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SINNERS Gap

We quite forgot to mention last
week of the wedding OF Mr.. /. ID.
Clancy and Miss Nellie w. Smith.
The happy couple left for the sun
ny shore OF Eastern Marylond and
after a lapse of a week returned to
the parental roof and were greeted
by SINNERS Gap First Cornet
Calathumpian Band, which has
never been equalled by any that
has ever taken place here, and
certainly does reflect great credit
upon Mr.. b. as leader.
Mr.. George w. Robbins, resid-
ing near this place, lost a very
valuable horse of distemper. His
loss is put at $3.50.
The firm of Joy, Sims / Co., are
doing a good business in the way
of catching possums and selling
them In the SINNERS Gap mar
ket, Success to the enterprise.
Several enterprising citizens oil
this place have sent a COM
mittee to the Maryland Legisla-
ture to make arrangements for the
purchase of that State. They
propose giving 1t to the B. & o.
railroad.
1t is hoped that the lamp on the
northeast side Of the M. e. Church
South will cease to pour forth such
volumes of smoke, as it keeps our
young sexton continually on alert
trying to regulate it. He can't
get it TO understand.
Our enterprising citizen, Mr..
Abel Ronk, has opened a sadler
shop on Main street opposite his
residence. He has on hand full
stock and a fine assortment OF
goods. Persons wishing goods in
his line of business will do we'll to
call upon our fried Abel.
One of your young men went to
a ball at Falling Waters city on
Friday night last, and lost his
way in the woods which delayed
him considerably, but by perse-
verance managed to get there in
time to be TOO late. While he
was tripping the light fantastic
toe with some of Berkeleys fairest
maids, some miscreant stole his
sandwich. He says he would not
mind it if 1t was not for the sand
which he got in his eye.
Two of our village gents started
for Martinsburg last Saturday
night and on their return home
one of them met with quite SO.
rious accident, One of his num-
Der elevens came in contact with
some obstacle, when he lost his
centre of gravity, and in his fall
his hand entered a swiIl bucket,
the contents of which did not inn
prove his coat sleeve any. The
catastrophe was attributed to too
much mixture of Times.
OLD BLACK JOE.
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Mrs $. f. Ropp, Treasurer; Dir.
Harris, Lodge Deputy; Wm.
Mohler, Martial. Their lodge Is
no win a fiourishing condition
and we wish them success.
Dr. M. s. Butler has rented the
DIR. Lemon property In our vii
lage, and Will take possession the
first OF April.
Mr.. G.. III. WOlfes IL doing D
thriving business with his wash
ing machine. REPORTER.
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W. Bano, f. Fulk, M. Daily, Y.
Mal0tte and Prof Marstella for the
excellent music furnished by them
on that occasion.
The thieves are not ell dead In
this corner, for we understand,
that one Of our neighbors had the
pork OF seven hogs stolen a few
nights ago The thieves dug a
hole under the wall to get into the
smoke house. The man has no
clue as To who the thieves are,
though he has searched two
houses, ARCTURUs.
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SHORT STOPS.

