Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-03

where ne mas StCuIcu q poSIllou.
Lenten services will be held in St.
| Toseph's Catholic church every Wednes-
dav afternoon at $50 and every Friday
evening al 7. 50 o'clock during Lent.
Mrs. Emma c. Feigley, Of Hagers-
town. fornerely of this city and niece Of
Mrs. w. NJ. Hollis, OF this city. is the
mother Of fifteen boys. She gave birth
to the first girl on Saturday.
| Mrs. Mary Minor, colored. died Wednes-
day afternoon at three O'Clock, OF con-
sumption, aged IS years. She leaves a
husband and several children. Funeral
| from the house tomorrow afternoon at
three O'Clock.
Mr.. John B. Creque and Miss Susan
Bennett, both of this city, were married
| in Baltimore Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Creoue returned to Martinsburg on train
| No. Z Wednesday and have taken rooms
in the Continental Hotel.
Misses Mollie and Daisy Schill, Lizzie
Voegele and Miss Beam, all OF this city,
have secured positions as milliners for
Armstrong & Cater. Baltimore, They
| left Wednesdayafternoon on train Moo to
| assume their new duties.
Mr.. A. F. FeItner and Miss Ada V.
Smith we're married Wednesdayevening at
six O'Clock, by DR.. ]. A. Price, at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Joshua Smith. o37 N. Queen
street. A large number of friends wit
messed the ceremony and enjoyed the fes-
tivities of the occasion.
The Street Committee was out Tues
day afternoon to inspect the crossing on
| the east side of Queen street, corner OF
| Queen and Martin The property owners
OF that section petitioned the Council for
new crossing, but the committee decid-
led that it was not necessary and repairs
will only be made.
Sol Jackson, who was arrested on
Saturday for assauliing A. S. Poisal, was
given hearing before Justice Byers Mon
day afternoon. AT the trial the razor,
which he was charged with using, turned
QUITO be can opener. The Justice fined
him S. and costs or twenty days in jail.
He was remanded to Jail.
Abraham Thompson and his wife
Harriet Thompson. have agreed to dis
agree. A deed of separation between the
two has been entered upon record IN the
County Clerks office. On account of diff
ferences that have arisen between them
they have agreed to seperate and live inde-
pendent of each other and not to modest
one another in any business transactions
of any kind.
Richard Wade, of Borden Shaft, in the
| mir bill
Tuesday morning with bullet from
Winchester rifle. Both men were in love
with the same girl. Wade learned that
she favored his rival, and, determining
that he should not have her. went in
search of him and killed him. The
tragedy has caused much excitement in
Cumberland.
Miss Daisy We'll, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs David We'll, corner King street and
Maple avenue, has secured position as
saleslady in the large department store of
| Joel Gutman, Baltimore. She left We'd
nesday on train Nos for Charles Town,
where she will spend the day with her
sister, going to Baltimore on Thursday.
Her many friends though sorry to see her
leaving Martinsburg, wish her much sue
cess IN her new neld.
The committee appointed by the Elder
in charge of Mt. Lebanon M. Z. church
of Staunton District, Washington Confer
ence, held three night entertainment
from which the sum of $40 was realized
The committee wishes to return thanks,
through the columns of this paper, to the
many friends who assisted them. The
committee of arrangen. ents was compos-
ed of president, Mrs. Annie Brown; vice.
president, Mrs!Ameia Johns; treasurer,
Miss Annie Brown; secretary. Mr.. George
H. Holly; Mr. Henry Holly; pastor, Rev.
Z. Hammond.
DIR. E. c. Williams has relic which he
purchased from negro and which he will
try and trace back to its owner. 1t is
shaped like small frying pan and is
made of peculiar kind of metal. On it
is engraved crown and the words
"Meldniea Sheetz, Shepherds Town,
Anna Domino 1882" The Dir. thinks it
is made of pewter and was an old collec-
ton plate. He will try and trace it back
in the Sheetz family in Shepherdstown.
The negro found it in pile of rubbish.
which was sold at auction in front of the
Court House.
Mr.. George A. Rumsey,of Philadelphia,
who was one of the chief figures in the
deal recently between the Martinsburg
Electric Company and Mr.. P. r. Shaw
of Wiliamsport, Pa, is in this city
Mr.. Rumsey did not know that Mr..
Shaw had permitted his forfeit to go in
default until he arrived in this city. He
says he expected to find Mr.. Shaw in
charge when he arrived here. Not a
word has been heard from Mr.. Shaw
since he left Martinsburg.
The saddled horse of Mr.. John Felker
broke away from the awning post in front
of w. X. Kliue's butcher shop Wednes-
day and started southwark down Queen
street. In the middle OF the square be-
tween Martin and Burke streets, the
horse found further progress inpeded by
Constable Russler, WHO was standing in