Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-07-20

The association is in a flourishing
condition
The wheat crop, which is being
ti1reshed in Jefferson county, is said
TO be failure Some farmers who
expected 20 bushels are only getting
10 and ID.
Lewis W. Adams, of westernport,
Nd, has entered suit against +. w.
Rose, editor of the Piedmont (W.
Va. } Herald, for IS, 600 damages for
alleged libel.
Miss Clara E. suffer, of Chicago,
and Miss Leah When. of Martinsburg,
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. S. A.
Suter, East Franklin street. -Hagers-
town Globe.
John X. Worden has resigned his
position with the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad at Grafton, and has gone to
Havana Cuba, to enter the Govern
ment service.
Reports from various sections Of
Virginia are to the effect that the
wheat is not thrashing out well. the
weld being far below expectations
and the quality inferior.
Mrs. Albert Graham is lying at the
point of death at her home near Ber-
kelley Springs, W. Va. from injuries
sustained III fall from a cherry tree
while picking cherrvies.
Mr. Robinson Moncure, of Stafford
county, who graduated with high
honors at the Virginia Military In
stitute, will establish military school
at Winston, Culpeper county.
A cut of Miss Rosalie Striker, of
this city, appeared i'll Tuesdays
Philadelphia North American among
the photographs taken along the
famous board walk at Atlantic City.
Mr.. Mark K Eckert, of Gettys-
burg, Pa, land Misses Sarah and Mary
Schick, of Philadelphia, Pa, who
have been visiting at the Lutheran
parsonage returned home Tuesday
morning.
Mr. Ebert Dawson and Miss May
Dawson, of Ctarksburg, are visiting
at the home of Mr.. Clarence McGin-
Minis N. Queen street, Miss Francis
White, of Happy Creek, Va, is visit
ing at the same place.
Another horse has been sent here by
the United States Express Company
to assist in the work in this city. The
work at this season of the year is too
great for one horse and the horses
will be changed every day during the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs J. Frank Thompson
and children who have been visiting
in Richmond, Va, returned home
Saturday. accompanied by Mrs. G. p.
Stealey and children, who will spend
sometime here.
Mr.. J. /. Snodgrass, jr., who has
been home for some time recuperat-
ing from an operation for appended
tbs, left Monday morning for Mt Airy,
Md, where he Joined b. & O. civil
engineering CORPS.
to cost SIS, 600. Quite number of inn
portant corporations were chartered
in the State during the past week.
among them the Turner, Day and
Woolworth Handle Company, with a
capital of 1000, 600.
John Strobe, aged about eighty
years, died at his home near Falling
Waters ON Monday last, after an ILL
ness of several months. The funeral
took place yesterday. A sermon was
preached at the house and interment
at FallingW aters. The services were
conducted by Rev. }. w. Rauch.
U. S. Express Agent A. b. Trenary
has a six months old Belgium hare
which tips the beams at z pounds.
The rabbit was ra sed by the Brother
hood of Benedict and was gotten by
Mr.. Chas. Thumel when he was on
a visit to his son at Latrobe, Pa. Mr.
Thumel presented the rabbit to Mr.
Trenary,
Mrs. Susan E. Diffenbacher and
Mrs. Harry Bowers, of Allegheny
City, Pa, who have been spending
part of the summer at Hotel Ber-
kelley, left Tuesday. Mrs. Bowers
stopped at Brunswick and Mrs. Diff
enbacher went to Atlantic City, where
she Will spend two months, afterwards
going to Cambridge Springs, where
she will snend n month