Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-24
LITTLE LOCALS.

LITTLE LOCALS.
Winters backbone is broken.
Rumors of cattle trust are herd.
"The beautiful has turned into the ugly.
Carnegie's spring suits call for large
checks,
The snow is leaving the land to swell
the streams.
Spring officially began on Tuesday at
$50 pm.
James Atkinson brother of Gov. At
kinson, is dead.
Miss Daisy Sigler, who has been very
ill is improving.
Mrs. w. S. Miller of near Gerardstown,
is in very bad health.
Workmen at Hancock unearthed num-
Der of Indian relics.
1t is said there are four hundred empty
houses in Hagerstown.
Chambersburg is figuring on sewer
age system to cost SIS 100.
Mrs, Charles Thumel is very sick at her
home on South Queen street.
The March birthstone is a blood stone
and signifies courage and wisdom.
This may be Lent, but there is a sus-
picion that the umbrella has not been re-
turned.
Water was admitted to the canal at
Cumberland, the dredging having oeen
Completed.
Mr. Charles F. Bodine continues very
i'll at the home of his brother-in-laW, Mr.
c. H. Wofes.
All grades of refined sugar have been
advanced sc per 100 pounds and raws
Ito per pound.
Mr.. Frank Leblanc has removed his in
surance office from the Little building to
rooms over NJ. L. Dorn's store.
Mr.. C.O.Lambert has moved his meat
shop from w. Martin street to the new
building recently erected by Mrs, Cathar-
inc Feler.
Mr.. Charles o. Spillman, assistant
cashier in bank recently started in Cum
berland, is suffering with very severe
sore throat at his home in this city.
Mr.Garnet Shoemaker clerk in the office
of the Winchester Telephone Company,is
suffering with a well developed case OF
mumps at his home on South Raleigh
street.
MIR. Edward Willard, who had his leg
broken in an accident at the stone quar-
ries sometime ago, has recovered almost
sufficiently to enable him to walk. He
now goes about on crutches.
A special term of County Court will be
held some time during the latter part of
April for the purpose of considering APP
plications for liquor licenses for the COM
ing year. The exact date has not yet been
set.
Nothing whatever is being done toward
constructing the telephone line from Mar
tlnsburg to ShepherdstoWn. This is about
the sloWest telephone we have heard of.
Wake up, Winchester l-Shepherdstown
Register.
Mr.. J. Henry Bogert, the popular Hotel
Berkeley a,or, man, who has undergone
a long siegr ul sickness. is rapidly recu-
perating. He is no longer confined to his
bed. He expects to be able to 80 out Of
the house in about a week,if good wealth
er prevails.
But we will continue TO sell California
new prunes at SC. Per ID, California
peaches Ioc. per 10. Ginger snaps. soda
and water crackers SC. per ID. Sour
Kraut &C. per at. Dried cherries, april
cots, sweet potatoes, oysters and fish at
Miners Cash Store.
The hremen are now making prepsra-
tons and drilling every week for Easter
Monday, when they will turn out, dressed
in their new suits of clothes. 1t is eX-
pected that about fifty will be in line.
Comerys Band has not yet decided wheth-
er TO turn out or not.
One among a crowd of men, who were
out doing the town" on Saturday even
ing, fired a revolver at the corner Of King
and Raleigh streets. Officers Freeze, Nc
Bee and Pitzer were attracted to the cor
ner by the shot, but could find no trace
OF the man with the gun.
The Williamsport canal level has been
flooded and the boats are being gotten
into the channel preparatory to the open
ing OF navigation about the last Of the
month. A fleet of boats will leave for
Cumberland as soon as the water is turn
ed into the canal for the season.