1t was lucky for the ground hog
that he returned to his winter quar-
tiers, or he might have been showed
under.
Send in your orders for job print
ing. Our facilities for doing all
kinks of work of that description
are unsurpassed.
The price of some kinds of print
ing paper has advanced 100 per
cent, and all grades over so per
cent.
The INDEPENDENT Steam Job
Rooms is prepared to turn out hand
some sale bills at the lowest figure.
1t is wrong to stop your team on
street crossings. You amt that
kiud of man, are you
The cold snap this week revived
the hopes of the ice dealers for a
time.
The deepest snow of the season
fell here on Tuesday morning, and
made good sleighing for time.
To swear is neither polite nor
gentlemanly.
The ground hog "seen his shad-
der" good on Tuesday.
Valentines are on the market.
February came in like lion.
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COUNCIL met Thursday night.
Present w. T. Logan, Mayor, and
Councilmen, Showers, McSherry,
Cline, DeGrange, Lambert, Linthi-
cam, Farrin, Bratt and G. w. Wis
ner.
On motion the street committee
was ordered to repair road near dis
tillery.
The joint committee of Council
and Fire Department reported that
they corresponded in regard to pur-
chase of firemen's suits, and had fig
ures from several manufactures ;
that the fire company had selected
suit, sample of which was shown.
After considerable discussion $500
was appropriated to purchase suits
it being the amount which the cor
poration owed the company.
On motion the joint committee
were instructed to have any part of
suit made at home, if it can be done
as cheap as they can be purchased
elsewhere.
The street committed were order
ed to report to the Mayor all proper
ties on which pavements ought to be
put down, or be repaired, and the
Mayor was instructed to immediate
ly notify such parties to put down or
repair their pavements, and failing
to do so, after proper notice, the
street committee is instructed to do
the work, and proceed to collect cost
of same.
The Chief Marshal of the fire de-
partment sent in the following names
for confirmation as members of
Fire Police; viz :-Kensey Creque,
John r. Young, J. f. Roberts, Geo.
I'll. Williams, Geo. H. Couchman, j.
w. Roberts, Campbell Janney, J. N !.
Thatcher, which were accepted by
Council.
On motion of Mr.. Cline the por-
ton of street from King out Win
chester pike to line of Corporation,
was named Mechanic street.
The resignation of j. N. Wisner
as a member of Council from Second
Ward was read and accepted.
On motion Council went into elec-
tion to gill vacancy caused by said
resignation, and Mr.. G. s. Hill was
elected. On motion adjourned
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NoTICE.-The ladies of the M. E.
Church of Bunker Hill, propose
holding a series of oyster suppers on
the 10th, Goth, 21st, and 23rd, of
February, in Miller's Hall in that
place. The public is most cordially
invited to attend and lend the help
ing hand. Music and other amuse-
ments will be afforded each evening,
and on the night of the 21st there
will De a Grand Balloon Ascension.
BY order of COMMITTEE.
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MARRIED.

In the Christian church, 4th and
Walnut streets, Louisville, KY, by
Rev. Tyler, at 81 O'Clock p. m
Thursday, 10Th inst, Mr.. j. M.
FARNswoRTH, Of Canton, ILL.,, for
merly Of this place, and MISS MAT
TIE M. BLAND, OF Louisville.
At the residence OF the brides
mother, in Jefferson county, KY,
on Wednesday, Jan. %, 1880, CHAs.
b. DOLL and Miss JULIET L. MIL
LER.
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INDEX to select reading matter on
inside pages;
Page p Food for Thought In
School-The Kitchen School.
Page 3-Merit and Fortune Poetry
A Brakeman at Church-A Texas
Love Story-Hard to Find Words
of Wisdom-He Got His Receipt
Cure for Whooping Cough.
Page 6-Consumption Curable-It
Takes Two.
Page children - Home Educa-
ton.
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REV. WM. GERHARDT, Grand
Chancellor, Washington Lodge, X.
of p, will deliver an address before
the Lodge at its next regular meet
ing, Tuesday night, February 10th,
on the first introduction of the Or.
der into West Virginia, and its
progress since. All the members of
the Order are respectfully invited to
be present on the occasion.
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THF Baltimore Conference of the
M. E. Church South will meet at
Front Royal, Va, Macrh 3D.. Bish-
OPP John Christian Keener, will pre-
side. The conference comprises $40
members, clerical and lay.
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DEAD LETTERS. f GLOWING. is
list of letters remaining in the Post
Office of Martinsburg, West Va,
Jan. 81, and will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office Feb. IA, if not called
for. Persons calling for these letters
will please say advertised.
Mrs. Maria Austin, Mr.. James
Beard, F. r. Bishop, Robert Carter,
(col.) Miss Dolly Dorson, Miss Eliza
Davis, Miss Elizabeth Hepht, Sam'l
Prefer, Miss Daisy Simms. Mr.. Will
lie Stiles, Mr.. M. j. Small.
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On Saturday last the Secretary of
State issued the following certificate
of Incorporation:
A corporation to be known aAthe
Gerardstown Tannery Company,
with capital stock of S3,025, of
which $302.50 has been paid in. The
stock is held by the following parties;
G. w. McKown, 40 shares; j. p.
Carter, 20; John l.. Bowers, 80; c..
II. Miller, Fl M. @. j. Hoffman, 10.
All of these gentlemen are from
Gerardstown. The principal office
is at Gerardstown Berkeley Co., w.
Va.
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For the best boots in town go and
buy pair of the celebrated hand
made Monogram boots. For sale
only by II. N. Deatrick.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-02-07

