Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-01-04
.HURRAH GREETS NEW YEAR
Baby Nineteen Two SaIuted,
Rooted and looted.
AN IDEAL NEW YEARS DAY
The New Year Ushered in with Great Noise
in Martinsblrg---Many Staid Up
to See the Old Year Out.

to See the Old Year Out.
The first year of the new century
has come and has passed away. and
humanity now enters upon the sec
ond round of the cycle--the year
1909. With religious observance on
the one hand and with noise and con-
fusion on the other, the new year
was ushered into existence. bnt wheth.
err in watch meeting, in the home
or upon the street the spirit was the
samoa mingling of ioyousness and
hopefulness, with the deeper senti
meut of thaEkfulness for the Lless-
iDgs of the wear just departing.
A Happy New Yearl' Such was
the greeting upon every hand yester-
day. The new greeting came before
the echoes of Merry Christina"
had departed, and formed the last
link of the gladstone holiday season.
With confusing din of human vol
ces. of the more or less discordant
shrill or deep.sounding whistles,
and with all the noise produ cling
agents that humanity has devised. was
the advent of the new season well
coined. 1t was the old, old story, oft
repeated. The reckless fired off pls-
tolls or small cannon, the more easily
satisfied footed the tin horn or rang
the COW bell upon the streets or from
the window OF the home; all Joined
in one mighty chorus of ear splitting
sounud to prove that Martinsburg at
least was more than glad to extend
the hand of greeting to the new born
year. and had but little regret that
the old had tottered to its place in
history.
FIRST DAY OF NEW YEAR.
New Years Dav was observed as a
general holiday through the city. All
public buildings and all places of bus
mess, including the factories, were
closed either during the whole day or
a part of it and every body joined in
making the nrst day of the New Year
a cheerful one. The Junior Band of
Greencastle. Pa, arrived in. Martins
burg on the early morning 9. V. train
on visit TO Go mrey's Concert Band.
In the afternoon the Comrey Band
and the visiting band turLed out and
enlivened the town with their music
The two hands combined, making one
of the largest bands that has ever
marched down the streets of Martins
burg. The two bands played together
well and made fine upDearance as
thew marched down the streets render
ing music that had great volumn.
The visiting musicians were enter
tanned by the Comrey Band at Hotel
Berkeley, where thev took their meals
and spent the night. Comrey's Band
expects to return the visit in January !
The fair room was opened in the af- |
ternoon and the fair went on just as
&C night. At night there was an inn
mense crowd in the hall. Up until !
mass. The trippers of the light fan
tastic pushed and showed through the |
crowd endeavo- ing to dance, butsthey |
found little pleasure in dancing last |
night. A Vince ling musician and his 7
family, who were stranded sre, gave
an exhibition on the stage. A purse !
was taken up for their benefit
The visiting band returned 10
Greencastle this afternoon much pl as.
ed with the trip and thankful for the
excellent treatmen thew received (
while here.
a large crowd was also present at
st. Joseph's Catholic Fair. Instead
of closing last night the fair will con-
tinue until Saturday night, when it
will end. The fair is being largely
attended and is proving successful.
The Col red Cornet Band turned
out IN the afternoon and rendered
some music on the streets
Now that the holiday are over
everybody win get back to work and
the regular routine of business will
be resumed The school children
started to school this morning anc the
began getting their store
ont of the shape in which they were
left by the Christmas shoppers.