Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-04-14
LITTLE LOCALS.
narleston had a 500, 900 fire.

LITTLE LOCALS.
Charleston had 100000 fire.
Presidential bees are humming.
The average cyclist gets there with
both feet.
Mr.. Luther Miller continues in critical
condition.
Trips awheel will soon be the popular
amusement.
The streets are getting their long need
ed cleaning.
The effort to down the cigarette trust
will end in smoke.
The run of fish in the Potomac has
greatly improved.
Mrs. T. E. Daley is very sick at her
home on n Queen St.
The tournament of the Pillsburg Chess
Club is nearing an end.
Spring is bringing with it all the lazi-
ness attendant on the season.
All the merchants say they did rush.
ing business on Saturday.
Three thousand miners are affected by
the strike at Loup Greek, w. Va.
1t is not easy to see the finish of peo-
pie so determined as the Beers.
The town OF Pbhippi purposes to put
in municipal electric light plant.
Mrs. Ann Foley,wife of Michael Foley,
of Jeffersol county, died last week.
April is now behaving in a manner to
gain tue confidence OF the people.
The city election will take place May
49,. the fourth Monday in the month.
Even our little neighbor up the road,
Hancock, has had her streets cleaned.
Hicks has another storm period due
this week with violence about Wednesday.
Every district in Appomatox county,
Va has voted against license to sell liquor.
The West Virginia Editorial Associa-
ton meets in Parkersburg May 22,23 and
"a.
A great many here have tried to kill
time, but time has seen them all in their
graves.
Cabell county voted to issue 100000
five year bonds to complete its new court
house.
The B. & o. depot at Tyrconnel has
been moved half a mile east of the old
location.
Work on the New Norfolk and Yves
tern depot at Shepherdstown will begin in
a few days.
Mail Carrier Shirley Grantham has
moved from Winchester avenue to 3o4
w. Burke street.
Pink eye" is prevalent in Winchester,
alarge number Of persons being afflicted
with it in a mild form.
First Poltician-"Now we know who S
going to be our next President
Second Politicicn-"Dow we p
Geo B. Charlton s; Co, wholesale and
retail hatters of Hagerstown, has asked
for a receiver. The firm is solvent.
The Garbage contractors have placed
new carts on the streets. They are a
great improvement over the old carts.
Major Charles Dennis, assistant Ad-
jutant- General under Gov MacCorkle 5
administration, died Friday at Memphis,
Tenn.
Orders have been issued to all B.&O
telegraph operators to the effects that they
must keep loaGers out Of the Office or be
suspended.
The annual meeting of the State Medi-
cal Society will be held at Morgantowr
MAY 9, 10 and H. Six physicians of this
city are members of the society.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
Tuesday morning to rob the Charles
town First National Bank. There was I
deposit in the vaults of about $50 900.
Capt. VIM. Snodgrass, the popular con
ductor on the c. V. who is just recovering
from a long spell of sickness, has gone t
Atlantic City for his health.
Accidents come with distressing FIRE
quency on the farm. Cuts bruises stings
sprains DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil re
lieves the pain instantly. Never safe with
out it.
Thomas w. B. Duckwall, of Berkee
Springs, representing attorney Of Nor
gan comfy, has been appointed to a plac
in the Office of the Clerk OF the Unitct