Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-12-01
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Christmas shoppers VIII soon line up.
Where there's a will there's lawyer.
Cider is an outgro Nth Of the power OF
the press.
The girl who fishes for compliments
isn't above taking a lobster.
The ice man should know the differ
ence between justice and just Ice
Wouldnt it be strange il the Sultan
should give US slice OF Turkey
Sheriff elect Stuckey says ne will make
public his appointments in few days.
The next regular term OF Circuit Court
begins the second Tuesday in January
Wlnchesters population is 5,i6I, little
over half the population OF Martnsourg.
A severe wndstorm visited various
sections of Virginia, doing some damage
1t is reported that the B, & Q. repair
shops at Cumberland are to be enlarged.
Indications are that the Sultan has not
heard OF SPANS experience with Uncle
Sam
Tbhe new schedules on the c. Y. and
B. 30 r r. are now in effect and work
ing very nicely.
Enpinemen John III. Neff and Elwood
+. White have been promoted to the main
line service OF the c. v. r. r., the former
from extra service and the latter from the
Bridgeport shifter.
The B. & @. has begun system OF re-
numbering all cars in their service, slml-
lar to the system of the r r. r., using
higher numbers than at present. They
will run in series.
A pair OF bald eagles have been in the
Uvilla. Jefferson county ,neghborhood Tor
the past month or so, and have been living
well on chickens and other delicacies.
They are said to be very large and hand
some.
Miss Grace Rodrick entertained the
Chafinq-Dish Club at a card party at
her home on E. King street Tuesday IN
honor of her sister, Mrs. l.. L. Sparrow.
Delightful refreshments were served dur
ing the evening.
Mrs. Rosa A. Striker returned Tuesday
from Atlantic City, to which place she
will move in March, having leased for the
coming season, Hotel Warren, which
adioins the waldorf Astoria" on the
Boardwalk. Her friends wish her success
in her new undertaking.
In 1900 Winchester had a population ci
s.Io6: its population in 1900, according &c
the census report, is 5,IoI, which is de-
crease of az. 1t is with much regret tina,
we note that our sister city has gone
backward rather than advanced in popu-
lation during the past decade; but what is
lacking in quantity is probably more than
made up in quality,
The remains of Messrs. William Ed
wards and L. c. Stalnaker were dislnter-
ed in Norbourn cemetery Tuesday after
noon and were sent to Baltimore by Un-
dertaker Wilen this morning on train No
8, where they will be re-interred in the
family lot in Loudon Park Mrs. Ed
wards, Mrs. StaInaker and Mr.. William
Edwards accompanied the remains &c
Baltimore.
A very enjoyable evening was spent al
the residence Of MIR. and Mrs. Lewis w
Harman's, Monday Nov. ao. bya merry
party of young people. who enjoyed them
selves until the wee hours of morning
Those present were: Misses Sallie
Mathers, Maude Foreman, Rebecca Hurd
MAY Thompson. Annie Sheets. Estella
Anderson; Messrs. Garfield Yontz, Harry
Towner, James. Earl and Floyd Ander-
son, Oscar Russler.
Mrs. James Westall. who has been in
Baltimore at the bedside OF her husband
who is patient in the Presbyterian Eye
& Ear Hospital. returned Tuesday. The
operating on this eye proved OF no better
results than the operation on the other
one and Mr.. WestaII has lost his sight en-
tirely. His nerves gave away under the
strain OF the operation and he is now in a
very weak condition. He will be brought
home the last of this week.
The suit of Jacob Johnson against Mrs
John w. Lamon and husband, for alleged
damages received by the complainant at
the.hands of Mrs. Iamon while armed
with the dangerous and deadly weapon
called whip" was begun before Justice
Byers Tuesday morning: Attorney ID. C.
Westenhaver represents the complainant
and Wisner and Downey the defendants
The entire morning was taken up with
the examination of the numerous witness.
es for both sides, after which the case was
adjourned until the afternoon at O'Clock
when the attorneys began their argument