Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-08-18

Grapes are ripe. There will be large
crop.
A lamp can't be much good unless
wicked.
Industry is born in a man, but Iaziness
is acquired.
How's your shirt waist is the latest
among men.
A new bank is to be established at
Norgantown.
Even the matrimonial market is dull
these hot days.
Vacation for school children is rapidly
drawing TO close.
Sundays rain and wind storm had a
very refreshing effect.
Keep COOL if you can, and if you can't
keep cool as you can.
Greencastle have movement started
for an electric light plant.
"Shirt waist men" took steps in Wash
lngton to the innovation.
A man and two women were beaten by
whltecaps in Hardy county.
The kick of a COW is not the most de-
lightful from Of milk punch.
If you are out in driving rain storm
don't attempt to hold the rains.
The B. & 0. has greatly reduced its
force OF employees at Parkersburg.
Many trees were made bite the dust
over the county by the wind yesterday.
The more am an has the more he wants
with the poss bic exception of twins.
Woman is a eonundrum that man can't
guess, but ne is unwilling to give her up.
There are between 700 and 500 guests
at Harper's Ferry and the light hotels are
full up.
The only time the average man is glad
TO take a back seat is when he goes to
church
No man can have too much good
breeding and no woman can have too
much affection
Group instantly relieved. DR.. Thomas
Eclectric OIL. Perfectly safe Never fail.
At any drug store.
A marriage license was issued in Cum
berland to William NJ. Davis and Cora
Dorm, both Of Martinsburg.
Trade on the c. & o. canal has revived.
on an average of a dozen boats are
clearing the Whalf at Cumberland daily.
Eczema, scald head, hives, itchiness of
fhe skin of any sort instantly relieved, per-
manently cured. Deans Ointment. At
any drug store.
There are now five turtle back engines
in use on the second division Of the b. &
o. and it is said they will not be removed
for sometime 10 come.
Burdock Blood Bitters gives a man
clear head, an active brain, strong, Wig
orous body-makes him fit for the battle
Of life.
A. +. Brerkal, formerly of Hancock.
fireman on B. & @. freight engine 1900,
mad his face scalded by the bursting of
mbricater glass on bis engine.
More than a thousand defendants Of
Jacob and David Jones will hold a family
reunion in Taylor county, on August q.
Defendants will be there from all over
The country.
The funeral Of Anna Ellen Rhodes,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. c. +. Rhodes
took place from the house on n. Queen
street Friday afternoon at 4 O'Clock, Rev
{. S. Trump assisted by ReY. Gruver,
officiating.
The body ofehe man killed on the rail.
road at Brunswick Wednesday morning
was buried without being identified. He
bad papers on his clothes indicating that
he was Wade H, Godove, of Keyser, but
a telegram to that place revealed the fact
chat that person was well and living.
Hon. q. S. G.. Pitzer has been invited
by the Speakers Bureau of the Repubil-
can party of West Virginia to stump the
state on a salary, also by the Ohio State
Committee to stump that state. MIR. Pltzer
will make few speeches in both States,
but will devote most Of his time to this
Song rtsslonal district
Dir. L. S. Pitzer, of North Martinsburg
spraag a surprise upon his friends this
uqesk BY bringing home with him as a
brsze one Of Pennsylvania S fair daughters,
The marriage took place in Washington
Pa, the home Of the bride-Miss Katie
Pfarr. Mr.. and Mrs. Pitzer will make
Martinsburg their future home.
Rev. Engle, an American Missionary
20 China, gave a very interesting talk OF
his work in tine Celestial Empire in Trim
tv Episcopal church Sunday. He gave
a very interesting account Of life in thai
turbulent country and ended up by say
ing that the foreign merchants, and no
the missionaries, were the cause Of thC
present uprising A missi2 mary collection
mas taken no