Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-01-28
TIE Norman Detective


dent on last Sunday week. She fell
on the ice and fractured both bones
Of her arm below the elbow. The
shock to her nervous system from
the fall and consequent injury was
serious and Mrs. Tabb has suffered
severely from the accident. We
hope she win soon recover from the
i'll effects of the fall.-StateSman.
Mr.. d. NJ. KLMER has contracted
with Mr.. John Fitz for the manutac-
ture of large numbers of his recently
patented broom rack. Mr.. Kilmer
proposes to introduce this rack in all
parts of the q. s., and will doubtless
succeed as it is most convenient ar
rangement, holding ten dozen brooms
and only occupying a floor space of 3
by Al feet. The business men should
encourage Mr.. Kilmer in every way,
as all new enterprises of this kind add
to the prosperity of the community.
A PARTY of young people gotten
up by Miss Minnie Bowers, went to
the residence of Mr.. George Shill,
on Thursday evening, to give sur
prise party to Mrs. and Miss Fow
Ter, of Frederick, who are the guests
of Mr.. Shill. The surprise was a gen
uine one, but the recipients were
equal to the occasion and entertain
ed the party in charming manner
A very pleasant evening was spent
by all. Some of the gentlemen tried
their fortunes with the cards, but it
seems that it wasn't q very good
evening for fortunes. Ran Kramer is
still looking for that light haired
gentleman that is always standing in
his way.
DEAD LETTERS. The following is
list of letters remaining in the Postoffice
at Martiusburg, w. Va, Jan. 7th, and
will be sent to the Dead Letter Office
| Jan. 9th, if not called for. When call
| ing say advertised.
Kate Buckles, Mary Ceal Burk,
| VIM. Boxwell, Franklin Coursie,
Elizabeth Emons, Prof w. Gloel,
Emma V. Hort, Fritz Hess, John f.
Hess, Maria V. Hill, Mara Hunter,
VIM. Keller, Jacob Seistor, Ellen
Madison, Kate Mann, Martin Neck
er, Sam1 Price, Lula Smith, John G.
Thompson, Allen S. Vanmetre, (2)
Isaac 2. Warren, Robert Wilson,
Susan Willis, Lilly l.. Woods.
w. b. CoLsToN, p. M.
| OUR LITTLE MEN AND WOMEN, 1885,
| The aim of this magazine is to interest
| children just at the time they begin to read
| for themselves and lead them along for
| year or two with pictures and stories and
| pleasant tasks so pleasant as to make them
forget the task part altogether,
The following outline includes the larger
| topics of the year:
| PocahontaS teaches little early Amerl-
| can history through the year,
| A French story, Susanas Auction, full
i of amusement,
| A story month entitled Laura's Holt
days suggests to other little girls what
| they can do on holidays.
A story month on Tiny Folks in Armor;
| which means beetles,
| A flower poem in every number.
| Buffy's (six) Letters to his Mistress.
| Buffy is a coon-cat.
| Six Mexican stories on Little People of
| tie Plaza; also about some Mexican ami
| mails.
Besides there are many. too many to tell
| of, stories short and bright and uneXpect-
ed.
A dollar a year. Five cents for a sample
| copy. ID, LOTHROP COMPANY, Publish
ers, Boston,
GOLD up there!" exclaimed the
Dakota man wintering in Chicago;
"well, | should rather think it was.
Why, last winter-and I'm tellin' on
We the truth-why-well, now, I'll
just tell you what l done. / had a
pretty good cook stove in my house,
and always kept it a booming, /
tell We. Well, one night | put my
mittens and big pair of these here
felt shoes in fhe oven to sort Of thaw
out, and a cat that was offered $40
for got in the oven and crawled into
one of them shoes. / got up two or
three times during the night to put
on coal, and as true as I'm telling
you that cat was froze stiff in the
morning. Why you never saw such
a country"
FRANK S. DAVIDSON in the Ger
man Detective"
DEATH OF Col. LEIGH.- Colonel
VIM. Leigh died at bis home, near
Martinsburg, Friday last He was
born in Richmond, Va, in 1914, and
was the eldest son of the late United
States Senator Benjamin Watkins
Leigh, by his first wife, a niece of
Chief Justice Marshall Colonel Leigh
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