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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-18
EARLY MORNING BLAZE.
Home ofcmmodore Barney, Located on
Cmnnery Addition, Burned to the
Ground this Morning.

The two-story frame dwelling
house on cannery addition owned
and occupied by Commodore Barney
and his family was burned to the
ground about seven O'Clock Monday
IN rniag
The origin of the fire is unknown
but is supposed TO have been caused
by defective fine. The children
were in the house asleep when the
fire started and they were carried with
their night clothing into the open air
out of the reach OF the flames.
The fire burned fierceiy and scarce
ly anything was saved. The house
was too far out to be fought by the
fremen and consequently the alarm
was not sounded
The loss is placed at about $3.50,
with $500 insurance.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-18
THE NEW STAMPS.
A Beautiful Set for the commemoration
Series al Buffalo.

A special series of postage stamps in
honor Of the,Pan-American Exposition
at Buffalo, lwere' distributed by the
Post Office Department OF the Govern
ment to all 20 toffices in the United
States Monday last.
The stamps are of uniform dimen-
sions. 0.76x1 06 of an inch and repre-
sent different forms Of modern trans
portation methods. The borders take
the colors of the regular series Of the
same denominations Of stamps now in
USE The words Commemorative
Series 1901, y and Omitted States of
America, appear in, the upper border
above the vlgnette the legend in the
line below it designates some particu-
lar feature Of transportation appear
ing in the illustration. The line at
the bottom indicates the value of the
stamp by Roman capital letters and
Arabic numerals.
All of the central illustrations are
from photographs as the objects re
presented appear today and are printed
in black.
The one cent stamp represents
steamboat travel designated by side
wheel Lake steamer with one funnel,
of the style generally used ON the
Great Lakes of today.
The two cent stamp represents rail-
way travel by a train of four cars and
engine of modern pattern.
On the four cent stamp is a picture
of the automobile of the closed coach
order with two men on the box and
portion OF the United States Capitol in
the background. For this illustration
a photograph of one of the Baltimore
q Ohio automobiles, taken in front of
the Congressional Library at Wash
ington, with the Capitol in the back
ground. was selected The Baltimore
q Ohio was the first railroad to in
augurate this method of transportation
in connection with its train service.
The five cent stamp has a represen-
tation of the largest single span steel
bridge in the world bearing, two
trolley cars, with view of Niagara
Falls beyond.
The eight cent stamp shows the
great shin canal locks at Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich, and the tenscent stamp
shows an American Line steamship
with two smoke stacks and masts.
The series makes a most interesting
collection and is one which collec-
tors will secure before the stamps
are Cancelled in order to retain the
effects of the minute engravings.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-18
COMPANY ORGANIZED.
Washington and Martinsburg stock
holders Organize the Price Bag Fill
Ing Machine Company.

The stockholders of the Price Bag
Filling Machine Company met In the
office of Faulkner, Walker q Woods
Monday afternoon and elected the
following to compose the Board of
Directors of the Company: 5. James
Logan, Geo. III. Moore, Stuart W.
Walker, Frank S. Emmert aud W. o.
Nicklas
The Board of Directors met inn
mediately upon the adjournment of
the stockholders meeting and organ
lied by electing Stuart w. Walker as
president, Mary M. Brigham secretary
and treasurer and J. H. Brigham
general manager.
The company was organized for the
purpose of purchasing an invention
from Conion T. Price of Washington,
a two-third interest of which was
sold by him to Assistant Secretary
of Agriculture Harry H. Brigham,
which invention is of new and use
full improvement of bag filling
machine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-18

On motion power was conferred up
n Executive Committee to appoint
candidates to fill the two vacances
she citizens ticket
Mr.. Robinson then spoke in favor q
organizing permanent citizens
.eague, devoted TO lie object OF ad
vancing the city's interests and 81
gorcing machine politics from the city
government. Mr.. Westenhaver earn
estly urged the organization Of such 9
league.
Mr. Crawford offered as an amend.
ment to Mr. Robinson's resolution
that committee Of FIVE persons he
appointed to devise a plan Of organi-
zation.
The motion with the amendment
was unanimously carried.
The meeting then adjourned.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-18
FELL OUT OF Tree.
Mr.. y w. wfIIhide, a Veteran Tree
Trimmer, Falls Twenty Feet onto
Brick Pavement-A Marrow


