Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-08-11

Inc 4. excursion 10 AttdilsiS Wy
Thursday was well patronized. The train
started out from Winchester with eleven
excursionsts, took on nine at this station.
fortv-six at Chsmbersburg when it arrived
in Chambersburg it had 2I7 passengers
bound for Atlantic City.
The firing Of dynamite in the Potomac
by the searchers in hunting for the body
Of Earl Henshaw killed more nsh than
could be caught in q year by all the fish
ermen in Berkeley county. Thousand OF
them can be seen'foating down the river
below Falling Waters.
A very pleasant dance was given 10
Fellers Hall last night by the young men
of the Mnneolis Dancing clu in honor 81
Miss Nora Rabbit, Of Rockville, Md.
The dance was attended by large and
select crowd and was one Of the most en-
ioyable Of the season. Muse was fur
nished by Thompson's Orchestra,
Thirty-three negro workmen left Mar
tinsburg Sunday on train No. 9 to work
on the new b. & o. Railroad being laid
between Pittsburg and Wheeling, making
the second track between those places.
These workmen were gathered from dill
ferent points OF the county by James b.
Dyche.
Lee Ransom, the popular barber shop
proprietor. has added an additional bar
Der to his force and is now prepared to-
meet the demands Of his increasing trade.
His shop is one of the best equipped in
the civ and with his large force OF hands
he is able 10 take care Of his patronage IN
up-to-date style.
Keyser. w. Va. instead Of Grafton,
will be the new terminus Of the eastern
division Of the 3. & .. road. Fairmont,
on the main line, Clarksburg on the Park
ersburg branch and Philipp on the
BLOOMINGTON branch, will be the other
terminals The Grafton shops will be
moved to Falrmont.
Rev. !. NJ. Schick, of Washington, who
preached to the Reformed Congregation
Sunday morning spoke of the associa-
ton OF himself with the people OF the
conqrega ion, and congratulated them on
the magnificent new church which they
were erecting. The corner stone will be
laid next Saturday afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
Mrs. Anna Rutledge, purchaser Of the
property next to the Lutheran church, re-
Gently owned by the heirs OF Jacob Wis
ner, will make extensive Improvements to
the building An entire new front will
be put in, the two rooms made into Ole,
and a side entrance to offices in second
story. The rear wall will be torn down
and replaced with a new one, placing
therein, for purposes Of light and con-
venence, the glass etc, now in front.
Miss Mary Powell and Miss Fannie
Ball, of Washington, ID. C.,Who are sum-
mering at Harpers Ferry, had a narrow
escape from death Friday night. They
went driving with pair of young horses
belonging TO +. S. Cummings. The
horses ran away and plunged over bluff
400 feet high, the ladies jumping from
the vehicle just in time to escape death.
Neither was seriously injured The
horses were valued at $500.
Mrs Stevens. OF Baltimore, secretary Of
the Womans Foreign Missionary Society
Of the Methodist church. Miss Grace
/ Stephens and Miss Sooboonagam Animal
native missionary of India, who are on a
tour of the United States spent Thursday
in Martinsburg and gave a talk in the
First M f. Church in the interest OF the
local branch of the society. A collection
was .aken up for foreign missions. They
went from here to Hagerstown. from
which place taey will go to Frederick, Md.
The coIored folks gave a dance at In
wood Park last Thursday night. A crowd
of them went up ina bus and a crowd on
the train having engaged farmer to
bring them back in big wagon.
The farmer was scared however, and
would not bring them back and the crowd
among them Chas. Stewart and Jno
Harris, the promoters Of the dance, had
to bunk in the park over night, on the
pavilion or under what shelter they could
get.
Master Fred Riddleberger, son of Mr..
VIM. Riddleberger, foreman of THE EVE
MING WORLD office, who is spending
sometime at the home of his grandfather,
Mr.. c. NJ. Hough, in Charles Town, met
with an accident Saturday which came
very near resulting seriously. The VEN
tursome youth was climbing from paling
fence ontI building, when he lost his
hold and fell on the palings, then onto a
pile of lumber. Luckily the palings only
grazed his body but spike on the pile
of lumber pierced his body. His injuries
are very painful, but not of serious ma
ture.
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