Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-04-14

I Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Caldwell who
have been spending their honeymoon I
, Wniteacre, Va, have returned to Maj
tnsburg and will make their home on
Strine avenue.
1t was announced that in all probab
ty binder Irvine will cost more this season
] than for many years past. 1t looks now
as thoI gh the consumer will have 10 ps y
from IS 70 II cents pound for his twine-
Joseph Troy Morgan. son of Joseph
Morgan, Of Terra Aha, a b. K o. freight
brakeman, fell from his train in the Pied
mont yard Sunday, and one wheel pass
ed over his body, killing him instantly. He
was in his 2Ist year and had been on the
road only eight weeks.
The announcement is made of the en-
gaqement Of Miss Priscilla Williams
Bridges to Mr. John Carmichael of Lex
ngton. Va. Miss Bridges is the third
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs Robert Bridges.
of Hancock, and is we'll known here. The
wedding will take place at Hancock June
5.
Hotel Winchester, which was built ten
years ago and has been unoccupied ever
since it was built, was sold Saturday TO
Charles St. John,of Southern Pines n. c.,
for $4,000. The building and grounds
cost 100000, The new purchaser will
open the place as a summer resort June
rs.
The broom brigade started to work
needed cleaning. MiAin Pile has the
contract for doing h work at 81 so per
square. He has force of about dozen
! boys and two carts at work. All the
principal streets and number OF the side
streets will be swept.
The many friends of Miss Beatrice
| Johnson will be grieved to learn of her
death, which occurred Sunday morning at
J her home in Baltimore. Miss Johnson
/ was niece of Mrs. Jno. A. Wien and
was well known in this city,having visited
here often. ID ath was caused by tuber-
culosis. She was aged ~ years.
A white man, unknown and of German
origin, was struck by westbound train
No s., engine No S37, on Big Monoca-
cy Bridge, Md, Saturday and had his
right arm badly mashed and broken He
was caught on the bridge and got over
the side as quickly as he could but not
before one arm was struck and mashed.
Mr.. B. g. Manor, the oldest citizen of
New Market, Va and native of Berke-
ley county, was paralyzed in his yard on
Thursday evening and died within two
hours. He was miller by trade and was
born in this county, but resided in and
near New Market for thirty years. He is
To-,
daughters.
Rev. D. B. Floyd, who has been max
ing Martinsburg his home for the past six
months, has accepted a call to the Luth-
eran pastorate at Funkstown, Md. His
furniture was moved to that place last
week and he is now in charge in his new
field. Rev. Floyd will be greatly missed
from the city. During his stay here he
filled the pupits of several of the churches
at various times.
When Mrs. Bessie X. Lamon, who re-
sides on Public Square, awoke Saturday
she was alarmed to find that she had
lost sight in her left eye during the night.
When Mrs. Lamon retired she did not
notice anything wrong with her eye, nor
had she any trouble with it any time be-
fore. The sudden loss of sight in the eye
has caused her much anxiety and
she lett that afternoon for Washington to
j have It operated upon.
Mr.. J. H. Shriver, of Winchester ave
nue., has a freak peep, Matched on March
4. The little chick has four legs and four
feet, all Tue same size and length and
walks about on all four of them The
legs are attached to the body at tue usual
place, two on each side, and touch the
ground about the same time. The little
chick does not seem 10 know how 10 man
age four of its feet and walks about rather
awkwardly.
Mr.. Daniel McGinns, of n. Queen ST.
conductor on the dirt train, had his left
arm badly squeezed and badly bruised
while ncoupllng cars in the B.&O. yard
Saturday He was engaged in cut
ting off two cars from the train when the
engine backed catching his arm between
the bumpers and severely squeezing it be-
tween the wrist and elbow. The accident
was very painful and MIR McGinnis at
first thought his arm was broken. He
was relieved by another conductor.
Mrs. James Miller, living across the
river near Williamsport, was attached by
an Infatuated COW while milking the ami
NAL and is bedfast from her injuries. The
animal became mad and knocked her
down, repeatedly trying to gore her. She
regained her feet and the COW again rush
ed at her and tossed her about ten feet.
She was struck in the side and badly
bruised by the cows horns. After re-
covering her breath she succeeded in es-
Gaping the COW and reached the house in
safety.
Mr.. Josia Gruber had in town Friday a
) remarkable product of nature, which grew
on his place east Of Inwood The Curl
osity is two dogwood trees, which had
grown together about ten feet above the
, ground. They are two separate trees
= about two feet apart, and have been join.
ed together by nature by limb about the
size OF the trunks of the trees. Those
3 who saw the twin trees pronounced then
. as a remarkable product of nature. Some
of the farmers experienced in that line