Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-10-02
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1886.
GRANT PITzER. -....,Loeal Editor
GET your overcoats ready.
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GET your overcoats ready.
HAzEN predicts frost to-day, Satur-
day.
OCTOBER means business, and Sum
mer must stop trespassing.
THE telephone poles are being planted
all through the town,
EVERYBODY enjoyed the NJ. G.. Band
concert last Tuesday night.
REPUBLICAN County Convention at
the Court House next Saturday after
noon.
MIGHTY delicious is the Leyering's
coffee dispensed at Burkhart's old stand
on Queen Street.
MARSHALL HoPEwELL eclipsed all
the other leaders in the emancipation
parade last week.
CANDIDATES are as thick as black
berries IN summer time. Poor fellows
how many will be picked to-day.
WHY not remove some of the filth
and dirt off of the streets. People are
taxed to run the corporation.
HAVE you heard from the Berkeley
Springs Convention 7 Even Bro. Col.
ston could not save the country
A SMALL fiat key and some money
were lost somewhere on the street, last
week. Please call at this office with
same.
MISS Marie Fout will soon open a
school for teaching short hand writing.
Miss Fout is a very cultivated instruc-
tress in this art.
THE young people of this city are or
ganizing social club for the winter
evenings The move is most lauda,
BILE one and should be encouraged.
MONDAY the weather was extremely
warm and the air close and unpleasant
You needn't be surprised at any change
that the weather makes these times.
SToRE,KEEPERs should be careful
and see that their cellar doors are clos
ed after nightfall. Several persons COM
plain of close escape from tumbling in
to cellars.
Local news is awfully scarce this
week there has not even been dog
fight. Statesman.
You forget the corporation officers
have Collared every dog.
CARDS are out to the marriage of
Miss May Murphy, of Allegan, Mich,
and Mr. John G.. Hutsler, of this city,
to occur at the residence of the formers
father, Wednesday, Oct, IS, 1886.
THE Democratic County Convention
meets this afternoon to select candi-
dates for the fall election. The con-
vention promises to be large and in
teresting one, with plenty of good tim
Der to select from.
Look here, Brother Gallaher, your
snake story last week was a whopper !
Bro. Snyder, of the Shepherdstown
Register is preparing for the biggest
snake story of his life, and when it is
ready, why, you will award him the
palm of victory Stick pin, there.
BOB CRIswELL says old ladies are
too mean for anything, on the cars.
Bob, the next time keep your feet off
your neighbours seat and you won It have
them pushed down by woman. And
besides, she declared you were snoring
too loud.
JUDGE FAULKNER has moved into
his handsome new residence. He has
surrounded himself and family with
every modern convenience and the
hearth warming of the new home is ac-
companied with the warmest, most
cheerful and best wishes of their host
of friends.
JUDGE JOSEPH I. HoKE, accompan-
led by his daughter, Miss Anna Belle,
has been spending several days visiting
their relatives, Mr.. Jonathan Thatcher
and his salwart sons. The Judge met
many of his old time friends who were
glad to see and greet him. He had
been spending some weeks in Boston,
attending the Grand Lodge /. o. o. f..
The est wishes of this community are
with the Judge and family.