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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-08-11
Broad Lane.

We are having pleasant wealth.
er, In appearance, with cool nights
and warm days; though we regret
TO anbenuca that there Is a good
deal Of sickness in this neighbour
hood Al present, in consequence +
the change.lbie weather.
On Monday the 18th ult., Mr..
Nicholas Baker, while endeavur.
ing To unbi ch his horses from his
buggy, after being At Williamsport
received IA evere attack OF paraly.
sig on the lett side. His head and
left arm were pretty badly cut
when he fell, He is now conval.
eseent under the skilfui treatment
OF his wife, a Thompsonian doctor.
There viii y, but few apples IL
this neck, bu, the peach crop viii
be tolerably good, damsoms aud
plumbs are scarce aud ofan infer
i0r quality.
There has been a good deal ssio
through the leading papers nth
reference to potomac Isle, "-as to
its picturesque surroundings, the
vernal trees mat overshadou
ii and the sparkling waters tina
surround il and when we take
into consideration tue affability
and hospitality that is manifested
by he general proprletors, we can
say, like one OSo,o. mot nrlf has
been tod" /, 10 said that over Two
thousand persons picniced at that
Isle last week. One among the
great cnriosities that il to be seen
below the Isle. is the fisn ladders,
"a means by which fish can as
send the dam, the height being
thirty or forty feet.
One class In our Sunday chool
was very much disappointed on
last Sunday by not seeing their
teacher Miss. T.. Beckley, whose
absence was caused by sickness
DR. +. M Davis reports that she is
convalescing
IL Is said that women have long
tongues, bat Ii woman'5 tongue
can reach ,ver circuit of three
miles 10 one aay, you WOpld AL
once conclude that her tongue is
longest.
The Independent still continues
TO be the leading paper here and is
sought for by nearly every family,
whether they subscribe for II or not.
Those who do not subscribe for ii
can borrow 1t.
What has become Of your N.
Mountain correspondent, Mr.. Il.
Ne should like to see a few Of his
spicy items.
AT this writing the corn blades
are beginning TO roll up.
Rev. Kirracoffe will preach for
Us al chapel tomorrow at $50 p NJ.
ARCTURUs.
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lars that have been the subject of
foreclosure In the last eight years. or
since 1874, have been augmented nv
nearly triple that sum in the stock
watering trash called securities
10 form some idea of the extreme
facility with which railroad indebt-
eaness Is created take the statistics
OF the best authority upon such mat,
ters. From these it will be seen that
IN 1877 the Indebtedness by railroads
Ia the United States amounted To
200, JIG per mile, aud this il moro
than double the actual cost of con
struction. Nine years later the in.
debtedness was increased to e6t All
yer mile or sixteen per cent greatar
than in 1872, when the lictitions val.
ues Of our paper currency affected
stocks ofevery character, helping to
precipitate tho crash Of 1878, and
swelling the railroad indebtedness
out OF all proportion by the forced
issuance OF watered stock. Yet
railroad building goes on and will
continue to go on until the country
is absolutely gridironed with them.
and every rod of subsidized railroad
land in the hands of Wall street.
And there follows to the far west in
the track of him who would 90 and
grow up with the CO untryn the bles.
sed privilege Of meeting tax to nav
OF a railroad mortgage laid upon
railroad prescriptions years before
the shrek of any locomotive had
loaned Its echoes to the forest and
prairies and upon these lands are
a'd already burden of twenty-sev,
en- hundred millions OF dollars ~
which the public will pay all and the
railroads never cent? Then i'm ito
good time will come the epoch Of q
reorganization Of railroad indebted.
ness by which the frightful increase
or interest aud stock. watering NAV
be decreased If notaltogether check.
ed 10y a repetition OF the disaster of
~. Dom PEDRO.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-08-11
Morgan County
From the Mercury:

From the Mercury:
Mr.. Parker Pritchard this week
received a pension check to the
amount of $780, Pretty good
lift.
Hancock is putting up lock up.
1t is intended for the Morgan county
"birds' who visit that place for rum.
Look out boys.
President Arthur arrived at the
White Sulphur Springs on Monday.
He is expected to arrive in Berkeley
before long.
Mr.. John F. Dill says that one
day last week the tenant on his farm
killed a large rattle snake in a
closet in the house. The snake had
nine rattles. We are surprised at, the
Doctor having such pets about his
house.
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Failing Waters.