WE see our friend Major Charles
Green, of the Florence House, at
Berkeley Springs, is making ar
engagements to improve his hotel for
the better accommodation of visit
ors next summer. The Major is a
fine caterer, and when one sits down
to his table, though in the noun
tains of Morgan, you imagine your
self in the dining room of one of the
best city Hotels. The Florence
House is always crowded during the
season at Berkeley.
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BURT's dress shoes and boots, the
incest, best, and most comfortable
goods made, can always be found at
GETTINGER & HoKE's, and at the
lowest prices. Try one pair and you
will be convinced it is true as
claimed.
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THE Mission Service at st. Jo-
seph's Catholic Church closed Mon
day night. The services were large
ly attended throughout, and if the
instructions given by the Fathers
are followed, much good will be ac-
complished.
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Mr.. Dalrymple, the great Mime
sofa farmer, intends to cultivate 3d.
600 acres of wheat this year. He
will have twenty steam threshers in
operation, with 135 reaping ma
chimes. Last year he employed 600
laborers, and this year will increase
the number to 700.
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MEssRs CIRQUE & SMITH have
rented theAmerican House property,
and will move their liquor store
into it on April 1st.
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MARTrNsBuRG. Feb. 6.
baltimore Markets,
3y Telegraph to INDEpENDENT.

BY Telegraph to INDEPENDENT.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 6. = Market
firm. Mixed corn spot 81; Feb. $50;
Mich. SGT; Apr. 524; May SCI; str. SIS.
No. 2 red winter wheat spot and
Feb. l42; Mch. 144A; Apr. 1855;
May 1461. Receipts, wheat 5000;
corn10,000. shipments, wheat 40
600; corn $4,000.
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THE protracted meeting at the M /.
E. Church South closed on Monday
night.
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FARMERS, ATTENTION See the
NEW BoOT-coUNTER and SIDE
SEAM PROTECTED, very great i'm
provement at
GETTINGER 81 HoKE's.
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THE ice dealers have been gather
ing some four inch ice this week. 1t
is not of first rate quality, but bet
ter than none.
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Don't forget the only place to buy
the Virginia stitch-down shoe for
$3.50 per pair, is at Deatrick's.
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Religions.

