Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-09-16
Coal now goes up.

Coal now goes up.
Invigorating weather.
Fall styles are numerous.
Arbuckles Coffee 90 pound at Felkers
600 miners are on a strike near Charles
ton.
GRADUATED Sugar SIC pound at Eel
ker's.
The football hero will soon have his
inning,
Much sickness throughout the city.
Take care of yourself.
You will always find the cheapest Mel
Ions and Sweet Potatoes at Felker's.
Robert Harris, brakeman, was killed
at Hampton, Va, while coupling cars.
President Mckinley has sent word that
he cannot attend the. Dewey celebration.
The w. M. is repainting the station and
bridge which spans the river at Cherry
Run.
The canning factories near Cherry Run
are all very busy at present working day
and night.
Jewett Homer Rucker, eyed II years,
of Lexington, Va, was crushed to death
under ahorse.
The new coal dump and sheds being
erected at Sencindiver & Stewards are
nearly completed
The silent watches of the night are pre-
sumably those which their owners ne
elected to wind up.
Mr.. Ernest Kline has gone to Hancock,
where he has accepted position in a
foundry in that place.
Mr. Henry Tabler, of near Smoketown,
brother of Mr. Moses S. Tabler of this
city, is critically i'll at his home.
CIV. Freight engine No. 81 broke
down at the passenger station yesterday
evening and was unable to move tor
sometime
Rev. c. Fl. Knight has accepted the
passionate of St. Johns Reformed congre-
cation, Clearspring, and will assume
charge about Oct. /.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad Com
pany has purchased the old European
House in Hagerstown from Mrs. Ann
Ridenour for S4,I5o.
Coal operators are still active in the coal
fields near Cherry Run. Three diamond
drills are at work and the fourth will be
started in few days.
Miss Mamie Hoffman, of West Race
street, is having new IRON fence erected
at her property Messrs. Hammann and
Callahan are erecting it.
Over zoo children in the human flag in
the Dy r parade, Baltimore, had to be
carriedeout Sick and tainted. There
were 5000 children in it.
The ladies of the first M. Z. church,
will hold lawn party at the residence
of I. f. Slaughter, in Hedgesville, Satur-
day evening. The public is cordially
invited.
The unusual number of caterpillars this
wear is a noticeable and unpleasant fea-
ture of the summer. The trees are alive
with the pest and they make themselves
very disagreeable.
Mr.. Alex Elliott. of the Washington
police force, arrived here Thursday on
a visit to his old home. Mr.. Elliott was
formerly keeper of the Berkeley county
jail and has many friends here.
During the Dreyfus trial between eight
and nine million words were sent from
Rennes by telegraph. The receipts
amounted to 100000. After the verdict
and sentence were announced on Satur-
day three thousand direct kilograms were
sent.
Capt. w. B. Colston. as agent for the
u. S. Fire Insurance Company, of New
York, yesterday, paid to Mr.. A. S. Hutz-
Ter, of near Glengary, the full amount of
the insurance on his house, which was de-
stroyed by fire about the middle OF last
month.
Charles Fay, The Chinaman, who has
been running laundry on East Martin
street, has skipped town, leaving num-
Der of creditors to mourn his departure.
He was sly enough to send his ironing
apparatus and some other things before
him. His "washee shirtee for 8 centee"
did not seem to pay, and he had to get
out.
Some quick work has been made upon
the roof the new addition of to the second
ward school building by CIV. N. Mar
tin & Son, the skaters. They began work
on the roof Tuesday morning and
Thursday it was finished and the building
is now under roof. The work upon the
interior will be pushed as rapidly as pos
sible and the building made ready for oc-
cupation by the school children.
a Great Success.
The entertainment at the home of Mrs.
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