Mr. John W wilihide. the veteran
tree trimer, had a thrilling plunge
through space shortly before noon
Monday and hair breath escape from
being seriously injured.
Mr.. Willhide was at the summit of
a ladder twenty feet long preparing to
trim the tree in front of the property
of Philip Keesecker, w. King street.
The bottom of the ladder was ON a
store box. Mr.. WilIhido had Just as
cended to the top and was as is his
usual custom, in the act of tieing
the top of the ladder to the tree,
when the ladder slipped off the boy,
throwing him toward the ground In
his descent Mr. Willhide struck the
top of the porch. which broke the
force Of the fall, and then fell in
heap on the pavement.
Mr.. Willhide was unconscious for
about a minute, but>by the time help
reached him he had gained conscious
ness
He was placed in a cab and taken to
q. q. Cushwa & Bros hardware
store, where he is cared for. His
right arm was painfully injured and
his side slightly bruised. He was also
suffered somewhat from the shock
of the fall. Fortunately no bones
were broken and he soon recovered.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-18
CHAPEL CONSIDERATION.
Eloquent Sermons by DR. schaeffer,
Listened TO by Large Congregations

Eloquent Sermons by Dr. schaeffer,
Listened TO by Large Congregations
Christ Reformed Chapel, E. Burke
street, was consecrated Sunday
morning with appropriate services.
A tasteful arrangement of flowers
was banked about the altar and the
music was feature Of the service.
A large audience filled both the main
floor and the gallery, at the eleven
O'Clock service. The pastor conduct
ed the conservation service and the
sermon was preached by Rev. w. G.
Schaeffer of Chambersburg Pa.
DR.. Schaeffer's sermons both morn
ing and evening were of high char
acter and much appreciated by those
who heard him. 1t was shown that
a master mind deal, with the topic,
How Shall we Know Jesus Christ. =
His discourse at night was one which
appealed o those present and opened
a new phase of thought on the Great
Commission Of the Savior.
1t was announced that a congrega-
tional election would be held ON Whit
Monday MAY ~ from to z p. IN.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-18
TRAMP STRONGHOLD RAIDED.
Omcers Surround Redezvous and
Capture Eight knights OF the Road
SIX of them Jailed for Ten Days

1
Officers Burnett, Riordon, Caldwell
and Fulk made big raid on new
tramp stronghold Friday and cap
tured eight weary knights of the road
who had for the past several DAYS been
terrorizing the citizens living in the
vicinity of the Hannis Distillrry.
The tramDs held forth in the old
Tebo planning mill. of which building
they had taken complete possession.
There has been considerable COM
plant about them Of late and yester-
day Mr.. Vim. r. Stewart complained
that they were burning down his
fences. stealing. and terrorizine the
residents of the neighborhood so that
they were almost afraid to pass the
place.
The four officers surrounded the
rendezvous last night and eight of the
occupants of the house were caught
in the laws net. They gave their
names and addresses as follows:
John Herman, Baltimore Albert
HannIns, Washington Edward Burk,
South Bethlehem, Pa, Thomas Jones,
Harrisburg, Pa, Edward and Frank
Kelley, Cincinnati; John Raymond,
Richmond, Va Charles McCutcheon
Shanndoah, Pa.
One of the men in the gang was re-
cognized as man who had been i'm
posing on the people by soliciting
monev by showing crippled hand and
a card on which was printed verse
of poetry. This is given as amin
stance of how the people are imposed
upon when they give money to such
characters. The money collected was
in all probability used in buying
whiskey and for the entertainment Of
the gang. Almost all of them We're
half drunk when captured.
They were given hearing before
Mayor Henshaw. Two of them who
were young and crippled. were given
an hour to get out'of town. The
other six were sentenced to Jail
for ten days.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-18
STOCK GOING FAST.
New Trust Company Approaching
the HaIEMiIlion Mark--Pian
Meeting with Success.

