Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-09-15

Mr.. Martin L. Miller is very i'll with
typhoid fever at the home of Mr.. Chris
Stocker, where he is employed. His sis
ter, Miss Sadie Miller, of Hagerstown, is
here nursing him.
Jacob S. Hinkle, aged 48years, a prom
inent resident of Jefferson county, living
two miles west of Harper's Ferry, died
of typhoid pneumonia Sunday evening.
He leaves widow and nine children.
Rev DR.. w. Mckinney, of Washing.
ton, presiding elder OF Frederick district,
will preach DIT the Bunker Hill M. Z.
Church on Saturday and Sunday morn
ings at 1880. Communion on Sunday.
The preaching service announced for
next Sunday morning, Sept, 10, at eleven
0 clock in the Pre- sbyterian church at Bun
ker Hill has been changed to 7.3o O'Clock
p. m. of same day. All are cordially in
vited.
Mr.. Frank Taylor, of Hardy county.
was married Monday morning in Green
spring, Md, to Miss Ethel White, of that
place. After the wedding they came here
on their honeymoon trip, stopping at the
home of Mrs. Mary V. Taylor, Winches-
ter Avenue. They left today for Wash
ington and will return here in several DAYS,
The West Virginia Wonders defeated
a team gotten up by G. J. Harden by the
score of 9 to Monday afternoon. Joe
Green, Kid Harris and Bulley Stewart.
three of the wonderful players of the
Wonders, went to Winchester today to
help the Winchester team out in a game
with the Harrisburg colored team.
The family of ex-Mayor John B. Wilson
left this morning for Morgantown, where
they will make their future home. Mr.. Will
son moves his family there in order that
they may have the advantage of the State
University. Miss Ada Colbert went with
them TO attend college and during her
stay there will make her home with the
Wilson family.
Mr.. r. H. Cornwell, of Clarke county,
Va. and Miss Mamie " Stewart, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ward Stewart, of
Darkesville, were married at the parson-
age of the Ist M. E. Church Tuesday
afternoon at four o'clock in the presence
of number of friends. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cornwell went from here to Clarke coun-
ty, where they will reside.
The congregation of the First Baptist
Church, which has been without pastor
since the resignation of Rev. C. P. Stealey
Sept. /, is considering the call of
Rev. H. L. Quarles, ID. d., of Richmond,
Va. Rev. Quarles occupied the pulpit in
the church last Sunday morning and even
ing the members of the congregation were
pleased with him. 1t is probable that he
will be called to the pastorate of the
church.
While standing in the street near the
B.l& o. passenger depot Monday after
noon the horse hitched to the wagon of
the Belvidere Brewing Company suddenly
started to disappear. The horses down
ward flight was soon stopped, however,
by the bottom of the CAVERN being
reoched. The cavern was caused by the
TOP of an old wooden sewer, about two
feet underground, giving away. 1t was
repaired tniS morning.
Mrs. J. F. Reed, of 32I South Queen
street, to-day enters the small band of
octogenarians who are living in this
healthful city and she is celebrating the
eightieth anniversary of the day OF her
birth appropriately among a number of
her relatives. Mrs. Reed was born in
Martinsburg and is one of the few surviv-
ing citizens who have lived in it for eigh-
ty years. She is the only survivor of the
old generation of the Reed and Snyder
families,
Col. John w. Avirett, of Cumberland,
Game Warden of MARYLAND, was in this
city "Wednesday. He is very DESTROYS Of
haying the people of Berkeley County CO.
operate with the State of Maryland in
reference to fishing in the Potomac. Bel
kelley County has about thirty-hve miles
OF river front, all of which is good fishing
ground. Several of the other counties
are CO. operating and they find it greatly
20 Their advantage. A meeting will be
held IN Washington shortly in order to
formulate plans of co. operation. The
difference in the laws of the two states
makes 1t very difficult to control the fish
ing in the waters of the Potomac.