Tho brick house, erected by con-
tract by the Messrs. Smaltz Bros.
for Mr.. Jacob Ward, is now al.
most completed es
Bass are biting lively now. and
fishermen are plentiful.
The farul, on which Mr.. s. III.
Light now resides, belonging to.
MIR. j. III. Thomas of Baltimore.
has been sold to Mr.. Worthington.
Of Frederick, Md, who takes DOS.
session on the first OF April next.
Mr.. Light has resided on the farm
for forty years.
Mr.. George Hill has purchased
from Mrs. Slyer her farm near
Little Georgetown.
The Presbyterian Church. at
Homiller's Mill, will commence
series OF meetings to- morrow
Sunday and continue one week.
morning and evening.
Nj. Nicholas Baker was paral-
yzed on the left side, on Saturday
last. AT last accounts he was inn
proving.
Mr.. Joseph Criswell and wife
have so far recovered from their
recent illness as to be able to be
about again.
Mr.. Samuel Lefevre, who has
been quite i'll, Is convalescent.
L b Q old Reynolds farm. at
Berkeley Station. which has been
much improved by a new barn
and house, was sold the other day
to a gentleman from Pennsylva-
mia.
Mr.. G. w: Foltz will teach tho
railing Waters school, and Mr..
Horst will take the Broad Lane
school. PAT.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-08-11

BANNER PRESENTATION. tn
banner won BY the democrats o.
Falling Waters township was pre-
santed last Saturday. "A large meei
ing was held in Emmerson's Grove
where dancing platform had been
erected for the enjoyment OF
the Young people. A dinner WAS
served and paItaken Of by all pres
eut. After dinner the meeting was
called TO order by William Dodd,
Esq, who introduced Thornton
Henshaw, Esq, who, in an appro-
ornate address presented the banner.
1t WAS received by Mr.. Everett Por-
terrified, on part of democracy of the
township, in fitting reply. MIR. w.
). Henshaw was then called for and
entertained the audience with an ad
dress of some length. Mr.. Hen
shaw was followed by David West
enhaver, Stewart Walker and VIM.
Davis, Esqs., who made short
speeches.
The rest of the day was devoted to
dancing, and everything pissed off
pleasantly.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-08-11
THE NEWS AROUND US.

From the Gerardstown Tunes:
Mr.. Robert Harper and wife, Of
Baltimore, are at the Presbyterian
manse.
Charlie Baker had the prong of
pitchfork accidentally run into his
hand while feeding a threshing
machine Il day or two ago.
The Misses Gray are enjoying a
visit from Miss Hattie McCarty of
Keyser.
The question of buying a lot and
putting up a High School building
is being agitated here.
Katie Goldsborough met most
hearty welcome from her young
friends last Tuesday evening.
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liquor, he jumped or fell from one of
the windows, and broke one of his
arms.

arms.
From the Free Press.
We are requested to announce that
the ladies of the Catholic Church
at Harper's Ferry will hold a Fair
and Festival, to procure funds
for church purposes, in Walsh's
store'room, beginning August 18th.
Mr.. James N Smallwood, of Boli-
var, while trimming a tree on his
premises on Saturday last, lost his
balance and fell to the ground, dis.
lance of twenty feet, injuring him.
self to such an extent that his life
was despaired of.
We learn that William Broadus
Thompson, Esq, died near PURGE
vile, in Loudan County, Virginia,
on the 2Sth of July, in the 65th year
of his age. Mr.. Thompson was
son Of the late Col. Merriwether
Thompson of this place. Years ago
he was lawyer of good practice in
this County and resident here. He
was then a very handsome man, of
fine address-genial, companionable
and popular, and was elected by a
large vote to represent this County
in the Legislature. Some years prior
to the war he moved to Missouri,
and until lately that State has been
his home. He was an elder brother
of Gen. M. Jeff. Thompson, and
married daughter of the late DIR.
Stribbling. His last hours, we are
informed by the Loudo,n Mirror,
were soothed by the kindly attention
of the new made friends who watch
ed beside him.
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Frederick County, IVA.

