Year Dawns Clear and Cold

Herald of Jan. 2, 1896

New Year dawned clear and cold in the light of a bright full moon.

A list of area deaths that took place in 1895 was published on Page 1, occupying two full columns.

Mrs. Arabella Bloom of Las Vegas, N.M., was visiting with friends in Martinsburg.

S.S. Nicodemus and Miss Sarah Brumbaugh of Martinsburg were united in marriage by the Rev. John Replogle on Jan. 1.

John T. Mentzer went to Altoona to accept a position as a salesman with the Goodfellow-Melvin Co., a wholesale hardware dealer.

Prof. J.T. Whitaker of Lock Haven spent the holiday vacation at Martinsburg.

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