Subscribers for the stock in the new
trust company which is to succeed the
Peoples National Bank continue to
pour in from all directions and the
idea is meeting with overwhelming
success. The capital stock has been
already greatly oversubscribed. but
the books will be left open until all
parts of the community are heard
from. The plan for the organization
of such corporation has made such
hit and the stock has been taken uD
so rapidly that the capital stock was
subscribed for before the plan was
generally known. In short time
the orgaizntiaon will be effected and
the stock divided as evenly as possible
among the subscribers by a commit
tee appointed for that purpose.
The rush for the stock in the new
corporation is not quite as great as
the late furry ON Wall street, but tie
announcement of the intentions of
the proposed organization has caused
stir in local financial circles that
means something.
This new corporation will likely
figure conspicouslv in financial circles
in Martinsburg i'll the future and will
also doubtless be a great benefit 70
| the city and county.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-18
WRECK AT HOBBS

A Sigh wreck occurred at the top of
the hill, about one halt mile west
of Hobbs, Monday, blocking both
of the main tracks for about an hour.
While the helper engine was pushing
fast freight train No. 9S up the hill
something became wrong with the air
brakes ON an empty oil car i'll the
middle of the train and the car rails
ed into the air, on top of the box car
in front of it.. Both of the cars were
pushed off the track. The Triggers
crew was sent from this place and the
wreck was soon cleared.
Accommodation train7No. ID passed
the wreck on a side track.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-18
HOME TEAM WON.
Martinsburgers Defeat the Charles Town
Baseball Team by the score Of 20 o.

Defeat the Charles fowh
Baseball Team by the Score of 90 o.
The first aggregation of baseball
players that went ont of Martinsburg
to cross bats with baseball team this
season returned with victory perehed
upon their banners. In a closely con-
tested game the home team defeated
the Charles Town team Saturday af-
tornoon by the score of / to 0. The
GENE was called in the seventh inning
on account of the rain Those who
saw the game say the home boys did
some exceptionally good PLAYING. The
featurers of the game were Shells
pitching and Stephens playing on
third base They report excellent treat
ment at the hands OF the Charles
TCwners.
TIE lineup of the Martinsburg team
was as follows Russler, G. Shell, r.
Snyder, III. Seckman %. Stephens,
3b Burkhart, +. f. j Poisal, c. f. ;
Lane. !. +.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-18
CANAL ALL RIGHT.

There has been a heavy increase in
traffic on the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal since the resumption of navi-
CATION following the completion of
repairing the damage done by the flood
in the Potomac river. 1t is esti
mated that the cost of the repairs is
between IS, 600 and $40, 1000 The
wharves at Williamsport are lined
with boats waiting to be unloaded,
and light boats are being dispatched
to Cumberland daily to reload. There
is great demand for coal,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-18
DON'T WANT IMPROVEMENTS.
Committee of Citizens Appointed by the
County Court Reports Unfavorably
on the Proposed Alteration of
the Court Homse.

The committee recently appointed
by the County Court to look over the
interior of the County Court House
and the plans submitted by Mr.. Geo.
d. Whitson for its Improvement and
to make report as to what, if any
improvements w re necessary TO the
building, met in the court room Sat
urdav afternoon The following
were present: James W. McKown, r.
O. Burkhart, CT. p. Riner, Geo. H.
Couchman, Edward Hoffman, Harvey
T. Cushwa, S. l.. Dodd, John
Williamson, J. H. Smith and Joseph
G.. Kitchen. Mr.. G.. P. Riner was
made chairman and Mr.. S. L. Dodd
secretary.
AR. Geo. d. Whitson the local
architect, submitted plans for the al
teration of the interior of the build
ing, which, he claimed would make
the Court Honse up-to-date and about
twice as convenient. His plan is to
have the court room on the second
floor and the grand and petit jury
room on the first floor. The Circuit
Corut and County Court Clerk S
offices are to remain where thew are
now. He also proposed TO build
private Office adjoining the Prosecut-
ing Attorneys office for the use of
that officer in holding private consul
tations and to provide for the proper
heating of the building.
The committee considered the pro-
position at length and when they ar
rived at the point of making up re-
port they were divided. Secretary
Dodd finally drew up the following
report to be submitted to the court,
which was passed by vote of six to
four:
"To the County Court of Berkeley
County -
1--WE. the committee, refer the pro-
posed alteratlon of the present conrt
room back to our Honorable County
| Court, recommending that it is mex
pedient TO make The change at this
time.
G. p. Riner, Pres.
S. T.. Dood. Sec.
The four who voted against the re-
port-Messrs Cushwa. Smith, Couch
man and McKown--were in favor of
making the improvements, provided
| it did not cost over 81, 600.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-18
ARRESTED FOR STEALING

Florence Mckinney, a voung girl
thirteen years of age, and William
X earns, a young boy eleven years Of
age. were before Justice Martin Sat
urday on the charge of stealing a
lot of bananas. tomatoes and whip
from the store of j, H. Lloyd. They
were found guilty as charged, hut on
account of their youthful age were
released after a severe reprimanding.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-18
TO FUND THE DEBT.
The school Board wan Also Probably
place a Financial Question Before
the Vote of the Peopie-To
Fund Indebtedness into
per cent. Bonds.


