Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-08-19
LITTLE LOCALS.

Fans are handy articles.
Good rice A cents pound at Felker's.
Only few more weeks Of vacation.
Wouldn't it be nice to have public
park
School is beginning to haunt the minds
OF the young ones.
It's very easy to fill the public eye, if
you only have the dust.
Mr.. Elias Pitzer is seriously i'll at his
home on South Raleigh street.
Felker gets watermellons by the car
load. Get his prices before you buy.
Mr.. Herbert Hannis, Of Winchester
avenue, is suffering with kidney trouble
The increased demand for eggs has
B reached enormous proportions IN the cities
Mormons in Kentucky and Southern
West Virginia fave been ordered TO leave.
No, the public park won't be in the
Public Square. The lakes have all dried
up.
The height Of fashion in bathing suits
appears to be considerable above the
knees.
Blue Mountain Joe will be at the Nor
CANS Grove and Inwood fairs with his
shows.
A Young man was arrested at Rich
mond, charged with impersonating a ".
S. Army officer
Mr.. Henry Wien has obtained a patent
for clamp fastener for bed-steads and
other furniture.
The old steps at the B. & O. depot are
being replaced by new ones. They are be-
ing made about foot shorter
If money talks, the portrait of the God
dess of Liberty on the silver dollar may
be considered a speaking likeness.
The Baltimore & Ohio are removing plat
forms from baggage mail and express cars.
This will be a serious blow to uamps
If you are tired and dull, can't get rest
ed. and have no appetite, take Hoods
Sarsaparilla. 1t enuches and vtalizes the
blood.
Mr.. Charles Coughlan, of Berkeley
Springs, viii hereafter make his home IN
this city and play on the baseball team.
He is rooming in IN. Berkeley Club build
ing.
Harry Dorr,whO enlisted sometime ago
as recruit for the ~ Infantry, returned,
The cause OF his return is not known, but
it is supposed that it is on account OF his
failure to pass the second examination.
The house Of Mr.. Jno. Ed. Seibert. near
this CITY, was burglarzed last week.
A gold watch and chain and Sal
20 in money was taken. The family have
a clue to the party and notified the officer:
here at once.
Iohn d. Wolf, who was confined in thu
lookup at Waynesboro. charged witt
carrying concealed weapons and threaten
ing to XIII G. H. Staub. sawed through
steel bars and the paddock on his cell doc
and escaped.
Mary Emma, the SIX months OLE
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Robt Thorn
bury, died Monday morning at : O'Clock
The funeral took place Tuesday from tn
house, at D 30 PM. Intennent in Nor
born Cemetery.
The date for the practice march Tor tn
Second battalion, the Second regiment
national guard. has been permanent
fixed at August n. Major ID. l. lrwr
of Milton, is to command the battalion
II viii probably be modified at Charles
ton.
The County Clerk received from III
State Auditor a list Of insurance compar
les authorized to do business in the Stat
Anyone wishing to know the names
the companies lawfully authorized to 9
business in the State can see the list
calling at the Clerks Office.
Mrs. c. M. Shaffer OF South Quee
street. while walking in front Of Hot
Berkeley Sunday evening, stumbled
the cellar door and fell on the pavemen
She was picked UP and placed in cha
until she sufficiently recovered from Il
fall TO walk. She was severely shockC
by the fall, put received no injuries
The trustee, for the Continental Bre,
ing Company and the first lien holde
on the property OF L. f. Sheanor, ha
come to an agreement and the bottliI
house has been reopened. The pro
erty will not be sold, as was
first the purpose Of the Brewing Compar