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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
RACES AT ARDEN
DRAW BIG CROWD

The races Monday afternoon near
Arden, under the auspices of the Ar
den Driving Club were big success.
There were numerous entries in the
various classes and the racing was
very spirited, while the attendance
was unusually large. Many from town
walked out the five miles to the track
to enjoy the races and some of them
got soaked in the heavy rain storm
before they got back. The rain cut
out the last or running race. The
track is half a mile long.
The following were the winners:
Class A free for alD-Billy w
Erred Ways) time, los.
Glass B.-Ocean Wave (John ID.
Cray time, lis.
Glass C.-Lou Chimes element
Ramsburg) time, LIS.
Glass D.-Charles l.. (Wm. Spiker)
time, 100.
Class E.-Maud l.. (Allen Van Me
tre) time, 100
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
THE PEACH CROP
BROKE ALL RECORDS

Romney, Aug. 30.-The peach ship
ments from this place last week broke
all records. Every day during the
week the movement was heavy, the
average being more than dozen cars
daily, some days there being fifteen
cars. Perhaps half of these were re-
frigerator cars loaded heavily, so some
idea can be obtained as to the quaint
ity of packages handled. This includes
however, the peaches loaded from the
Hampshire and Rcmney Mountain Or
chards at Vanderlip, on the II. S. r.
r., which averaged four cars daily for
the week. Day after day stream of
teams came through town, hauling
luscious fruit grown east of Romney,
all hurrying to get their load on the
peach train which leaves at o'clock.
While there were no fancy prices
the market last week was fair Fruit
that got into market in good condi-
ton brought from $3.50 to 1925 per
carrier; Delawares from so cents to
$110 according to quality and variety.
For a year when the crop was sup
posed TO have been winter-killed this
is fairly satisfying one to the Hamp-
shire county fruit growers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
w. G. BARKER RESIGNS
AS PHYSICAL DIRECTOR

Mr., w. G. Barker, for the past year
or more the popular and efficient ply.
steal director at the Y. NJ. c. A., ten
dered his resignation to the board OF
directors at special meeting Tues
day night. the same TO take effect
Monday. September .. The reason as
signed was that he has bought out a
stand in his home town of New Lon,
don, Conn, and wishes to take charge
at once. The board reluctantly accept.
ed Mr.. Barker's resignation.
He and his wife, whose home people
also reside in New London, will leave
next Tuesday morning for Connect
cut, During their residence in Mar.
tinsburg Mr.. and Mrs. Barker made
many friends who will regret to see
them leave town, but whose best wish.
es for their future welfare will follow
them to their northern home.
The directors appointed General
Secretary II. c. Wright and Mr.. Louis
II. Thompson a committee to secure
a successor to Mr. Barker and they
will go to work at once.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
PEOPLE STUNNED BY
BOLT OF LIGHTNING
Heavy Thunder Storm Passed Over
County Monday Afternoon--Pow-
err and Light Off For While.

One of the severest rain storms of
the summer passed over portion of
this county about 4 o'clock Monday
afternoon. 1t was accompanied by
much thunder and sharp lightning,
while the downpour of rain was I'M
usually heavy here and in some sec
tions Of the county, Fields were flood
ed corn laid low and roads washed in
places. In this city several electric
wires were broken, shutting off both
light and power for a while. The tele-
phone service was very little Grip
pied.
The storm followed an oppressive
heat wave prevailing for a couple
days. In the evening the atmosphere
became more pleasant, and today the
temperature has been under so de-
grees.
Lightning struck an electric light
pole on South High street with the re-
suit that a number of people on North
and South High and East Burke
streets, clear out to Green Hill Gene
terry, were more or less stunned and
some of them still feel the effects
today.
One of the freak results of the
storm was noticed after it had passed
A stream OF clear water started from
the ground at the foot nof South High
street and is still flowing down over
the bank to the b. & o. Railroad, a
thing that was never seen there be-
fore.
The rain storm stopped the running
races at Arden, and between there and
town the rain came down in torrents.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
Senator Silver Home

