Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-04-07
April has FIVE Sundays.

April has five Sundays.
Dewey doesn't want much.
Sunday is Palm Sunday.
There is Much sickness in town.
The fittings are nearly all over.
The baseball season approaches.
Go to Emmert's spring opening.
Lawyers are looking for spring suits.
Hagerstown schools will close May 2.
Winter still clings on TO the lap offspring.
Not much gardening this damp weather.
The hands on clock never go out on
strike.
Mr.. Leslie Sprinkle has gone to Phla-
delphia.
Remnants of March wind make the
dust fly.
A milliner in Cumberland displays a
$4,000 hat.
Circuit Court convened in Berkeley
oprlngS TUESDAY.
The sound of the Ratchet and saw is
heard everywhere.
Our local theatrical season will likely
close with this month.
That First straw hat" was chased back
to the rack by the snow.
About the busiest folks now are the
contractors and physicians.
Miss Maize Sakeman is on an extended
visit to relatives in Newark, Ohio.
More work for the laundries, white
stockings are coming back in style.
Mr.. Geo. S. Roush, who has been con-
fined to the house, is able to be out.
A carpenters wife should not attempt
to show him how to do house work.
Mrs. Michael Foley died at her home
near Halltown, Jefferson county, aged 90.
Judge Tomas D. Houston,a prominent
attorney and orator died in Charleston.
The world owes man living, but he
has to collect il on the installment plan.
Mr.. J.W. Thompson killed a seven
month old porker that weighed 10 lbs.
Currant and Seeded Raisins Ioc pound
Citron 10 and IS Id. Dates Sets. h., al
Felkers.
The MARYLAND Legislature passed a bill
prohibiting Toll roads collecting toll for
bicycles. Good.
Soft coal went up 50 cents ton at
Cumberland and it is thought the high
prices will last.
Renewed efforts are being made to re-
move President Raymond, of the West
Virginia University.
If the streets are not cleared of the dust
this summer will be almost UNDESIRABLE to
say nothing of the mud.
The party who makes live up-to-date
policy an issue in the coming municlple
election will be the one that will win.
In the city election in Parkersburg yes
terday two Democrats and three Repub-
lcan councilmen were elected. The DEM
ocrats continue in control of the city,
Rev. d. H. Shields, after serious spell
of pneumonia, during which he was con-
fined in the Deatroit. Mich, Hospital
came east this week and is now in Har-
risburg, Pa.
G.B. Owen, of Baltimore, recently sta
toned in this city, has been promoted
from B.&O. division engineer to superin-
tendent of maintenance of way east of the
Ohio river.
"Uncle Ike" Hellems left this morning
for Jefferson Co., where he has accepted
a remunerative position. "Uncie Ike has
been in the employ of Mr.. A. M. Gilbert
for thirty three years.
The people of this city who have been
losing Belgian hares by dogs, claim it is
not done by the dogs that are industrious
enough to run rabbits across the country
but by those that lie around the house in
the day time and prowl around peoples
yards at night.
The law office of F. Vernon Aler was
broken into and ransacked Saturday night
but nothing stolen. Mr. Aler says he left
the office about 7. 30 o'clock aud when he
returned half an hour afterwards he
found everything turned up side down
Notnlng mas Deen missed.
The Board of Trade is having prepared
an accurate and reliable map of the city
giving the exact location of the streets
railroad switches, factories and business
industries. The map will be OF great val.
ue to industries intending to locate and tc
the business public in general. 1t will be
completed in few days.
At the annual election of officers of the
Pillsbury Chess Club last night, Mr.. Chas
Dugan was elected president and George
Viewer vice president. Dudley Harley
was reelected secretary. The retiring of.
fcers are L. Dew. Gerhardt, president
and F. M. Yerick, vice president VIM
Bowers was elected member of the
club.