Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-10-30
WET weather this week.


GOOD will should exist at the polls.
WE return thanks to Col. L. Egan
for late Boston papers.
In the Shepherdstowu Band, the col
ored people have an organization of
which they may well feel proud
Politics were too abundant for the
average citizen and so court adjourned
until the 5th of November.
REPUBLICAN speaking in the Court
house on Monday night. Be sure and
attend.
THE family of Mr. Peter Muuday
have moved to Romney. They will be
missed here.
Mr.. John T. Harrison and bride, have
returned from their wedding tour to
Richmond aud other eastern cities.
Mr.. CUNNINGHAM's Pen-pictures
and Prizes at Prof. Gerhardt's store,
are subjects of much admiration.
REV. +. D. ROBERTSON administer
ed the rite of baptism to four persons in
the Baptist church on Sunday night.
MRS. GIBSON nee Dora Gerhardt and
children have returned to their home at
Palestine, Texas, after visit of two
months here.
THE ladies of the Hedgesviile M. E..
Church will hold an oyster supper in
Masonic Hall, commencing on Monday
November LIST. All invited.
THE M. G. Band are discussing the
advisabiity of holding fair in few
weeks. BY all means do so, if the in
terests of that organization will be pro-
NOTED.
THE Grand Encampment of 1. o. 0.
f. which convened here this week, was a
large gathering, and the exercises of a
very pleasant character. Next week
we will give the full proceedings.
DID you see the beautiful smile VIM.
DeGrange wore, when he donned his
beaver ? Andy Criswell envies the
plug. 1t reminds him of the one he
lost when the circus tent fell in.
THE address of welcome delivered to
the Odd Fellows at the Central Opera
House on Tuesday night, by Mr.. ID. H..
Dodd, has been universally commend.
ed. 1t was an able production and
creditably delivered.
TUESDAY the voters will be called
upon to select men for the purpose OF
administering the affairs of county,
State and Nation. DO your duty. Vote
for the best men. Vor populi, vo1 Del,
1.-THE voice of the people is the voice of
God.
SEVERAL of Berkeley county's farm
ers had their pockets picked at the
Hagerstown fair last week. That is the
place to loose your pocketbooks, because
the large crowds give the ht-fnger-
ed gentry"a fine opportunity to develop
their profession.
THE new pastor of the M. f. Church
of this city, Rev. Roberts, by his
strong presentation of the Divine Word,
has awakeneda sense of responsibility
in the hearts of his congregation. The
revival in that church has been an ear
nest one and gives promise of much
good.
THE movement on foot to make our
school election political matter should
be denounced and defeated by the pa
irons. Politics and the schools should
not be mixed up, and when they are,
the school interests will suffer. Weep.
pose, first, last and eternally, all tenden-
cy to that end.
THAT the ladies OF Martinsburg
know how to prepare grand banquet,
has been thoroughly demonstrated by
the two so recently given, one to the
Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias, and
the other to the Grand Encamement of
Odd Fellow.
MR.. JNo. g. HUTZLER and wife, are
domiciled at the Continental Hotel.
Our best wishes and warmest congrat-
ulations go with them through life, We
hope happiness and prosperity, the es
sentials of married life, may never lie
absent from their home.