for riding on
trains.
Joseph l.. Eichelberger, a well
known resident Of Jefferson county
died at his home near Uailla, from
paralysis, last Tuesday night.
The Standard Store and Lime Co.
has received the apparatus necessary
for the use Of compressed air, which
will be used instead Of steam in their
quarry south of town
The home Of William Henry, IN
East Martinsburg, caught on fire
Wednesday afternoon. Til roof was
slightly burned, but the flames were
extinguished before much damage
was done.
The home of James Michels, near
Sistersville, was destroyed by tlre
Monday night and the wife of Micheis
and his two. year.old child we're found
side by side in room. The remains
were burned to a crisp. Foul rlay IS
suspected.
Thomas Brown, ten-year- old son OF
Mrs. Eliza Brown, Hagerstown, was
run over by shifting freight train IN
the wards of the Cumberland Valley
Railroad in Hagerstown, Wednesday,
and had both legs crushed and brok-
en-. DR.. f. A. Wareham amputated
them
A stack of fodder belonging to
lanes Richards was set on fire last
Friday evening which caught to his
stable and both were burned to the
ground. The scene of the fire was
near the canning factory and it is said
some boys set the fodder on fire as an
April fool joke.
Miss Virgie Ahern was surprised
by a number of her young friends
calling at her home on Race street,
last Friday night. on the occasion OF
her birthday The young hostess
soon recovered from her surprise and
made all feel at home and enjoy a
pleasant evening.
The Harpers Ferry Paper Company,
owners of the Harpers Ferry water
power on the Potomac river, has al
most completed arrangements to turn
one fifth OF its power into an electric
power plant, which will represent 400
horse power that will be ready for
sale inside of 90 days.
r. G. Miller has discontinued his
skunk farm, near Shepherdstown. He
killed all the skunks and shipped
the hides. The business did not pay
very we'll as many persons trapped
Mr.. Miller's skunks and sold them to
him again. The farm was not pleas
at all times to the olfactory sense Of
the people.
The Vulcan Road Machine Com
pany's p aat, at Charles Town, was
sold Tuesday to ]. B. Meredith, repre-
senting Pennsylvania capitalists, Tor
81, 600. 1t is said that parties will
start up in few weeks, as they had
several large contracts when they
made an assignment, some weeks
ago. The plant was valued at S4o,-
900.
a number Of contractors have been
notified by the Western Maryland
railroad company that the plans and
specifications of the Marsh route of
the proposed extension of the road
from Hagerstown to Altenwald, Pa,
would be open for inspection at Hotel
Hamilton, Hagerstown, on Monday,
and that bids are invited for the con
struction of the road
Miss Bessie Barringer daughter Of
Mrs. Jane Barringer, died at her home
at Shenandoah Junction, last Wednes-
day morning, aged y years and 7
months. This is the fourth daughter
of Mrs. Barringer who has died with
the awful disease consumption. The
father OF the deceased died some years
ago with the same disease. She was
sister Of Mrs. Lucy Lambert of this
city and oftimes visited here.
John Tice, a States witness in the
Whooly Cody case, was again way.
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