Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-05-26

A yellow dog whose identity is un-
known dro,. ped over cad on East Mar
tin ST. Wednesday. Dsafh was caused
by either s'arvaaon or poison.
On Decoration Day visitors who 60 TO
Anteiem can make connection at Hag-
erstown with a special train which vii
leave there al 9 O'Clock. A train return
ing will bring them TO Hagerstown be-
fore 6 so.
Messrs. VIM and Roger Hill, George
Viewer Joseph Myers, Robert Stewart,
Amos Westra.er. Robert Miller and Miss
May Miller attended a reception given by
the Misses Saimley at their home ID
Brucetown Tuesday night.
Some one dropped astamped letter into
the mail box at The Z. Y. Station early
Tuesday morning with no address upon
it. The railway mail clerk took up the
letter and viii send it to the dead letter
office. If anyone recalls doing such a
trick he can act accordingly
Mr.. John Wien, son of Undertaken
VIM H. Wien, of III S city, who entered
the U. S. Military Academy at West Point
four years ago, wld graduate this spring.
He has made very creditible showing at
the school and will graduate with good
standing in his class Mr. and Mrs Wien
will go TO West Point Tuesday June 5 to
attend the graduation exercises.
The petition to the b. & o. to continue
stopping the train, No. II and II at this
station has already been signed by fifty
OF the leading business men and shippers
on the B. & O. None of the business
men refused to sign it. BY this evening
the petition will be full of names and will
be sent to Baltimore.
The solicitors who began canvassing
the Gown Yesterday for the Fourth OF July
celebration have been meeting with excel
lent success everywhere. Hardly any Of
the business men seen by them refused &c
give something and the success they are
aVing. assures a big celebration ! he
committees received a report OF what they
had collected last nigrt and viii meet
again tonight TO receive a further report.
The City Band open air concerts, the
weekly entertainment looked forward to
with much pleasure by the people of Mar
tinsburg and Berkeley county, will begin on
Friday night Iune Ist. and will continue
during the summer. The band will lead
the cadets OF the Berkeley Military Acad-
envy TO Puplic square to drill on that night
and after the drill Will open the concerts
tor the season.
Officers Russler and Hardy Tuesday
arrested Van c. Miller on the charge OF
stealing silver watch out OF the house oil
VIM Bagnet, near Choppert's Ford. The
iris ner IS charged with walking into the
house and taking the watch while MIR
and Mrs Baenet were working in the
garden. The warrant had been out for
several DAYS, but the officers were unable
to find him, until Tuesday, when they
came across him on the street. He was
given hearing Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel T. Bantz, who were
married in Winchester Monday af .ernoon.
returned to this CITY Tuesday The
meeting was qu'e surprise to the many
friends OF the couple Mrs. Bantz will re-
main at her home West John St. until
sometime in June, where she will join Mr.
Bantz at Elkins, their future home.
Mr.. Bantz is a brother to Mrs. Geo.
Berry and Mrs. Geo. Cushwa, OF this city.
and prominent business man of Elkins,
w. Va.