Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-20
LOCAL BREvITHEs.

Sleighing is repor ed good, north
OF Hagerstown.
County Court adjourned for the
term Oh Saturday.
Hon. II. G.. Davis has our thanks
for pubic documents.
Hagerstown can boast Of nine
teen prisoners in Jail.
Gale Darlington furnishes xtra
locals This morning.
The weather and the ground hog
are again in league.
Washington's birthday is not a
public holiday in this State.
Payday is now the most inter
esting topic of conversation
We presume the young ladies are
aware that 1876 will be Leap Year
The snow was ga Il thing for
the livery men and tie wheat
crop.
Fresh shad have made their APP
pearance in some Of the Eastern
markets.
The corner loafers saw their
shallow OH Sunday, and struck for
their holes.
The proposed new revenue bill
has caused "A flutter among the
whiskey men.
Rocking. chairs that will hold
two are the latest innovation in
the furniture line
An unusually large number of
valentines passed through the post
office here last week.
The principal of the Second
ward school will be glad to have
parents visit the school.
An average of half dozen
tramps each night are fed and
lodged in the county Jail.
Our assessors sleigh was taxed
too heavily the other day, and it
tumbied over. No one hurt.
TIE" Billy" is the latest unsuc-
cessful argument in favor of the
county Court. 1T didn', work.
How Shocking One of our
bellies recently told a yonng man,
If he loved her, TO sleigh her on the
spot.
Colonel f. A. Burr arrived hom g
from the "Permanent Seat" on
Saturday night Iicreports things
lively out there.
Some pr opie lay that it is better
to help ten unworthy beggars to
get drunk. than to assist in allow
Ing one friendlless man to starve.
A Promenade Concert and Oys-
ter Supper in Charlestown last
week, for the benefit Oft Charles
town Cornct Band. realized S576.
Captain John A. McCaul, of Sa-
lem, Va, has sold half interest i'm
his trotting stallion, "Orange Bios
son." for the sum of $4,000
All quiet in police circles. Mar
tinsburg is as sorderly place as
any town of its size in this or any
other State.
Considerable sickness prevails
among the children in this place
and vicinity, principally colds and
catarrhal fever.
A number of new buildings will
he erected in this place during Tho
coming summer. We look for
arood business season.
Workmen were engaged on Sat
friday in thawing out the frozen
street lamps. we presume the
town will be fully lighted here
after on dark nights.
Petitions are being numerously
signed by our citizens asking the
Legislature to DeTmdnentlu locate
the capital OF some accessible and
convenient point. We second the
motion.
The Shepherdstown Register saws
about fifty bushels of apples were
stolen from The farm of DIR. j. s.
Tanner. a few nights ago. They
were buried in the garden, and ia
ken therefrom.
We propose presenting ii INDIE
PENDENT in new dress with the
commencement Of the third vol
ume, in April next. We shall at
ihesame time make other improve
iDents in the appearance of the pa
per.
The wife of Rev. w. G.. EggIes-
ron, of Newtown Frederick comfy
Va, died suddenly on last Sunday
night, of pneumonia. The disease
squite prevalent and very fatal in
Frederick county this season.