Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-06-30

Dr. w. {. Billings, United otales ma
rine surgeon. in charge Of the small poN
hospital near Charles Town, has am
n9unced the cure Of three patients, who
were discharged from he hospital Sum
yav. No new cases have been discovered
this week, and not death has occurred
among the patients since the outbreak Of
the disease.
John Henry, a workman at the quar-
ries Of the Standard Lime and Stone Co,
had his left leg badly injured on Satur-
day, He was working in the bottom 81
the hole, when a large s,one rolled q 1Wn
off the bank and struck him on the icit
| leg. The flesh was terribly lacerated and
cut clear TO the bone. he will not be
able to walk for sometime.
The Shepherd College baseball club has
secured Page Andrews, the twirler who
was with Martinsburg last year. to play
against our boys. The college team has
taken on several new players and are nov
practicing hard. They claim, that with
Andrews in the box, they can down our
team. The game will probably be called
at 8 p. m. next Saturday. Let everybody
arrange to see the game.
Mrs. Holiday, in a state Of intoxication,
raised such a commotion in moving her
belongings out of the rooms over Mat
thaeis drug store, adjoining those Of i. J.
Lily Friday afternoon, that police had
TO be sent for. Chief Of Police Freeze
went to the scene OF the disturbance and
stood guard over her until she finished
moving all the goods out Of the house.
Mr.. Isaac Kilmer, the well known clerk
in Mr. d. NJ. Kilmers department store,
left Monday on vacation. He went from
here to Whiteacre, Va, where, next
Wednesday afternoon, he will we'd Miss
Bessie X. Jolley, a young lady we'll known
here. After the wedding they will leave
on trip to Lexington and Richmond, Va.
returning to Mar insburg July ?, where
they will reside.
The annual picnic of the Martinsburg
City Band Was held at Pen Mar FRI
day. The band went over on the 8I5 {.
V. train, accompanied by one hundred
aud seventy people from this place. Be
sides these a number are there from Bal
timore Hagerstown and other places, the
day being the opening day for Pen Mar.
The band did not take as many from here
as they had counted on taking.
John lack, e well known farmer of
Berkeley county, died Thursday night at
II O'Clock near Marlowe. Of heart trouble
aged about 81 years. He served in the
Union army during the Civil War and
leaves five children; Mrs. Kate knisely,
Mrs. Mary Mix, Mrs. Blanche Davis.
Berkeley county; Amanda and Blaine, at
home; Two sisters, Mrs Emma Banes,
near HagerstoWn; Mrs. Martha Smith,
Berkeley county; brother, James.
The result of the conference between
Mr. w. II Crawford, president OF the
company operating the WOODEN mills ada
cent TO this vicinity. with Mr.. w. IL.
Baker. president Of the Board Of Trade,
and other gentlemen, Of Winchester has
not been made known. The conference was
held Thursday, and from what can be
CLEANED it is not altogether IMPROBABLE
that the industry will eventually be es-
tabshed there. That is, If local capital
will prove responsive.
Mr.. Max Fiery, being especially inter-
ested in the China war news and follow
ing the reports closely from there, was
ed TO make the following instructive cal
culaton There are 100, ooO.ooo Chinese,
and If they average five feet in height they
viii make a total of 1000, 900, 900 feet OF
Chinese, or 1000 miles. II these Chr
nese were laid side by side they would