Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-02-25

ing at j. w Dodd's farming nipple
ment store on King Street on Mon
day evening at 1880 P. NJ, for the pur
pose of organizing and TO make ar
engagements to begin playing as soon
as the weather will permit. An the
membefs Of last years club should |
attend and q cordial invitation is ex
tended to all who play or are inter-
ested in base ball.
THE Odd Fellows fair has been
well patronized all this week. A
dinner was served on the 22nd, and
was enjoyed by many. The city
band attended on Wednesday eve
ming. A number of handsome arti-
c!es are to be rallied and voted for,
and great interest is felt in the re
suit. The fair closes this Saturday
evening, and the result of All the
contests will be announced
CARPETS. We have now in stock
our full line of carpets for tue spring
trade. we have made great efforts
in this line this sp4ing, and have
some great bargains in Brussels, Ia
grain and Rag carpets. We have
them very much cheaper than ever
before and handsomer styles, Our
soc. carpets, we will guarantee as
good as YOU can get elsewhere at
6ec, no trouble to show goods, and
at one price TO all.
EsIMERT Il FIERY.
A MATCH ron SULLIvAN.-William
Malorey and Giles Helm, both color
ed, had an ARRAY one night last week
and Helm was badly used up, having
his jaw broken and his face badly
bruised. Malorey was before JUS
tice Mckee on Wednesday charged
with the assault, and claimed in his
statement that he struck Helm only
once and that with his open hand.
/ He was committed to jail to await
4 the action of the grand jury.
SOMETHING GRAND.-The ladies of
| the Odd Fellows Fair have purchas-
| ed of IL. S. Hyde the Jeweler, fine
1 case Of silver ware and jewelry of va
! rions kinds to be voted off during
their fair. The ladies always have
an eve to business and know where
to Get the best goods for the least
money. They will not take the com
mon water set as advertised before.
Let everybody go to the fair to night
| and help the ladies out. All wei
| come.
| DEAD ]. LETTERS. The following is
| list of letters remaining il the Postoflice
| at Martinsburg, w. Va. Feb. 18th, and
| will be sent to the Dead Letter Office
| Mich. 3rd, if not called for. When call
ing say advertised.
Jennie S. Anderson. Joseph Baker,
James Boyd, Lizzie Byron, Geo. w.
| Copenhaver, Jno. w. Emerson, Jo-
seph A. Engle, Daniel f. Frye. Isa
| bella Ford, Fritz Hess, |. Il. Hocka
| day. d. w. Lee, (Co. Teacher,) Min
ME Lincks, VIM. NJ. Seithead, John
| r. Miller, Cyrus Pool, Mary Ward.
w. b. CoLsroN, p. M.
| On Wednesday night five of the
inmates of Castle Dumford Frank
Baltimore, VIM. Herbert, William
Malorey, VIM. Keefe and Eli Rob
ertson made their escape. They sue
ceeded by using an iron poker, in
breaking a hole through the wall,
and tearing their blankets into strips
improvised q rope, by means of
which they made an easy exit They
had a good start before their escape
was discovered. Frank Baltimore
was arrested in Harper's Ferry on
Thursday night the others have not
vet been taken but the authorities
have information that will probably
lead TO their recapture.
| REMNANT DAYS AT EMMERT Il FL
ERY's-Tuesday and Wed. Feb. 2lst
and 22Hd.-As we always take an inven-
4 tory of our stock the first of February
/ of each year and call out all the rem.
| nants, measure and mark them and sell
| them out in a few days we have selected
the above named days to. sell them. We
kave great many remnants this year
as we have sold about one third more
goods than formerly, which of course
| leaves us more remnants to dispose Of.
You should not fail to call and see what
we have and il there is any thing that
you can use yol will save money, as we
will sell them regardless of cost, and
they must be sold in two days. Don't
forget the days, Tuesday and Wednes.
day Feb. Dist and 22nd Come and
bring your friends and we will show
YOU some bargains.