M. E. CHURCH SouTH. Preach
ing Sunday at II A. NJ. and $50 r. NJ.
by the pastor, Rev q. g. Beall.
Prayer meeting on Wednesday at
7:30 p. M.
U. b. CHURCH. sabbath Service
Sabbath School 1t $50 A. NJ,
preaching at II a. NJ. and 7.S0 r. II (,
Sisters prayer meeting every Mon
day evening at $50 Prayer meet
ing in the Church every Wednesday
evening at 7.3o
REV. q. f. FLIpPo, of Suffolk,
Va, will preach l the Baptist
church tomorrow sunday at IL
A. NJ. and r. NJ. The meeting will
be continued through the week,
preaching each evening at 7:s0 by
the Rev. II. M. Wharton, OF Vir-
ginia. Bring Gospel Hymns number 3.
M. Il. CHURCH. Sabbath Feb.
sst. Preaching atlI a. NJ, by Rev.
w. M. Frysinger, A. NJ, Of Harris
burg. Anniversary Of Bishop James
Missionary Society at $50 p. NJ.
Singing by the school, and addresses
by Revs. +. M. Wood and w. M.
Frysinger. Young Peoples Meet
fngn at 8. Al are cordially invit-
ed.
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WE stated last week that Lent
began on Wednesday February 4th.
1t should have been February 18th
next Wednesday. Archbishop Glib
bons has issued the following regula-
tians for the observance Of Lent:
All the faithful who have compile
ted their twenty-first year are, un-
less legitimarely dispensed, bound to
observe the fact OF Lent. 2. They
are to make only one meal day, ex-
cepting Sundays. 5. The meal al
lowed on fast days is not to be taken
till about noon. 4. Flesh meat and
fish are not to be used at the same
meal during Lent. 5. A small re-
freshment, commonly called COLA
ton, is allowed In the evening,
not to exceed the fourth part OF
meal. 8. 1t is permitted to use bread,
butter, cheese, eggs, milk, all kinds
Of fruits, salads, vegetables and fish
at the collation.. 7. General usage
has made it lawful to take In the
morning some warm liquor, as tea,
coffee or thin chocolate made with
water, and mouthful OF bread. s.
Necessity and custom have author
lied the use of hogs lard, instead of
butter, in preparing permitted food.
8. The following persons are exempt
ed from the obligations Of fasting
Persons under twenty one years Ut
age, the sick, nursing women, those
who are obliged to do hard labor, all
who, through weakness, cannot fast
without great prejudice TO their
health. 10. BY dispensation the use
of flesh meat will be allowed at all
meals on Sunday, and once day on
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and
Saturdays, with the exception Ct
Holy Thursday and the second and
last Saturdays of Lent. IL. The
faithful are reminded that, besides
the obligation Of fasting imposed by
the Church, this holy season of Lent
should be, in an especial manner, a
time Of earnest prayer, Of sorrow for
sin, of seclusion from the world and
its amusements, and Of generous
alms-givIng. II. The Paschal time
extends from the first Sunday of
Lent till Trinity Sunday, during
which time all Catholics who have
attained the use reason are bound to
prepare themselves to receive worth
lily the Holy Communion. The holy
season of Lent is very proper time.
also, for the children to go to their
first Confession which they ought
TO do generally when about seven
years Of age. Parents should see to
this.
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Pers:Corn Solvent is a sure cure.
, 1880-12-26

property. Three years ago member Of
Parliament declared that the time had come
when the rights of landowners should bo
curtaietl. The member who said this Is now
met Ministers who control the policy OF tina
Goyernment,-Mr. Chamberlain. Can it ba
said that the landowners have had no wnTn-
Ing Of the day of reckoning which is being
made ready for them? Do they suppose that
the Radical party. all-powerful as it now is,
gives its support and influence to the Irish
agltatozs because they love ireland? It they
90 suppose SO, they almost deserve to losa
their great stakes in the game Tor their blind
ness and stupidity.
Sometimes little Incidents take place which
seem 10 show that the aTfstocracy and tho
landowners have no more notion OF what Ia
Eons pn On i%.s nnagr theiF noses than if hey weFs
an Incident has taken place this week. Tha
Somerset family decided to put up to auction
the effects of the old Duchess, lately de-
ceased, and with them certain articles be-
longing to the Duke, her husband. Among
these august" relics were lot Of trumpery
dresses, shaWls and cIoaks, and number OF
OLD tootltbT1tshes, for which the public vera
expected to compete eagerly because Duke
had nsed theml That the English people ara
snobs they have often been told BY their own
writer's, and that they dearly love a lord wa
all know; but that they should be anxious
to clean their teeth with Dukes discarded
t4othbrushes one cannot quite bring oneself
to belief. As matter of fact the Somerset
family :mfscalculated the strength OF popular
reverence for the upper classes" So strong
q manifestation OF disgust Was provoked BY
the exhibition In the auchontroonl that tho
sacred to0thbrushes were withdrawn from
the sale. One would be Interested to find
out, II were possible to do so, what proper
tion OF the English aristocracy share the be.
lief OF the Somerset family that the bulk OF
the people are ready even In the present day
to 20 down on their knees and worship
them? t. j. j.
, 1880-12-26

