Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-28
LITTLE LOCALS.
Forests fires are raging.

LITTLE LOCALS.
Forests fires are raging.
Halloween pranks are being planned.
Pears are becoming scarce in the local
markets.
Nine men persisted in the blizzard in
Montana.
Soon time for the annual Thanksgiving
turkey joke.
VIM Ifert, of Harpers Ferry, is dead,
aged $ years.
Loalers and postage stamps are usually
stuck or corners.
Greencastle is to have a new c. Y.
passsnge station.
Many nice catches of bass are being
made in the Potomac,
A monument to Confederate dead was
unveiled at Parksley, Va.
"Kid'' Mccoy will fight Peter Maher
at coney Island Dec. 10.
A man may talk through his hat and
yet make his remarks felt.
Lewis Weaver was shot and killed by
an officer at Warrenton, Va.
1t would be interesting to know Adams
opinion of the new woman.
Have your dodgers printed at this Of
flee. Cheap aud attractive,
The mountains around Ilarper's Ferry
on The Maryland Heights are on fire.
Tie Antjetam Greek is SO low that fish
can be seen swimming in little pools.
The pensrock on the east bound tr; ok
in the Il. & o. yard has been repaired.
The Hagerstown Gas Works will go in
TO the hands of the gas trust on Nov. /.
Youngsters are in the woods nut-gath-
, ering today. The crop is getting short.
Mhena fellow iumbles off wheel he
materially feels that the world IS against
him.
That drop in temperature came just in
time 10 prevent an epidemic OF spring
fever.
It's well enough 10 have plenty of push,
but it's better in many things TO have al
pull.
The brick work on II. Fl. Emmert's
new dwelling house is being pushed rap
idly forward.
Col. Roosevelt made several speeches in
the mining district around Piedmont
Wednesday.
Admiral Schley was initiated into
membership in the Masonic Order IN
Washington.
Lewis Brown an expert tonsorial artist
has been secured by MIR. Lewis Bel, the
artistic barber.
During the past few weeks $4,000 have
been paid to the farmers OF Jefferson
county for apples
Eighty cases of diphtheria have been
reported to the Hagerstown health
authorities since Aug. Is.
Z. w. Cakes, evangelist, of Barton,
will begin a series OF revival services IN
the Baptist church Nov. Isl.
Five persons were burned and build
ing wrecked by a gasoline explosion at
Have de Grace, Nd Friday.
Monarch over pain. Burns, cuts
sprains. stings. Instant relief DR.
Thomas Eclectric OIL. AT any drug
store.
Ninety dollars were taken in at The
door at the Library Bazaar Friday night
Over thousand people were IN attend
ance.
The street cleaner needs larger force
TO do the work in hand Too many boxes
OF garbage and piles Of dirt are left stand
ing over Sunday.
Messrs. II. S. G.. and Charles Pitzer anC
County Clerk Bender were out Monda'
irving their hand at hunting They bag
ged twenty-one rabbits.
Deputy County Treasurer, A. 5. Stove
of Chambersburg is dead. He was on
of the most active Republican workers Il
that part of Pennsylvania.
Only one remedy in the world that wi
at once stop itchiness of the skin IN an
part OF the body. Doan's Ointment. A
any drug store, 50 cents.
Miss Lucille Cole, daughter Of Pro
Cole. is carrying her left arm in sling, a
fhe result Of fall down the steps leadin
INTO the High School yard.