Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-14


White is the popular color in Paris.
Real estate sales are becoming fewer.
The autumn leaves have their turn now.
Walnuts of this years raising are being
sold in this city.
Three thousand houses were destroyed
by a fire in Japan.
Charles Martin. aged oS, died in Hag-
erstown.
Best roller flower 40 and AZ cents per
sack at Felkers.
This is house-cleaning time and the
housewives are hard at work.
You will always find the cheapest Mel
ons and Sweet Potatoes at Felker's.
Zoe Cans and Martin Judge are to meet
in a 2o-round bout tonightin Baltimore.
One of the drawbacks of being hero
is that you have all the dogs named after
you.
There is some talk OF suit for dam
ages against the b. & o. for the killing of
Earl Beltz.
Mr.. Robt Lamon carries his left hand
in a sling, as the result of bone felon on
one of his fingers.
Whilst the gas bill is the test of cor
rect meter, it seems strange that it should
have SO little poetry in it.
The front of the place of business OF
t. 1or ~aL ~ ~
paint and is being painted light green.
The State Board of Health will meet
in Parkersburg on Tuesday Nov 7 for
the purpose of examining applicants to
practice medicine in the State.
Nearly every employee at the Brooklyn
Brass Works asked to get off Thursday to
go to the Hagerstown Fair and the factory
was closed down in order to let them ali
go
Constable A. ]. Snyder has been APP
pointed administrator of the estate of MIR.
VIM. X Shober decd He was also APP
pointed guardian for the minor children
of Mr. Shober.
Frank Sirbaugh, the one legged ex-
convict, who was in jail in this city on the
charge of the murder Of Absalom Kessler,
has been removed to the Berkeley Springs
Jail, where he will be tried
The residence of Mrs. ]. w. Bishop is
being given new coat of paint. Mr.. ].
H. ,Smurr is doing the work.
The entire fence which encloses the
Kilbourn Knitting Factory is being re-
painted.
The horse of S. M. Jones & Bro the
butchers, dropped dead in the harness
while standing in front of the Cannery,
Mr. Jones saw that the horse was going
to die and had just gotten it out of the
shafts when it rolled over and died.
Joseph T. Lacy, young farmer, living
near St. Adams, was placed in Jail in
Charles Town Wednesday evening on a
charge of criminal assault on his II-year-
old sister-in-law, Bessie c. Gunnie. The
girl is in a hospital in serious condition.
Rev. Charles o. Cook, a we'll kown
minister of the Baltimore Conference of
the M. E. Church, died Wednesday at the
home of his brother-in-law, Henry S.
Baker, Shepherdstown. His death was
the result of paralysis. He was aged 81
years.
The B. & o. will run a special train to
Washington and Baltimore on Sunday
Oct. 18th, leaving Martinsburg at oo5
a. m. returning leave Baltimore at 6.Sc
and Washington 7.3o p. m. same day
Fare for the round trip one dollar to
Washington and two dollars to Baltimore
AS an east bound freight was passing
the B. & O. Queen street crossing Sum
day morning, the door of one of the cars
containing lot of hogs flew open and
about dozen hogs fell out on the ground
One was killed and it was sometime be-
fore the others were caught. A crowd
Joined in the chase and there was an ex-
citing time about the crossing for several
minutes.
Charles H. Trail, a prominent citizen,
died at his home in Harpers Ferry Tues
day evening of cancer of the liver, aged
S. years. He was deputy sheriff at the
time of his death, and the former county
assessor, serving in the Office some I6
years. He leaves a widow and three
children William, George and Ernest,
who are in business in Washington. He
owned considerable real estate in the
town and county
Mr.. James C.Westall, of Viking street
who sometime ago had one of his eyes
taken out at the Presbyterian Eye & Ear
Hospital, Baltimore, leftWednesdayt to have
the other eye treated at the same institu-
ton. Mr.. Westal suffers the same trou-
bic with the remaining eye that he did
with the other one-a cataract. but 1t is
hoped that it will not have to be removed
and that he will not be entirely deprived
of his sight. Upon the advice of DIR. Nc
Sherry he went to the hospital