Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-05-27
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LITTLE LOCALS.
The picnic season is almost at hand.
Young America wants to getin the swim.
Mr.. Joseph Reed is very i'll at his home
on w. King street.
The deaf man may want much, but he
gets little hear below.
Mr.. c. w. Tabler has accepted aposition
with league Bros, jewellers.
John Warren was choked to death IN
Frederick while eating a radlsh.
There are two extremes. 1t is just as
we'll to have dust as mud, Mr., Streetsprlnk-
Ter.
A court room is what Martinsburg
man calls his parIor. Only has FIVE daugh-
tiers.
The patent has about expired on the
patent leather shoes of some of our young
men.
Remember the City Band festival to be
held in the Central Opera House. June /,
and 3.
Reports from Allegheny county, Md.
tell of a great fatality among hogs from
hydrophobia.
The Post Office clerks are practicing for
the baseball match with the clerks on
Decoration Day.
Levi Z. Letter, nephew of the multi
millionaire of the same name, died sud-
denly in Hagerstown.
Mr.. George Ra,hman had the misfortune
to have his arm severely mashed while
coupling cars near Cumberland, last week
1t is announced that Secretary of State
w. M. o. Dawson will be married in
June to Miss Maud Brown, of Kingwood
Mr.. George w. Feidt, of this city, will
be the speaker Of the day at the Memorial
exercises to be held in Winchester
May So
The Io-year-old son Of William Jen-
nings, Brunswick, fell from car and
fractured his skull. His injuries may
prove fatal
Paul Barnard Eddie Dorm and Archie
Hartly have been promoted from the
boarding room to the finishing room, al
the Kilbourn Knitting Mills.
A marriage license has been issued to
Mr.. Elmer Z. Tebo and Miss Mary Z
Celil, vi Ildl pei > eli }iS MAJ
to take place June sd.
Secretary w. M. Hollis, of the local
branch of the Order of Iron Hall, has re-
ceived $50 as the final payment on the
certificate of Mr.. F. w. Weanning.
1t has been decided to hold the next
mass-meeting for the celebration of the
Fourth of July on Monday night, at 8
O'Clock, instead OF on Tuesday night.
Grover Welty was arrested by Officer
Hollis for stealing coffee out Of the b. &
O. shops on Sunday He was given a
hearing before Justice Byers Tuesday
and sentenced to ten days in jail.
The four homing pigeons of Mr.. James
Hillyard, of Winchester, that were set free
at the c. V. passenger station Saturday
morning, made the p miles from here TO
Winchester in twenty-five minutes.
The dates for the commandments at
the Normal Schools have been arranged.
They are Shepherdstown, June 7; Fair
mont. June a.; Chenille, June IL; West
Liberty. June IA Huntington, June 10
Concord, June 20.
Messrs. Jack Cody, of Camden, N. J,
James Fleet and John Fuller, of Winches-
ter. narrowly escaped death by an explo-
sion at the Winchester Gas Company S
Works Tuesday night. while repairing a
damaged part of the plant.
Garfield Roberts and VIM. Briscoe, two
young eolored boys. were given hearing
before Justice Byers Yesterday evening
for stealing $40 worth of harness from
Mr.. II. II. Rutherford. The were found
guilty of petit larceny and each sentenced
to thirty days in Jail.
George Divelbiss, residing ten miles
north of Hancock, Md, fell under a
freight train. which he attempted to
board at Piedmont, and was frightfuly
crushed, death ensuing at the Western
Maryland Hospital, Cumberland, We'd
nesday evening.
VIM. Taylor, who was arrested in
Hedgesville by Officer Hollis Tuesday
evening, for stealing coat from Mr.. A.
Kogelschatz and vest from Porter Thomp
son, was given hearing before Justice
Byers Thursday. He was found guilty Of
petit larceny and fined $40 and cost, in
default of which he was remanded to Jail
for thirty days.