The City School Board met in regu-
lar session in the Second Ward school
building Monday with President
Wellinger in the chair and Commits
sioners Tabler, Evans and Whetzel
present.
Commissioner Evans chairman of
the Finance Committe, suggested that
the Board take under consideration
the advisability of funding the out
standing indebtedness into 4 per cent
bonds. The outstanding Indebtedness
is about 50, 600 all of which, except
81, 800 in bonds is at and 6 per
cent interest. $4 500 of these orders
are still due on the Fifth Ward school
building and 50, 2S0 is due ON the adj
dition TO the Second ward school
building,
1t is proposed to place the question
of funding the outstanding indebted
ness before the people at the election
for school commissioners in Novem'
Der next.
The question: of whether or not
the Board should pay Miss Emmf
Barney, assistant teacher at the Col
ored school, for six and half days
during which she didn't teach, caused
Lengthy and heated discussion. l.
was family decided not to pay hel
for the time during which she wa
I a hSCnt
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-18
TIE SEASON OVER.

Mr.. and Mrs r. ID. Shepherd have
finished their seasons engagements,
and returned to Shepherdstown. They
will spend the most of the summer at
Wild Goose Farm. near town. Mr.. A.
Sheherd, who was member of the
company is also home for tn sum
mer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-18

Mrs. Kate Moran, of Il. Stephen
street, was before Justice Snyder Fri
day on the complaint of Johanna
CANARY, charged with using vulgar
language on the street and throwing
stone. She was found gully and
was fined 81 and costs, amounting to
S3. so.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-18

1t strike one like thunder-ciap develops with a
apidity that I o other disease does. DR.. Agnew $
Catarrhal Powder is the radical quickest, safest
pleasant cure that the disease demands. Use the
means prevent its deep-Seatng and Of distress
Don't daily with Catauh Agnew's gives relief in
ten minutes. so cents.
Sold BY c. p. Matthaei and f. G. Williams.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-18
STATE OF ONO. CRY OF ToIrDo, 81.

-
LUCAS COUNTY. -
FRANK !. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior partrreT OF the firm Of +. j. CHENEY&Co.,
doing business in the City OF Toledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of Halls CATARRH Cure.
FRANK j, CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day OF December, A. ID. 1886.
sEAL. A. W. GLEASON,
( N0~-D Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure istaken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Send for testimonials, free.
FL. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo, o.
80 soId sv Druggists, 76c.
Hall 8 Family Pills are the best.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-18
G. p. Riner, Pres.
q r. non1 Gao

The four who voted against the re-
Cushwa. Smith, Couch
man and McKown-were in favor of
the improvements, provided
it did not cost over s., 600.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-05-02
Night Was Her Terror.

81 would cough nearly all night
long, writes Mrs. Chas. Apologize,
of Alexandria, Ind, sand could hardly
get any sleep. / had consumption SO
bad that if | walked a block | would
cough frightfully and spit blood, but
when all other medicines failed, three
ST.. 90 bottles Of DR.. Kings New Dis
coyery wholly cured me and | gained
So pounds" It's absolutely guaran-
teed to cure coughs, colds. lagrippe,
bronchitis and all throat and lung
troubles. Price SOC and $1.00. Trial
BOTTLES free at Foreman's and Peoples
drug stores. q"
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-05-02
MARRIED TO sATAN's SISTER
u,,.r,ou. welcome Extended by n
Maine Man to the Spirit
of EVIL.

