125 Years Ago

Herald of April 9, 1896

The funeral for Christian Emigh, 55, of Martinsburg, was preached at the Jugtown School House with interment in the Metzker graveyard. A Civil War veteran, he had been a member of Peter Shuman Post, Grand Army of the Republic.

One of Samuel Biddle’s ewes gave birth to four lambs at his East Sharpsburg farm.

Henry C. Kensinger of North Woodbury Township was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for county commissioner. The election was to be held Saturday evening.

The Rev. J.K. Lloyd preached his first sermon as the new pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Martinsburg.

Will Eicholtz tore down his blacksmith shop in Williamsburg to make way for another tenant house.

The Curryville correspondent reported that Abraham Ebersole moved to the Madara Farm and Frank Fornwalt, who had lived there, moved to Piney Creek on the Eli Smith property.