Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-04-29

Mr.. Murray, of Baltimore visit
ed our village on Saturday last.
His vocation, we learn, is enlarg-
Ing photographs and in this sec
ton his work has given general
satisfaction
An extensive stock of dry goods
arrived here on Tuesday last for
the store recently purchased by
Mr.. j. S. VermIlyea. Verify
there is serious mania here for
merchandising.
Mrs Mollie Poisal and Miss
Kate G4ff will go east during the
week, TO secure their spring and
summer b0nnets.
We trust that no resident of this
place has SO far forgotten their al
legiance to honor and morality, as
to have been in any way connect
ed with the robbery of Charles
Colstons confectionery He is a
crippled colored boy and compelI-
ed to adopt this as a means for
eking out an existence.
The election of corporation off,
GERS occurred here on Saturday
the 22nd inst, but IL report be
correct, only eleven votes were
cast. 1t looks as though our peo-
pie were wishing for change in
city administration.
Miss Mamie Hines Of Shep-
herdstown, and the Misses Girls
man OF your city, are visiting their
friends and relatives in this place,
and no doubt there will be many
heartaches with their departure.
This town is not usually SUBJ
jected to any further destruction
than natural decay which Is rapid
enough, but recently a vast
amount of damage was done
residence by par ofbuggy shafts
piercing its massive walls. This
property after tedious legal pro-
ceeding4 before the high chief
Justice Of HedgesviIle with a pos
sibility Of transfer to the u. 5.
Supreme Court, has now what we
Will call house protector, aud is
now safe from any injury
Mr.. John Myers of North
Mountain station employed in the
bridge departments of b. & O. ". r.
visited his home on Sa turday and
expresses entire satisfaction with
his change of calling,
Mr.. Allen Wandlfng of Fair
play, Md, arrived in Hedgesville
on Saturday last and remained
until Monday with his mother,
who is one of the oldest ladies in
this county.
Mr.. K g. Timmons of your city
is great favorite with the rising
generation, and has no diffiulty in
securing from them all the MATER
ial he can transfer to NOah's ark
which is of such world wide fame.
No. 10 going west, killed hog
on Saturday last belonging to Mrs.
Johnson. Apart from the loss of
stock, the damage to the train
should cause persons to use every
precaution in preventing animals
from grazing about railroads.
Miss Laura B. Harley's school
closed on the Goth, aud, we infer
from her popularity that both
teacher and pupils parted with
many regrets. Among the sue
cessful contestants for prizes were
Misses Laura Miller, Hanna,
Mable Henshaw and Alice AKreg-
low.
Mrs. j. III. Miller and son left
the villageon Tuesday last TO Wis.,
IL fir ends and relatives near Van
clevesville and SheDherdstown.
Mr., John Il. Miller, the gentle
man of railroad notoriety, visited
this town a short time since for q
supply of that hair restorative he
compounds and for which such
fabulous prices are paid in thetfar
west. s 44taNI 3 q.
The latest enterprise established
in the sequestered town, lisa yard
well supplied with mowers and
reapers, of which Mr. A. G. Ronk
lis manager and agent.
REPORTERS.