Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-05-05


Rain is needed badly.
May dew takes away freckles.
May flowers are the leaders now.
No more April showers this year.
The Hot Wave" signal will soon be
displayed.
Morgantown is getting to be as airy as
the Windy City.
Soon the house wife will see the errors
of the iceman's weighs.
Parkersbury is to have mammoth
hotel Wi roof garden.
The Ecumenical Conference on Foreign
Missions closed its sessions in New York.
Don't envy the man with the wonderful
memory; he remembers most that he'd
rather forget.
The Great Council of Red Men, at
Charleston elected. chiefs for the ensuing
year and adjourned.
If the town of Three Oaks, Mich, were
to be destroyed by fire, it could scarsely
be called forest fire.
Hagerstown charges license for milk
wagons as well as all transfers and one
of $50 on telegraph companies.
Judge Faulkner has called the Jefferson
county grand juryto meet on Friday, the
18Th. and the petit jury on Thursday, the
22nd.
The second annual Conference. of the
Disciples of Christ will convene in the
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May, 10.
The B. G. o. Station at Stephens City
Va.,was completely destroyed by fireWed-
nesday afternoon. Loss about 5000.
No insurance.
A. E. Katz, who is doing business in
this city purchased the stock of G.. b.
Charlton x. Co., Hagerstown, in bulk and
shipped it to New York.
David H. Bowers, of this city, has been
granted an increase in his pension from 50
to SIS and Jas. II. Smurr a pension OF 50
per month through the efforts of J. h.
Roberts, pension agent.
The latest to leave to work for the U. s.
Fish Commission are Messrs. David Pits
nogle, c. w. Rinker and Snyder Martin,
who have peen assigned to duty at Havre
de Grace and Bryan Point, Md.
Mr.. Herman Billmeyer, son of Capt.
Milton J. Billmyer, and Miss Lula Miller,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Miller,
were married today at the home OF the
brides parents, near Scrabble, this county.
The West Virginia Wonders, the local
colored baseball organization, say they
have tried ever so hard and have not yet
succeeded in getting anyone ITO buck up
against them" Is 1t the name that scares
the other people or what?
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com
pany will sell tickets from all points on its
lines East of the Ohio River to Cincinnati,
O. on account of National Convention
Peoples Party, at rate of one first class
fare for the round trip, Tickets good
going until May 9TH, returning leaving
Cincinnati not later than May 18th.
In McClure's Magazine for May, Pro-
fessor Simon Newcomb will write Of the
total solar eclipse that is to occur on May
3S, telling where and to what degree it
will be visible and whet astronomers hope
to learn from it. He will also give an &C
count of the important things that have
been learned from previous echpseS. The
article will be fully ustrated.
The young man who was caught nap
ping in Mr. Burkhart's buggy along Win
chester Avenue on Saturday last, has
been eXonorated from all charges OF any
intention to unlawlully deprive him of his
property. Mr.. Burkhart wrote Justice
Byers asking the release of the young
man, saying, II have no charges to make,
as am satisfied now he did not take my
horse and buggy with intent to steal.
So the matter is settled. 1t was an I'M
fortunate affair, and is not likely to occur
again.
Eugene F. Shores, of this county,whose |
recommendation Of the Board of Pardons
for pardon was sent to Governor At !
kinson last week, was Monday granted
the pardon by the Governot, who stated
that Shores was given his freedom on con- |
diaon, however, of his good behavior in |
the future. Should ne hereafter commit |
felony of any sort within the State of
West Virginia he shall return to the State |
prison and be required to serve the remain |
der of the sentence of the court which |
convicted and sentenced him.
Shores was sentenced April %, 1896 by |
the Circuit Court of Berkeley county to |
seven years Imprisonment upon charge |
of burglary and grand larceny.