Senator Gray Silver returned home
last night from a ten-days' trip to St
Louis and points in Arkansas and Ok
lahoma, combining business with
pleasure. The latter. however, he
says was somewhat interfered with
by the intense heat prevailing, espec.
tally at night when sleep was almost
out of the question. The senator says
the prospects for big corn crop are
very bright in the West and parts OF
the Southwest provided there are no
heavy frosts before the LIST of Octo-
Der, while the apple crop bids fare to
be nearly as fine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
McLEARv ToLp
GIRL OF MURDER

/ Hagerstown, Aug. 31.--A new sensa-
ton was sprung last night in the case
of Norman B. McCleary, who has con-
fessed to choking to death Mrs. Nam
ME B. Henry. the mother Of his sweet
heart 1t became known that on the
day following the murder Mccleary
met Miss Ella Myers on the street and
said to her:
I'm in trouble; I've killed Mrs.
Henry"
q didn't mean to do it, Mcclery is
said to have continued. Il didn't know
it was so easy to kill woman"
Miss Myers is employed at a local
restaurant, and she admits McCleary
told her he had killed the woman. At
the time, Miss Myers thought little
about McCleary's remark until the
body of Mrs. Henry was found. She
told her employer what McCleary had
said and kept quiet, but the State got
hold of the fact, and the girl will be
an important witness for the prosecu-
ton.
An autopsy was performed yester-
day afternoon upon the body Of Mrs.
Henry. DR.. Henry Uranium, of Balti-
more, assisted by Drs. Peregrine
Wroth and w. B. Morrison, of Hagers-
town, performed the autopsy DR. w.
Attorney Wolfinger, Chief of Police
B. Morrison the jail physician; States
Fridinger, and DIR. William Ash me-
phew of Mrs. Henry were present.
Wagaman G Wagaman, attorneys for
McCleary and DR.. W. ID. Campbell. S.
M. Wagaman, and ]. Roger Tough.
lin also were present in the interest
of the defense.
In the lungs was found a dark sub
stance in considerable quantity, re-
sembling blood The lungs showed an
absence of tubercular conditions.
AS all the physicians are pledged to
secrecy, it is not known what will be
the character of their testimony rela-
tive to the manner of Mrs. Henry's
death.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
MAY sToP PASSING
CONTRIBUTION BOX
Methodists May Adopt New Method
When the General Conference
Meets At Elkins.

The passing of the collection plate
in the West Virginia Methodist
churches viii probably be done away
with in the next few nonshs, IS it IS
considered an ancient and too obso-
lete method for this day and time,
and better method has been tried
and proved successful; that of having
the parishioners deposit their contri.
buttons In boxes at the entrance Of the
ediflce
About two years ago the ". b.
w. Reed, then pastor of the Cameron
Methodist church, now district super
intendent of the Oakland district, in
troduced the new idea in collections.
which was pleasing to his congrega-
ton, and from financial standpoint
it has been a success, the contribu-
tons having been larger and more
regular.
The matter will be taken up at the
general conference which will be acid
at Elkins in October. Dr. Arbuthnot,
district superintendent of the Wheel
ing district, believes that the plan
adopted by the Cameron church and
that some action would be taken by
the conference. The doctor also says
that the churches must keep pace
with the progress of time, and that he
firmly believes that the contribution
boxes at the entrances of the edifces
would better suit the coming genera
ton than dropping their contributions
into the plate before the co1s stion.
1t is said that the West Virginia
churches will be the first to adopt
the new method.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
UNKNOWN MAN
KILLED ON 3. g. 0
Was Walking On Tracks When Bur
Down BY Yard Engine--Neero
Struck BY 80.

