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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-07
rennrson,s Inspirations.

remember Tennyson saying one
day. SAYS the London News, when he
was sitting smoking w the fire, that
that was his greatest time for inspira-
ton. but l seldom write down any
thing; thousands of lines float up this
chimney" DO you know how he came
to write his beautiful Crossing the
Bar? He had been very i'll, and one
day. when he was conyalescent, he
was sitting grumbling. Suddenly his
nurse said to him: You ought TO be
ashamed Of yourself, Mr.. Tennyson;
YOU ought to be expressing your graft
tude for your recovery from very
bad illness by giving us something, by
giving il to the world" He went out
and straightway wrote Crossing the
Bar" and brought it to the nurse as
a peace Offering.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-07
PUBLIC SALE
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.

The undersigned will offer at public
sale on
Saturday, October 7, 1900.
at o'clock at the front door of the Court
House, in Martinsburg, w. Va, his farm
situate | mile southeast of Martinsburg.
1t is limestone land, in good state OF Gull
tivation The buildings are fairly good
and there is a never failing well of water
near the house and barn. 1t is a desira
BILE place to live overlooking the town
and country for miles around, and with
the advantages of markets. schools and
churches of the city The farm contains
1877 ACRES and SO PERCHES, and will
be sold at private sale up to one week
prior to public sale and will then be of
fered in front of the Court House.
For further particulars apply to the
undersigned at Greencastle, Pa, or to
Mr.. d. T. Thornburg, Martinsborg. w.
Va O. 5. BROWN.
9-16-3t
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-07
HE WAS MiSLEAD YADREAM
Not Fight, But an Exceedingly
Bad Mistake

6au Mistake.
Patrick McDennis arrived home in a
bad state of wreckage and closed
eye.
20 Patrick, Patrick walled Mrs.
McDennis, you've bin foightin' aginw
.'Ofve not answered Patrick as he
looked at his eye with the aid of
small looking glass, ''Oi've bin expert
renting with drames."
rs it out of your head that We are?'
gasped Mrs. McDennis.
"Oi'm not. Oh had a drame last
night that Oh had foight with Nc
Duffy, an MeDuffy picked up a brick
an heayed it at me, an as it was
about to hit me in the OF Oh woke up.
win, this mornin' l got to quarrelin'
with McDuffy an the first thing that
he did wuz TO pick up a brick. Be
dad says on, it's tn drame over
again. McDuffy threw the brick an
Oh saw it comm straight for M yoi.
Said OF to meself, said Oh, 'Oill wait
until it gifts here an thin Ofll wake
up an have the laugh on McDuffy.'
lis it crazy that We are?" cried Mrs.
McDennis.
"Oi must have bin drunk" admit
ted Patrick, for instead of wakin' up
when the brick arrived | whit TO Shape!
Oill niver behave in drames again"
Detroit Free Press.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-07

"You have not answered me, dear
est" he said. firmly.
II think" faltered the girl, turning
away her head and speaking over her
shoulder. Il think I'll refer it TO her
most gracious majesty, the queen, for
her decision. That is to say, spin the
penny"
Don't punish my thouehtless folly
so cruelty, Hattie. l want you to an
swer me-not penny"
But Hattie WAS not to be moved by
entrcaties She produced a penny from
her pocket and balanced it daintily on
her thumbnail.
"Heads for Hattie, tails Trouville"
she said, her eyes dancing with mis-
chief
Don't torture me like this,v pleaded
Jack
"One. two, three-go" and with a
business-like flip she sent the coin spin
ming upward.
Jack held his breath as he watched
II. but she did not catch 1t deftly. and,
slipping through her trembling fingers,
it trundled merrily down the slope TO
the river.
take care" cried Hattie you'll fan
in" But Jack was too busy peering
"Hattiew he shouted presently.
"You mustn't call me Hattie.
But may. may. It's here in the
stream. see it quite plainly and it's
heads"
Dearest" said Jack anxiouSly some
moments later, when the advisability
of looking for the others had been
urged for the tenth time by Hattie,
s.yo, yyerp only teasing me by spinning
that penny 1t had nothing TO do with
your answer. had itE'
Indeed it had everything" she an
swered promptly.
"And if il had not turned up heads
You would have refused me|
Certainly"
.Then YOU can't care for me" he said
In panied voice.
Hattie gave his arm n little squeeze.
al felt very safe" she sid, because it's
4 trick penny my cousin gave me. and
both sides are allSe-heads." -Forget-
Me-Not.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-07
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

