Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-03-04
OUR NEiGHBoRS.

out. No soul for music when it costs
few dimes.
The Big Shoe Minstrels have been
performing in Chambersburg, from
which place they hail
Criminal trials are being disposed
OF with great vigor at i Circuit
Court in Hagerstown.
An organization ofCs ITEM
perance has been iastitu Kear-
neysville, jefferson coun
An attempt was made to arize
the grocery store OF Mr.. Joan Ben
net, in Hagerstown, ON Wednesday
night.
a eve belonging to Mr.. J. b.
rage OF Jefferson county, gave birth
to three lambs a few DAYS ago.
Eleven ews belonging to Mr.. Page
have produced seventeen lambs.
st. Patrick's Day will be appro-
priately observed in Cumberland This
year, by the Catholic Societies at
taehed to st. Patrick's Church, and
other members of the congregation.
The Rolling Mills of the b. and @.
Railroad Company opened Monday,
after suspension of business for
some time, and the laboring men of
Cumberland are once more made
happy.
The Hagerstown Mas says: Fa-
vorable mention is made of our dis
tinguished townsman, Hon. VIM. Il.
Hamilton, in connection with the
Democratic nomination for Vice
President.
Boards for the paper boxes used
in Clark's spool cotton manufac-
tory, are being supplied in lots of so
tons by the Virginia Paper Mills of
Halltown, which have resumed OPP
Grafton.
John T. Ford, Esq, opens at Cum
berland at the Acadamy Ct Music on
March 4, for three days: sThe Big
Bonanza The Two Orphans, 2
and Lied Astray.n Mr.. Frederick
Ward and Harry Hawk are among
the principal actors.
The new Odd-Fellows' Hall at
Frostburg, Allegany county, Nd,
was dedicated last Friday with inn
posing ceremonies. The dedicatory
Grafton was delivered by Grand Sec
rotary John M. Jones.
The Cumberland Valley Camp
meeting Association have commenc-
ed to fix up their camp ground. The
improvements will be new taber-
nacle circle and other tents, with a
well for supplying water. This well
is now being dug. Camp commences
August 1, 1876.
The Y. M. &. A. of Cumberland
has on its roll $50 active and 100 asso-
ciate members, with list of As female
members. 1t requires $500 to run
the Association, which is made up
by voluntary contributions.
Mr.. Geo. Bloominour,a AN employee
of the B. IL 0. r. r. at their depot in
Hagerstown, the other night, fell off
of the platform that surrounds their
warehouse, and injured himself quite
severely. He is now compelled to
walk on crutch.
Ninety-seven canal-boats have win
tered decentralization the av-
erage Of former years. The work OF
clearing and repairing the canal is
in progress and bodybuilding is look
ing up in anticipation Of an early
opening-probably before the middle
Of March.
The Spirit says Two farms of
Mr.. John G.. Shirley were sold on
Friday last by Messrs. Green and
Trapnell, Special Commissioners,
tract No. ! containing 1921 acres to
r. v. Shirley, at $22 so per acre,
and tract No. 2, containing FL acres,
to John w. Grantham, at $27 60,
deemed a very low price.
The Hagerstown Neus publishes
the following: "a special train will
leave Hagerstown on March14th via
Cumberland Valley and Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad, to convey parties and
their goods to Chicago, Freeport,
Mt. Carroll, Mt. Morris, Polo, Spring,
field and other points West of Chi
cage. The train will go through on
express time 10 Chicago, without
change of cars. Parties from Mar
tinsburg, Hagerstown, Green Castle,
Chambersburg and other stations on
the Cumberland Valley Railroad
will be taken ON this train. For
freight and passenger rates apply to
the agent of the Cumberland Valley
Railroad, or to J. N. Abbey, Passen-
ger Agent, Pennsylvania Railroad,
134S Chestnut street, Philadelphia,
Penn'a. The special train will leave
HaOerRtNWn p NJ. Ireanca IL