! An unknown man about % years ci
age, was instantly killed on the Ralti
more and Ohio Railroad mile wesi
OF town Saturday night about 8 O'Clock
by yard engine 1903, Engineer Pine
that was backing down the siding. The
man was horribly mangled by the
wheels of the tender and engine. His
body was cut IN twain and the toes Of
both feet and left arm cut off, while
some Of his internal organs and parts
were strewn along the track.
The body was brought 10 town on
yard engine 1864 and taken to the
Wilen undertaking rooms. Coroner
Kline was notified and he, after learn.
ing the circumstances of the death, de.
cided that an inquest was unnecessary,
The body was buried this afternoon in
Green Hill cemetery at the expense
OF the county.
II was learned that the deceased and
two companions had come up from
Washington Saturday evening on 39
having engaged work at Cumbo
through an employment agency in
Washington. They got off at North
Mountain, then walked back to
Cumbo and finding operations there
closed down for the day they started
to walk TO Martinsburg on the b. &
20. tracks. As the yard engine men
toned was running light at the time
the men did not notice its approach
till almost upon them. Two OF them
had just time to jump off the track
but the third one was hit by the ten
der and thrown under the wheels.
The three men, it seems. were all
strangers to each other. One of the
two who escaped death told the cor
oner and undertaken that their com
panion had given them several names
and addresses, hence they couldn't tell
who he was where he was from. He
had heart tattooed on his right arm
between the wrist and elbow. but had
nothing on his person by which he
codld be identified. One name he gave
was Frank Spencer
Train Struck Negro.
Ben Payne, colored fellow OF BOZ
war, near Harpers Ferry, was struck
by b. & O. passenger train No. 80 at
Harpers Ferry few minutes after 5
o'clock Saturday evening as he cross
ed the tracks directly in front of the
engine. 1t was a miracle that he
wasn't killed. He had two quarts of
whiskey on him at the time, though
that fact did not necessarily save his
life.
Payne was brought to this city on
No. l and taken to the Kings Daugh-
tiers Hospital. DR.. Henshaw found
that he had a rib fractured. a contus-
ion on the head and some bruises
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
DR.. DANIELS DIED
AFTER LONG ILLNESS


The funeral of Or. George w, Dan
iels of Gerrardstown, one of the lead.
ing citizens of that section of Berke-
ley country, was held Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock in the Presby-
terrain church at Gerrardstown and
burial in the adjacent graveyard. The
service was conducted by Rev. Mr.
Fleming pastor of the Southern Meth
jodist church. of which DR. Daniels was
a member, assisted by Rev r. A
White, of the Presbyterian church.
DR.. Daniels died Monday noon after
a lingering illness, aged 70 years. He
is survived by his wife and FIVE chill
dren Misses Minnie and May, at
home; Dr. John. a dentist in Washing
ton; George, near Gerrardstown. and
Mrs. Isabelle Bobson, Washington;
sister, Mrs. Samuel Durham, near
Gerrardstown.
DR., Daniels was a graduate of the
Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati
and for years was a prominent physi
clan in this his native county. He was
Union soldier in an Ohio regiment
in the Civil War. He served a term
in the State legislature and was an
influential member. He was a genial
and refined gentleman and had the re
spect OF all who knew him.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
MRS. WIN. G. BROWN
DIED ON SUNDAY
WIFE of Our Congressman Passes
Away At the Ancestral Home At
kingWood.

News reached this city Sunday even
ing of the death of Mrs. Flora Mar
tin Brown, wife of Congressman VIM.
G. Brown, which occurred that after
noon at the ancestral home at King
wood, w. Va.
Although in i'll health, Mrs. Browns
condition was not considered serious
until Friday last, when Mr.. Brown
was summoned home from his cam
paign. Mrs. Brown was born and
reared in Marion county, w. Va, and
was a graduate of the Fairmont Nor
NAL school. She was the daughter of
the late George w. Martin, and niece
of the late B. f. Martin, of Grafton,
w Va, who formerly represented this
district in Congress.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
EDWARD E. SMALL
DIES OF TYPHOID

