Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-21

nc SaWIUiH OF tSddL ACl1di1ciof a.
Beechwood Station. near Bayard, w. Va,
on the West Virginia Central Railroad,
was destroyed by fire. Of supposed incen-
diary origin, Fridaynight. Loss $4,000.
A happy wedding took place on Thurs
day last in Hagerstown, the contracting
parties being Mr.. VIM. T. Johnson. the
popular clerk of Messrs. Rutherford,
and Drenner, and Miss Bette Rutherford,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. {. Ruther-
ford, both Of this city.
Miss Mary Syrek, OF Baltimore, will be
married this month to Mr.. Charles Mann,
patent attorney Of that city. Miss
Syrick is well known in this city, having
spent several summers at the Big
Springs" and having visited friends here.
Miss Louise Snodgrass, Of this city will
be one Of the bridesmaids.
There was a lively scrap among the
colored folks in front of officers Hollis
house on Charles street during the early
hours Of Sunday morning, but the officer
sleeps in the rear of the house and didn't
hear the noise. Someone must have a
knot on his head, for the officer found a
piece Of broken cane in his yard in the
morning after the scrap.
A tallyho party arrived in this city in a
large Ntailyho from Baltimore Friday
evening and spent Il ght at Hotel
Berkeley. The party Is composed OF Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Shoemaker, Miss Turn
bull and MIR. c. c. Denisen, of Baltimore.
They came from Baltimore here and are
on trip throuh Virginia.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has
decided to equip the entire main line with
track tanks.by which locomotives of high
speed take up water without stopping.
There are a number of these tanks in use
now between Washington and Philadel-
phia. Engines of fast freight trains will
be equipped with water scoops, in addi-
ton to the express and passenger locomo-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard II. Emmert re-
turned home from their bridal trip on train
No. 7 Saturday night and are now resid-
ing at the Berkeley, where they will re-
main until their handsome house on the
corner of Burke and Raleigh streets is
They visited Richmond, Old
Point and other cities in the south and
east and report most pleasant trip.
Il wish to express my thanks to the
of Chamberlains Colo,
Cholera andaDiarrhoea Remedy, for hav-
ing put on the market such wonderful
medicine" says w. w Massingill, of
Beaumont. Texas. There are many
OF mothers whose children
have been saved from attacks of dysen
terry and cholera infantum who must also
feel thankful. 1t is for sale at Matthaei's
Pharmacy.
Thomas Boyer. Of Dargan, was
fatally injured by a rock fal
ling on him while at work in the quarry
at the Virginia ore bank along the Poto-
mac below Sharpsburg. His head was
crushed and he was removed to his home
in a dying condition. DR..
Gardner, of Sharpsburg, was summoned |
to attend Boyer. He is not expected to
Boyer formerly resided IN
and has family.
On the 10th of December, 1897, Rev.
S. A. Donahoe, pastor of NJ. f. church,
south, Point Pleasant, w. Va, contracted
a severe cold which was attended from
the beginning by violent coughing. He
says: After resortIng to number OF
so-called specifies, usually kept in the
house, to no purpose, purchased bot
tie OF Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
which acted like charm. most cheer
fully recommended it to the public. For
sale at Matthaei's Pharmacy.
During the winter of 1897, Mr.. James
Reed, one Of the leading citizens and
merchants of Clay, Clay county, w. Va,
struck his leg against a cake OF ice IN such
a manner as to bruise it severely, 1t be-
came very much swollen and panied him
SO badly thar he could not walk without
the aid Of crutches. He was treated by
physicians, also used several kinds OF llnl-
ments and two and half gallons OF whis-
KEY in bathing it, but nothing gave any
relief until he began using Chamberlain 5
Pain Balm. This brought also complete
cure in a weeks time and he believes that
had he not used this remedy his leg
would have had to be amputated. Pain
Balm is unequaled for sprains, bruises
and rheumatism. For sale at Matthael' S
Pharmacy