Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-12-08

Bun die time is rapidly approaching.
A few fakes ofsnow fell this morning,
There are no new cases of smallpox at
Piedmont.
The farmers are rejoicing over the hea-
w rainfall
New York servant girls are organizing
for strike.
Winches er will get an ice and cold
storage plant
Friday is pay day at the Kilbou n
Knitting Mills.
How about that diary you started 20
keep last January
James Lawer died in Shenandoah, Pa,
from hydrophobia.
People who indulge in sour grapes de-
serve to lock seedy
1t isn't always the strongest man who
supports the largest family.
John Darnley, railroad brakeman, was
killed by a tram at Frostburg.
The farmers are pleased with the out
look for an abundant wheat crop.
The merchants are crowding their
stores with wares for the holidays.
The price of refined sugar has been adj
vanced FIVE points by the Arbuckles.
If one judges strictly by the festival
tree, this is TO be very green Christmas.
Many stores are putting in Christmas
wares, as it might be said they are stock
ing up.
Whatever be the seasonable style for
football hair, it is not worn long after the
finale games.
The building on West King street own
ed by w. T. Stewart is being improved
by the painters brush
tmay make life happier to know that
cat just half grown can devour 20 mice
a day, or $500 year.
The new winter police uniforms, which
were furnished by contract by Jas. F.
Thompson & Bro, have arrived and the
police have donned them.
Mrs ]. w. Butts died at he. home. I2S
N. High street, Saturday evening, aged
As years. A husband and four daughters
survive her. Interment at Cherry Run.
Plans are under consideration by the
management of the B. & o. for extensive
Improvements at the Mount Clare shops.
1t is expected that if this work is carried
out these shops will form one of the
most modern plants of its kind in the
country.
Rev. Thomas S. Dunaway, of Acco-
mac, Va, has accepted an invitation of
the Pulpit Committee Of the First Baptist
Church to deliver sermon in this city
and will occupy the pulpit in the church
next Sunday Dec. 9. both morning and
evening.
The farm of the late Daniel Getzen-
danner, located near Kearneysville, has
been sold to Mr.. Felkner, of Berkeley
county, for SIS an acre. The place con-
tains 100 acres and is one of the best in
Jefferson county.
The smallpox, which so seriously threat
ened to become an epidemic in Chambers
burg, is under complete control. There
has been but one death from the disease,
which is somewhat remarkable, consider
ing the number of cases.
Baltimore and Ohio train No. IL ran
into landslide above Piedmont Tuesday
night, and the postal car was SO badly
damaged that it had to be switched off at
Cumberland. The train left Cumberland
without the car and all mail was transfer
red to car which was attached TO train
No. 10.
The pole of the Martinsburg Electric
Company on the north west corner OF
Queen and Martin streets, which had be-
come decayed in the ground. broke off
near the top of the ground Tuesday and
came very near falling. The pole was
tied up with ropes by the lineman until
thismorning. when the decayed position
was cut of and the pole replaced in the
ground.
Mr.. Solomon NJ Mckee, son of Mr..
VIM. Mckee of this city. who is superin-
tendent of the telegraph system of a rail-
road in Central America, sailed Tuesday
for home. 1t will take about twelve days
to make the trip to his native country. He
expects to land at Philadelphia on the
18th and will arrive in Martinsbrrg on
the 18TH. This will be Mr. McKee's first
trip home in twenty years and it will
doubtless be happy moment when he
and the other members of the family
greet each other, after a lapse of two
decades.