Mr.. Edward r. Small, of Hess ave
nue., a well known and popular Balti-
more & Ohio freight engineer, died
Friday night at 9:45 O'Clock in the
City Hospital of typhoid fever, aged
81 years. He was i'll about six weeks.
typhoid developing week after he
was first taken sick. After recovering
he was up and about for a week when
he was taken with a relapse and was
then removed to the hospital last
Thursday a week ago.
Mr.. Small is survived by his wife
who was Miss Florence Anderson, this
city, and two little sons Edgar and
Henry; brother, Willard Small North
High street, and sister, Mrs. Clinton
Welsh, of Swan Pond. He was the son
of George II. Small deceased, and was
born in the neighborhood of Spring
Mills. He had been employed on the
B. & o. railroad for nearly twenty
years ad was faithful and efficient. He
was a member of the Lutheran church
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin-
GERS and the Order of Eagles. He was
liked by everybody tina, knew him and
his death is lamented by large cir
Gle of friends.
Funeral Monday at 2:30 p. IN. in the
First Methodist church. conducted by
Rev. B. w. Meeks Interment in Green
Hill cemtery. The B. of l. e. and the
Eagles will attend the funeral in a
body.
Mrs. William Morgan
Mrs Anna W. Morgan former we'll
known resident of this county and city
and widow of William Morgan, OF Ger.
rardstown, died suddenly Friday after
noon at her home in Washington, aged
SO years.
The remains will be brought here
Sunday morning on No. So and taken
direct to G errardstown where the flu
neral will be held at 2 p. m, in the
Presbyterian church and interment in
the graveyard nearby. The service
will be IN charge of the pastor, The
Rev r. A. White, Mrs, Morgan select
ed her pallbearers shortly before her
death They are. Robert Lamon, Al
burts Lamon, Ward Lamon and Rob
ert Gold four nephews of the deceas-
ed, and w. b. Clendenning, Meade
Bowers Robert Sherard and John e,
Boyd.
Mrs Morgan was the daughter OF
George Lamon, of Bunker Hill, where
she was born and reared. Her only
surviving brother is Mr.. George Mil
ton Lamon, of Bunker Hill, who is now
lying at the point of death. She had
no children. Mrs. Morgan was sis
ter of the late Col Ward II. Lamon, at
one time the law partner Of Abraham
Lincoln and a distinguished son Of
Berkeley county and the late Robert
Lamon, OF this city. She resided in
Washington the past year removing
there from New York city. For a
number of years she was a resident
Of Gerrardstown, where her husband
died several years ago. Prior to that
time they lived in Martinsburg for
some years.
Mrs Morgan was noted for her beau
ty, which remained with her till the
day Of her death, as well as for her
native intelligence and refinement of
manner; so that she was always ad-
mired, while to her friends she was
greatly endeared by her loyable traits
Of character.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
REAL ESTATE AND srocK SALES
Auctioneer Dodd Has Busy Day
Saturday.

Auctioneer J w. Dodd made the fol-
lowing sales at public outcry in front
Of the court house Saturday after
noon:
Two Berkeley county per cent
bonds Of the denomination OF $500
were sold to G. l.. Stuckey for 1872 on
the 800, each, being part Of the es-
tate of Josiah Alexander, late of He'd
gesyille, deceased.
A parcel OF IA IL acres OF land of
Ann Eliza Hess, late of North Noun
tain, deceased, to A. B. NoIl for $685..
Ten shares OF Peoples Trust Co.
bank stock TO George P. Walters for
s195 per share, par value 800.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
REV. C. r. PAGE HURT
IN BALTIMORE

Rev. c. Randolph Page, of Winches.
ter, one of the oldest and best known
clergymen of the Episcopal church in
the diocese Of Maryland and Virginia,
fell when walking on Ridgeley street
Baltimore, Monday afternoon.
His head struck the curbing He was
taken to the Maryland University
Hospital, where a wound between his
eyes was dressed.
Mr. Page left Baltimore this morn
ing for his home in Winchester. He
was chaplain of the First Regiment,
Maryland National Guard, for several
years. A veteran of the Confederate
Army, he served ON "Stonewall" Jack
sons staff He is 20 years old.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
FUNERAL OF G. w. MEADOWS.
Remains of Former Resident Brought
Here From Frostburg.

The remains of George w. Meadows,
former resident of this city, who
died Monday moraing of tuberculosis
at his home in Frostburg, Md, were
brought here Wednesday afternoon on
No. 6 and inferred in the Catholic
cemetery. Four members of the Frost
burg council of the Knights OF Co
lumbus, to which the deceased be
longed accompanied the remains and
acted as the pallbearers. They were
Edward Donohue, John Mcdonald, Jo-
seph Spates and Joseph Cosgrove. Ac-
companying the remains also were the
following relatives and friends: Louis
and Celsius Meadows, Otto Hohing,
Miss Mary Mcclure, Miss Kate Grady
and Mrs. Annie Dunnigan, of Frost
burg, and Miss Margaret Coughlin, of
Kansas City
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
MISS LIZZIE TELLER
ASLEEP IN DEATH
Body Of Former Martinsburg Resident
VIII Be Buried Here-Funeral
of Edward Small.