yells OF satisfaction. He will dance and drink
wine or ma2tic all night. and 70 av1F making
the morn htdeous with his howlings. The noise
Of music to which be jumps is chiefly ;nruducod
" ,scrnptng one-the treble-string TT II little
nnce been learned from the mosquito! which 1t
mi1nics with considerable accuracy The iiddle
is generally accompanied by the bourAon OF
zltacI; which copies we'll the wearing sexeech Df
tht, the clcala- When the native. Gree'p breaks
mo .1h sonK ne produces brief nasal drone.
Eho whose IN Inelanoholy sound IS often Tepeated.
tno boys never whistle; but the children,
chiefly the girls, from time to time,, with
voice from the head and nose, produce3a q short
tune which never exceeds TWO or thret bnrs.
with NIL this they have wondrous iunuS. The
men will send their clear ytices ringing through
tho pure, TRY MIR, across cnetntrr side;, in the
streets and on the roa1s they converse, prefer
ably 1t would almost seem, from distance IN
loud tones. When on tine eventuRs-and all
evenings are fine In Cyprus for months together
whole families sit IN the 'lnncs outside their
doors: they to nut take the trouble to move in
order tn visit their neighbors, but shout to them
with shrll disttnctness US tloy sit. Tie result s
q babel OF noise, for all shout together. Fur or
five women meeting iii tho street nj! talk to each
other at the top Of their voices ut the same time:
the PARTIES to II case in court no matter how
many they IRE. all talk together. and it ia impos-
sible to silence them- Hut perhaps the worst
plague Is quiet street With two or three parties
OF boys playing a game I'm tho dust; they every
one yell continuously Mt the full: pitch Of their
lungs until the brain wanders and deafness would
be welcome relief. -,
, 1880-12-26
ENGLISH LAND QUESTION.
English Tenants Beginning to Take q
Hint from the Success of Parneu In
Irelnndx

Engllsh Tenants Beginning to Take \
Hint from the Success of Parneu In
Ireland.
fqrrsspondenct Nfw Fork rrorld.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE farmers are very
well contented with the mild season, for it
has enabled them to make good PROCESS with
their sowing, and as it happens that the price
of wheat has considerably advanced Of
late, the British agriculturisti is now inclined
to think that his case is not SO desperate as It
appeared tew months ago. Asuccession OF
good haryests would at least postpone the
threatened revolution in the landed system.
For it must not be supposed that the Irish
tenantfarmers are the only representatives
of their class who consider themselves ILL
used. An ominous Incident took place
ing OF an Association known rs the
Farmers Alliance. Mr.. Bolton, q farmer OF
Sussex, advised the Alliance to "take les
son" from The Land League IN ireland. lie
not only demanded the "three F's," but also
the abolition OF unfair tlthes. and "some
reasonable power of purchasing their hold
ulgs when they had lived upon them for
some considerable length Of time" As the
chief Radical paper, the Patt 1tull Guzstte,
sex sex has Significance Which can harJly b.
mistaken" 1t was scarcely to be SUPPOSED
thut the enormous success OF the anti-rent
agitation in Ireland would be altogether lost
sight OF III England. Thetenants, it appears.
have only to combine against their landlords
to escape from the necessity Of paying any
rent at all. They may count upon public
sympathy, the support OF the press, and the
c0nniyance OF the Government, The laws,
which once frightened people so much, may
safely be set at defiance, and II the agitation
bo pushed far enough the Government will
set to work TO alter or abolish any Law which
is particularly obnoxious. This Is the lesson
of the Irish agitation, and it will not be lost
upon the discontented classes III England.
The Sussex farmer only spoke out little
early in the day. .....
English landlords have thus far shut their
eyes to all danger, secure In the confidence
that the law would at ull times afford them
ample protection. hut the events Of the last
three months in Ireland have little tended to
open their eyes Law there Is the same
as it is here, and what has it proved to be
worth? All ordinary means Of enforcing It
have broken down, and the party Which
governs the country declares that no ex-
traordinarv means shall ba called into ex-
istence. Why may not the same comblna,
:i0n Of circumstances arise IN Englanu
What Is to prevent 1t from arising Some
Of the landlords think that "publlc feeling "
is on their side There never was greater
de'usion. The public do not care one straw
for them or their interests. Many OF them
have made bitter enemies Of their teliautry
and neighbors, and they ought to see for
themselves that nobody would have any
motive Tor trying to shield them from the
fate which has 0Vertaken the Irish land
owner, People who have no property are
not particularly sensitive about tha rights OF