Potomac Valley Railroad Company OF
West Virginia Office Of Secretary.
Baltimore, Md. Sept. IS, 1899.
The annual meeting ofthe stockholders
OF the Potomac Valley Railroad Company
of West Virginia for the election OF seven
f7)directors to serve for the ensuing year,
will be held at the office of the Company,
Hilen Station, Baltimore, on Wednesday
October is, 1899, at I2oclock M.
I. T. NJ. Barnes,
o-I6-5t. Secretary.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-07
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The Stockholders Of the Shandoah
Pants Company are hereby notified that
the regular annual meeting Of said COM
panywill be held in the Office Of the COM
pany, in Martinsburg, Berkeley County,
West Virginia, at 10 80 o'clock, a. m. on
Thursday, Oct. I9 1899, for the election
of officers and the transaction of all bust
ness which may be legally done. All
stockholders are requested to be present.
c. w. BURT, President.
1t w. N. DUNN. Secretary.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-07
Their Hopes Dashed.

"Ahr exclaimed the man with the
napkin under his chin, who had order
ed his first oysters for the season,
here come the succulent biyalyes"
Whereupon every oyster in the dish
visibIy shrunk. They seemed to have
hoped nobody would call them that
this year.--Chicago Tribune.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-07
Our Opinion of Ourselves.

"Think well of yourself always"
said Mr.. Staybolt> ''or nobody else will
People may not always take the man
who thinks well of himself quite at
his own valuation. and, then, again,
they may rate him higher than he does
himself: but they never fail to agree
with the man who thinks of himself
poorly. New York Sun.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-07
The President starts West.

Washington, Oct 5.-The Presidents
special train for Chicago aud the
Northwest left the Pennsylvania sta
ton. this city. last evening. The train
will go by way of Canton. Ohio. as
Miss Mary Barber, the Presidents
niece, is to join the party there.
The President was accompanied by
Mrs. Mckinley and the entire Cabinet.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-07
Tons of Grapes Frozen.

Farmer. n. T.. Oct. 5.-The hard
freeze of Tuesday, followed by a heavy
frost. caught many vineyards in the
Seneca grape belt left unpicked and
thousands of tons were ruined, being
frozen as hard as bullets. One vine
yard near this village had $50 tons
frozen and other large vineyards sllf-
fered in proportion.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-07
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having duly qualified as administrator
of the estate Of E. c. Gains, deceased, |
hereby notify all persons having claims
against said estate 10 present the same
properly authenticated for payment; and
those who know themselves to be indept-
ed TO said estate, will please come forward
and pay the same.
John WATSON,
Admir- of +. c, Gains, deceased.
o-22-4t, a wk.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-07

The Filipinos have a national drink
that is n LIQUID terror. it tastes like
combination of red pepper and gaso-
line and makes n man see more queer
things than a microscope can discover
In Chicago river water. In describing
the effects of this awful drink Min
nesota corporal said: ut gives man
the iaggedest jag that ever came down
the pike. There is a Boston chap in
our company who filed up on the stuff.
Next day he was asked how he felt.
i feel, he said, as if l had been drawn
through the Back bay, mopped over
the Common and dropped from Bunker
Hill Monument
The average Filipino Is child of sim
pie habits and complex appetite. We
were much impressed by the extreme
defiance of the laws of cleanliness ex-
hibited by an untutored native a few
DAYS ago, and in the goodness of our
heart we handed him a cake of choice
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-07
suburban Industries.

"Did you tell Mr. Jackson that our
darling baby had cut a tooth"
NO: | couldn't get word in edge
vjse-he's Just bought a new Jersey
COW that gives I'VE gallons of milk a
dayv
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-07
Rahy Carria ges.

"These horseless carriages are great
things
Eyes. indeed. had one once"
What did you do with itE"
"Outgrew it."
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-07

Letters addressed to the following
persons remained uhcalled for in the
Cavite postomce:
Gen. Agostino.
Senior Armadillo Y De La Plata.
ADMIRAL Montiio.
Ramon Huanacillo de Aguinaldo.
John Smith.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-07
News in the Orient.

