Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-10-06

Mother Hubbard dresses are goin,

ering and pressing, girls.
The season Of autumnal beauty
and change of pills has come.
| Circuit Court begins next Tues,
day. So does the Fair.
! Letters now are sent for. two cents
postage. The public will appreciate
the change.
John Homrich advertises full
line of Fall goods-call and examine
and get prices.
Farmers generally are about
through with seeding. Some Of the
early sown wheat is already up.
Tae new grammar school building
Is being pushed along. The brick
layers will commence work on Mon
day next.
The fish-pots along the Potomac
made some big hauls in fish and cells
this week. The law ought to be en-
forced against the owners.
The season for killing partridges,
turkeys sc, will open on the 18th
inst, and sportsmen are getting their
paraphernalia ready for the cam
paign.
Hedgesville letter came too late for
last issue. 1t will be found on the
inside of this issue, together with
the Bunker Hill and Darkesville let
tiers.
The entries for the fair are COM
ing in rapidly. After to-day (Sat-
urday) the Secretary's Office will be
moved to the grounds, where entries
will have to be made.
We are informed by Mr.. G. w.
Wisner, deputy collector for this
District, that the receipts from the
sale Of revenue stamps during the
month of September was 81, 137 so.
Mr.. Crum Curtis and DR.. Frank
Williams returned home last Satur-
day from a three days fish above
Dam No 6, having caught thirty
three of the finny tribe.
The prizes to be awarded at the
Tournament to come off on the
Fair ground on next Tuesday can
be seen at the jewelry store of w.
L. Jones.
Levering's Coffee man, who dis
pensed free coffee at Jones jewelry
store, some time ago, will have
tent on the Fair Ground, where he
will serve free coffee.
G. G. Boon, merchant tailor, an.
nounces large and complete stock
of fall cloths, cassimers and suit.
ings, of every description, and will
make you suit warranted to fit,
and give general satisfaction.
Mr.. George w. Pentz, having de-
termined to 60 west, will sell his
household and kitchen furniture, at
his residence on corner Of Race and
Raleigh streets, oppositeC. V. r. r.
depot, on Saturday, October Goth.
VIM. Phillips, merchant tailor,
advertises his new stock of Fall
goods, embracing cloths, cassimers,
suitings sc, and is prepared to put
up first class suit, guaranteed to
fit and give satisfaction in every re-
spect.
The g. V. II. r., has made
change in its passenger schedule,
commencing October 1st. An extra
train has been put on which leaves
here at noon. Trains now leave at
700 A. M. 1900 M. and P. NJ;
arrive at 1l.3O A. M. 2.40 p. M. and
7.50 p. M. We will give corrected
time table next week.
Messrs. Janney & Downey have
put up building on the Fair ground
for their exclusive use in exhibit
ting their machinery &c. They
will have the largest and best exhibit
tion of machinery, implements &C.,
ever shown at a Berkeley Fair.
The Sarah Zane Fire Company, of
Winchester, returned home from
Harrisburg, Friday night. The
Martinsburg Firemen met them at
the Cumberland Valley railroad
depot and escorted them down town
with lighted rches. They remain.
ed here abouO an hour, and started
hama in hooEc