Fzrymarried a oma with the most
tarnation tongue you ever listened to.
scorcher that tongue was. When she
had occasion to rebuke Ezry the
tongue would take varnish off the fur
nitnre. As a result Of his treatment
at home. Ezry was inclined to spend
overmuch of his time at the tavern
He drank other things there besides
cold water and when he would start
for home he was IN that blissful con
diiion where be didn't care whether
school kept or not. IN that condition
he WIS in some measure prepared 70
mest his gentle chafelaine.
One night his wife sent her brother
out 70 play ~ghosi and scare the
frunkard into reform. says the Lewis
ton DIe.) Journal. The ghost was ex-
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-05-02

Joe-whose last name is no part of
this story-was as peculiarly non-re-
sisting as most br~idegrooms. Some
thing had led him to the altar, and
now he had turned and something
was steering his course down the
aisle.
His ears buzzed and there was a
mist before his eyes. Something
clung to his arm which he tried twice
to shake off. When he got into the
vestry he discovered that it was his
wife. Then he found his voice:
"Oh, it's you, Mattel"
'Why, Joel"
"To tell you the truth, DEAR he
said, looking over his shoulder to
make sure no one heard him, II had
MT an idea who it was!'-Youth's
Companion.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-05-02

unless Ezry reformed he would be
taken into hell for sure when he
passed over. Ezry came up the road
across the road, too-and he was
trolling one of the lusty old songs of
revolutionary days. He was halted by
a sheeted figure.
I'D e~v'nin'." said Ezry. cheerfuliy.
listen to your DOOM" solemniy and
in deep tones quoth the specter.
'Zhas all RI" replied Ezry. "Le'r
60"
I'm a spirit"
"Glad TO hear Z, OF fler; glad TO
heart. Goo SPIT, I suppose? lfyou're
good SPIT ] mus stan clever wiz you.
TN pretty GOO fler. ] am.
4Tm a spirit Of evil" doomed The
spook.
"sp't evil, Don shay shoi Wall
p'raps you're tbe devil himself.
Il am"
"pu' 'er there. OF boy; pu' 'er there.
Come up t. house. Zheu be gla 70 shee
ve: that zhe win. s'pose ye know, 81
course. that I'm married 70 yer sister
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-05-02

Mr.. Arctowsh, the geologist Of the
Antarctic expedition in the steamer
Belgica, calls attention to the dif-
ference in the distribution Of ice
around the two poles of the earth.
The floating ice of the north, he saws.
comes from true glaciers which arc
pushed down through valleys until
they reech the water, bat the glacial
caps themselves do not meet the sea-
At the south. on the contrary. per-
petual nov is encountered at the
sixty-hfth degree Of latitude. and Il
s. probable that the floating ice Of
the Antarctic originates from a layer
covering the whole polar crown
Science
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-05-02
A Cashier Testifies.

Pepsin Syrup Co., Monticello, Ill.
Gentlemen-After twenty years of
aches and pains caused by constipa-
tion brought on by sedentary habits,
have found more relief in two bot
tiles of DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
than all of the hundredslof other rem
edies l have tried, and take pleasure
In giving you this testimony, believ-
ing you have the finest preparation
made for stomach troubles. Very
truly yours, d, f. LANCE, Cashier
Wabash r. r., East st. Louis. Sold
by Peoples Drug store.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-05-02
Says lie Was Tortured.

81 suffered such pain from corns l
could hardly walk writes IL. Robin
son, Hillsboro, Ills, "but Bucklen's
Arnica Salve completely cured them"
Acts like magic on all sprains, cuts,
bruises, sores, scalds, burns, boils, ul-
GERS. Perfect healer Of skin diseases
and piles. Cure guaranteed by Fore
man and Peoples, druggists. Price
Is cents. DIV
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-05-02

At a prayer meeting in herkimer,
N. Y, Mrs. J. d. Henderson was dis
turbed by something moving in the
sleeve of her fur coat. She took of
her coat and found that her pet
squirrel, which had been missing for
a day or two, had made a nest be-
tween the lining and the fur. The
squirrel refused to come out and it
was not until Mrs. Henderson took
the coat home, ripped apart the
sleeve and removed the nest that the
squirrel would leave.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-05-02
To Found Memorials of victoria,

Suggestions are many as to the
form that the national memorial to
Queen Victoria shall take. Among
these are the establishment of resi-
Dental homes for destitute aged
women and a series of clubs in Lon
don and the provinces for gentlewom-
en- with small incomes. both to be
self-supporting and free from the
faint of charity. A movement is al
ready taking place under the title Of
.The British Daughters of the En-
pire.s the object being to carry on
the late queens life work and desires
so far as may be. Tor the British en-
5:reAN. Y. Tribune.