From the Winchester Times:
The M. E. Church South on
Brucetown Circuit will hold a camp.
meeting in Smiths grove, near
Vaudeville, beginning Friday,
August 10th.
Rev. Alfred L. Graham, of this
place, has received a Call to the Pres
byterian congregations of Tockville
and Bethsaida, Montgomery county,
Md.
The Southern Methodist Sunday
School, OF tins place, will picnic at
Island Park on August 30th.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-08-11

A PIC MIC from Steelton, near
arrisburg, Pa, under the auspices
of the employers of the Frog WORKS
Of the Pennsylvania r lilroad sho De,
was held at, Potomac Isle ou SAT- IN
day last. The excursion numbered
about 500 persons. They were taken
from Failing Waters TO Potomac
Isle III Cut trip. fhe excursioD was
composed OF as nice. orderly and
well'behaved set of people as can be
found anywhere There was no
drunkenness or disnrdefis conduct
during tile DAY. They enjoy ed them
selves in dancing, boating, fishing i,
swinging. &c,s and many of them
spent the day in climbing among the
high cliffs that fringe the Potomac
opposite the Islel
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-08-11

A GOOD rIME.-The young folks
of Martinsburg and vicinity,to the
number of about thirty made a
raid upon the hospitable house,
bold Of Mr.. George S. Roush on
Tuesday night ia the shape OF
surprise party. Mrs. Roush is too
good house keeper to be caught
mapping, and sumptuous repast,
and great deal of real jolly fun
was the result.-Stdtesnaan.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-08-11

The weather during the past week
has had very much the appearance
of fall. The nights were cold enough
to make shawls and overcoats COM
Portable. This is certainly queer
weather for the first of August.
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TIE Reform Sunday School will
go to Island Park on Tuesday, Aug.
the 14th. All are cordially invited.
Special train will leave the B. & O..
Depot at 81 O'clock A. NJ. A nice
time is anticipated.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-08-11

THE Sunday School of the Episco-
pal church will hold a picnic at
Island Park next Wednesday, Aug.
18th. All are cordially invited to at.
tend, an those who do are assured of
a pleasant and enjoyable day.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-08-11

Miss LIZZIE TELLER, Master Char
lie Shaffer and some other little folks
in the neighborhood of Feller's
Hall gave a very pleasant enter
tainment in that building last Mon
day evening. The programme, en-
bracing instrumental and vocal mu-
sic, readings, etc, was creditably
rendered, and pleasing to the an
dience. The sum realized from the
small admission fee charged was
quite satisfactory to the Juveniles.
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DIR. Riddle and Miss Sue are at
Berkeley Springs.
Mr.. H. S. Baker, of Shepherds
town, was in town this week.
Misses Ella and Ida McElroy are
visiting in Washington.
Miss Nellie Duvall is visiting at
Aspen Grove, Va.
lIMiss Bessie Vroom has returned
to her home at Falls Church, Va.
Mr.. George Matthews and Miss
Lille Mathews are in Baltimore.
Misses Allen and Sallie LIE Van,
are the guests of Vina Matthews.
Mr.. John O'Neal, of Baltimore, is
home on short visit to his parents.
Miss Mamie Riley, of Adams Co.,
Pa, is visiting at Prof. Gerhardt's.
Miss Robinson and Miss French
are the guests of Miss Lide McGary.
Miss Flo. n. Couchman and sis
ter, Della, are visiting at South
Branch, w. Va
Miss Amanda May, of Philadel-
phia is visiting her brother, Mr..
John May, in this place.
General Joseph e, Johnson passed
through here on the 1855 A. NJ. train
Tuesday, on his way west.
Hon. g J. Faulkner left her on
Monday for Washington and Rich
mond.
Mrs. VIM. Troupa, of New York,
and daughter Viola, are visiting in
this place.
Mr.. B. f. Fiery has returned from
his western trip, much pleased with
his visit.
Mrs. Hanway and daughter, Miss
cambridge are visiting at DR.. n. d
Bakers.
Miss Mary Lou Hunter returned
last week from her visit to Cham
bersburg.
Miss Fannie Crow, of Shepherds
town, spent several days in this place
during the past week.
Capt. w. b. Colston, of the States
man, has returned home from fiy-
ing trip to Cincinnati.
Miss Nettie Fiery, who has been
visiting in Missouri for the past few
months, returned home on last Fri.
day.
Hon B F. Harrison, Mayor of Shpp,
herdstown, and Mr.. J. II, little for
mely of the Register was in town
yesterday.
Judge Faulkner is suffering ftrm
a sprained ankle. This is the stcoDd
time he has sprained it, aud j; :,
giving him some trouble
Mr.. Faulkner Pierce, Of NV
York City, is here on q visit to lis
grand parents, Hon, and Mrs. {. J.
Faulkner.
Miss Anna Wonn, who has been
visiting Miss Julia Feller for some
weeks past, returned to her home at
Myersdale, Pa. yesterday.
Mr.. Ben Lyeth and son, Lira.. G.
II. Lyeth, whose heal,h has been inn
pared for sometime past, are at
Mountain Lake Park.
Miss Mat!on Seuily, Of Pntaburg,
and Miss Hattie Tu,>ley, Of Rich
mord guests at Miss Bessie Burk-
haIt for, s,nne 'me past returned
home this ~eek
doe" Trout was engineer of the
602 that took the knights Tenplar
train over the second division # the
B. q o Tuesday file had the en-
CINE gayIy decorated and made II
nice rnu.
We are sorry TO learn of the indis-
rosi.iou Of Dr.. JIM McSbefry, who
has been eoI.tined 10 his room for
several days. He is better, and we
hope sooA TO sac him about again.
Mrs r. " Gibson (uee Dora Ger
hardt) now residing in Palestine
Texas, writes weekly to her parents
Her many friends will be glad to
hear that she enjoys good health, is
happy and likes Texas. Shs severely
-o "a,
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criticises those who give an unfavor-
able report of the country.
E. S. Wild, for the past two years
composition in the INDEPENDENT
office, is now making an extensive
and prolonged visit to friends and
relatives in Ohio, Illinois and Indi-
ana. He is steady and pleasant
young gentleman, and we hope he
may enjoy himself during his visit.
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Jefferson County.

