Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-09-30
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Entered al the Post once at Martinsburg
w. Va. as second lass Mattsr.i
Cool and frosty.
The moon IS on is last quarter.


The Thanksgiving turkey is getting fat.
Strange that winter goods rise in the
fab.
The time for the trimming Of trees is
here.
Many farmers have finished their corn
cutting.
All Hallow Zen will fall this year on
Tuesday.
A good wool blanket is Just the thing
these night.
The potato growers business is pick
ing up at present.
The autumn leaves begin to fall, but the
price of coal still keeps up.
Chambersburg comes in on slow
freight with kissing bug.
A railroad is projected to connect
Clarksburg and Pittsburg.
The story Of the tramping Bishop is still
making the rounds of the Newspapers.
Mr.. Walter KILLER, who has been
seriously i'll, is able to be up and about.
Miss Mary H. Bates and Mr.. Albert
Newton Moore were married in Charles
Town.
Do not fail to see the 1.-TWO Jolly Ro-
vers at the Central Opera House, Satur-
day Sept. so.
Iohn B. Rudy and Beatrice May were
Joined in marriage by Rev. Gruver We'd
nesday afternoon.
The odor of the moth balls can be
scented as one approaches the wearers of
last winters overcoats.
The cranberry is on the market; the
pumpkin pie is here, and the wise turkey
has ceased to gorge himself.
Mr.. Burns carpenter and slater of North
Martinsburg went to Winchester Wednes-
day to slate the tower Of the Baker build
ing.
Sam Johnson, convicted by jury for
an outrage committed on Annie Kearfoot,
near Williamsport, was sentenced to be
hanged
Mr.. Elias Pitzer who has been i'll at his
home on South Raleigh street has suffer-
ed a relapse, and is now in precarlous
condition.
The typo made mistake in Mr.. Felix
ers ad Of Arbuckles coffee. 1t should
have been IL cts. instead of nine. We
make the correction today.
The ladies of the Episcopal church Of
this city are setting the Rectory in order
for the new-coming rector. They are pre-
paringto give him hearty welcome.
Apple butter season has opened, and
the ladies may be seen everywhere toting
or wheeling the famous old copper kettle
to their homes to make ready for the
frolic.
Mr.. Shatzer, of Brunswick, was struck
and killed by train No. at Paw Paw
Thursday. He was brakeman on the
way train and had gone back of the train
to flag an approaching trains.
Winchester is crowded with agents re-
presenting Electric Light Companies. 1t
is the purpose of the city to put in new
plant costing thousands of dollars, and
every agent is anxious for the job.
Miss Mary Murray, of Weston, one of
the attendants at the State Insane Asylum
came to this city last night and took Mrs.
Frank Zepp to that institution. She also
took with her a colored woman from
Charles Town.
The great success of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in
the treatment of bowel complaints has
made it standard over the greater part of
the civilized world. For sale at Mat
thae's Pharmacy.
Mr.. Z. E. Herring came down from
Winchester Wednesday having with him a
handful of baggage checks. He is on his
way, with B. B. Turner and Miss Annie
Grim as clerk, to take charge of Bee
Hive store in Davis.
Mrs. Charles Reynolds and wife and
Misses Annie and Bessie Jolley, of Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, returned to their home
Monday, having been attending the last
suffering, death and burial of their sister
Mrs. Charles Heironimus.- Winchester
News-ltem.
The colored tramp, whose heel was
mashed between the couples on two box
cars several days ago, was on Thursday
given a ticket by the county officials and
sent as far as Brunswick. His home is in
Baltimore and he will have to get the rest
of the way himself.
The Hotel Powhatan, Charlestown, was
sold Tuesday at public auction, to satisfy
lien, for $1,000. 1t will be used for
school purposes in winter and for hotel
in the summer The hotel was built in
1891, during boom, and cost $4,000.
William NOVEL;, Williamsport, was
made victim Of a practical joke by the
joker holding an axe close to Nov ellis
head and calling to him. AS NOVEL;
turned, the axe struck him in the.nose, cut
ting agash. Mr., NOVEL; later had his
leg cut by an iron wedge striking him
while splitting log.