Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-08-24

hero Of the late war left on his ped
estal.
Capt w B. Colston spent Sunday
as the uest OF Capt. j. n Cunning
ham. at his spacious country resi-
dence
1t costs about $500 a year for the
city of Baltimore to keep respeet-
able looking flag floating over the
City Hall.
Mrs. J.W. McSherry returned Tues
terday afternoon from short visit TO
her daughter, Mrs. III. d. Fuller,
Winchester.
Mr.. Max Verillion. a graduate of the
National Institute of Ohio. has ac-
cepted a position in the drug store
of C. w. Tabler.
Baltimore and Ohio Detective q. d.
Burnett will move his family and
household goods here from Hagers-
town in the fall.
The good price corn is bringing in
consequences of the reported crop
shortage. accounts for the higher
price of cornsiarch.
Miss Florence Charleton. who has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Samuel
Croley, IN Hagerstown, returned
home Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. p. Licklider went
to Chambersburg, Pa, with their
daughter Miss Lillian this morning to
enter her at Wilson College.
did he die hard?" asked the
friend of the millionaire who had
departed this life leaving no heirs.
No; he was dead easy, replied the
Miss Katharine Patterson, trained
nurse at the Jefferson Hospital, Phila-
delphia, is at her home, about one
mile from town, on two weeks va
cation.
Miss Emma Heckrotte has return
ed from Berkeley Springs, after ten
days visit, and has resigned her POSI-
ton as clerk in the store of Mrs. j.
f. Reed.
Mrs. W. w. Clark left Thursday
evening ON an extended visit to
friends and relatives III Harnoldsville,
N, Y. She will go from there to the
Pan American Exposition
! Fall term Central Commercial Col
lege, Cumberland, Md, Winchester,
| Va, begins Sept. 2nd. Write for
catalogu and free lessonin GreggShort
hanp. Scholarship $500.
Mr.. H. Kuhns, this city has been
promoted from salesman to collector
for the Gately and Fitzgerald Install
ment House of Philadelphia He
succeeds H. Walker of Hagerstown.
With reorganized fire depart
ment, new water system, drinking
fountain, new band stand, new public
library building and paved streets all
in sight our citizens cannot complain
OF the lack Of anything to anticipate.
| Burnside Fouch, B townsville, who
has been employed on the B. a. o. for
| ten years, walked 33, 600 miles. He
walks from Brunswick to Knoxville. a
| distance of IL miles, and back every
day and in 10 years he has lost only
| two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. W. Souders, this
city, are visiting their son, Mr.. Ar
thur Souders, in Cumberland. The
latter's little daughter. Miss Lillian,
who has been spending some time in
Martinshurg. returned home with her
grandparents.
Mr.. W. NJ. Smith of n. Queen
street, has some fine corn in his yard.
Some of the stalks are II feet tall
and have ears of corn on them II feet
from the ground. Mr.. Smith takes
pleasure in showing his prize" corn
to his friends.
Miss Hattie Grantham, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Grantham, of S
Maple Avenue who has been visiting
IN Middleway Jefferson county was
brought home i'll with scarlet fever.
A placard has been placed on the
door of the house in which she lives
A number of the football enthusi-
asts of this city are organizing foot
ball team. They intend to play a
game with an eleven from one of the
neighborlng towns in the near future
for the benefit of the public drinking
fountain. They are now practicing
about every evening.
Jones Bros. circus arrived III town
ON the b. & o. late Tuesday after
noon-too late to give an afternoon
performance. When the proprietors
ascertained the high license re 1uired
lsof circus here they reloaded the para