Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-02-24

Smallpox has broken out near Suffolk,
Va.
The warm rain played havoc with the
snow.
The careful burel.r always prefers al
safe robbery.
Few women can drive a tack, but most
of them can nail lie.
Mr.. Horace Owen purchased fine
horse in Winchester.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Willoughby SAINT
man, in Baltimore. son.
Coal operators of this State anticipate
trouble with the miners April I.
Saturday will be Old St Maddox's Day.
Watch for the ice in the cutters.
Miss Amelya Boak, who has been i'll
with malaria is rapidly recovering.
Mr.. Charles Reynolds is i'll with typhoid
fever at his home on Maple avenue.
Miss Grace Kershaw is confined to her
home on Stephen street with the grip.
Ice dealers say they have had good
harvest and do not expect to cut again
this season.
Mrs. Bessie X Lamon, who has been
very i'll with typhoid fever, has greatly inn
proved and is now on the road to recov-
cry.
A Philadelphia and Reading engineer
was arrested in Hagerstown for running
through town faster than six miles an
hour.
officers Hollis, Hardy and Tabler were
in Hagerstown scouting around for GRIM
inals and taking in the town Wednesday
afternoon.
difficulties give way to diligence, and
disease germs and blood humors disap-
pear when Hoods Sarsaparllla is faith
fully taken.
The Winchester NJ E. church herds
drummers in two pews. A written pro-
test has been filed with the pastor by the
travelling men.
Rev. c. H. Hockey, Waynesboro, found
his missing pocketbook, containing S445,
undera pile of wood in his woodshed,
where he thinks he dropped it.
The coming attractions at the Central
Opera House are SCOTS Ministries,
.'OHooligan's Wedding" and BLACK
Patti" SCOTS Ministries will be here
March /.
The Trustees of the Reformed congre-
cation have bought of Mrs. VIM. Dorsey.
L l.. Eos al,
back Of the church building. The chap |
which is to be erected in connection with
new church will be built on this ground.
Mr.. C. w. Sandman, the B. & o. ticket
agent in this city has received very COM
pIimentary letter from Mr.. J. M. Schrey-
yer, the General Passenger Agent of the
road. The receipts for last month were
over $500 more than for the correspond
ing month of last year.
The poles recently delivered in Shop
herdstown for the erection of the new
telephone line from Shepherdstown to
this place, still remain out of the ground.
When the weather gets warmer and the
ground thaws, work will be commenced.
1t is expected that the work can be finish
ed in fifteen days.
A special train on the c. V. brought
three railroad officials TO this city on bust
ness Wednesday afternoon. They were:
Vice President M. c. Kennedy, General
Freight Agent A. l.. Lang and Chief En-
gineer T. ]. Breton. They were here on
oficiaSbusness The train returned TO
Chambersburg behind the regular 3I7
train.
The will of Mrs. Sophia L. Roder was
entered upon record in the County Clerks
office Wednesday, She wills that her pKop
erty be rented for period of five years
and the profits therefrom be paid 10 her
three children, Richard H. Roder, Mary
L. Fellers and Hartman II. Roder When
the real estate is sold it is to be divided
among said children. She appoints her
daughter, Mary Z. Teller, as executrix of
the estate.
Work was commenced Thursday
upon improvements upon the building on
North Queen street owned and occupied
by w. n. Wien. the Undertaken. The
room formerly used by Mr.. Wilen as an
office will be remodeled for store room.
The petition between the front and rear
rooms is to be removed and glass front
put in. The room, when completed will
I be occupied by Noah Krshaw &~Com-
pany. Mr. Wien has moved his Office to
the second floor.