Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-31
LITTLE LOCALS.

LITTLE LOCALS,
Next Sunday is "all fools day."
Days are growing much longer
Most women are like misery-they love
company.
Spring fever is already beginning 70
take hold.
The total registered vote of Hagers-
town is 1851.
The chap who courts trouble very often
troubles court.
House cleaning will soon be the mania
of the housewife.
What will be the issue at the coming
municipal election
All signs point. so angle say, to very
successful fishing season.
An electric railway will be built be-
tween Keyser and Piedmont.
1t is about time for candidates for the
coming city election to spring up.
The iron will of selfish man is un-
doubleday made of common pig iron.
Master Summers Hollis has been on
the sick list all week, but is improving.
Miss Bernice Minor, Stephen street, is
confined to the house with sprained an
kle
An iron bridge is to repla, e he wooden
one at Heirs Island, Harpers Ferry. 1t
costs $3.50.
A good many chainless bicycles are
putting in their appearance on the streets
OF Martinsburg.
A corner fakir and the German band
delighted the large number of country
people in town on Saturday.
A recent order of Wiliamsport is talk
ing of erecting an opera house in that
place with lodge rooms above.
Reuben Griggs, a negro, was hanged at
Cumberland Court House, Va for crimi-
nal assault on a colored child.
Effie Racv,the daughter of Mr.and Mrs.
James Racy, of East John street, will be
taken to the home for incurabes at Hunt
ington.
Mrs. J. F. Reed entertained at supper
Thursday Mrs. Christian Lantz and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Emily Dooley and Mrs. August
Matthaei.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. L. Shepherd have COM
pleted their engagement for the present
season in "Phroso" and returned to their
beautiful country home, Wild Goose Farm,
near Shepheidstown.
The next term of Circuit Court, which
begins April 10, will be most interest
ing one. The criminal docket is very
heavy, and many holly contested cases
are ready for the jury"
Cumberland has 100 arc light for S.
400, Hagerstown has so for the same
price, Martinsbarg has 50 for $4,000
Cumberland pays S3895, Hagerstown
S92.25 and Martlnsburg $50, per light a
year.
Mr.. Harry Grove, who for the past sew
eral years has been he popular clerk in
W. H. Polling store, has resigned his
position and q a weeks visit in Wash
ington, will o 10 work in the store of ?
Z. Deatrick
Fred Mosby, colored, who was arrested
en- the charge Of assaulting Luther Fields
was taken before Justice Martin FRIDAY
afternoon at 5 O'Clock for a hearing, bu
the plaintiff failed to appear and the cast
was dismissed.
Miss Nan Armstrong, of Pittsburg, wa.
called home on account Of the illness 0
her mother, at her home on Center street
Miss Armstrong; friends will be glad Il
see her though sorry to learn Of the illness
her Of mother.
A marriage license was issued at tn,
County Clerks office to John B
Clagett jr., of Frederick county, Va, auC
Annie Unger, daughter of VIM. Unger, o
Berkeley county The wedding will tax,
place March IS.
Governor Atkinson Friday appointed
Frank Cox, of Morgantown, Judge Advo
cate General on his staff, vice genera
Malcolm Jackson who resigned to becom
candidate on the Republican ticket 70
the Legislature from Kanawha county.
Prof. L.. c. Corbett Of the State Exper
mental Station, Morgantown, arrived her
Sunday and will spend several week
here in order to help the fruit growers i
their war against the San Jose scale. TIL
work OF spraying will be commenced a
soon as the weather permits.