Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-05-27

The Winchester Telephone Company
is contemplating laying another under
ground cable from the central Office 10 II c
pole on the corner OF Burke and Spring
streets, similar to Tue one laid at the cor
ner Of Burke and College streets.
An attempt was made to wreck a Balti-
more & Ohio train near Winchester Tues
day night BY greasing the track with lard
for distance of about fifty feet. The en-
CINE was badly damaged and the track
torn up.
James Whitcomb Riley, the "Hoosier
Poet" will address the West Virginia
editors, at their annual conclave at Elkins.
This sweet singer in his earlier years did
good newspaper work in Anderson, Ind,
and attracted much attention by writing
advertisements in rhyme.
Miss Mamie Malev, an attendant Of the
State Insane Asylum, came to this city
Tuesday and left on No. S. with Mrs
Mary S. Callahan. of Opequon district
Mrs. Callahan, during her stay in jail
here, has at times become very wild and
required almost constant watching
The body Of an unknown man, nearly {
feet tall. weighing rs pounds, about 81
years of age, was found along the river
bank at Black Oak Bottom near Cumber-
land, Wednesday. On the top OF his head
were Commissions. The coroners jury rem
dered a verdict Of deathlrom anunknown
cause.
Mr.. Howard Staples and Miss Alice
Couchman left Tuesday on train No
4 for Washington, it was supposed to at
tend the Peace Jubilee, but telegram
was received by MIR. c. w Staples short
while before noon stating that they had
been joined in marriage about ten O'Clock
this morning.
The annual commencement of Shepherd
College State Normal School will be held
June IL 500. Prof. Jerome II. Raymond
President of the State University will de-
liver the address beforethe literary socie its
on Friday night June a. Rev. G.. G.. Ev-
erhart will deliver the annual sermon or
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Cannon, wife of Mr.
Isaac Cannon, of Brunswick, Md, died al
the home of her brother, Mr.. John Muir.
nan, in "a inchester, Tuesday afternoon, al
4 o'clock She had gone to Winchester, fol
medical treatment. She leaves husband
and six children, she was sister of Mrs
Eliza Keplinger, of this city.
The May Carnival held at "Rosemont,
the suburban residence of MIR. Geo. S
Roush. by the ladies Of the NJ. Z. church
South, Monday proved to be a decided
success. The GROWING of the May queer
and the march around the May pole was
executed excellently by the young ladies
The lawn and house were crowded with
people and at an early hour the supply OIL
refreshments were exhausted. Comrey's
Concert Band was present and gave well
rendered concert.
Assistant Adjutant General ID. f. Cas-.
teel has returned from Greenville, S. c.
where he bid in for the state at govern.
ment sale of S., 500 worth of military sup
plies, shelter tents and field desks, for sos
to be used at the next encampment of Nat
ional Guards. He also stopped in Wash
ington and made arrangements for the re.
placement in kind of the state ordinance
taken away by the First West Virginia
volunteer regiment.
Comrey's Concert Band has decided to
serenade all the successful Council candi-
dates elected at Mondays election.
They began Thursday by serenading The
newly elected Councilman from the First
Ward, Hon. Alexander Parks. The bano
rendered several good selections,l in front o.
Mr.. Park S residence, on corner of Queer
and Stephen streets, to which the victor
ious candidate listened, sitting upon the
front porch of his residence.