Miss Elizabeth Feller died Sunday
morning at 1920 O'Clock of tubercu,
losis at the home of her sister, Mrs.
George W. Feidt, Winchester avenue,
aged AZ years. She had been i'll ever
since her mothers death over three
years ago. Shortly after that event
she went to Washington to make her
home with her cousin, Rev. Dr. John
M. Schick, a well known Reformed
minister of that city, remaining there
about a year. But her health contin-
uing to fail rapidly she went to the
Starmont Sanatorium, near Washing
ton, where she spent two years, re-
turning to this city two months ago
in the last stages of her disease.
She is survived by two brothers: c.
II. Teller, this city, and John A. Eel.
Ter, of Cleveland, o.; sister, Mrs. Jul.
ia Feidt.
Miss Feller was the daughter of the
late John and Catherine (Schick) Eel
Ter, this city. and was the youngest
OF family of nine children. She had
many devoted friends in this her ma.
tive town who will learn with deep sor-
row of her demise She was a Jealous
member of the Episcopal church. She
was an exceedingly refined and esti-
mable lady and beloved by all who
knew her intimately She was a grad
uate of the Martinsburg High School
in the class of 1889.
Funeral Tuesday evening at s
O'Clock in Trinity Episcopal church,
Rev. Harold Jenkin officiating, Inter.
ment in Green Hill cemetery.
Geo. w. Meadows
Word was received here today oil
the death of George w. Meadows, a
former resident of this city, who died
at o'clock this morning at his home
in Frostburg, Md, following a linger
ing illness. He was in the 3Sth yeal
of his age and unmarried. He is sur
vived by two brothers, Louis and Gel
sus, of Frostburg. lie was associated
with his brother Louis in the drug
business. He was the son of John
Meadows, deceased, and was born and
reared in Martinsburg, going to Frost
burg about twelve years ago. He was
member OF the Catholic church and
the knights of Columbus. The remains
will be brought here for burial.
infant Dead.
The eight-months-old son of Mr. and
Mrs, Hesekiah Snyder, North High
street. died Sunday forenoon at II
o'clock of cholera infantum. Funeral
Tuesday morning at 8 O'Clock in the
Second Baptist church, in charge OF
Rev. w. P. Brooke. Interment in
Green Hill cemetery.
Engineer SmalPs Funeral
The funeral of b. & o. Engineer Ed
ward Small, late of Hess avenue, was
held this afternoon at $50 o'clock in
the First Methodist church. The Rev
B. V. Switzer conducted the service
in the absence of the pastor, the Rev
b. w. Meeks. The funeral was at
tended by the local aerie of Eagles anc
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin
GERS of which the deceased was Z
member. -Four from each order served
as pollbearers. They were, ]. N
Chambers, II. F. homan, Robert r
Wright and Nathaniel Boxwell, of the
Eagles, and c. p. Martin, Charles
Grozinger, Elba King and Frank Viii
helm, of the B. of l.. e.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
THE COUNTY COURT
CASE Is ARGUED

Before the State Supreme Court
yesterday at Charles Town the case OF
Thomas w Martin VS.. the Berkeley
County Court was argued and sub
mitted by counsel For the plaintiff
Attorneys II. H. Emmert and S w.
Walker appeared and the defendant
was represented by Major Mccormick
of BerryYille. Va, Mr.. A. c. MAIDEN
bousch, for the defendant presented
brief.
The case was to have been argued
at the morning session, bu, as some Of
the members OF the court did not ar
rive till noon, il was postponed until
the afternoon. II Is not known when
an opinion will be rendered but, as
it is an important one, it is believed
that such will be done before the term
ends al Charles Town. II it isn't no
opinion will be rendered until the. reg
ular term in October at Charleston.