The following local items are alleged
to be from the Cavite Chronicle short
ly before the natives openly defed
Uncle sam:
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-07

soap. At the same time, in eloquent
pantomime, we initiated the motions
Of a man enjoying a much needed
scrub. lie shook his head knowingly,
smiled broadly and went his way.
Pretty soon he came back.
With one hand he gleefully rubbed
his protuberant stomach. The other
hand was outstretched with the palm
uppermost.
lie had eaten the soap and wanted
more.
AIlabinballaboo. q Malay from Iloilo,
who has been employed in the street
cleaning department. was taken with
a sudden desire to run amuck yester-
day morning. lie was promptly hauled
off to the county jail in a garbage cart.
While crossing the big bridge yester-
day afternoon a Manila belle had the
misfortune to lose her hat a playful
gust of wind snatching it from her
head amid hurting it over the rail to
the water below. A gallant member
of the Utah Battery Immediately leaped
into the water and Selling the hat
rapidlv swan ashore with II TO the in
tense delight Of crowd of spectators.
Always take wineglassful of -------
stomach Bitters after sudden exposure
to cold and wet For sale at all drug
Joints.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-02-22
The Auditors Report.

Reference was made in Wednesdays
RECORD to the condition OF the city liquor
agency, and the apparent shortage in the
accounts of that institution, OF which men
ton Is made in the annual report OF the city
auditors. These officials also call attention
to other matters OF vital interest to every
voter inside the city limits.
Regarding the employment OF city physi-
clan the auditors say I'm the account OF
the overseer OF the poor the charges for
medical attendance upon those who have
received assistance off from the farm, and
not in the hospital, aggregate something
over $500; the amount OF these expenses
seems to be increasing from year to year,
being this year nearly double that of last
year; in view OF this situation 1t might per-
haps be worth while for the council to look
into the advisabiity of the city appointing
or employing city physician, as is done in
many cities, or employing the health officer
to attend upon the sick poor at fixed rsa.
sonable compensation"
1t has probably passed from the memory
OF most OF the tax payers that l. j. Holden
of Worcester was committed to Jail January
H. 1898, on a certified execution in favor Of
J. III. Lucia upon judgment obtained by
default in Justice court for the sum of
S1.03 damages and S423 costs. Holden has
since been In Jail and there is now an out
standing claim against the city for his board
in Jail amounting, at the close of the fiscal
year to $l97 30. The town of Worcester is
| liable for this bill, but, although duly noti-
| fed, the matter has been ignored by that
| town. The auditors recommend the imme-
| date payment of this bill TO the jailer by
the city and II In the opinion of the city at.
| torney the town of Worcester is liable the
bringing OF suit against Worcester to COM
pei the payment by that town,
In commenting further on this case the
auditors say: AFTER Holden had been sew
eral months confined in jail, we are inform
ed he applied to the All commissioners to
take the poor debtors oath, the certificate
on the execution having been vacated by 8
| Judge OF the supreme court the plaintiff
appeared before the commissioners and
contested the application and in the hear
ing brought out the fact that Holden, since
his commitment, had paid some one a small
sum of money which he owed, |. g.. haC
"preferred" a creditor, and the commission
ers refused to admit him to take the poo
debtors oath, under the statute, by reason
of that fact Now the Judgment of So. q
with the accumulated board bill has reach
ed sum which the prisoner is unable t,
pay lover 5000, and by reason of his hav
ing preferred" a creditor in some triflinl
sum, he can get no relief from the jail com
missioners; and 30 he must remain in Jail
at an annual charge of 5000 to the city, TO
the remainder Of his life, unless som
means can be found to get him out of nil
We recommend that the city attorney b
instructed to look into this matter and Sc
IL some way cannot be found to relieve tn
city of this burden, as it will be il Holde
is released from confinement"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-02-22
Supreme Court,

The case OF State ag ainst Charles S. Hub
bard, proprietor OF the Exchange Hotel,
for keeping intoxicating liquor with intent
to sell, was first disposed OF in Supreme
courtW ednesdsy morning. The decision was
rendered by Judge Watson, which was, in
substa that there was no error in the
proceedings in Washington County court,
and that the respondent takes nothing by
his exceptions. Hubbard was then sem
fenced by Chief Judge Taft to pay fine OF
500 and costs, or to take the alternative
sentence. Mr.. Hubbard at once paid his
fine to Clerk Smile. His costs are about
SIS additional.
Decisions were rendered in the following
cases: Willard #. Walker and Willard K
Strong, as administrators OF franklin w.
Walker against Erskine w. Arnold, from
Rutland county Judgment affirmed
Lucy Jane Andrews apt, against the es.
tate of Mary Ann Slrgent, G. F. Hendee,
administrator, from Rutland county. Judg-
ment affirmed, and ordered certified to
probate court.
Frederick Hopper against Robert Fulton
from Addison county. Judgment affirmed.
W. II. Stimson against Frank Chesley
from Caledonia county: judgment revers-
ed and cause remanded
Eugene Putnam against T. #. Mcdonald,
apt, from Windsor county. judgment re-
versed and cause remanded
Arthur Stevens ct al, against Lewis Co
burn from Washington county. This is the
celebrated North Montpelier church case.
Judgment that suit cannot be maintained
on the present declaration, but permission
is given to file new declaration.
In the Washington county case OF j.
NJ Boutwell, ct al, against William Mari
ct al. it was ordered that defendant recover
his costs in Supreme court, lees the cost OF
printing testimony.
The Rutland county case, in re j. G.
JONES' in which OK States Attorney Jones
seeks reinstatement as practicing attorney,
a continuance was ordered.
At ten o'clock, by order of Chief Judge
Taft, au adjournment without day was
declared by Sheriff Graves
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-02-22
w ellis River.