From the Shepherdstown Register:
The first new wheat of this season
was shipped from here last Friday.
Mr.. G.. L. Hodges and Mr.. w. N.
Lemen, grain dealers, each shipped
a car load to Baltimore. The price
for new wheat now ranges from ST.
OF to Sl.05.
Thursday morning boatman on
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal OPP
osite this town run long nail en-
tirely through his foot. The nail
entered at the bottom and came out
through the top of bis foot, making
an ugly wound, but the man pro-
ceeded on his way.
An empty canal boat, in passing
through lock in the canal below
Harper's Ferry on Friday of last
week, became fastened in the lock.
CATER, aud IA couple of them were
torn off. The boat was also dam
aged, aud sank To the bottom.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-08-11

From che Spirit Of Je6erson,
The Supreme Court Of Appeals
will convene in Charlestown the first
Wednesday in September.
Phil. Herbert, coIored, we under.
stand. had his jaw bone broken by q
kleE rom a norse, on sunday morn
ing last.
The Harper's Ferry Bridge Com
pauy has CLOSED its bridge to travel.
aud Mr. Geo. w. Green has opened
his new ferry, short distance above
the bridge
Mrs Lucy Line. OF Shippensburg,
Pa, fell from the steps of ). ". II.
X. car, ut the depot in this place, on
Sunday morning, and was slightly
injured.
Our old friend and former towns
man, Mr. VIM. K. Nicklin, of Mar
tinsburg, was in CharlestOwn yester
day, looking not whit older than
he did twenty years ago.
The cornerstone of the new Nj. Il.
Church South, in course OF erection
at Leetown, in this county, was laid
with appropriate Masonic ceremon-
les on Saturday last, by Triluminar
Lodge, No. III, of Middleway.
The attendance was quite large,
from various considerable delegation
Of Masons and others from Charles
town.
An excursionist from Maryland,
whose name we did not learn, was
arrested for disorderly conduct at
Harper's Ferry, last Wednesday and
placed in the council room in the
upper story of the post-office build
ing. Being under the influence OF
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FINE TOMAToEs.-Mr. Alfred

FINE TOMAToEs.-Mr. Alfred
Beall, of this place, has sent us IA
basket of seven tomatoes, raised in
his garden, which in point of size,
solidity and smoothness, surpass
anything of the kind we have seen
this year, or any other year. Mr..
Beall certainly takes the cake" on
fine tomatoes. We were in Mr..
Beall's garden the other day, and
saw some of the finest cluster of to-
matoes We had ever before seen. In
fact his entire garden shows the fin
est growth of all kinds of vegetables
to be seen anywhere.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-09-20
Literary Notices.

