Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-07-08
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During the performance of the Welsh
Bros, circus at Fair Chance, w. Va,
which exhibited here short time ago. a
storm struck the place and blew down the
tent. The people in their endeavors to
get out, cut the tent, almost demolishing
Mr.. J. w. Curtis, an employe Of the
State Insane Asylum. at Weston. VIII 0
has been in this city for the past week.
left Sunday night for Weston with Samuel
Barbour, of Bunker Hill, who will be placed
in the institution. Barbour has been in
Jail since Friday evening.
Mr.. +. w. Lupton. whose home was
recently destroyed by fire, will rebuild
in the near future. He will rebuild upon
the same piece of ground, but the exact
location he has not yet decided on. 1t is
most likely, however, that he will build
upon the same foundation which will have
to be repaired.
I'VE have sold many different cough
remedies, but none has given better salts
faction than Chamberlain says Mr..
Charles Hoizhauer, druggist, Newark, n.
!. 1t is perfectly safe and can be relied
upon in al cases of coughs, colds or
hoarseness. Sold at Matthaei's Phar-
macy.
Camp poyei ty" is the name of the camp
which IS in camp t Falling Wa
tiers, composed of number of young la
dies and gentlemen of Martinsburg. Those
who went down Saturday were: Misses
AmeIya Boak and Hettie Roderick, Messrs
VIM. Boak, Kelly Snodgrass and Charles
Dawson and Mrs. Owen, OF Cumberland.
Frank Keller, the driver of the Adams |
express wagon, was trying to perform a
circus feat this morning by drying his
wagon on three wheels. While driving I
along Queen street the tap on one of the |
wheels dropped off and the wheel follow
ed it. He soon discovered it and was out I
Of the wagon and had the wheel read
justed in hurry.
A stranger who returned to town, after
taking a drive over the county, said |
This community bids fair to be a pros !
porous fruit growing community. In my
drive over the county saw acres of young
fruit trees, recently planted out, and when
they begin TO bear fruit, together with the
large number of fruit trees, the
county's output in this line will be large.
The employees of the b. s, O. Bridge
and Switch Works presented their super
Mr.. Oliver M. King, with a
handsome solid gold Knights of Pythias
watch charm Friday evening in appre-
citation of his kindness towards them
while they were employed under him.
Mr.. l.. Dew Gerhardt presented the
charm in behalf of the employees at the
shops.
Miss Sallye Faulkner is entertaining a
number of friends at a house party at
'Boydvlle." The members of the party
are Misses Rosa Tucker, of Lexington,
Va, May Thomas, of Baltimore, Virginia
Butler, OF Shepherdstown; Messrs. Gray
Williamson Winchester, Charles Pearson,
of Harrodsburg. KY. and Harry
Carrimicher, of Grafton. The party will
last about ten days.
The Lutheran church at Round Top,
about seven miles southwest of town, in
Gerrardstown district, was totally de-
stroyed by fire about five O'Clock FIJI
day afternoon. The fire is supposed to be
o. incendiary origin, as there is no con-
ceiYabe way in which it would have
caught fire from any other source.
A coaloH can was kept under the pull
pit and this is the place where the fire
first started.
Mr.. r. f. Brooke, who has been a u.
S. soldier for some time, is making a short
visit to his sister, Mrs c. V. Rind, this
city. Mr.. Brooke was a member of the
Second Y. S. Volunteer Infantry and was
mustered out Of service at Camp Meade.
He has seen service abroad, having been
ten months with his regiment in and
around Santiago. He prohted much by
the experience gained there, and would be
willing to stay as long as there was any
duty Of warlike nature. but as matters
now stand he has had enough OF Cuba, at
lea,t for a while, and is quite willing to
remain in America. He is now near his
old home having lived in former years in
the beautiful Shenandoah Valley.