X. W. Smith attended court at Montps-
lier last week.
Mrs. George Stenning is visiting friends
in Coaticook, P. Q.
Col. Preston Relief Corps meeting Wed
nesday evening at 1880.
Albert Bailey has bought of Bailey d
Clark the house he has been living in for
two years.
The Ladies' Aid Society received about
SIT from the sociable Friday Only S10a
of the debt which the ladies assumed re-
mains 10 he paid.
The creamery will comply with the new
law giving each patron a statement of thu
number of pounds of butter fat and tho
per cent Of grain from the Babcock test
Except for the good water system of this
place aud the prompt work of the fife de-
partment, Mr.. Moore would not have saved
his house sunday morning when his barn
was burned.
Except two mornings it has been from
five to thirty two degrees below zero for
the past two weeks here which with the
good quantity of snow makes it a real old
fashioned winter
The Young Mems Improvement league
has elected the following officers: president,
John Evans, Woodsville; vice president.
Norman B. Perkins; secretary, George
Wheeler; treasurer, Roswell II. SherwiE;
chairman executive committee, George
Pierce.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-02-22
MarsntteId.

Ira II. Edison is at work in Cabot for Mr..
Ultey.
Fred Woodbury. has moved into the HON.
er Carpenter tenement.
jamie Wheeler came home last Thursday
from Barre sick with the grip.
Hiram Graves sold his Wilkes mare to
Mr.. Perry the New York horse buyer.
Mrs. McWain, who is very sick with
pneumonia, is little more comfortable at
this writing.
A. Y. Cole went to Woodsville last Tues
day to take over some horses that had been
sold to Mr. Stimson
The Knights OF Pythias visited j. p. Lam
son of Cabot last week Thursday evening
and all enjoyed pleasant visit.
Mr.. Chase spent Sunday with Ward
Cameron. Miss Powers spent Sunday with
Goldis Smith. Miss r. Wooster was also
az home, all from Goddard seminary.
Quite number attended the wrestling
match at Cabot Saturday night and also the
auction at the Morse Brothers store. They
have an auction every Saturday night, @.
K. Shepard auctioneer
School in district No. A. taught by Mira
Wood closed February 10 The pupils
presented the teacher with souvenir
spoon. Scholars having no marks during
the term were Anna St. Cyr, Florence lib
belts, Henry Dwinell, and Clyde Haskins,
Bessie Dwinell, Alland Gldden were each
absent one day.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-02-22
DEFERRED TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
william stOwn.