Demorest's Illustrated Monthly Mag
azine continues to merit the high en-
coniums passed upon its literary andar-
tistic merit The October number
equals in interest its predecessors, and
contains many well-written and enter
tasning articles. Among the contents
are "From Oxford to Cambridge" an
interesting illustrated article; "Bottger
Experimenting before Augustus the
Strong;;" "a Chapter on Sitting
Rooms;" peasant and painter "How
we Live in New York-The Working
Girl" by Jennie June; the continua,
ton of "Agathe De Valsuze;;" several
shorter stories, "Home Art and Home
comfort" and "Current Notes, " which
treat of the "World's Progress" The
illustrations form an important feature
of this excellent publication, and add
greatly to its interest. The October
number has for frontispiece fine
steel engraving, after Diettenbach's
beautiful painting, 1.-The Foster Moth
er's Alarm" A litho-photo of Mrs
Phinhey's statute of the Lorelei, now
owned by Mr.. w. Jennings Demorest
also adorns this number.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-09-20

The best interests of humanity de-
pend on the good health of our women
folks, and yet those with brightest in
tellects seem to suffer most with all
ments peculiar to female life. 1t is well
to remember that the whole female sys-
tenn can be built up to proper state OF
endurance, pimples, sores, swollen
limbs, monthly pains, and other indi-
cation of female disease, made to disap-
|, pear apd robust health of mind and
body take the place of illness and dis
tress, if timely use ismade of DR.. Guy
sott's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla. It
restores the blood to perfect health, it
strengthens the muscular and nervous
system. 1t gives tone to the digestive
and urinary organs. 1t allays all irrita-
tion of the mucous membrane. In q
word, it is a perfect female medicine,
and aids every function of female life
No other remedy equals it. Have youl
druggist get it. Take no substitute. p
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Proposed Amendment to
the Constitution of Ohio.
SECTION EIGHTEEN OF SCHEDULE.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION No. so.
JOINT RESOLUTION


Proposing Amendments to the Constitution.
Be it Res0lCed 6y the General assembly OF the
State of 0hi0 'rhat at the general election to be
held on the ;ond Thssdav of October 1889, there
shall be submitted to the electors for their approval
or rejection two propositions to amend the consti
tuition of the State, as follows:
FIRST PROPOSITION.
"The a1litonal section" in and withi section
eighteen of the schedule shall be repealed and there
shall he substituted for 1t the following:
"The general assembly shall regulate the traffic
in intoxicating qlors so as to provide against evils
resulting therGrom: aud its power to levy taxes or
assessments therefrom is not limited byj anyl pro-
vision of this constitution"
SECOND PROPOSITION.
''The aluti,rr section in and with: section
eighteen of thn schedule shall be repealed and there
shall be substituted for it the following:
aThe manuf intlrc nf and the traffic in intoXcat-
ing liquors to be use ~ beverage are forever pro-
hibited; and the general assembly shall provide by
law for the enforcement of this provision"
The electors voting in favor of the said first prop
osition shall have their ballots the words "Reg
ulation and taxation of the liquor tratfic-Yes;''
and those voting in favor of the said second prOpo
siton shall have on their ballots the words, "Pro-
hibition ofintoXicating liquors-Yes.'
If either of the said two propositions he thus ap-
proved by n majority Of the electors voting at the
said election. then the amendment therein proposed
shall constitute separate section of article fifteen
of the constitution.
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives.
r.. q. RICHARDS,
President of the Senate.
Adopted April 4, 1888.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONO.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
| l, JAMES w. NEWMAN, Secretary of State Of the
State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the foregoing
is true copy of Joint Resolution adopted by the
General Assembly of the State Of Ohio, on the 4th
day of April A. d. IS S3, as taken from the original
rolls filed In this Office.
In TERrIMoNY WHEREOF, have hcreunto sub.
scribed my name, and affixed the great seal of the
state of Ohio, at Columbus the 4th day of April
A. d. 1888.
| JvMEs W. NEWMAN,
| GsEAL.I Secretary of State.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-09-20

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piles, pimples, ague and malaria diseas-
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Price so cents, of D. J. Humphrey.
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Scrofula.

A medicine that destroys the germs of
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and scrofulous swellings, might be saved
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and by which such complaints are orig
mated and fed.
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A Great Discovery.

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