Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-02-23

les. Each member OF the lodge viii bt
permitted to take one lady. Mrs b.
Qnenzel will be the caterer for The
banquet. Mr. Charles NJ Lamar Is
chairman and Mr.. A. G. Nadenbouscl
secretary Of the banquet committee.
A municipal election at which time
mayor, recorder and FIVE counciImen
will be held in Shepherdstown tho
second Monday in March. II has been
ordered by the council that the ques-
tion of license or no license To liquor
dealers be submitted to the voters.
Horace Robinson, cold, died Thurs
day at 9:55 O'Clock at his boarding
place near Green Hill Cemetary, aged
90 years. Death was caused by pneu-
monia. He WINS an employee Of Mr..
Geo. Showers. His home is in Mill
wood, Clark County, Va, where he
leaves a family.
Mr.. Herbert l.. Alexander, of the
Insurance firm of Alexander Il Tram
nell sailed Monday from New York Oh
a pleasure trip to Porto Rico, Mr..
Alexander is in delicate health and he
thinks a two or three weeks stay in
Uncle Sans new possession in the
tropics will improve his health.
| Miss MI. Silver Of Inwood went to
Washington where she will rep
resent the "William Henshaw
chapter OF Berkeley county at the
Congress Of the Daughters of the
American Revolution She will stor
at the Ebitt House and will vote for
the new President General.
A vary pleasant dance was given in
Feller's Hall Monday by a humble
OF young men employed at the Craw.
ford Wo olen Mills Music was furnish ed
by the Mozart Orchestra. Among tht
strangers present were Misses Glars
and Bertha Brathwaite, Maude Ander.
son, Lille Ridder and Cora Canary.
The old log building on e. John
street owned by Town Sergeant o. $.
Rigsby, is being torn down to make
way for more modern structure.
The building was one of the old land
marks of the town, having been erect
ed by Mr.. Rigsby's grandfather nearly
hundred and twenty five years ago.
Between $50, 600 and $40, 600 neces-
sary to establish new brewery at
Cumberland has been raised, despi to
the subscription books have been open
only two days, and q. w. Henri,
who is at the head of the project,
says not only is the enterprise an as
sured fact, but that 5000, 600 could be
raised If necessary.
County Clerk l. l.. Bender went
to Charles Town to look at the
book typewriter used in the County
Clerks office in Jefferson county. The
| typewriter is used in recording all
deeds and wills, etc. Ii Mr., Bender
is pleased with the machine he will re.
commend the purchase of one by the
County Court III this county.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has so far this saeson har
vested in the Potomac at Dam No. 6,
/ 1874 car loads, or 5, 600 tons of pure
clear ice ranging from to 10 inches
in thickness. Harry i. Marshall,
supervisor of track, is in charge Of
the work. The ice is shipped to var
ions ice houses along the line.
A rear end collision on the b. and O.
at North Branch Friday wrecked
a cabose and several cars. In a head
on collision between two freight
trains ON the Band 0. at Yough yes
terday Frank O'Connor the fireman
lost both feet They had to be chop
ped off to prevent him from roasting
alive as the wreckage caught fire.
The members of the Literary and
Aid Society and the young people con-
nected with st. Johns Lutheran
Church met at the parsonage last
night and passed resolutions of thanks
to Mr.. George Ryneal, jr., who has
announced his,intention of presenting
to the church costly pipe organ.
Plans were also laid for securing
money for the placing Of the organ II
| the church.
A corps of 3D. O.civil engineers IN
charge of Mr.. Charles Goldsborough
is at work along the track west OF
this city. 1t is understood that the
tracks will be Strengthened between
North Mountain and Cherry Run and
that the civil engineers are now en-.
gagged in surveying for the work. The
engineers have their headquarters al
Hotel Berkeley.
Mrs. Lee Minor returned Tuesday
afternoon from Baltimore, where she
had been with her brother, Michae
Moran, who is at the Johns Hopkins
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