Last Saturday was called the codest day
OF the season here at noon.
Mrs. John Duffus aud children are visit
ing for two weeks at her old home In Water
bury.
Maynard Kiser has moved into tene-
ment on the second floor Of the Beckett &c
Gale store.
The long continued cold weather has
caused quick consumption Of wood piles
and coal bins here.
Charles Nixon has exchanged his house
In the village for part of the farm occu-
pied by Horace N Farnham.
The Mr.. Gale who bought the Lucius g.
Simon's place, it is said, will put out an
acre to strawberries the coming season.
Dennis Carlin has returned to work as
engineer for the Grearson- Beckett Com
pany. His place was filled few days by
Fred Flint.
A rich treat is expected in the entertain.
ment, the fifth in our regular course, by
Frank X. Robertson on Wednesday evening
of this week at the town hall.
According to Lucius 8. Simons, fifty-nine
inches OF snow had fallen this winter pre-
sious to the storm Of last week. He calls
| the fall OF last week seventeen and half
inches.
Wallace Hunter, son-in-law OF Albert
Norris, accidentally swallowed wooden
tooth pick one evening last week. 1t lodged
IL bho bhAOdb ~ hIoJ gave anu nfn
friends quite a fright. The lesson is sim
pie; avoid holding anything of the kind in
the mouth after having finished the use Of It,
Since the death of Rev. j. X. Grain OF
West Berlin Mrs. Ada Martin Lasel has
been presented at the wish of Mr.. Grain
with an album missionary bedquilt that the
ladies OF the Free Baptist Society here
made some years ago and presented to his
second wife. Mrs. Lasell had an active
hand in IL aking it,
The Young Peoples Christian Endeavor
Society of the Congregational church had
very pleasant and successful birthday So
ciable at Lynde's hall last week. Attend
ants were kindly invited o bring as many
pennies as they we're years Old with the re-
suit we suspect that the years sit lightly on
our citizens and tumble off OF them easily
or else not many old ones were there.
certain New York city daily Of last
week had portrait of Lawyer Charles II.
Beckett now OF that city, which misses be-
ing good one. The paper Gays of Mr..
Beckett that "he is announced as the prob
able successor of the late Surrogate Ar
mold" Mr.. Beckett was at one time pro-
bate clerk, under Daniel g. Rollins. His
successor, h. s. Ransom, also retained him
as assistant surrogate till Mr.. Beckett re-
signed to enter the law firm OF which he 10
now member.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-02-22
THE GENERAL CAUCUS.

The general caucus to nominate all cleo
tive city officers except aldermen and school
commissioners was held Thursday evening
in Armory hall. Less than two hundred
voters were in attendance
The caucus was called to order at half
past seven by John p. Adams, chairman OF
the city committee. An organization was
effected by the election OF A. j. Sbley
chairman and j. p. Adams, secretary.
John II. Senter was nominated for mayor
by j. g. Brown, seconded by Fred Blanch-
ard Mayer Senter's denomination was
unanimous.
For CITY clerk g. o. Stratton nominated
T. II. Merrill and Mr.. Merrill's nomination
was made unanimous by Uiud voce vote.
Charles Def. Bancroft was nominated for
city sheriff without opposition. His name
was presented by Thomas Marvin
For first constable I. X. Gordon nomi-
mated NJ. II. Chase, and May or Senter pre-
sented the name OF T. j, Keegan, the pres
ent encumbent, Mr.. Gordsn and Mayor
Senter were appointed tellers, and the re-
suit of the ballot was as folllows
Whole number OF votes 164
Necessary to a choice %
Mr.. Keegan had 90
| Mr.. Chase had 68
nominee. G. o. Strstton presented the
name OF G. s. Whittier for second constable,
and he was declared the nominee without
opposition.
For lister for three years, in place OF y 4.
| o, Livingston whose time expires #. X.
Dawley was nominated by f. L. Laird, and
| the noni nation was ratified.
For auditors, on the suggestion OF May or
Senter the old board, consisting Of A. w.
| Ferrin, M. f. Smile and l.. II. Bixby, was
| again placed in nomination.
#. p. Carleton, f. A. Bailey and ii. @.
Shurtleff are the nominees for city grand
jurors.
II. b. Wedge was nominated for overseer
of the poor by Col. j. II. Lucia and j. A
DeBoer presented the name of George
Wheeler the present overseer A ballot
was taken with the following result
Whole number of votes cast 1877
Necessary to choice "a
George Wheeler had 143
| II. n. Wedpe had az
Scattering
and George Wheeler was declared the
| nominee.
T. r. Merrill was unanimously named fol-
city treasurer, and g. p. Pitkin was nomi
mated to succeed himself as commissioner
OF Green Mount Cemetery for five years.
j. P. Adams, f. A. Rowland and j.
Bergen were elected city committee anC
tue meeting adjourned.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-02-22
Electric Railway Fares.

Editor Of Record:-It surprises me to see
Montpelier people suing the electric car
folks because they saw fit to raise their
fares, II said company complies with the
contract that was made when they granted
the franchise or right OF way through their
streets. Berlin made different trade that
there should be five cent fare through
the town, and passage over the extension
from Montpelier to the Goodwin house,
and from Barre to the Pioneer bridge,
which covers the whole ground as far as
Berlin is concerned.
1t was expected and hoped that the cars
would cross at the new bridge, and lay their
track on Berlin street instead OF going up
Barre street. III that had been the case
Montpelier people could have gone to Barre
for five cent fare by just crossing the
bridge. II had known that Berlin brains
as we'll as Berlin capital was needed in
Montpelier 80 bad l should have been very
10th to have opposed the annexation so
strongly. Yours,
G. III. CRANDALL.